The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1871-12-15
The next fluid passing over is carbon

from wells, ana when puriHeu Iorts
Kerosene oil, 10 we'll known in every
household that | need no. here describe
it, nor but few Of its uses; it is used
in surgery as counter irritant in con.
fused wounds and as a dressing to pre-
vent flies from depositing their larva in
indolent ulcers of sloughing character;
it is used to loosen rust on iron and
steel, renders screw nuts loose and NOV,
able, and is used, with the aii o. burn
ers constructed purposoly for generating
steam, to propel boats and other engines
those who use them in Chicago and else
where claim that this mode is cheaper
than wood or coal for fuel From this
carbon oil there is another substance
resembling the finest white wax, which
is used in variety of ways aud for Il
variety of purposes, too many to men
ton here, but suffice it to say that it has
no equal az wax for the preparation
of cerates for dressing wounds, as it
does not SO easily afhnitize with the
sanious matter that exudes from ulcers,
rendering the blood poisonous or pyemic,
thus preventing gangrene, by its an.
tiseptic properties. This is called
paratfine From coal oil another in
teresting product is btained, hyanol,
anilia, or aniliDe (anilin) this organic
alkalod was first discovered in 1876 by
a German, in the dry distillation of H.
digo, but now it is made for commerce
exclusively from carbon oil by treating
it with muriatic acid, aud letting it
stand fourteen days, then it separates
into an oily, ANA then an acid layer !;
his oily layer is drawn OF by means OF
cyphon and the latter filtered and
treated with lime and distilled to obtain
the sniline, which may be obtained of
most any color desired by treatment
with other chemicals. have performed
many fine experiments with aniline and
the acids by the aid of galvanic bat
terry. Example: place q drop Of the
weak solution Of the sulphate of aniline
on Il piece of platinum foil, then put
this on tho negative pole Of a galvanic
battery the mixture will first become
blue, then violet, and lastly pink color.
Amline is used as medicine. A case
is recorded where it impaired to the
patient very fine blue coloring to the
skin which lasted for weeks and even
months. Anilne is sold in the shops
for dying to impart coloring to paints
and also as bluing for clothing for
washer-women
Ia the distillation of carbon Oil there
is another very valuable product which
is distilled from the residual local tar)
called carbolic acid, this is colorless,
oily liquid, Of an oily appearance, con
gcas in the summer heat, having the
appearance of ice, but is rendered LIQUID
by the addition Ok one twentieth of It's
volume Of pure water. This acid was
discovered 10 1892, but its true merits
have not been published TO the world
till quite lately. NJ. Grace Calvert, OF
Manchester Eng, has published to the
world It's medical properties and various
uses, Asphaltum is also obtained from
this coal oil, it being a smooth, hard,
brittle, black Or brown pitch; moits
easily and is easily burned, leaving 10
residual after burning. 1t is used US a
cement for the seams Of ships for cell
ing wax for roofing, it makes good &C.
ment for cisterns, and mixed with lamp.
black and turpentine makes nice paint
for iron fences, or any other iron work
which is not exposed to much heat
Wooden fence posts can be preserved
from decay at a cost of six cents each,
that makes them almost as durable as
cedar and by nice process this is
made into fine varnish, equaling the
much esteemed Japan varnish. AS.
phaltum with Ivory black and solu.
ton of India rubber and Napths, makes
q very beautiful varnish for leather car
riage tops. might 60 on and fill
volume upon its uses and varied appli.
cations, but my space will not allow no
to 90 further in it's description. As,
phaltum is also found native in the
earth in solid and also in liquid
state. There was time when Asphalt.
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