settled. A.gain, a so-called new constituent was 

 discovered in L894 only, by Lord Rayleigh and 

 Prof. Ramsay; so the world lias been informed. 

 Consequent^', when experiments are conducted by 



men of renown in the various fields of science, in an 

 atmosphere the constitution of which is unknown, 

 and through the agency of " Light," when they 

 will openly acknowledge that they do not know 

 of what matter Light is composed; and through 

 the medium of the spectroscope and the lenses of 

 the microscope and telescope, as well as that of 

 the photographic camera; when they arc not cog- 

 nizant of the natural law governing cohesion, and 

 are not aware of the constitution of common trans- 

 parent glass, is it a matter of great « surprise that 

 these errors of so-called science have reacted and 

 have resulted in the propagation and accumulation 

 of illusions and mysteries that continue, even to the 

 present hour, to defy every human effort at solution ? 



1 also wish to recall to your notice that the science 

 of Chemistry was given its present outline and 

 status at a conclave of representative men from the 

 foremost civilized countries, about fifteen years ago, 

 at London, and under the auspices of the Royal 

 Society of England. It is therefore my belief that, 

 aided by our American Consul in London, I may 

 he able to reach that branch of the Society that may 

 he the most closely affected by the errors to which 

 1 have alluded, and to engage its consideration of 

 them, which, it cannot he denied, seriously affect the 

 welfare of the whole human family. 



I ask also to inform you that two years ago I 

 placed the matter of these discoveries in hook form 

 and sent it to the Humboldt Pub. Co., of New York. 

 The Company, after the lapse of nearly a year, 

 declined to purchase the MS., hut expressed a 

 favorable opinion of its contents, ami promised that 

 if another Publishing linn would bring the matter 



