Mr. F. W. Beach, of Richmond, Indiana, writes that he understands "Ohioan" as casting doubts on Mr. Stoever's "truth and accuracy." He knows Mr. Stoever personally, and is sure he could not intentionally make any wrong statement.

We cannot see that "Ohioan" expressed any such an idea of intentional disregard of truth, or we should not have passed the article. The whole question involved is as to the idea intended to be conveyed by a foot of glass, in connection with the amount of work a heating apparatus is called on to perform. On this subject our present correspondent himself says:

"There seems to be a difference of opinion as to the true way of calculating the amount of glass in an establishment. I think it should be by the actual amount of glass surface it contains, and not the amount of ground covered. The American Florists' Association will no doubt settle this question in their insurance department. While I have not measured the actual dimensions of Mr. H's houses, and can not, of course, give the actual measurement, I do not think Mr. Stoever has any reason for over-estimating it; and I surely do not believe Mr. Stoever would be willing to falsify himself, for the sake of enlarging another person's property on paper".

It is, therefore, not "truth" or "veracity" that is called in question, but a technical term that requires definition. At least so we understood it.