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branch from a house plant, some piece
of wood bark, a water [?],
and pieces of coal & [cinders?], the [?] of
course being so [?] did not have its
rotor shown so distinctly, but the [?] [?]
good. The cinders showed well as did
the other objects. The [improvement?] of the motor
in [?] showed the [?] [on?] the
[serene?] to saw [works?] [?] & [?] [?]
wood [were?] very distinct.

I had this objection however for [?]
work, which I [?] would be [?] a [serious?]
and in some [?]. [sic.] The light
which he uses is from two lamp [?]
placed on either side of the object, and
then heat the object up to near the boiling
point of water.

It is not a complicated machine. I
worked it myself to try t, and only
[costs?] about [3 or 4¢ per hour to use?] it
however having his address you can
write to him and he told me he would
be glad to answer any questions you
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may wish to ask concerning [the?] thing.
Well in [ours?] is quite a [?] isn't
it! [?] the books [?] one [?] important
item but I now am unable to [exhaust?]
what few I have in my room and can
get at the [Inst?]. By the way the [?]
library at the [Inst?]. is a most complete
one indeed.

Have found my work very pleasant
and instructive, and my success has
been such that I have the offer of the same
place another year, with larger salary.
Have also some other pretty good shows.
[They only?] graduate one Chemist this
year and Prof [?] says he will have
to "stretch the [?] to do that."

My work this winter has been [?] [?] [?]
as the programs [?] you, but my
health has been good and so have enjoyed
myself splendidly.

Was very glad to receive your kind letter
had almost given you up, but then I knew
you were busy as you always are.