The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-02-19
rIIFL FROM WATER
JUST ANNOUNCED
LUXURIOUS VISTAs OPENED
WoT np0F HENRY'S RESEARCH
y ,tTO FREE HYDROGEN.

D,pTC-Free hydrogen is now OBJ
.l.l-.. st almost a negligible cost.
-.a, provide limitless supply OF
II w. motor fuel, yielding about three
Efhe1P much heat per pound as gas
me- me- # will release vast quantities
plhe, ~, for industrial and domestic
" s .;-a,nents, and, to the degree OF
kequn l+;cal application, will revolu-
;so;ze modern life. . .e
t'o TL;- WAS in effect, the statement OF
nlt charles Henry, to representa-
Y Eol' the North American Newspa,,
fi'e 6i,;snce in which he announced
Pei -n ,ar@ss of research covering near
the o, 5"[ ,,ears in an attempt to derive
~ l:,dTogen from water, without
pre- ny expensive process which
i rrtralizas the results oo'dlneu'
Head of Laboratory.
n....ssor Henry is a scientist OF in.
FTo .:oeal reputation, and is head OF
tSr'a ,. ,5l,r of the Physiology OF
T. 1 LIONS lion of the Sorbonne.
/ VIII jTb;1e he is one of the great hgureS
w . M theoretical research. he al
n me-, mo -,,ade noteworthy contributions
n naS tactical field, including a pro
u lHG ~ WINE sterilization in high
reS' 10 o,artro-static field which has
fehs 2N,.,,dly affected the French wine
19 93t-,, In the field of physiology
nI nbvsics he has invented practicai
NV instruments and processes.
c ~, , NEW Of these facts both French
i ~ and industrialists are IN
eclc' en-, ;nterested in the announce
nSt' =; his new discovery, and plans
PEN t. % ~" made for a speedy utilization
his method.
Value to Industry.
81. = safe to predict that a cheap
,onIv oi free hydrogen will revolu-
rr;i modern industry" SAID Pro1es-
ar Henry. 1T will make possible the
gyoduction Of vast quantities OF energy
central locations, which may De
rsmitted electrically, dong away
.;tb the transportation OF coal and Oil
syer long distances.
u am July alive to the Importance
carving through the remaining
S,,ctical work under some auspices
shich will insure the broadest social
So ri the new methods, and safe
srard them against selfish exploita-
81 believe that this command OF
tremendous new energies will have a
s,ost searching effect on our econom--
Gfe-will, in fact, work profound
sbanges-and for this reason L per
sonaiIv believe that their development
louId not be confined to any one
nation. or any one group OF industrial
b.. -,
a am willing to cooperate with
snv representative of american sclen-
R6c groups who may wish to see the
tmaining practical application OF the
Rork already done. And this practical
ork is all that remains. The scien-
Efc foundation has been laid"
Savant Elated.
The writer visited the great French
&yant at his quaint old uncovered
ehateau at Orry la Ville-Coye, near
Paris
For 20 years Charles Henry's life
H. been lived in his little study
honastic in its simplicity-and in his
laboratory at the Sorbonne. Delving
deep in the maze OF subatomic struct-
Rre tracing the intricacies Of chemical
Factions in test tubes and retorts and
Houring over mathematical problems
r. y or IS hours at a time, he has
seriously undermined his health and
a. ali but lost the use of his lower
Ambs.
But ne is elated. He believes that
D. 20 years of self-immolation has
Welded a discovery OF incalculable
Eeneht 10 mankind.
81 A new pair Of gardeners shears will