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day. Went to [[underline red]] Townsend's [[/underline red]] house.  He showed me varnish of which lacquer turns to C. at ordinary temperature after some weeks by heating [[underscore red]] resorein [/underscore red]] with formaldehyde without condensing agent in acetone or amylalcohol solution. Also a similar varnish to which in Cl2 solution in acetone is added and which covers iron or steel with copper then with lacquer. I start discussing these interesting results, and suggest to dissolve [[underscore red]] resorein [[/underscore red]] in one solvent, and [[underscore red]] anhydroformaldehyde [[/underscore red]] in another and mix just before use and many other [[strikeout]] suggestions [[/strikeout]] experiments suggested by above mentioned facts.  Townsend says he is very willing to give us the benefit of his own work Went out motoring thru 
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the beautiful park, then the Zoo then took lunch at Townsend's. Then went to Club to pack and left by 4P.M train for New York.  My car was waiting at 9.P.M at Pennsylvania station.
[[underline]] Oct  6. [[/underline]] Very busy day dictating letters and planning new experiments to my 3 [[strikeout]] thre [[/strikeout]] assistants.  Spent most of time in laboratory to day.  Lawrence sent first order of white bakelite bits to [[underscore red]] DeMuth. [[/underscore red]]
Oct 7. [[underscore red]] Gothelf [[/underscore red]] made experiments with [[underscore red]] Resorein [[/underscore red]] and [[underscore red]] anhydroformaldehyde [[/underscore red]] Mc.K. [[underscore red]] Gifford [[/underscore red]] of [[underscore red]] General Electric [[underscore red]] Co (Pittsfield) here.  Showed him solution of new anhydroformaldehyde + novolak A. [[strikeout]] dissol [[/strikeout]] in sticks. Told him about high insulating value due to absence of ammonia or water or other disturbing products.  Explained
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