After reading it, he said at once it was the same process, and I then told him it was useless for him to attempt to take out a patent as my printed Report had everywhere been circulated
ˈæftɚ ɹˈiːdɪŋ ɪt, hiː sˈɛd ɐtwˈʌns ɪt wʌzðə sˈeɪm pɹˈɑːsɛs, ænd aɪ ðˈɛn tˈoʊld hˌɪm ɪt wʌz jˈuːsləs fɔːɹ hˌɪm tʊ ɐtˈɛmpt tə tˈeɪk ˈaʊt ɐ pˈæʔn̩t æz maɪ pɹˈɪntᵻd ɹᵻpˈoːɹt hæd ˈɛvɹɪwˌɛɹ bˌɪn sˈɜːkjʊlˌeɪɾᵻd