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[[red underline]] versary of Belgian Independence [[/red underline]] Spoke about Flemish Scientists of fifteenth and Sixteenth Centuries then those of more modern times
Van [[red underline]] Helmont, Simon Stevinus, Vesalius, Planius, Mercator, etc. then Stas Solvay Plateau [[/red underline]] (the physicist) etc. then mentioned [[red underline]] Albert Sauveur, and Sarton [[/red underline]] then hurried to N.Y. University for meeting founding the [[red underline]] Bibliotheca Belgica. [[/red underline]] Evening at U.C.
Oct. 17. Swan reports later satisfactory tests of [[red underline]] Pantone [[/red underline]] since chromium plating was done at low temperatures and more specially since it was deposited on a flask of nickel also reports that ink made [[strikethrough]] by [[/strikethrough]] here by [[red underline]] Trist [[/red underline]] and containing [[red underline]] no mercury [[/red underline]] worked perfectly.
Went to visit [[red underline]] Elon Hookers [[/red underline]] new [[red underline]] $200000 [[/red underline]] offices at Lincoln Bdg. Afternoon meeting with [[red underline]] Trist [[/red underline]] Geo B and Swan laying plans for immediate [[strikethrough]] f [[/strikethrough]] action before [[red underline]] Trist [[/red underline]]sails, which he plans to do [[strikethrough]] on [[/strikethrough]] next Saturday. - Cold weather but bright 
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[[underline]] Oct. 18. [[/underline]] Cold weather but sunny. Went to office none of the other heads there this morning.
[[underline]] Oct. 19 [[/underline]] (Sunday) Continued cool but sunny. Determined alcohol in last years sweet cider = 12.5% by volume. Dickey and Celine Roll here. [[red underline]] Stocks gradually lower and several lower than during October panic of last year. [[/red underline]] irrespective of intrinisic value. [[red underline]] Business depression lasts much longer than every one expected [[/red underline]] and extends all over the world with [[red underline]] unrest in Germany [[/red underline]] and Spain and revolutions in Argentina, Brazil Peru and other South American Republics. Considerable unemployment everywhere. Fortunately we [[red underline]] did not have to lay off workmen and our reserves permit us to increase our staff [[strikethrough]] for [[/strikethrough]] and research. [[/red underline]] It looks as if [[red underline]] our net profits will be about $1200000 [[/red underline]] as compared to 2800000$ last year. This is due to a large extent in [[red underline]] enormous [[/red underline]] drop of our [red underline]] halowax [[/red underline]] sales also sales for laminated

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Verified Von Helmont, Vesalius, Mercator, Solvay, Flatau, Albert Sauveur Puzzled by the above note. It is van Helmont not von Helmont. He was a Flemish chemist and physiologist. Simon Stevinus was a mathematician and physicist (1548 - 1620). Solvay (Ernest) was a Belgian chemist (1838 - 1922) Others are Jean Servais Stas, a chemist (1813 - 1891), Joseph Plateau (not Flateau) a physicist (1801 -1883)