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. 12 .. SJ'Il'ITUA.L SOlENTIST •<br />
PMf. YOllmans took the trouble, and did<br />
me tbe bonor, to answer my <strong>com</strong>munication<br />
with hi. own band. 1I0wl",.r de\'Uted be<br />
Inay be to hi. own IInc of study, hi. cOllrt"'Y<br />
antllove of fair--deaJlng" are ()b· t ioU9; nol ruonc,<br />
in ·this une jl)~t ..\uee of cou!;idt1ratlou !::Il)Qwrl<br />
. to all ob~\1re writer, bllt In admhtin~ llPrcto'-<br />
lor~' to the columns of tIle })upnlar SC'ienc~'<br />
h1ontllly. pape .... 011 a sQbj.,c~ oppo .. d to hi.<br />
own vleW~t in order that light JDigbt be<br />
tbrow .. upon a ,Ioubtful que.lion. 1 shAh<br />
. not apolo~ize· 10 1),of. Youmans .fur thu1t<br />
making public" matter which C'''lIIot bllt 010<br />
'hIm I!.finlte .r"oIil, eopcclally at a time wh~"<br />
an arrogaslt :t.Ssertion of authority on the one<br />
band, and' the re»etlon of ·nnbelld nn die<br />
otber, rendcr the .tataloent of trull. excccdi~gly<br />
dlffie.ult. .<br />
The ,followinllis l'rn£. ·yollmans' leUer:<br />
"&lne of the fact thus supposed to ha.ve been<br />
dCmOllSl.rRted. "Uoncsty," that bl. vemeitYt<br />
or respect for truth. calloot he out of placA<br />
to tho in Y\'stigatlon of any quc')tioll of human<br />
h,Jtt'n!St; but "capacity" l~ tJurcly indilipeu ..<br />
~abl •• whether It be to ,,"certain that a raet<br />
Is) or to a,'Jl"ign it it.~ special position iu the<br />
categories of· knowk..tgc. It i~ equally "ca.<br />
pacity" III either ca. •• ; though In the ODe it<br />
1& oldanary or <strong>com</strong>mon sense, au\! ill tlie other<br />
educated sense, or science. '7'"<br />
TJlIlt a.ecrtain condition of the atmosphere<br />
produc,", the change called m'in. L. a maher<br />
(if cummon observation; how that condition'<br />
produces mill. i ... inaltcr of oeientl6c ob".,r.<br />
vaHon; and It I. perfectl; <strong>com</strong>peteot for a.<br />
scientific ob,.rver, with the n"""""ary data at<br />
hand of variation of temperature, relative<br />
humidity, barometric pressure, direction and<br />
velocity of wind, to predict the time and man- .<br />
.'. . New York, J~II, 23, 1818.<br />
·lIer vf atmospherIc clltlng"". whilst jt I. for<br />
J)ell~ Slr:-i relurn your <strong>com</strong>lDnnicaHon<br />
cOlUmon oboervat.loll to say whether such·<br />
with thank.. Wo ~ball publish a pap''' t>cfore<br />
long by Dr.
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