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also another chemist, [[red underline]] Logerman [[/red underline]] I believe who is [[red underline]] born in Holland. [[/red underline]] Discussed various matters relating to chemistry etc. Then came a certain Mr. [[red underline]] Gordon [[/red underline]] of the class of School of Mines [[red underline]] Columbia 1871. [[/red underline]] who has becoming very rich in mining [[red underline]] Monazite.  He says he is 71 years old but does not show it. He is slim, tall and erect. [[strikethrough]] and [[/strikethrough]] He says [[red underline]] Dr. Goldsmith [[/red underline]] and he are the last two survivors of his class. I promised to send to Henninger or Lee a copy of the Chemical catalog and information about the Chemical Exposition. To [[red underline]] Lee [[/red underline]] reports on [[red underline]] Nitogen [[/red underline]] question. Then visited the Professor of Physics who is also [[red underline]] President of the Scientific Society of
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[[red underline]]Rio de Janeiro [[/red underline]] and who showed me his physical cabinet, which was very well kept but he [[red underline]] bitterly complains of lack of appropriations for the needs of [[/red underline]] his laboratory. Says he has no machinist  nor mechanical workshop, and nobody to assist him correcting the note books of the students, only has a repeteur and preparateur. Promised him copy of book on American institution of Learning. Send him [[red underline]] also physical [[/red underline]] catalogs etc. - [[red underline]]Werton [[/red underline]] etc. His name and titles are: 
Dr. [[red underline]] Henrique Morize Professor Cathedratico da Escola Polytechnica Director do Observatorio Nacional [[/red underline]] do Rio de Janiero
Evening went for supper at [[red underline]] Colonel Crawford's [[/red underline]] met there a Mr. Sloat who is [[red underline]] to be one of our fellow passengers [[/red underline]] also a Brazilian civil engineer