The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1863-10-10


Proper MODE on MAKING srSAg-
The krv4t question 10, how can
sugar best b. made from the northern
camel The chemist II the Depart
nlent has investigated THE question
pretty FULLY. and We take an extract
ir.an that part " his report which,
refers ~ sugar making W the na~ss~:
Dedication, or Qualification --Sey.
eral N. -des have been adopted or pro
p,.-ed AZ different times f''r cfiec'lng
d-fecafi.n. That u-ually employed i
lime. The temperature 81 tie ln'cs
il raised. milk Of lime whifewa-l' y
added until the reaction = taintiy
alkaline 10 Iitmns las'er. AMI fhe lnice
il fheu l,.alvi Tor short time The
heat i then shnf Oh. when clarsfl-
cation rapidly takes place A timex
green scum rests Oh the top q the PAM
whilst heavy matters sink 70 the ut
tom. This treatment separates All
matter capable OF precipitation bA
lime at the boiling temperature The
lime protects thr cane sugar. but de-
corn,.cses portion II the uncrystal-
lizahIe sugar il II i present This
treatment does not remove All 81 me
nirrogenized matter. 50 injurious q
crvstallizafion. all 81 the gum. nor al
OF the salts.
s.The inice Is then filtered through
animal charcoal. This removes =
portion of the line, all OF its color'ng
matters. and certain Of the salts. win
ont materially lessening the amount
of the sugar. OF course all Of IL
solid matters in suspension are re-
moved by the filter
The juice i then again subjected
t. boiling temperature care being
taken that il contains vnough lime -
react family alkaline lts water j.. n
course driven OF. and the lime acts
upon Tie nltrogenizs-d substances. n
the boiling temperature. 80 as 70 O.
compose them. which Is shown By fine
anmonia given Of at this stage u tie
process. Other substances are At the
same time separated a scum. which
il removed. II is very important -
observe that when grape sugar j. pre-
cent the lime decomposes il. and that
this action is stronger the higher tine
temperature Of the boiling liquid NM
Brown compounds VI lime with the
products OF decomposition Of the grafrs
sngar are formed. believe thai t;lI-
il the source Of the difficulty which
farmers have had with the sorghum
Juice when lime has been assd Tor
DELEGATION
The iui-es operated nron have
heen abundant in grape sugar II no
lime has been used, the nitrosenizcd
substances are not sufficiently seps
rated. while. il lime has been used. i
has acted upon the grape sugar %
produce an abundance Of deleierion-
substances. In either case there are
present at the close OF the process
substances which stand in the way
Of crvstallizaticn. The remedy against
this last evil consists in obtaining a
cane which produces q Juice - free
from grape sugar - possible"
After the Juice j. boiled down jus
% low as to permit il 70 flow freely
through the animl charcoal filter. il
should Be filtered a second time
This second filtraticn,r SAYS the
chemist, removes colcring matter q
large portion Of the lime. nitrogenizei
matters, and small quantities Of Ger.
tain salts. and leaves 10 the jnice som,
organic matter (gumD and certain
mineral salts. Il j. not subjected q
any further publication. but i rapidls
boiled down 70 the point Of crystal
lization-'
This point Is arrived At when III.
molssses is very thick. Ii should tber
be put in shallow vessels. and KEEP
in moderately warm room Il vii
soon granulate. and should there re
main sufficient gum to prevent rapit
draining. the sugar may Be placed IN
. coarse bag. and pressed
The boiling down shcwlf be rapid
for low heat. long continued, con
verts the crystallizablc sugar into IN
crystallizabie- One ofthe specimens