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Excerpt from The Ventilation of Mines: Designed for Use in Schools and Colleges; And for Practical Mining Men in Their Study of the Subject
Such haste of Americans to see results and to make a fair showing of returns upon investment is therefore no help to the advancement of Science; and were it not for their habits of close observation, their keen perception, their practical skill and ingenuity, they could not compete in the field of scientific research. The methods of Americans are, however, always prac tical, and herein is their value.
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