The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-09-28

/ the capsule while IT is in the sticky, undried
state. When the capsule is dry, which
/ tates some little time, they are
taken TO the cutting machine. This Is a
very Ingenious machine, the invention OF
the msnager Of the concern. The frame
containing the bars enters at one end, passes
along under two circular knives, which cut
the capsule the proper length. 1t Is then
seized by powerful ''grippers." which pull
the capsule off and drop IL into pan. Al
ter this the bar is oiled, 10 prevent the next
capsule from sticking. and comes out at the
end ready for another dipping. The knives
have to be kept very sharp, as unless clean
cut is made the rough edges will prevent
the capsule from joining easily.
The capsules are taken from the pan into
which they have been dropped ami gwen to
| girls. who sort them over, knock off the
| stubs which sometimes stick and join the
''bodies. as the large piece-the container-
of the capsule is called, aud the ''caps,n the
little lid that is put on. For this work they
receive from l cent to l d cents a hundred.
They become quite skIliful at f., and a
good ''joiuer can put about e,OJO 70
gether in a day. They are mostly young
girls-about 16 years-and seem to like
their work. When they have a lot
Joined, they are taken to a sort of a
forelady, who looks them over and throws
out the imperfect o1es-that is these that
do not ct well, or have air bubbles or Dirt
in them. From the sorter they go to the
counter. She takes them and throws them
on a metal platform, which has a frame
containing for most sizes holes for just 100.
These holes are all filed and the bottom
dropped out, which causes the capsules to
fall into box waiting to receive them.
These boxes are then labeled and put in
packages of one dozen. These are again
put up in gross packages. Sometimes, ill.,
stead of putting them In boxes containing
100, they are counted into cans containing
1000. / hey are now ready for the market.
The capsules ara made in seven sizes,
ranging III length from about one inch to
one-quarter Of an inch, and in diameter
from a quarter to five eighths of an inch.
The Cincinnati concern 1--WE might as well
claim it, has lately begun the manufacture
OF new thing in capsules. It is one of a
bright red color, intended for use where two
kinds Of medicine are to be Administered,
where poisoDs are used, or where it is ad-
visable 10 disguise the co tents.
The weekly output of all kinds of cap
sules here averages about thirty gross Of
boxes during the season. This is a total of
432. 600 single capsules made in a week.
The capsules are sold to lObbers by the
different manufacturers at prices ranging
from $8 to $l2 gross. Efforts have been
made several times TO form a combine"
and have one price at which all would sell,
instead of trying to cut oae another's
throats by cutting under from time to
time Up to the present time the capsule
trust" is not one of those things which come
in for wholesale denunciation. One of the
largest capsule makers has held out against
any such arrangement, but it is said that
he is now willing to come in, so that the
price Of capsules may at some time in the
near future take rise.