Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1838-07-04
miscellaneous.

HionderfM Discorcry-Mr. GOODYEAR, of
Boston, after a long ans! expensive series Of
experiments, has discovered Il process hy
which gun, elastic, or India Rubber, is de
rrivcd ot color and odor, is moi ac:cd upon
by oils, thutei acids, or any Of the usual
solvents of tha, substance, does nor coniracr
or expand with variation of temperature.
aud is not rendered adhesive hv neat Of 200
degrees Of Farcnhct's thermometer.
This preparation may he applied To silk,
linen. cotton, leather, cor!age, or any other
fabric, without being percepihlc: and when
it is thus applied to silks or linens, the most
beautiful articles may he made of il, which
can be cleaned mcrci! by Il damp sponge
applied to the sun, elastic surface. |, can
be pressed into shccls, flexible as the sof
test cambric, and thin as tissue paper, aud
in this state is very useful for maps charts.
deeds. bank notes, or any other importamt
purpose to which paper is applied and
such documents are pcr.ecly indcslruc,ibIc
by moisture, sea water or any heat under
900 degrees. Whc,hrr thus rolled into
Sheets, or laid upon cloth, il can hc orna-
nented with gold or silver leaf, bronze or
any colOring matter. or embossed and made
into The most beautiful fabrics for table or
piano cloths, shoes, dresses, book binding,
or any Thing TO which paper, or cloth, or
leather can he applied.
For several years past, our hest chemists.
and Professor S:lliman among ih"m have
hccn cmdcavorinc to discover n process for
removing odor, color, aud aihrsivrntSs from
gum elastic these being the three princiual
objections TO the ordinary India cIorh. NIr.
Goodyear ha: not only gained these three
points, but still more inportant: :nr he has
deprived it ofeXpan>iOn aud contraction, and
alteration IN degrees of solincss, bv vnria-
ton of temperature; the great objcciinn a.
Gainst common India rubber cloth for cor
dage, fircmcns' dresses and shoes. The
briliancy of Coloring or ornament once i'm.
pressed upon it, is as durable as the fabric.
The carpets made of it arc beautiful, dura-
Llc. and soft 10 the feet.
We have seen several specimens of this
preparation, both pure and impressed upon
cotton, brought from Boston by a scientific
gentleman. On the first. which are very
thin and flexible. maps are printed. The
second are of various cOl0rs, and ornament.
cd with gold and silver leaf and bronzc.-
Among them, n apron Of pure gum elastic.
printed with flowers Of azure color and
metallic lnSlre, is n beautiful articlr.--
Mr.. Goodyear has already Il large contract
for Steam Boat beds; and we particnl-
larly recommend it to our banks. for no:cs
made Of it could mol he cOun.crictch.-
Several months will caspc before he will Ic
prepared 70 manuiactur" articles for the
market. His process, OF course, is secret,
for obvious reasons. Ii is the result of as
siduous labor and expensive trials; and il is
remarkable that after having made the
discovery, he lost il, and did not recover i,
again during months. As he deserves, he
will realize an immense fortune from il,
though the articles made from it will not
be expensive: and when we consider its
supe riority over silk, linen, cotton, wooIIcn,
paper, or leather. for Il countless variety of
uses, we may reckon Mr.. Goodyear among
the bcnefuctors ofmankind.- Ledger.
John Bell, Of Tennessee, in 1884. called
Dir. Burgess, of Il. island, "scoundrel,"
in 1897, he called Mr.. Davis of Maine,
q "iar"--and in lS3S, he struck his col
league. Mr.. Turney: This was all done on
the floor Of Congress. when the House was
in session. In 1899, this federal bully will
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