Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-06-08
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Mr.. LonEworth " Explains His Diseov.
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A curious little man Of fiftv wears.
lri-ht-eyed, smooth Of face and with fine
features. was introduced one dav last
week 10 Cdi reporter as NathaniefIIaw
lhOrre LCngworthy. an inventor. The in
PRODUCTION was Sd evidently made with 2
view Of giving the gentleman an opportU-
nifty u unburdening himself of some
thing which he had on his mind that the
reporter weited for him 10 unbOs1m him
self.
Il sec" the little man said. chat an
invention OF mine has given rise TO a
uaragrbnh In Western neWsDaper
which saws enough about the natter TO
give az inkling Of it without presenting
any lear view u its scope aud useful
ness. While I was living in Chicago.
and Gfterward in Piltsburg, I was struck
by he large number Of meB who drank
ligU0rs and the great Inconvenience TO
which they were rs3t when the wanted a
drink. They had % 20 into saloon and
mix with people they didn't care to meet,
OF they had to carry bottle and seek
some Out-OI-the-Eay corner % get nip,
and take il without water at that. Then,
again, there was the annoyance in a
saloon Of possibly having 20 invite half
dozen other people f0 drink with them.
Besides there were. I knew, many people
who objected tG going into saloons az all,
and another class who needed an occasion
al whisky or brandy stimulant and who
could not drink liquors without serious
physical Inconvenience in swallowing. /
was brOugh, up IN a school Of analytical
chemistry, and it struck me that il would
not be "a bad idea 10 attempt 10 sOlidify
LIQUORS 81 that they might be carried in
the pocket. Being a trained chemist /
knew all about the difficulties that lay in
NV way, ialt I knew the chemical proper
ties Of the subjects / was dealing with
and / began my experimenting. I mem
toned th( matter casually 20 a friend or
two, and 81 the paragraph TO which have
alluded leaked into print, but mistake
was made in attributing the invention 10
= German phy stefan. True, l was edu-
Gated az Bonn, but / am New England
er."
Cutting into the gentleman's narrative,
lest he should deal more in biography than
invention. the reporter called him back 70
the more interesting subject and he con-
tinued
..The alcohol Of commerce, OF course,
YOU know. is % per cent. pure and five
parts In a hundred water. That is the
strongest form of alcoholic liquor that can
De obtained, and l began my experiments
with That, but / soon discovered that j
had erred and / selected three liquors Of
took brandy, whisky and gin.
sNO W look here.' and he took from his
pocket three tablets one inch square.
Zach was wrapped in oiled paper like a
tablet OF butter-sc0tch. UnWrapping the
first one. Mr.. LOugwOrthy produced an
opaque cake an inch square. half an inch
thick and something Of the appearance Of
gIvceriue.
.SThat." ne said, sis a very fine article
OF gin, and il is equal to two good drinks,
/ U.ean the drinks of "a gentleman, not "a
topper Taste it,"
The reporter declined on principle, and
ceasing his urgent 0ntreaties theinveRtOr
tOlk "a bite himself, rolled 10 about in his
mouth a few moments, swallowed IL, and
said he felt better. Unwrapping another
o. the little packages he brought Out a
transparent cake of brilliant green TINT,
bright almost as "a jewel. Ii was something
of the consistency Of what children call
U5iube paste.
This Mr.. Longworthy said, sis prime
whisky. / could give You the reason of
its taking that color. but ] don't want to
bother YOU with details, and besides / in
tend TO be SO guarded in preserving the
knowledge Of the process from the world
that ] shall not even patent it. The
brandy. YOU observe, has lost all color,
and looks like IA piece of tallOw. All
these liquors are unaduiterate,:. for the
process through which they go eliminates
an the material used in bringing about
qualification. Now for the uses Of my
invention. You needn't remind me that /
ann perhaps making a reprehensible prac-
tice easy, for it is my belief that man
who wants to drink will do it, no matter
what he has 10 20 through TO get the stJH.
In that ease l give him an opportunity to
be vicious without unnecessary display.
But look at the convenience, and also
look at this package"
Before going further the professor UNI
fastened a corded bundle which he took
from an inner pocket and showed three
plugs Of the sOlidifed liquor. Each plug
was iudented so that pieces might easily
be broken off.
"a lawyer Is IN court pleading a long
case that eXhaUsts him, or a lecturer finds.
when he is only half through, that his fire
is going out. He can't pull a flask in
court OF before an audience, and in his
anxiety for a stimulant to spur him
through to the finish he loses his grip and
fails. Now by this device Of mine he takes
a piece of the plug he carries just as he
would take a trOche. Nobody Is the wiser,
and he is the better for the help il gives
him. Men i'm theatres are often wearied
by their distaSte for the play which has
an interest for the ladies they escort.
Nothing looks so bad as a man gOin- Ot;t
for a drink between acts and leaving a
lady behind him so mortified that enjoy
ment has ceased for her too. But the
poor man needs something to assist him,
and ! help him at once. just the same is
il i'm the case OflOng walks and rides when
tie flask is inadmissible. A gentleman
walking with lady may enjoy his appetite
without any other restraint than his own
sense of decency. If that won't keep him
within bound. nothing else could. And
it is certainly preferable for a wife to know
that her husband is taking little stimu-
liant in a decent way than TO have him send
her on ahead while he runs into a saloon
for a quiet drink. That l have seen done
on your own streets more than Once.'
"When do YOU intend putting these
goods on the market?" asked the repor-
ter.
As sOOn,'' Mr.. Longworthy said, ''as I
can make arrangement to manufacture
them. | can never 20 into the matter on
a stupendOusly large scale, but with a
partner with some means l can turn out
a thousand pounds a week and save my
secret. / may perhaps manage to so
systematic my operations that l can en-
pIOv "a sufficient number of men to 20 far
beyond that amount, and still keep the
process to myself