The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1877-04-20
BLUE GLASS IN CINCINNATI.

The labOrS of the Gdzste to set before
our citizens the blessings which Gen.
Pleasanton has invented in blueglasshave
as might be expected, attracted general
attention to it, and have led many of our
wealthiest and most intelligent (the
terms are synonymous) citizens to ap-
ply this great healer and fructifer. For
the report of some specific results of
these applications we are indebted to an
industrious and conscientious reporter
for the Sunday Enquirer. The instances
are but few, but from these we may
know what is being done in all cases
where this universal panacea is tried.
4 blue glass wholesale dealer was first
interviewed, who said that large de-
mand for this article has recently sprung
UP in this city and in the South and
Southwest. This justifies the estimate
we have before put upon our labor, as a
public benefaction by reason of creating
a new industry and trade, at time
when these were depressed because no
one could knew what TO wear until the
Electoral count was completed. As Mr.
Groesbeck aptly remarked at the Cos
horn dinner: "He who makes another
pane of glass to grow where there was
one before, is public benefictor.'
This blue glass wholesaler told of in
stances which had come TO his knowedge
of the beneficial influence of blue glass
on plants and animals. He had heard
but little Of It's operations on people A
Kentucky gentleman, who bOu: hit
quantity told him it was proving Ofg great
benefit to his wife He does not state
what was the wifes ailment, or if she
had any, but this is no matter. for a ma
terial which will benefit wives is a uni
versal desideratum. A lady acquaint-
anca had nest of young canaries,whose
unnatural mother had deserted them
perhaps eloped with strange canary.
She gave them blue glass an hoar each
day and in few days they flew about the
room and took care Of the nselves. Here
is benefcent provision for children
deserted by their mothers \ very in
teresting experiment:was told, which is
of such importance TO housekeepers that
we give it in the blue glass merchants
words, as taken down by the reporter:
Mr. Scanlan. whom you of course
know as the proprietor Of a large block
of buildings on Third street, tells me of
an interesting experiment he recently
made. In clearing up and retitting some
rooms in the building he came across
vermin, reaches, bedbugs, &c, which
were entirely inanimate by reason of
the cold. There happening to be a pane
of blue glass in the room he put them
together on a paper under the blue glass
in the SUM- In few moments they be-
gan TO move, and all showed signs Of
life Within short time. He then re-
moved them to the clear sunlight fall
ing though ordinary glass, and they al
most Immediately became as motionless
and apparently liteless as before. The
experiment was repeated by him a
number of times with precisely the
same results"
This demonstration of the yitalizing
properties of blue glass on vermin roach
es, bedbugs, &c, gives this discovery new
interest TO housekeepers. This, howev-
er, seems 10 conflict with Gen Pleason-
tons experiments; for he found III a
blue glass exercised moral discrimina-
ton, fertilizing those creatures which
are useful to man, and destroying those
which are annoying. Thus he said blue
glass killed flies while it promoted
the growth Of silk worms. 1t is plain
that, in the blue glass which this dealer
sells, the ingredients have been wrongly
compounded. 80 that the moral discrim-
ination has got twisted. That should lie
seen to, for there is not an urgent de
mand for propogating these kinds ofyer-
min, and it seems TO make blue glass a
dangerous thing to have in the house.
From the fountain head, the dealer, the
reporter went to prominent citizens who
had bought blue glass. Mr. WP Ander-