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McCORMICK MESSENGER, McCORMICK, S. C., THURSDAY, JULY 21, 1938
AMAZING CASEIN
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By JOSEPH W. LaBINE
When you pick up that fountain pen to write a letter tonight,
you’ll probably touch casein. If you’re a billiards enthusiast,
the little ball you play with is probably casein. Moreover, casein
is responsible for the slick finish of the paper in your favorite
magazine.
Amazing casein really isn’t an amazing thing. To the
rank and file American it’s simply milk curd, a by-product of
milk which men have often discarded as valueless. But a
few years ago smart scientists began seeking commercial
applications for it; their ac- <$>■
complishments to date make
an amazing story.
If you look up casein in the.
dictionary it will probably
tell you it’s an organic com
pound allied to albumin, found
in milks of all kinds. The pro-;
portion is 3 per cent and it sep
arates from the milk as curd,
which is usually used for
making cheese. And cheese
made from skimmed milk,
well pressed, is nearly pure
coagulated casein.
It’s hard to believe that man
can make cheese and foun
tain pen barrels out of the same
product.
But that’s only part of the story.
Imagine making wool cloth out of
it, too!!!
This latest conquest in the com
mercial application of casein hails
from Italy, where the production of
artificial wool from cow’s milk has
gone far beyond the experimental
stage; so far, in fact, that the great
Snia Viscosa rayon plant at Milan
is building a huge addition to its
factory for the production of this
new artificial fabric on a commer
cial scale.
Man Copies Nature.
It’s incredible that artificial wool
—and a very fine grade of wool, at
that—can be made from milk. But
we have only to reflect that the new
ly bom lamb that depends for suste
nance entirely upon its mother ewe,
is constantly producing the wool
upon its little body from its moth
er’s milk.
So the scientists who perfected
this process have only been attempt
ing to simulate a process which na
ture has been carrying on for mil
lions of years. They’ve found that
cow’s milk, goat’s milk, sheep’s
milk, and no doubt other milks, are
satisfactory for making wool fab
rics. And the process has been per
fected to such an extent that the fin
ished product gives a result very
close to the actual natural wool,
chemically and to the touch.
This development is remarkably
interesting, but it need not cause
American sheep raisers to quake in
their boots. Although science has
found a way to speed up the wool
growing process, the method will
always be complicated. Yet its suc
cess may equal that of rayon, an
artificial fabric which has assumed
an important position during the
past 10 years.
The new wool cloth made from
milk casein comes in all colors and
patterns, in different weights, and
is much less expensive than ordi
nary wool. It has an advantage over
natural wool in that it does not
shrink and for this reason Italy is
making it into soldier’s uniforms,
underwear and hosiery.
Fashion models in. Italy show the
very latest styles in this new cloth.
To see a shop window filled with
models clacj in gay outing sweaters
and sport suits, all made from cow’s
milk, is to be convinced against
one’s own convictions, that such a
thing is possible-
Good to the Last Drop.
The modern dairyman wastes
very little from each gallon of milk
his farmers deliver to the door. At
the Italian wool plant, for example,
milk is separated from the butter
fat. so butter is one of the by
products of wool manufacture.
Whey is another by-product; its
acidity is neutralized and it is fed
to pigs. Each 26 gallons of milk
produces about 10 pounds of butter
and 7% pounds of dry casein. In
wool manufacture, dry casein pro
duces approximately its own weight
in artificial wool, with little waste.
American milk is not used so thor
oughly, yet few nations can boast
higher milk production than the
United States. Thus the possibili
ties for American adoption of the
artificial wool process are tremen
dous. Recent department of agri
culture figures show that milk sur
pluses this year hit a new June 1
high, causing dairy prices to drop
to the lowest level in four years.
Resulted From Necessity.
The discovery of milk wool is only
two years old. Inventions which had
not passed beyond the laboratory
stage had been made before that
time, but the object had been to
produce artificially a product re
placing silk, the most highly con
sidered fabric of animal origin. Ex
perience has shown, however, that
artificial silk is best produced of
cellulose, a material of plant origin.
The process itself takes place in
a plant closely resembling a cream
ery. Milk is weighed and passed
through a heater into a skimming
machine. Here the cream is sepa
rated from the milk and by means
of a sterilizing and refrigerating ap
paratus is immersed in an acidifica
tion vat, after which it is put into a
mixing churn and moulded into pats
of butter.
The skimmed milk then passes
into a curdling boiler where it is
treated by special chemical prod
ucts so that there is a coagulation
of the casein which is found in sus
pension in the milk. The casein thus
collected is sent into the press filter
where the whey is eliminated.
The masses of casein are sent to
the curdling boiler to be washed.
The product is then dried and
A few days ago the above frock
looked very much like 63 quarts of
cow’s milk; in fact, it was just that.
Today it’s a complete knitted wool
dress in plain brown color. Very
chic, what?
ground. In the mixer the casein
undergoes a dissolving process with
chemical reagents and is sent on to
the maturing and filtering tanks.
Through the spinning machine the
casein now takes on the consistency
of filaments which are first cut,
then washed, then dried. The raw
material is then finished and ready
for that first transformation which
is common^to all fibers.
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Ton after ton of cow’s milk is needed daily to keep the great Snia-
Viscosa plant running at full capacity to turn out 10 tons of artificial wool.
Today, more than ever before, the lowly cow assumes an important rank
in the world’s economic picture as provider of both health and warmth:
milk and clothing.
en of the
ounted
by Captain
G. Elliott-Nightingale
Copyright, WNU
A GORILLA VS. A HALF
PINT MOUNTIE
A MORE contemptible black-
guard never lived than “Bully”
R . He was everything des
picable and stood suspected of just
about every crime in the Dominion
calendar from murdering Indians on
hinterland trails, to kicking a child
out of his path. He stood about six
foot even, and weighed about 250
pounds, all of it muscle, sinew, and
unadulterated meanness. He was a
big, strong, giant of a man, and he
knew it, and he was always pick
ing on someone half his size. He
was a handsome devil, to boot, al
though he wasn’t quite so handsome
when, one fine morning in northern
Ontario, he attacked the writer of
this epistle and had an ax-handle
wrapped around his head for his
trouble.
Of all his tremendous stock of
mean tricks and criminal pastimes,
however, there were two that
caused even the most hardened and
capable wilderness men to gasp and
keep out of “Bully” R’s clutches.
One of his pastimes was that of
honing his two-pound hand-ax until
it had an edge like a razor. Then
he would throw it at the first dog
that chanced to come within forty
or fifty feet. Moreover, “Bully”
R. seldom missed. With an axe, he
was a marksman, and as his fa
vorite two-pounder whizzed through
the air, witnesses knew they were
looking at a dead dog.
Another of his most despicable
tricks was to pick a quarrel with
some fire ranger, surveyor, timber-
cruiser or lumberjack, or prospec
tor who might stand about five foot
eight or ten and weigh about one
hundred and fifty or sixty pounds.
He might start an argument over
anything at all, and then, instead
of using his fists and fighting like
a man, he would close in on his
victim, grab him by the collar and
also by the belt, or seat of the
pants, and then lift the struggling
victim up at arm’s length over his
head. This was quite easy work
for “Bully” R. for he had the build
and strength of a grizzly bear.
At any rate, having raised his man
above his head, he would let out a
bellow and begin moving rapidly to
ward the nearestn big tree, probably
a hemlock with a diameter of about
three feet. Then, when but a few
feet away he would throw his vic
tim at the tree, and he crippled
a few men before others were wise
enough to keep out of his clutches
by any means possible. This writer
used a nice maple ax-handle, and
escaped injury, but a few others
were not so fortunate. At any
rate, “Bully” R. went on for some
considerable time and he was just
about due for assassination either
by Indian or white, when he con
ceived the idea of heading to the
Canadian Northwest to work during
the harvest season there. Special
harvester’s excursions were running
about every ten days or so, and
finally “Bully” R. left the train at
a flag-station in a district near
Saskateon, in Saskatchewan.
A dozen other harvesters alighted
at this point, too, and they pitched
camp alongside the railroad track,
planning to camp until they hired
out, which might be next day. At
any rate, the first thing that caught
“Bully” R’s attention was a rather
fine looking husky dog, evidently a
sled dog. Not having his two-pound
ax handy, “Bully” called and
coaxed the more or less friendly
dog to come to him, and just as the
unsuspecting animal got close, “Bul
ly’s” right foot shot out like a piston
rod and the dog went sailing through
the air, to fall dead ten or twelve
feet away. Just at that particular
moment a Man of the Mounted
appeared, seemingly from nowhere,
but in time to witness “Bully’s” fa
tal footwork. Not more than five
foot six, and weighing less than
150 pounds, the Man of the Mounted
walked right up to “Bully” R. and
arrested him for killing a dog worth
$50, and also cruelty to an animal
that was absolutely friendly and had
not attacked. “Bully” threw his
shoulders back, took a deep breath,
and in a flash he had grabbed the
Man of the Mounted and was raising
his load up high. In mid-air, the
Man of the Mounted broke loose
and came down astraddle the “Bul
ly’s” shoulders and back. Then
something happened. The Mountie’s
hands were seen to be doing some
thing to a spot somewhere behind
“Bully’s” left ear, and all of a
sudden “Bully” R. went down in a
limp heap. Before he could recov
er, the man of the Mounted had
the handcuffs on him, and the “Bul
ly” for the first time in his life
was a prisoner, and helpless. Not
a blow had been struck. Moreover,
the Man of the Mounted didn’t even
muss his hair or lose his hat. It
all happened just like that. Later,
it was learned that the lightly built
Man of the Mounted knew just about
all there was to know about jiu-
jitsu. Pressure on certain nerves
in “Bully” R’s gorilla-like neck had
caused him to crumple. At any
rate, quite a few of “Bully’s” old
crimes were dug up and the Cana
dians gave him several years to
think things over.
Brute strength versus science.
And science won hands down
Frosting a Cake for Judges to Sample
A professional cake baker, frosting one of the hundreds of cakes
which were made up in the Experimental Kitchen Laboratory, main
tained by C. Houston Goudiss in New York City, in the course of
selecting the winners in his recent Cake Recipe Contest.
Idaho; Jean Guthrie, 4712 Camp
bell St., Kansas City, Mo.; Mrs.
Walter Richter, Bonduel, Wis.;
Mrs. P. C. Blakely, Alden, Mich.
Honorable Mention.
Emogene Williams, Damon,
Texas; Mrs. Simon Moen, Norma,
N. D.; Mrs. Dick Collins, Mason-
ville, Iowa; Mrs. B. F. Herman,
Box 1118, Crosby, Miss.; Mrs.
Paul Lorenz, P. O. Box 225,
Strathmore, Calif.; Mrs. S. S. Ar-
entz, Simpson, Nev.; Mrs. Vida
Hilger, Box 257, Rockland, Mich.;
Mrs. Grace H. Peterson, Box 335,
Amherst, Wis.; Mrs. Cecil Skin
ner, Bedford, Wyo.; Mrs. Joe Fur
nace, 317 West Twentieth St.,
South Sioux City, Neb.
My thanks and my compliments
to every homemaker who submit
ted a recipe. I only regret that
everyone who submitted a recipe
could not win a prize.
How Women
in Their 40’s
Can Attract Men
her
By C. HOUSTON GOUDISS
XTATURALLY, I am accustomed
to seeing exhibits of delicious
and interesting foods in the Exper
imental Kitchen Laboratory that I
maintain in New York City. But
in all the years of its existence, it
has never been a busier nor a
more inviting place than during
the last few weeks when the home
economists on my staff have been
busily testing and judging the
many fine cake recipes sub
mitted by readers of this paper in
our recent Cake Recipe Contest.
Imagine, if you can, a big cheer
ful and colorful kitchen filled
with long tables upon which row
after row of handsome cakes
were arranged—proudly testifying
to the skill of the homemakers
who cherish the recipes from
which they were made.
Every Type of Cake Entered.
A whole tableful of white cakes,
with and without icing. Chocolate
and cocoa cakes of every possible
type. All manner of cakes, fra
grant and delicious — spice, ice
cream, honey, caramel, maple
syrp, nut, date, pineapple, or
ange, lemon, butterscotch, jam,
banana, raisin, oatmeal, cocoanut
and marble cakes. Cakes baked
in long sheets, square cakes,
round cakes, layer cakes. Old-
fashioned cakes from grand
mothers’ recipe books. Very mod
ern and up-to-date cakes. And
even one that was said to have
been a favorite with General Rob
ert E. Lee. I’ve never seen any
thing to compare with the collec
tion, even at the biggest State
Fair!
Do you wonder that the home
economists on my staff required
several weeks to pick the win
ners? For with such a wealth of
exceptional cakes from which to
choose, selecting those for top
honors, was indeed difficult.
The cake bakers were trained
for their work. They followed the
recipes precisely. They measured
accurately. They checked oven
temperatures.
The scoring system was highly
scientific. And we can say with
conviction that no matter how
close the pace, the winners defi
nitely outpointed even their clos
est rivals.
First Prize Winner.
The first prize of $25.00 went to
Mrs. D. F. Kelly, 1004 Charles St.,
Whitewater, Wis.
Second Prize Winners.
The five second prizes were
awarded to Mrs. H. Harshbargen
of 2427 Fifth'Ave., Altoona, Pa.;
R. A. Williams, 12075 Rosemary
Ave., Detroit, Mich.; Mrs. C. A.
Burns, Box 788, Oakland, Miss.;
Miss Sadie Cunningham, Avon-
more, Pa.; and Mrs. Laura Mey
er, 107 Pleasant St., Plymouth,
Wis.
Third Prize Winners.
Mrs. T. H. Fjone, Flaxville,
Mont.; Mrs. Lester Ralston, 127
South Judd St., Sioux City, Iowa;
Mrs. Harry A. Kramer, 16 Marin
Road, Manor, Calif.; Mrs. F. D.
McDonald, Route 1, Amherst,
Texas; Vera Tygar, Commodore,
Pa.; Mrs. George Ahlborn, R. D.
No. 1, Mt. Pleasant, Pa.; Mrs. B.
A. Robinson, Box 578, Emmett,
For Warm Weather Comfort
REDUCE
By This Easy,
Comfortable Method
Send for the Free Bulletin
Offered by C. Honston Goudiss
When the temperature mounts, fat
hinders heat loss.The body temper
ature of the overweight individual
is more likely to rise than that of
the thin person, and he is therefore
more liable to heat prostration.
For greater comfort, better appear
ance and for improved health, the
man or woman who is overweight
should send for the reducing bulle
tin
ng I
offered free by C. Houston
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The bulletin is complete with a
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and it contains sample menus
that you can use as a quide to
scientific weight reduction.
Just send a postcard to C. Houston
Goudiss at 6 East ^9th Street,
New York Gty, asking for his
reducing buUeun.
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29—38
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