The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-26

by crop in the air from finger tip or other
point Of support produced flne Tiaments re-
sembing raw silk as ii is reeled OH from
the cocoon. Rejecting upon this, ne con-
ceived the idea of ejecting the solutlon
through numbers of fine openings IN httle
glass tubes inserted in the bottom or re-
ceptacle, and of Keeling off the nlaments
formed when the beads or drops appearing
on the ends of the tubes were touched.
Many experiments, of course, were mace,
and many failures encountered, before maj
success was attained; but recent informa-
ton conveys the belief that the future COM
mercial success of the artificial silk prod
uct is now assured. This material can be
produced from a celluloid base in unlimited
quantity at a cost which will probably make
adulteration of artificial silk Improbable.
Many silk goods at the present day actual
ly contain a greater weight per yard of tin
than of silk: This has been proven by
analysis and the woven silken materials
which when free from such adulterants are
the most durable of all fabrics are now Oft
en- the most periShable.
Some years ago the importation of indigo
into England averaged $10,O0O,0 0o year, and
the total production was estimated to be at
least twice that amount About. ESQ Prof.
Adolph Baezer a German chemist, discoy-
cred how to make indigo artiticially; and al
though we believe his process has not prov
en- as successful as was anticipated, II must
nary aniline cOlOrS and the improvements
which have been made in fixing them
gamut of all the desirable colors and of the
most brilliant and beautiful shades. The
greatest of all prizes are awaiting those dis
coveries which shall prove most beneficial
to the health and happiness of the human
race. The chemist who shall, for instance
discover the means of artificially producing
cinchonine and quinia-Which are now OBJ
tanned from the bark of the cinchona tree
and from morphia obtained from the juice of
the poppy-Of which enormous quantities are
annually consumed. will not only be assured
of fortune but of fame. AS these alkaloids
are all true salts formed by the union of
an organic acid and a base, there appears
to be no inSuperable reason why they may
not be produced economically in the labor
atory of the chemist as well as in the labor
atory of nature. The energies of American
discoveries and inventors have heretofore
proceeded along other lines which proffer
quicker returns with less expenditure CT te-
dioua labor. They have thus developed to a
principles to the useful arts, and have I'M
proved mechanism in every detail. The dy-
namo is, in this sense, an American Crea-
ton; and it is not at all improbable that
when the hurry and rush incident to making
practical applications OF electricity TO rail-
WAYS and other similar unitarian purposes
shall have subsidized the electric current will
then be employed in way never before
contemDlat ed-namely, in the building UP,
atom by atom, cell by cell, of the organic
structures which nature alone knows how
mystic veil, a new vision will appear before
the astonishcd gaze of mankind. 1t is at the
present moment beyond the power of man
to imagine-much less to See-the end IF the
vista which has already been opened to view
through the marvellous researches or the
chemists fleeing glimpses of which we
have endeaVOred to give to our red LEES.