, 1872-12-19

| Some other transaotlons OF kindred gort
have come to my knowledge, dthey may prop
erly be told in this connection. A few years ago
was interested in the study Of crystalizations,
chomical friend. We tried = lopg time to get
up ruDies and sapphires, and foil pwed the pro-
cesscs Of Ebelman and GAudin ns closely es pos
sible. Artificial crystals OF a1umi na have been
to require D microscope for their discovery, and
any attempt: to color them has failed.
In the course Of our experiments We
came in contact With scientihc gentleman Of
our efforts, but We mover succeeded IN them, not
oven producing the smallest crJ1tal- Finally,
We gave up the enterprise and turned our atten-
tion to something else.
enlist, Professor Blank, in the corridor Of the
Astor House. He WAS delighted to see me, and
said he had called two or three times On busi-
ness Of importance which he could only explain
at his rooms. We made an appointments for
that evening, and ho vent away:
WAS on hand at the appointed hour, and,
after carefully locking the door, the Professor
became confidential.
"You remember your experiments to produce
sapphireB," he said, "and you also remember
that I took great interest in them. When you
we're disheartened and gave up, did not aban-
don hope, and at last hsTe been rewarded
have produced perfect sapphire by following
another process from yours. You used alumina
and boracio acid have been using the same
things but hayo added another acid md IN
oxide that gives the color to tho stone at the
came time that it facilitates the capitalization.
Here is tho result"
As he spoke, he opened table drawer, and,
from small box, produced three beautiful
stones. Apparently, they we're sapphi1es Of
correct shape color, and density, and worth
great deal Of money: They reflected the gas
fore me-. When I had examined them thor
oughly, and placed them On the table, the Pro-
fessor continued:
'Now, these are espphires made in my 1sbora-
They arc Of the same material as the natural
sapphire. and a man can sell them for genuine
stones and not be guilty OF any fraud"
assented to his proposition. ..-
the secret available it is necespary to proceed
With great caution The instant it is known
or suspected that the stones are made by an arti-
fetal process the market would be- ruined.
have thought the whole thing over, and deter
mined upon plan. We viii form small COM
laboratory In connection with TIN shop, OF
something Of the sort. The shop can be blind
to prevent suspicion, and the laboratory can be
IN the reas whsse we VII pretend to nave sa new
made, We can put them on the market slowly,
and sell them just fast enough to prevent |
getting up panic,
He went on 1a YIN me detan9 OF :. ms scheme,
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TOO late. haa ne & peen an aa'e9su1eh, 4 should
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