The Meeker herald., 1889-04-20
OUR TRICKS OF TRADE.
THE CHEMIST THE MAGICIAN or
THE PRESENT DAY.

VIVA -blo 10 .l1ilH'luish lHc vfaIl's W wv
difIcr.n, grades Of the various articles In
which lao dealt aud rs very few methods
of capitalization aud adul,eration were
known. his task was u comparatively easy
one With the merchant Of the present
day, however. everything ~ dirersni. lie
can depend On III, own judgment only In
very few Instances llo must know no,
only how to manipulate hi, wars IA AS
to uniers.ll Ills competitors. but he
must 10 continually on his guard
to rialr suro tina, tho articles
which 10 himself buys shall b. Just
a. represented. u, Insy bo u dealer In
woalons ard buy hls stock frOm tho
deacon who passes the plato IN church.
Yet ln never neglecis to have his samples
examined - an expert, and anRlyz-d "
neo-s,ary Eat tito stFsns.st phase Of
tho whole matter Is that. 50 uni has
tn custom become. l.s doe, nn, consider
u any ',hs-rtis.a .,u his nciIihor to tall.
this course. and II he finds iha, tho goods
Arc not ~ represented. lac thinks none the
worss OF lin. an.r no has claimed and
s,carsl Ids nubatc. No branch OF trade Is
ir-r frOil tbs fJrlI,s,irail"n. and NJ long
As the rrsultIng article Is not injurlou, TO
tho health II the people. 40 have come TO
accept II without inuriuur. as an incvlt-
ab.s result 81 competition. With such
stat. OF affairs. IL Will r',.l!ly 10 seen ihs,
TIA, merchant, ~ ''yc olIsn time would
now stand slim chance Of success ual.sh
hs ralloi IN outside aii.
sEw AprirErsTioS.
Tie eLrnls, |, rally tho magician. WHO
to-day Ia sought by oHs PARTY To develop
now gdt.lirFailon. and to morrow i, called
r.-on to nnalyrS 10. Ariirl, which hc hes
Just succeeded Ia Einl,c-ating Iii, Ia.
bora,ury b-oorl.s tho ennfcssional fog
merchants oi al degrees. aud h. must L.
"a sl'ra, and --cru, c, the clergyman Hut
lilo power II greater than tho occlcalEs,lc.
who csuuo; rr..d our thoughts. aud who
may kIl1g only villa, NO caFp To tel! higi
but to tho rhcnis; all facts within III.
proylnes .Fp accessible. II VIC arr frank
with Llfa. Ne can r-ui-s easier tho work
which We lAyc Ter hlm to do. II. how
ever. h. has a husplcioa 'hs, anything Ia.
i-cn Withheld. Il. las bat 10 nE..r sn
Analysis ani tho whole sew; !, oi-,n TO
him Ia III, rralm hc h kIns 10 ,ay,
10 tho merchant. DO thus. e and tho buii.
n.A, man. realizing that h,s only way 10
success Ia by following such inlunc,ions.
doe, 10. and IL relieved for 'lHl.. Sooa.
however. 10 learns tia, h- In bcing under
sold. and ono. morc has rc-ours- to tho
magician. who find, tia, ,oin- brother
s-n.n. has stolen hi, charm. and IL b.
comes iirev.sary for him 10 conJurr ny G
mote powerful one. only 30 havo IL. la
'lm". again a'o!cn.
The following Incident. related by dis
'insulahr,! chemist. taay h-p Interesting.
a. hhovlng low % scientifically TIL, biai
nrfs Of Edgii.ra'lon IL carried on Tho
gentleman ncn,i0a.I ~as re-si,,ly e.,n
suited b. = irn 81 oil dealers. who w-ru
naturally anxious 10 learn how !, was that
their competitor was aisay. able to under
sell tlaru. In i.cn Of ths fact that thu
ehrfini OF 'hcir factor, could n"s discover
any s.uitrrn'.on In ih'lr rivals product
I'm aiiai,ais na fao,,sn subsistence en-
forced Ia confess himself ronP!ur-a IN
tho eonr-c Of conversation lie happened TO
mention. quit" Incidentally. that tho uuly
itnpari'y lie had t--u able 10 iinl w, q
irarc Of petroleum oil. which hr had con,
siicrri accidental. The oil dealer inquired
III. atsioun, Of this oil prrsrn;. and on
finding: tina; N was about 81 pr -rn,.. La.
,n-s!iaieiy raii tina, tho problem was
solved Two and iall Per cent. 10 rN
plAilctl. mad, u a iarrcl %! forty gallon,
a dld-cacr Of ono f-ailo-i. nni. by extract.
ing th.s quantity Of All oil worth if;y
coats. ai-i aubs,i'u'ln. gallon 70! al Ia
fcrlor kind worth. ray. ten ccnt,. hla rival
had i'ccn enabled 10 dra" away slnos, all
his trade.
ro,soSors byss
People Lay, become 80 accustomed 10
hndiB. the discussion Of tho subIcc, Of
nduiirra;lpl confined 10 nriirlca Of food
aud drink tia, they arr apt to consider
that this u tho only tari OF u Of any ia,
potinncc. Physicians. however. can toll
different story. For instance. they a.
frequently consulted for dIs1r,icri wh!si
can 10 directly traced to chcaply dyed
articles Of ITcsa. and many Of the rnoa.
obstinate cases Of akin disease arr duo to
poisonous eo!orinR matters
Before tho mr., Of dycins had progressed
much r9oa, 81 they dycing colors w use
wcro PREPARED from simpl. vegetable -x
Tracts Soon. however. the demand was
greater than tho supply. and tho chemist
was called upon for substitutes. Step by
stop ho followed nature lack to her labor
a'ory. and finally was ablo To announce
that hr could produce n, will In unllm
i'cI quantities n dye stun which could
not lo distinguished by any test. either
chemical or physical. frpm tho natural
prodact. Tho substance which he had
mad, was alisnrlnc. tho coloriug matter
of madden. and tho article frum ,;hich Ito
made II was common coal tar. This dis.
cpvCiy worked n revolution In the indus.
trial world. Tho path. once IL had been
pointed out. was easy TO follow. and la
Is''N NsaNNfst'a WV
Of now colors made from this same waste
prodnct-coal tar-un'il at tho present
day any color or tint can Is supplied
from 1t.
Eu. here. too. the practice Of sophis,i. !
cation soon became promincn. factor,
until the question was. no, how well can
dyes be made. but how chcaply. The
process of manufacture IL n long ono. and
great carr Is required Mt every step 10
thoroughly remove tho powerful chemical
agents By which the necessary changes
arc brought about. Hero was tho oppor-
tunity for clicapcning tho final product.
An incomplete removal Of these chemicals
less labor and less expense; hence
tho indiiIcrcn,ly finished produc. can bc
sold cheaper. Unfortunately. however,
these impurities thus lcf, In tho dye arc
In mos, instances highly Irritating 10 tho
skin. and when All article dyed with such
substances Ia worn /, is very liable TO
rango trouble, especially II the skin Is
rhafcd or scratched. Herald.