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178 Sept 8. Busy day belated correspondence. Told Gothelf to repeat 10 lb. batches of three of the formula for light-proof transparent Bakelite which had given best results Sept 9. [[red underline]] Townsend [[/red underline]] and his son arrived here in the motor car from Annisquam. Bad leak in shower bath pipe. Both stayed over night Sept 10. Townsend went to New York came back to night [[strikethrough]] Celine and Nina back [[/strikethrough Sept 11. [[red underline]] Townsend [[/red underline]] went to N.Y ^[[Celine and Nina back from Adirondacks]] Thurlow here to identify samples of composite cardboard [[red underline]] (laminated) [[/red underline]] Sept 12. [[red underline]] Townsend [[/red underline]] went to New York and joined me at Ludlow on the [[red underline]] Cygnet, [[/red underline]] where we left at 1:15 P.M. Nice pleasant run to [[red underline]] Perth Amboy [[/red underline]] Westerly breeze. Townsend his son Blake, [[red underline]] James & Lewis [[/red underline]] aboard. Anchored at Perth Amboy 5:30P.M [[end page]] [[start page]] 179 Passed Fort Wadsworth 3:40 In all 4 1/2 hours run counting from Corinthian Yacht Club Engine ran well but hull is [[red underline]] is covered with barnacles. [[/red underline]] Sept 13. Townsend and I went to factory to discuss different matters - and I to confer with over chemists and engineers in relation to research work on several subjects on which they have been put. [[red underline]] Laurence [[/red underline]] showed results with addition of [[red underline]] Tung oil and aluminium [[/red underline]] chloride or [[red underline]] phosphoric acid [[/red underline]] Fuller shows samples confirming my belief [[red underline]] composite cardboard made with NaOH in A and watery solutions would [[/red underline]] [[red !! in left margin]] give much stronger and more resistive product. A perfectly beautiful day. We all swam, then went to [[strikethrough]] Ne A [[/strikethrough]] anchor just behind
