Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1879-04-05
White, Silver, Gray, Bronze Mon
uments, which when Translated.
Means Muddy. Dirty, Lead Colored
Zinc Humbugs.

=; +b. ,nne.rsnce ~
80 go ,uh;,. r,.,,,,e monuments crected
=, ,rof,,,a ros,oc, ,o tb. tenants that dwell
,.nc,tb ,ud n comes into nv mind Mt once.
hat no,hi,r con he more applicable than
hose very monuments. They are really and
,,,,v ombl.ms of nu,itv in their snow white
gIit,er;n,, in the light of day, and
end a feeling of quiet satisfaction to the
,eart 70 know that our dear ones are rcmem.
,ered nv cmblems,of the purity which is the
,nlv hone left us to entertain for them.
Now zinc whatever other quality 1t possess-
*. does not possess this one, and on behold
no q monument OF this sort one is struck With
r total ,ntitncss for memorials for the dead.
rs sor,brc. gloomy and unattractivc appear.
,nd cxc;tcs In no tba
,hee rtPeis u On. WV
most gloomy feelings just III cohsohahcc Win
Is lusterless hue, for Whatever 'BronZe" OH
ono .,so may nv. if has aII the appcar-S
:-.e,..ra 49,, ,.r1- ,,d d,n onda,E
nee oil discolored i'ao' oarA wv Jun"
he sand BLASTS known to art can not make &c
,ut on an inviting appearance. -
As to its enduring qualities they remain to
tested yet, for all the only give
,,idsnce in favor of unadulterated zinc being
careful not to compromise themselves WIN
.esard to this alloy; this combination of
metals mat ma o.. ,noss
be u most dlsastrous Investment " .n"se
Who are so incautious as to invest In them.
, fo, arneriments and
n.... +.
90 unsightly for rememDrances THOSE "ho
give their testimony to zinc never say that it
iushis w s.' - ",r.iaSar
'ary treatise on chemistry taxes Par'icui"r
'are to Say so. Now when the surface ofzine
;, a;,;nn y :. 10 Ioo,,nt nsr,. H., wht,sy
It. giving to 1t the look OF very dirty, whleey;
orown paper, which makes it look better thaIfN
:. a. - ....r;, 80 49,. ,.,,,otoeo.
- ~ CT IA 80.
'hough,) ana TINS MN mast DC go.rio OF some
way. To scrape it off Is the only resource,
Inns making wav for anotber oxidation. and
destruction, for this chemical combination
~ III. srr,.c. of tho h.s., n,ot.,s hy tho nv.
-, =. nf thn .;r iStbn cer,ain dest,.,c;}on of the
Saser metals. As far as their identity is con.
.;Iaran ~ = tsa to,ritia oaant yhs most
nsid;o,S ~ tho hosar Snataia IL is
aid for nj. aiiov the sn,face Ia nrctected
irn,n t ~. a.t.cn0 .S,s nYar : he pTrandeT
nd ,,eien tIesS foe No cbsrni.t has aid thiSA
ND J I ILL q ? . tho, Not a sinu,e cha,nistI 4
'l No ny nse ia ~ tvnrSs tbey copfnse MOO
oie Tndsstraeti 1,iiitV Mst.is Iose tSeir
|dentitv Inv exnosmre 70 the atmosnSere IN
.otnn .nS . W. SnhStancss neitbe 1897 n nv 10
hut there is no such thing ms their being
,s = 30 ILL rmde : tnnhn;naIyy r, Is 0MiH
~ Mi forns ~ Tn ~ a and Could not he ~ IN
ns,.h in this case. Sothina il aver Gestr"ved
n1x- nl,S ~ Und 4 nnu SrrhSfononC
.S SavS marble ;s nnfit Tor m nrrr,o,.
Ia, nm, noses How did he find that omta since
he TOOK tbe zinc in tow. We'll. now that he
it. he Is about hon to omen the ewes Of ths
make them forsake their evi, wavs
invest in zinc and be supremely blest for
iii ti.,e tn come How ON, intereat. n,oEa NJ
a ~ - q !. ~ 0U ~ - t. L. ~ ~ teot tn.a "
.sG III thar " hest aMa ,n,,htf,, y ~ H.,
aItaSether hevond enr knnwiedre- WSoe
49, n -, II ny oho,t .;nnS ~. ~.
: n 70, 1a,s Lnow apo,t ~ orhinS IL Wna. uoS
artiSan in A marble aud asEs him Was Was " !, IN
Oh before the man has time o repiy
na i3s n,H q arc ne smS , Us ~ aiI an nn1 c0mPGnehs
Imn al. ant !; m's "a ANY infn,s, t i. s MTiso ,Sa ne Is
~ hot ,narhis ia Thhc ,narh,a ~ W hnIM
W. ~ q e an artisa9 whn new bis hnssip.sa u aHS
attends to it, too. Knowing the component
f. nc ~ u - We 80 or hsS Tna,i,fa nr ~
;, - about r. nthher thar, m this imnobie Of serms
n. aSa not .ciemtiic Eno w I@ 'aAis
claPtrap anu nov seleneinc nowiSuge.
rules fn,. vimn,ine hnt IL rnnIde NOT an t tnr
ior SWlinniiHs Dull. MouIu not 20 JOE
I'M = w - .oouSop WEI; u.ue.eak,i8
me IinI pus,,ess anu iiiea9iins Win lnaTDlo
ne 4 4 u !. Wa ,.hi, Luz Se ~ nee e ontS - ves: nus
q little WINE, Dy ana Dy' on the sweet ny
e anu PS., nt. IN nin n, !. = t u ING mem Say
bronze nus a suPeI1or nnish TO marble.
Wnica means .nat ~ saaii nase snarper,eiear
e. 81 :; ue ,hae, me i1s ue.a no aMn 1ai anu re-
.haaaa ~, Ph"d;s M;r'aai ~ y 81.
RRsvnnids look WITH contsmnt on .s,is
1 NS,atamsn yhol Wiz ,o th. Ma. ~ tn.Sa1 ON I'M
- ~ WY Sneae .o.uay s.anHihH
~ ne sa,ee.e ", ,nIi,., si aa = >. ha,1lS.
Sno. nH ~ ~, Mmie athS o,ohlSy whtSn
r 1--we iai "a t 1s nuns = nsG o o. Se H9E SINCE me
HenSa,e,.. s q n,a - ou.ina &; .Is.,dHu .usu
5rauss Pr w ranr z;uc ste,r . slrpiy wUa
u III Du. Soua Hi1S sia'ues VI SlsIansD
Will hate u sapert1r mnnsn TO maro,e' y4uC
a npe ~ ~ t nme m .n ! n = oven 'nhne
marble assumes a comparative ruin IN TWEEN
~ YEATS W nv r eHposeu ~ u open thina 4
~ DH lioi aiso cap -liaP: nls.en, ons NY
"BronZe, TO the words OF truth; AZ ever ys"
20 70 tiorence. IN A.aay, YOU VIII SOC ssano.
ing IN the open an, a marble statue O., Loren
~ frnm ~ iys e.r"estnass - aNnreoStnn,
RTTpie rho,aht of ~ AnmsIo - ~ a - avon
y4n 70 any = Mn nnan anu :, h ,,iifp 49, u 1y '1 only
"Ll.lnsi. oPSI, N
i hlne ,hs I most h fssti ,asUu , sma ,e eno iana :. 10 s sas.
i sly tne NJ y R,nule Sona n % aTng s~t
nnuer tme tmpression I'M. ne Is receiginG tne
Gopernius, Jenner. Matt, Morse anu hove:
n.nay ~, con.,a,. vnn,. I'M .su,hat ts s.| ~
t VIII synhiina discove,ias and ,nwamtfans yo%
LII liz - ~, Sa.i :. az. ~
sm no'a y y1or nSau - rro!eIs . LILLY anI
nnws a '"s ward ahont LA "Snisntgsts" = TnckHer
says: "EduGnted men never use the term
.S.;n.s +, snni ny ~.
enrn~ .ham WITH nnrr ha. onhi y ,Ta, hssv.
cover THEM Will your nat, anu tneu nave
more; Any man who calls himself q scientist
is only u mere mountebank and totally I'M
worthy OF the slightest credence. You are
under the impression that you make q point
when you refer to the few scattered .monu.
lnentS erected long since that snow signs Of
crumlDilnS, etc, put IN the Time referred 70
the implements Tor quarrylng ana SAVING,
were very rude when compared TO the nipple.
ments now In use, the machinery then used
bruised the surface OF the marble for n con-
siderable depth, from TINS unsklifui hanullng
came ms cTumDtng. IN tnese oays tnere
Is no PossaDlitS OF snch an occurrence,t nanks
Us improved macninery, implements anu
other contrlvances. Cnfortunately there nave
been deceptlons practiced, and still are prac-
ticed by those who do not value their reputa-
ton, but 1or those VINO ave a reputation 70
preserve, tnere Is not tlie SMALLEST chance OF
any deception eeing .pfactlced. Inose whe
handled their marble in the past, failed to re-
move the bruised parts in a proper manner.
and the consequence Is, that when exposed
to the weather for many years, the bruised
parts will crumbie on, and gives 1t the rough
appearance OF the frosted work claimed Tor
the zinc monuments anu nothing more.
When piace0 unoer tne snade OF treeS0r
snruDDery, anu exposed 10 vegetable uccom.
posltlon, moss Will grow ON ls SURFACE, OuC
even thsn IL Will IN general nave a better II.
pearance tnan your Deautlful wnlte bronze
when newly SET up. Ihere are a NUMBER OF
tombs scarcely poished at alias any ono car
ascertain for himself even now at this lapse OF
time easily by perce1vlng the saw marks made
IN 1helr prepara1loh. OIinte years Afneric3S'7
ingenuity mus Deen equal 20 inc uemanos 6
Lne maInie ttaue' anu " NV alu OF the DAG
Dia,hoiu, We hte cHapicu 20 cut INC marofS
~ ISL ~, ~ esen anu
snoS.n suliaee, anu Win Ine aiu OF tne Ie-
sSS,m ni .arssi,nS F. s.vcIn LEU,
IIlu1 4 "ILu