Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1874-03-27
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smelling uiStiie's Ill the Chile't
the following from the En-
rinq and Mining Journal will
Hess be read with Interest by
ers in this section:
question of damage to vegeta-
by the gases escaping from the
news of smelling works is an old
nu1l for many years it was con-
N that these gases seemed to pois-
ground. The wasted fields lying
lead and copper works were point
in corroboration, and analyses Of
nil showed that in some cases very
Intible amounts of elements in
Is to man were contained in the
re earth. In obedience to this
rssion, the smelling works Of Eu-
have long been subject to de-
ds for damages, which in some
have been very heavy. Under
ld condition Of things, in which a
many of the processes of metal
were performed on the bare
nd. when condensation apparatus
almost unknown, and substances,
In are now carefully collected for
were driven Off into the atnIos-
e. this belief may have had Il basis
kh it ha, lost with the introduction
bitter methods of work. In fact, of
wears. several scientific men have
e>sed themselves against any such
bn as that the ground near smelt-
works became SO poisoned as to
animate the plants grown OH it,
render them unfit for food. The
y of these investigations was un-
hken by DR.. Moritz Freytag, Pro-
br in the Agricultural Academy
Bonn. The smelling works at
berg. having made additions to
condenSing apparatus, employed
to ascertain what the amount Of
bagc really was, and how far it
ID extend under the most untavora-
circumstances, in their neighbor-
u. lie made Il most thorough in
tiga.ion, a lengthy report of which is
Wished in the Freiberg Johrbuch for
: His conclusions are most impor-
!, rcfuting as they do the old ideas
ehi> subject. They are six in num-
/ and he emphasizes them with
ot diStinctneSS as follows.
The sulphurous acid, sulphuric
ar>enious acid and zinc salts in
smoke from the Frciberg smelling
fks may. under unf;,vOIable circunl-
bees. even with the present conden-
pm apparatus, inflict appreciable
pry upon the vegetation of the
Ehborhood, especially along the
|lde lthc stream on which one Of the
flting works is builD or the strip of
d surrounding the reservoirs. The
Pry is caused by the disposition,
pm such smoke as is sufficiently
NY, of the injurious substances up
Phe slightly moist leaves. BY evap-
tlon OF the water the acids become
pclentlv concentrated to cOrrOue the
HniSmS and convert them to pre-
Py the condition to which they
pli naturally come by decay.
\ poisoning of the ground or of
entire plant can not, however, un-
any clrmStanceS. take place.
The Suppo>ilion that furnace
Pike inilictS an injury to vegetation,
ater than that which is apparent to
eye, Is not to he sustained, and the
'ment OF damages based upon that
position is unadvisablc, inaSmuch
i c'ntradicts the ground principles
lli exact investigation. and gives the
masses constant Opportu-
10 raise new demands for supposed
hagcS from furnace smoke.
; a decrease in the nOurishing quail
; OF fodder, by evident injury to the
YES, Is to be found only in the loss
those leaves and in the dimished
srr OF the plant to decompose cor
nc acid and produce organic mate
from it.
. The metallic oxides and metallic
y adhering to the leaves of plants
'Mh Tor fodder may be dangerous to
!: !ilal organisms, by exciting and at
Mig the membrane lining of the
Ari>. and under very unfavprable
may even cause death.
u TACT can always be determined by
'lSy and chemical analysis.
;, me assertion that the sO-called
~ sickness (.SuurekronkhciO which
EARS among the cattle of the Fret
( region, and also that tubercles
tai>ed by the substance contained
he L furnace smoke, lacks even the
n!eSt !, confirmation. and must be de-
y y IN the most decided manner.
"G reader will have noticed that
rreytaS invariably speaks of ap-
''oote injury and criicn injury.
i, sum OF his conclusions is that
'e furnace smoke may and does in-
vegetation, the injury can always
Exactly determined by inspecting
crop; Just as a farmer can estimate
~, taiue of a field of hay or grain
o'i mas suffered from smut or any
'1 - INJURY. In like manner, if ami
= IT, "le or are feeble, it can be def
~ aScertained in each case whether
! |; troubles arise from eating con-
,a'lea hay, or whether they are
W "ther causes. 1t is the general
J, ,iiat the. smoke from smelling
ms mn Son'aminates the whole region
nnt II, and that the owners are
u nu 20 make good the injury, which
oic>sor disputes. lie saws that
n,a ">c oi injury is matter for spe-
~N 'nno decision is very important to
opah op, smelters, though less so to
own. In many cases damages are
ren ny lofe'gn works to owners of
,ihl,.' ,'nu, whose property could not
ell = produce crops large enough
VI v;l''' nr The amount of the damages.
nI'i'liouS nIouS arSenical and sulphur
.l,s ""'rS evolved from smelling
q eSpecially In former times,
y" oileh>lve to human uostrils