Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1864-09-01
m. rcvy,se Art,t,c,al Di.naonas.

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ones, purport TO be species of cheap diamonds "
from the gold producing countries Of the world but the
eppeations purely fanc;u, for they only supe
rio, articles Of paste. Some dealers claim them to be
kind Of quartz bat that is true only to the extent they
are pu!gerized with borax alumInia gucna, arsenia
oxide OF tin or other ingredients. They are not cut
from the solid quartz, which is less brilliant than the
common pases. The exact process OF making these
highly enccessfu limitations is known only to the manu-
facturers lin Paris Germany, for not enc is made in
this country SO far known and is of course, jeal-
ously guarded by them.
No respectable jeweller attempts to pass off pastes
as diamonds. Swnders may sometimes buy fine speci-
mems from the Dealers and trade them away the reg
uar diamond price ut such CAGES must be rare, for
any person OF the least common sense WAC thought OF
purchasing diamond from on Individual not In the
trade, would be to consult eweer or other ex
pert in precious stones, By whom tie fraud you'd be
detected in instant. No paste can stand all the
ttss OF the damRnd It's warmth to the touch Its re-
tenon of moisture, the with which it is scratched
by agate or topaz, the minute air bubbles which mi
croscope discover in its daptba all prove it to be an
imitation. But the skul eye can tell the real diamond
from the false at glance. The former has hardness
of Iustre, cold glitter Of refEaced light, which the
finest pases just MISC.
None but the most experienced judges ca2 retain
memory Of tie icy lambency or adamantira spleudor
of the genuine gen. SO that they can always apply 1t
as test.
Ordinary judges will be deceived BY the improved
oastes and any lady who might be expected from the
richness of her attire to wear diamonds may swing out
the pastes from her ears display them her fingers
without fear of detection till the brightness of the mi
tation has departed for it goes, sooner or later with
the most careful usage. The permanent uBre of crys
tazed carbon is its precious wholly inimitabe
quality This permanence Or stability, 1t may be re-
marked, chataceTzes all the precious things OF nature,
gold, silver, ivory and every one CT the gems lma'
tons which almost perfect in other respects ia in
that 1t is natures last, impGssa5ie barrier against
art.
So far with the paste manufacturers.
Interesting bra1ch OF the subject is the cdem
ical, strictly scientific production Of diamonds from
their native MATERIAL carbon. Some of the fret chem
lists in the world have devoted years Of toll In the ASK
without success, Microscopic Diamonds have been
made, OR are reported to have been Bedquerel,
French chemist, produced minute crystazaons having
the hardness Of d1mons by the SLOW action of electric
ity lockwood charcoal "a very pure form Of carbon
but they we're nearly black. Another Frercbman, last
year, claimed to have made diamonds by the reaction
Of phophorus supliGe of carbon, both being under
water. The suiphide Of carbon dissolved the phospho
rus and Inc latter il is said slowly combined with the
sulphur, freeing The carbon which crystaIizad out
Nobody tha diauOnds-~bQt the maker
Many experiments have been made with this rcmarkQ-
BILE fluid, suphide Of carbon, ard from it, if rc acy
source, the artificial diamond It consists Of
pure sulphur and carbon, in the proportions OF about
five Of the former to one Ct the Latter.
The carbon ingredient is 10 fact Giem0nls IL state
Of fudy, possessing the wonderful retroactive p0@er Of
the real gems. The ezc2cding briuncy Of the suphide
Of carbon adapts il peculiarly for use in prisDs, Tor
spectral analysis, that new department OF modern
science, by which Il, the mcaG extraordinary dis
coveres Of the age have been nsde Now, it it were
possible ;soate The carbon AID let it cystaz3 out,
Diamonds aid be made. Ordinary attmp3 10 dec0nl-
pose the fluid by e!ecri~y give deposit Of sulphur on
one pole; aad Of black ~-arcoa IN small grain On th3
oEe-. Silver has powerful afiaity for sulphur, and
an E0aSsb chemist tried the ef=ct OF inmer3irg that
metal in tn Raid, hoping TO seperate the carbon il that
way but nothing came OF it after ten years experiment.
ing. French chemist has brought out DUNG tbs pres
ent gear, entire process Of making diamonds d.
rect from charcoal, By = GGol ci-boIaX, which he
claims dissolves the carbon a. high heat yielding one
pound Of brlants Ct the list water per busa o. char
coal.
1t is further said that patent or this process has
been taken out by tie inventor Tor the United States
as we'll fer ali othe: countries Whee "sparklors
are in request. SucA tie extraordinary yarns
20 which scientific journals GOEetima gives Currency
probably FIR the tun Ct the thing, since tee editors
must know that nothing cao be more absurd than the
alleged discovery.
It is rot quite cafe to predict what science will lot
do; bat this much mag be said, that the prospect OF
making diamonds arthciay from carbon, except il
natures secret and awful laboratory of the ages, is
about as aatterjug IS that oi the discovery Of The
, " philosophers s:ola."-Jou'"oI Of Commerce.
CAUGHT TARTAR.-Ducipg the war with the Tar
tars a solder cried OUT
"Captan I've caught a Tartar"
bring him here" replied the Captain.
Well then leave him and coma yourself" said tx
Captsin.
s He qyon't let me-
This is exactly the condition Of Sherman. He ba
caught Tartar, Or to speak By tie card, tie Tarta
has caught him. he cannot carry the army OF Ten
nessee to Lincoln because they won't CO. and he ca1
r not return himself because they Son't let him. ,!h
Z" great raider has come to he end OF bis row. Iik
Wilkins Micawher he is waiting for something to turf
up The goal of his ambition Atlanta. By grea
superiority OF numbers, he succeeded in advancing
from Dalton at tha rate OF mile AID half de,
and a. length arrived within sight Of the city, a
e the cost of fifty thousand OF bis mel The army Q
: Tennessee IVES compelled as long as it remained OF
the railroad On which its susteauca depended and thi
enabled Sherman to make Of his superior number
to the greatest advantage By carrying series o
? flank movements. The moment the army crossed tt
this side of the river, the position of affairs We
changed The troops could be fed by other means thar
single line of railway. sufficient force would D.
left in the trenches Immediately around atlanta 10 de
tend the city, and the remainder of the army c0u
move in any direction the emergency might require
i The 1anking process to end for the moment
column moved fer that purpose the whole of force
with the exception of that left in the entertainments
could be brought against it. Sherman, therefore,
stand STILL He dare not assail our works in front
= and every attempt made to get tanks has beei
defeated.
+ That he will soon be compelled to attack works
. or else attempt retreat, we have every ccnfdelc@
Wheeler is il his rear destroying trains tearing tn
,, track and bur nirg bridges He cannot remain idle
Oae of two things must he do-sweep Hood from hi
'front.' occupy Atlanta and re-establish his c0mmunca
tions, else attempt to fall back to Dalton If he de
eide upon the former COURSE be will be compelled to at
tack our forces in their entrenchments, and will mos
certainly be whpp:d-if the latter, be will be assaile
every foot by the pursuing army of Tennessee, and
= stand bat slim chance Of reaching place or sa!e