84 LETTEKS OF BEEZELIUS 



the conclusions of my recent work in general which 

 may perhaps serve as a communication to your 

 Academy. 



The transparent parchment-like leaf is modified 

 vegetable fibre, which I can prepare in any required 

 quantity. 



In the pleasant anticipation of soon receiving an 

 answer, 



I have the honour to remain, 

 With the utmost respect, my dear Baron, 

 Yours most sincerely, 



C. F. SCHONBEIN. 



P,S. The unmarked bit of paper had been printed 

 on, and the printer's ink was removed by potash. 1 



BALE, 5th March 1846. 



These two letters of Schonbein's of the 20th' of Sep- ' 

 tember 1845 and the 5th of March 1846 also remained 

 unanswered, at least there is no reply among the papers 

 which have come into my hands. But on 'the 8th of 

 April following Berzelius gave the Academy an exhaustive 

 account 6f the letter of March the 5th, in which he also 

 alludes to the earlier communication. On this occasion 

 he once more referred expressly to Marignac's views as to 

 the nature of ozone. 



I do not feel quite sure whether there was not another 

 letter of Schonbein's which is now lost, coming between, 

 those of March 5th and June 20th. His expression in 



1 Seven different samples of paper are attached to this letter. 



