The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, January 23, 1920, Image 3
MEET ETHYL AND
METHYLALCOHOL
Two Most Prominent and Inter
esting Members of the
Family,
many offsprings are known
Difference Between Grain and Wood
Alcohol Clearly Deacrlbed?Fatal*
itlaa Due tq Amateur Atteropte
to MaKa. Grain Alcohol.
Chicago.?While there are seventeen
or mure alcoholic, product# known In
chemistry, there are two o< general
commercial uiie lp the country?ethyl
alcohol, or ordinary alcohol, the kind
we used to be able to buy "forWneUlcl
m,l purpoaes,'' and methylated spirit,,
or Industrial alcohol, which la popular
ly called "wood alcohol." and which
does contain an amount of that fluid.
Ethyl or ordinary alcohol la formed
by the splrltuoua or alcoholic fermen
tation of aaccharlne Jtflcea. Th* fefc
nientatlon must be completed before It
la distilled. It'U made frofa grain,
either corn, wheat, or barley.' This la
also known as grain alcohol. The
formula Is C* H? OH. j
Methylated spirit, or Industrial alco
hol, is made of ninety parts of ordi
nary alcohol and ten parts of wood
alcohol?methyl alcohol,
Source of Wood Alcohol.
Wood alcohol Is obtained by the dfy
! distillation of wood. The common
method of obtaining this Is to take
cordwood which has been seasoned for
about two years?beech, maple, and
birch are best-v-Place It In Iron or steel
retorts over a slow Are. The Intensity
of the fire Is gradually increased as the
dUtlllatlon progreases.-untli.at.the.end
of from twelve to eighteen hour^ noth
ing remains in the retort but chftfcoal.
The distillate Is passed through a
condenser, and the liquid thus (jntli
sted is allowed to set In tanks until
the greater part of the tarry matter
In it has subsided. The lighter part is
then drawn off and saturated with
slaked lime to fix the acetic acid. It
is then distilled a second time and the
distillate sent to the refineries as wood
alcohol. Sawdust or any woody fiber
or cellulose can be used in place of
cordwood.
Wood alcohol, either In Its pure form
or as an ingredient of HTdnstrmT alW
Viol, Is a poison, and has a selective
action upon the optic nerve, In which
it often induces a condition of perma
nent atrophy which results In total
blindness.
Denatured Alcohol.
For some purposes "completely de
natured alcohol" is made by adding to ,
industrial alcqhol a little benzine or j
pyridine to spoil tli* taste and render I
it offensive. Denatured alcohol taay j
be made more cheaply than ordinary
alcohol by using cheaper materials,
such as any starchy vegetable sub
stance^ pr a waste byproduct, as the
poorest grade of molasses or the waste
of a canning factory. 0 .
"It Is probable that a good deal of
the wood alcohol that Is being dlstrlb
uteri as a beverage is the result of the
attempts of amateurs to make ordinary
alcohol. In their Ignorance they use
vegetable substances such as potato
peelings; and, by using too Intense a
fire and making the distillation with
out having- flrsfc-attowed^fennentatlon -
to take place, "produce methyl or wood
alcohol Instead," said J. H. Nusbaum,
a chemist.
TEST NEW 'MOVIE' INVENTION
'
New York Theater Tries Concave
8oteen, Giving, Effect of. Third
Dimension.-.
Kew Ifork.?A concave motion pic
ture screen that may revolution!*? the
movies was tilled out at a local the
ater today.
It Is said to give an effect of a third
dimension?*-an appearance of thick
ness or depth?that relieves the IJW
strain. A group of scientists witnessed
the experiment.
Dr. Louis Pech, head of the faculty
?f medicine at the University of Mont
peller, France, the Inventor, super
vised the exhibition.
Dr. Pech ascribes the relief from
eye strain to his belief that the eye
functions normally when It sees things
of three dimensions, even if the ap
pearance of the third dimension i? an
illusion. , '
fflfflUN FACES MEAT GLUT
Importer* Complain Again*! Vegeta
rian Tendency, Caused by the
World War. ;
London.?Englishmen need to bo
considered the greatest meat eaters
in the world.
Now, declares the Society of Meet
Importer*, the average English man
tots 88 per cent less meat than he did
before the war.- Unless he can be
fcdnced to oat more of It, the country
sill be faced with such a glut of meat
ks it has never had before.
i The annual consumption of meat in
United Kingdom before the war
*ea about 1,800,000 tons, say the Ins
erters. It la now only 1,200,000 tons,
ad this, they contend, la due largely
? the high coat anil maintained,
and Englishwomen, too,
?a f?md of seat as eter, but they
afford to eat ss much of It as
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AIHPLA.JE TO OcVEl.Uk1 CHMA
American Commercial AtUche Point*
Out How problem Facing That -
Country May 0? Met.
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I he keynote of ilif great problem
?.f which |M fMclttc Oh I on
l? transportation. The American com
MUHfiu- at IVktng. Mr. Juiluu
Arnold, litis laid fin|i|i;isis 1,11 tills In hii
U) llie Chines,. Kr.order?
' "'I10 8 KcoUUIUlfc 4111(1
* lulsili.'n Missionary IviTort." Mr.
Arnold (U'uIk with iju. necessity of pre
partng the riiincsp poopl^ fpy m.
front economic change which is upon
(hum. Hallways will mean much to
China, but tho necessity f?r the train
ing and preparation of which Mr.
Arnold speaks is shown to be d|s
tlnctly urgent when Prof, Mlddloton
Smith s views on the use of alrplaueb
to China me known. China is a Inn.)
of, waterways, ami these waterways
afford the necessary existing lines oi
transportation along whleh, to secure
the success of commercial aviation,
airdromes ami supply depots should
-t>e established.4 Schools of technical
training should supply the necessary
.Chinese skilled Isbor, and with these
Serial services established. Professor
nvlth foresees such an Incalculable
Increase In the rapidity of communica
tions as completely to revolutionize
the country Internally and add to?lts
deep Importance as a world factor*
HAD AW OBJECT IN POSING
Moose Didn't 8tand for Her Photo
graph Just to Accomodate the
Camera Holder.
A nmuse out In the wilds does not
?top to pose for her picture. There
16 generally a reason for the peculiar
actions of \^Ild things. In the current
issue of the Hunter-Trader-Trapper,
published In Columbus, ?0., hunters
.[.Write of tbelr experience.
"We h?d nn early start Thursday
and Sam soon proclaimed that his
pipe foretold-rooose. The tirstHbend-J
was rounded and knee-deep In the
water stood a fat sleek cow. Our
canoe advanced toward her, the
camera set for an exposure. Sam
called'softly and she advanced a hun
dred feet toward us, ears erect, with
a curious 'what are you' manner..
"At 75 feet she stopped and posed
.for the picture, and then waited until
wo werfc 50 feet awoy before sl\e
turned Into the woods. At the "top of
the bank she waited for us to pass bo
fore crashing Into the timber.
"Her action yr&a explained when we
turned ttye bend and at the water's
edge saw he}* calf, a fine four or Ave
months' old fellow, which climbed the
bank and was away after > her at
once." *
New Cloth for Hard Wear.
A new textile fabric which, It la
claimed, \*M tend to lower the present
high cost of men's clothing Is being
placed on the market by a PudSey
(Yorkshire) manufacturer, writes
United States Trade Commissioner
Henry F. Grady from London. The
London agents of the manufacturer
state that the new clotti Is made en
tirely of silk noli (or short fibers);
and that, while superior In wearing
properties to a pure worsted, It can be
sold at the price of shoddy cloth, or
one-fourth the price of the best wool
fabrics. It is said to be strong and
almost untearablOi very suitable.for
bard. wear, and can be obtained In
grays, brawns and blacks.
No Novelty.
As I came from -4be?sil
now." said a recently arrived
"I noticed a crowd in front of the
Right Place store aqd heard consider
able yelling. What was the excite
ment?" ' ? )
"A fanner and the storekeeper were;
telling what they thought of. each
other's infernal hogglshness in want
ing five prices for the stuff- they had
to sell," replied the landlord of the
Petunia tavern. "But there wasn't any
particular excitement- it happens ev*
ery day. The crowd merely gathered
In the hope that they might accident
ally say something new and interest
ing."?Kansas City Star.
Weds During HI*.Lunch Hour.
How to be married though working
was the title of a little sketch staged
the other day by B. W. Grleder, a
printer employed on the St. Pftul Dis
patch. J
??? Grleder faced a problem. He was
slated as a principal In a marriage
ceremony. His only spnre time was
a half hour for lunch.
80 he called bis fiancee. Miss Clan
Lovltz. by telephone, arranged, with
her to meet him in the office of Henry
nnfifnif, r/Mirt fftmmlft*tnner. and the
ceremony was performed. Grleder j
then took lunch and returned to work.
Valuable Parasitic Fly.
A recent agricultural department
bulletin states that a.;par&sltlc fly,
cftmpsllura clvlnnata, has been used
with great success to destroy gypsy
moth and brown-tall moth In New Eng
land. It will also aid In the control of;
other Insect pests. A few years ago
the white-marked tussock moth was a
serious pest tB New Kngland, but has j
practically, diwippeared since compst
lura became established. The cabbage,
worm, the celery worm and the fall
wehwonm have all heen reduced bjrJ
the activities of the new pnrnsite.
T. :*i??'jli^ * -7" * -f~
Quick Actlch.
**Tho war made exceptional oppor
?T:*- a fellow could begin at the J
bottorAnd at the same time go over |
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DOG* AS CHILD'S COMPANION
With the R.Qht Kind ef Animftl,
Youngster Will Seldom Stray
Beyond Safe Bound*.
An <>l>srr\.ulon of <?ur hlend. the
farmer, that "1 ilunuo's 1 oxer heard
of u child's : ^uui r? illy Iim| Mini had
ft dog to ptay with," merits considers
tHffi .
generall'.*atl?>n < are unMife,
bttt there Is no question of tlnk value
of a dog as a child1* playmate and pro
tector. Some dogs have tin- ruiiuwny
iu*tinet thenrwclvcs." The rati of the^
wilil Mlrs- within them they art1
\HKrantH hy nature. Such a do?
would delight to haxe human COW
pany In a rumixvay journey and are
qot safe companions tor children. Hut
the right kind of dogs, and there are
many of them, who have been brought
up with children, Hie quick to-assume
the role of guardian. With such a cb>g
no child wouhl ever get lost; Indeed.
Would oot he allowed to stray boyoud
hnutidK.
We have In mind a Great Dm?
wliose temper was audi that, although
we were acquaintances, we never ven
tured to enter his domain, If he were
around, until he had had time to sat
isfy himself tliat we could pass mut
ter. Once satisfied you were approved
by the god he called master and god
dess he colled mistress, he had an
embarrassing way of standing on his
hind legs and placing his front ones
around your neck?a caress quite like
ly, If you were not well braced, to
knock you off your feet. He was the
Inseparable companion of the baby
the family?a boy of four or five-?
who, had a predllectlpn for running
the Great Dane followed; when the
child reached the gate, the dog blocked
his way. gently but firmly. For any
one to have touched that child when
the Dane was near would have cost
him hl.i?illfe?unless he had first allot
and shot to kill.
The Intelligence of the dog Is- a
gource of constant amazement- to
thoso who know him best and love Ku5
most j and of his .devotion tlwre Is,
happily, nO question. If all children
had dogs as playmates there would be
fewer to run away and get lost.?New
Bedford Standard.
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? Varnish Not Full Protection.
Wood Is not wholly protected from
moisture by varnishing, which is
shown by tests of.the Forest Products
laboratory In Wisconsin to have on3y
a retardlftg effect. The woods Used
were yellow birch, hasswood, red gum,
African mahogany, white ash, white
pine, Sitka spruce, southern yellow
pine, bald cypres^ incense cedar,.
Port Orford cedar, and sugar pine;
but there was -no perceptible dif
ference In the different species in
the moisture absorbed through the
coating. Three conts of high-grade
spar varnish" were* applied to four
vpanels of each species, two panels be
ing brush-conted and two dJpped with
a special machine designed to give
an even coat. The panels were dried
,72 hours between coats and ten days
after the final qpat; and were then ex
posed 17 days to anyatmosphere prac
tically saturated with moisture. The
brush-coated panels then showed ten
grammes of moisture per squnr? foot
of surface; the dipped, between four
and five grammes. .
v, Still Believe In- Fairies.
A case Just heard In the Tlpperary
courts reveals the survival In Ireland
of a belief In the fairies. It was a
claim for compensation for cutting
tr^? nnrt hushes around a fort at.
Shanbally. The claimant said he espe.
daily valued these busies as "there
was dancing and lights, there every
night."
It was alleged that the defendant
had taken away the bushes to evict
the fairies.
The judge pointed out that If there
wer^ fairies they would visit their an
ger on the man who dared to cut
the bushes and not oh the owner. He
did not accept the fairy theory and
dismissed the claim.
Receiving Wire lew.
1 By use of photography, a method
Invented by 0. A. Hovie, an electrical
engineer of Schenectady, wireless mes
sages can be received and recorded at
a far greater speed and with more a<v
curacy than heretofore. The lnven
tlon permits the eye either to supple
ment or replace the ear in reading
wireless messages. The machiae has
reached n rate of 400 words a min
ute, and in teat as many as 600 words.
Up to this thne>the most rapid roeth
ed of recording radio signals has been
by phonograph, but this must still be
transcribed, so to speak, by the ear
and not the eye, and moreover no
permanent visual record is made, ,?
Harmful Dust In Factories.
The dust in various industrial es
tablishments Is found by Professor
Wlnslow of Tale Medical school, to
range from about one-twentieth of a
grain of solid particles per 100 cubic
feet of air in a good metal polishing
shop to 12 grains In a textile factory.
But while a carpet or blanket mill
yields more dust than snc|| Industries
as pottery, asbestos, tobacco and steel
grlndlng, little of It I* Inorganic mat
ter, and it is the dust from abrasive
materials that seems mort harmful
and to tend most to produce tubercu
losis. ?TT~?*~
To Foil Auto Thieves.
thieve* a Los Angeles man has (a*
tented ? * lamp to he locked about a
tire 'jrt'.ch make* a loud noise each
time It strikes a pavement and leaves
aa easily followed trail.
"Wkt?
Grandma
Comes
the Dirt
Mutt fly"
Use Powdered Soap
for Washing the Stairs
Grandma's Powdered Soap takes the labor
out of this heart-breaking, back aching job.
No need to scrub?scrub?scrub.
Just a tablespoonful in hot water-r-Imme
diately glorious SUDS that clean the stairs.
Merely fine cake soap POWDERED.
That's the magic of it?Nothing to scratch?
Nothing to cut?Poes the work of both wash
ing powder and soap. Goes further than any
soap you ever bought. Cheaper to use. Let
Grandma save your work.
Buy a package from your
Grocer today I
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Powdered SOAP
> Tnj This' Powdered SoapTodaij,
lour Grocer Has lit
Ths dot*. Soap Gbmpanw. Cincinnati
Is essential for the families of salaried'
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And-professional men whose income will
be cut off at their death.
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Southeastern Life Insurance Co.
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Greenville, South Carolina 4
L. A. McDOWELL, Agent CAMDEN, S. <&
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We thank you for your liberal patronage in the
year just passed. We prefer to think that our suc
cess is due to your confidence and good will, rather
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than to continued efforts on our part.
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