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parts of the substances are evaporated, to make them burn 
without smoke. It is however done by lessening the evap- 
oration. It would undoubtedly be better economy, in the 
large way at least, to attach a small boiler for furnishing a 
supply of steam. 
For manufactories or light houses, I see not a necessity 
of further experiments ; especially if the wood of the pitch 
pine be used; which will be much the cheapest substance. 
The wood is evidently of more value, pound for pound, 
than the tar made from it. 
Tam respectfully, yours, 
SAMUEL MOREY. 
Orford, March 28th, 1820. 
Remerks.—Myr. Gay Lussac, of Paris, in the Annales de 
Chimie, &c. for June 1819, has commented on Mr. Morey’s 
method of producing light and heat, and stated some ob- 
jections. It was my intention to translate this piece, and 
give it to the American public, along with Mr. Morey’s 
Sau erlan bans but the accidental loss of the No. of the 
Annales de Chimie in question, puts this, for the present, out 
of my power.—Ed. 
Art. XIV. On some curious and singular appearances of : 
snow and hail, by the Rev. Danien A. Crark. 
TO PROFESSOR SILLIMAN. 
Dear Sir, 
ij SPENT the winter of 1808 and 9 in the county of Morris, 
in New-Jersey, when and where I witnessed a phenomenon 
which perhaps may never have been observed at any other 
place or time since the creation of the world, and yet I am~ 
not able to say but the appearance in some parts of the 
world may be common. [f you think it an uncommon 
event, and should judge it worthy of notice in your Journal, 
the following statement is at your service. 
_ There fell a deep snow I think about the middle of Janu- 
ary. When it had lain upon the earth several days, the 
