Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1882-02-01
Scraps.

Few people appreciate the value OF
little and apparently insignificant things.
In some foreign countries the litter of
domestic animals is carefully collected
and sold to farmers. Not a few people
make living gathering fertilizers in this
way.
In the shops of jewellers and others
where articles are manufactured of gold
and silver, great care is taken to pre-
vent the waste of the precious metal.
Every particle of filling, seraping, or
grinding is preserved for the assayer.
The wheels upon which gold and silver
have been polished, when worn out,
are burned. and the fire develops par
ticles of the precious metals which
could not be seen by the paked eye.
Even the sweepings, after great care
has been taken to pick mp every bit OF
metal that may have fallen on the fioer,
are preserved, and in New York City
sell for so barrel. L. is estimated
that when a jewelers. shop is to lie re-
newed the dirt accumulated IN the Gre
vices will more than pay the cost of the
rev floor.
1t is SAID that the receipts from the
safe of the refuse of starch mills, which
is used by farmers as feed for hogs and
other stock. constitute large part of
the profits, and that If this refuse could
not he sold some mills would be COM
PEELED to he run at loss.
The paper trimmings of large prin-
ting office, Ike the Harpers or Apple
tons, are worth thousands of dollars a
year.
Lumbermsn have found use for near
ly every part of tree, and scraps that a
few years ago accumulated so rapidly
as to be source OF Inconvenience and
consequently expense, are now sold
for Il good price and are in great de
nand.
The value of tobacco scraps is more
highly appreciated in Europe than in
America, but even here in the manufac-
ture of cigars very little is allowed to &C
to waste. The stems and ribs of tobacco
leaves that are rejected 10y the cigar
makers are sold to farmers for manure.
The cuttings and odd scraps are sent
the Cigarette manufacturer, or tn E,t-
rope for p pc smoking.
The great waste III tobacco is with the
consumer. Ii is estimated that apoJi
one third of the tobacco made into CT
gars is thrown away in stumps, and that
| the smokers of the best cigars throw
away the biggest stumps. The enor
nous waste iii this country is attributed
largely to the very limited use of cigar
holders, which are more popular Ii Eu-
rope.
In Paris the gathering of cigar stumI
is recognized industry, and in The
Place Maubert there is regular marke
for them.
The tip, or head OF the cigar, which
the American bites off and throws away
is carefully preserved in Europe. and II
some localities is the basis of vast or
ganized charity. Its use for this purpose
dates back only couple of decades. 4
German philosopher observing tina
much valuable tobacco was wasted b!
the rejection of this cigar tip, conceived
the notion that if a general collection o
the tips could be made and the materia
put to use, handsome revenue woulC
result.
After awhile "spit=clreI'iHe" or IN
societies. We're organized in ali parts o
of Germany, and regular system o
collections was devised. Every membe
made it his business to collect cigar tip
from his friends. and boxes were places
in tobacco stores and saloons. The tip
, were collected monthly, and at the en'
of the year were sold to snuff or smoking
tobacco manufacturers. The system il
time grew TO extraordinary proportions
and hundreds of poor children in Ger
many are today clothed aud fed throug
this simple agency.
The tip collecting plan has bee
adopted i'll England, where the proceed
are given to the hospitals, and in Den
| mark, where the tips help to sustain
l charitable hospital in Copenhagen, an
pay for the education and support ot
number of poor girls until they are abb
4 to take care of themselves. 1t seem
/ probably that the tips thrown away
r this country, where are said to be MOI
: cigars smoked than in all Europe t,
5 gether, could be collected, and used fc
q some good purpose.