1From John Adams to Nathaniel Gorham, 28 January 1817 (Adams Papers)
Chymists! Pursue your Experiments with indefatigable Ardour and perseverance. Give Us the best possible Bread Butter and Cheese, Wine Beer and Cyder, Houses Ships and Steamboats, Gardens Orchards Fields, not to mention Cloths or Cooks. If your Investigations lead Accidentally to any deep discovery, rejoice, and cry Eureka! But never institute any Experiment with a View...