, 1869-04-11
GLYCEgME DISCUSSED,
Its Mnnufa facturc-Itx Sourccs-Jts
GkcH and Abuses.


GkcH and Abuses.
~ PROFESSOR G 4. JoT, or COLUMBIA CottEox
lew years ago, giycerine was oniy known to
sclcntinc menMnow 1t Is 30 extensively einplo;cd
appears to he epecIes OF alcohol poputarfy Il IL
thc aNeet principle OF oil. For many years il vas
tnfuNn away, Tut now IL is ssyed nnd converted
have Increased 70 npltly In public estimation as
ttoa- From being r,NarfeA M 4 wn<;c prpdnct. Il
has Erown to b. ~ ru,un,ic rs It's formcy proud
hFoctatent and appears destined TO take most
prominent place IN the arts. ftexlsts In oils anl
rats and as II wins not essential In the rs,cess OF
vented Tor IT. 1t was either destroyed or allowed 10
now away.
We arc aosr. TO FAY that At the present time
long suffering and much deceived wiue1lrtnkng
public, ln1caa OF passing through the SPOUT Of tho
ns9 n anM n1g ean4e maaeI * W. DO not propose 70
1actuIcd, becauBe any Que curious on that point
can easily turn to IL encyclopedia for into1naton,
but We knpw that 1t Will interest our reaAers to
learn something Of the recent applications ol this
BubtAnce.
Ilousekeepcrs Will he glad to know tha. II tubs
and pals are saturated with glycer.ne they wlll
not shrink and dry ur the honps viii not fail on
anal there will lie no necessity Of keeping these
articles soaked Butter tus Keep {lesh md sweet
with y also rtuialAs nosl and Ii not labe 10
| crack and break
fsUm seentet wouds, from bark, frutu gums, there
appears IA te nothing better tnan giyccrne, and
this use Of It IL constantly tho Increase a the
most delicate edors nre perfectly preserved in It
4 soft soup, In which g'ycertns enters ~ con-
sttiuen., ia hIGhty priced In coil weather, whcrc
the bands become chapped, and can be ,l.e1 iVr
washing In hard wnier.
Fer wounds and soYra and bites Of veaomous In
RtctR, glJceEiue Is found 10 he uost valuable sub
Stance, rs II either prevents the modification Of
tho r.1ta, II can IN. nHed 10 carry the remedies
H. couhtcEact the effects Of the poison.
To pfcserve anin1 substances from decay,
lions Of natural history, And it Is employed to Keep
many articles Of food from undergoing siecom.
position; 1.,n ~, ~ ,n,.n...o,,,
when mixed with its own bulk Of water, It ln large
" employ I'd TO III the vet gaa mettEA
spms i Kinds l, q sandy, chocolates confectionery,
aSta Ir1ll. WHICH are preserved IN folo, are Kept
moist by email quantity Of giyccHac.
Drlcate chronou'cters1 CLOCKS, aul watches, arc
for taking fancy cotos. arr al,> kept III ,lst BY
eu,na amount ol glyccrine used III ttls mauulnc-
turt-
With many srbstances, In compromising lrescrtp-
| ttats. AMI In more ways than can lie remembered
sl{eettnc nnN plays an important part
The inferior Of mulds Ia the casting of PLASTER
figures, to prevent the gypsum from a,lheftng 10
| III uycing with soInc OF our beautiful organic
colurs !}ceTne !s cxtenslve.y cmplo5ou with tho
oest cGcct-
In chemistry It Ia Nscd 10 prevent the prec!pIta-
ticn Of the hca,J metals " the ulkallcs, utd Is
thus re-aEen. In nna1ysta-
For making an e1tr4ct Of malt to improve or
fToll as the case may bc, the beef man ,fact.irch
IN me usual way El,ecrne has re'cn:y astzAclesi
great deal Of attentinn anl lseea the object Of
the public ..
IN the prerarat!ou Of !iGneurs It has heeu found
teristc avors OF those coFn,oHnus and 1t has con-
scquently s#eomc the great fasortc Of tsls csA u
manufacturers
~ rsJcertnc Il remarkably stable compound, II
IS adapted to tho preservation Of wiacs mad this
leEltiinate use Of u has surgcste 10 ths natera-
tors an extensive lrnod upon the community, vast
and as the uses Of II will not account for the con-
sumption Of more thAn small fraction Of What Is
nc II Il difficult to explain 7he ulslnne lraacr of
the remainder. Wat takes place ia the dark
champagne snnits and cool sub1cr7aucan w,nc
cellars evidently will not hear the light Of lav, aud
hence VIC neither Gee nor hear OF what hec oles Of
the great ktrram Of gl5ccrine that Is known to
nox into them. Fortunately, II Is pot a uosnnons
substance and tts nsa f,r .,,,tt r. rnan