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But they do not stand the chilling test. They electrize on friction.  Last week he has repeated this adding in addition to 40 terpinhydrate 20 cresylphosphate. [[strikethrough]] He is now trying rindes [[/strikethrough]] which shows well after 200 hours under quartz lamp.
Is trying now also various proportions of [[strikethrough]] diphenyl [[/strikethrough]] oxydiphenylethane as solid solvent for above purposes.  The latter used alone or in conjunction with terfinhydrate and cresyl and phenylphosphates.
Rainey heavy sultry day.
Evening drove to Pennsylvania Hotel with Celine to participate at dinner offered by teaching staff of Columbia to President Butler on the 
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occasion of twentieth anniversary of his presidency. Well conducted and very pleasant function.
Oct 4.  Bright pleasant [[strikethrough]] di [[/strikethrough]] weather. Went to see Dr. H. Williams and explained to him about our meetings with Kirk Brown etc. and told him intend to meet Hamman tomorrow and before doing another step want to keep him informed and his advice or hear his objections. He is in sympathy with the project and says he thinks it is a step in the right direction.
Oct. 5.  Went to meet Hamman who has just returned from Europe and in presence of Schleussner told him about our meeting with Townsend and Kirk Brown and