The Hawaiian gazette., 1889-01-22

would not cake" in the hand after
so divided, and in few minutes the
most moist sugars would become dry
and firm in their several grades. At
other times we have seen the sugar
come thoroughly dry, and with pull
verified sugar dust, escaping into the
room and covering ones clothes.
All the sugar in whatever shape and
condition it comes, We have found to
be of a different crystal and with
different characteristics, from any
refined sugar made in the United
States. to our knowledge, on examin-
alton without, OF with the micro
scope. We cannot conceive that
this sugar is produced from ordinary
cnt loaf or crushed sugar, ground
and sifted. We note decided evil
dence against such a theory. 1t
cannot be made from imported re
fined of any description, for the i'm
portations of such sugar into the
United States for past two years are
less than the amount of sugar thus
far made by the Electric" We
find that the raw sugar used as above
contained 1854 per cent of sacehar
inc (cane and grape), and that 94.O5
per cent of refined was produced,
showing that all the cane and grape
were turned into refined, except say
Is per cent. If this was guess in
the output of refined, it was re-
markably good one, as at the conclu
sion of the run the unused part of
the raw sugar was delivered back
from the secret room, and the correct
weights of raw and refined, as given
above, ascertained An analysis of
electric sugar cane gave $3.50, grape,
20, water none. ash none An analysis
Of old process hard refined sugar
shows a mere trace of grape. No
syrup, or indication of it APP
peared anywhere. No heat or
smell is in the building, such
as would be perceptible if a
vacuum pan was ever in use. The
sugar always comes out cold. In
fact, everything visible and ones
of the invisible, are such Us
to be almost as convincing as would |
De a sight of the secret rooms and |
me entire process. The prestidigi-
ator produces from his secret room, |
u hat, an egg; which everybody |
at once as the counterpart |
If all eggs produced by all hens;
)ut the Electric gives out from their
secret room sugar, which nobody /
to have ever seen before,
which contains by analysis which
lone other contains, which is an en-
irely different crystal, and which
rystals join themselves together as
t were by touch only, and not solidly
5 in the melting process. This pro
ess claims to be new discovery,
chemical, mechanical and
lechIcal action, not merely electri-
al as many suppose, and condemn
on this ground. We see nothing
in the proposition that
the old should give place to the
ew' in the matter of refining sugar.
5 it has so many other departments
f industry; nothing extraordinary
nat discovery be made to turn
lgar into sugar, instead of sugar,
yrup,. mush and molasses, or that
lis discovery should do This with
ghtning like rapidity if electricity
as a share in the transformation
IN the contrary we would expect
lat a revolution would come from
lactly an opposite and antagonistic
ay to the slow, tedious, lingering,
eteriorating. and expensive old pro
ess on which we now depend for
ne of the greatest necessities of our
yes. We do not know how much
niger the secret will be confined to
lie secret rooms, but we expect to !!
rect the new process" to the light
day whenever the Company is
.ady and willing, and shall not be
Tprised to find it all it claims to be.
We have given considerable space
the above, as the standing of
essrs. Willett q Hamlen gives
uch weight to their opinion. Ger
inly if the discovery is anything g
le what is claimed for it, it will
ork marvellous revolution in the
gar business T. Grocer.