The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-24

LAN All tue haNahla OF
Europe 10 talking.
For a long time in certain industries
heated bauxite has been used 10 make
very hard substances for the fabrica-
ton Of artificial millstones. to be uti-
llzed IN manufactures OF various sorts. |
The object OF manufacture was to pro-
duce a substance 20 take the place Of /
what IA known AZ the emery Of Naxos. |
manufactured by the Greek govern
ment. and about which more braggado-
clio has been INDUCED In than about
anything else. Naxos emery did not
come up 10 expectations. but 20 great
was the outcry Of the Greek manu-
facturers when this was suggested that
the French dealers made up their
minds TO find a substitute. and In bauT-
lie they discovered H. For q time no
one thought OF bauxlte a. other than
useful for the purpose for which Il was
originally intended. But the idea final
~ occurred 10 some one that instead Of
caicinlng the bauxite Il would be
good plan 10 melt Il. This IA exactly
what was done. and In this manner was
obtained a product harder even than
bauxlte-diamantit which n nothing
.less than alumina melted In the electric
furnaces. These were the steps lead
ing up 10 the grand climax. az Il were.
Fhich was followed by the birth OF the
hrst counterfeit OF rare gems the world
ever knew. which even experts cannot
detect A savant bearing the sugges-
tive name Of Gin happened 20 have HIS
attention attracted 10 the matter AZ this
time. and the idea occurred 10 him that
possibly there was an opportunity for
development upon which no one had
sel1ed. he gave the natter very Sc
rious thought. and finally Il came 20
him that the nrst step In the course Of
development was TO volatllize the alum
ina This action was very easily ac-
complished IN the electric furnace the
operation giving rise 10 thick reddish
brown clouds which are 90 lncon-
venlent 10 those who experiment In
matters scientific. BY combining GER
tain vapors with those OF alumina. NJ
Gin obtained rubies by the hundred
The amazement. even 20 the inventor
Of the process. which this wonderful
achievement caused was promptly fol-
lowed by expressions OF disbelief even
from the friends Of the very genius
who had given birth 10 the idea. Make
rubles," they said. What nonsense.
VIII this man not tell us next that
he can manufacture a fortune In dla-
monds before breakfast"
NJ Gin told them all that they would
believe him In time. provided they
would have patience. but still they SCOT
fed. and 90 the inventor went on. de-
termined 10 prove TO the world that not
only was he right. but that his deduc-
lions had been absolutely true from the
hrst. His patience was rewarded at
last. and nov the most skeptical OF the
sooners viii not only admit that ".
Gin h right. but that they should have
believed him from the frst. After the
scientist had perfected his apparatus.
he set about protecting Il. and thus II
IL that while few have been aware Of
, the existence Of the process. NJ. Gin
| has been quietly making Il impossible
, for any one 10 reap the benefit OF his
, brain by Imitation. and has patented
, his process both In Europe and the
United States. In only one country
, ala he meet with skepticlsm In 20 great
, A degree that Il caused him trouble
, and that was Germany. Here the ON.
/ clals acofed At him. They would not
. they raid. grant him anything at all
/, unless he gave absolute proof that what
4 he claimed was correct. What non.
sense Il was. they declared. TO talk Of
4 vaporiElng alumina. N. Gin sent the
patent once large case Of his primary
products and huge boz Of rubles. The
astonlshment Of the ofacials may b,
imagined. The precious patent was Al
? once sent 10 the inventor. The effecl
: Of this discovery upon. The market fol
= precious stones cannot AZ present b
{ definitely estimated. Il Is vell-knowT
3 fact that a nrs,-elass ruby Ia almost Al
: valuable a. a diamond. according 4
{ present prices. Not only that. but I
4 hne ruby IL really a rarity. and the de-
4 mand. therefore. IL 30 great that thel
n are snapped up by dealers a. rapidly
I a. their discovery Il announced. N
DIN has not ye, attempted to marke
9 his rubles. but experts have told hin
z that ne should have no dificulty In do
Il lng 90. because they could not tell then
= from the genuine unless some one els
K showed them which were the natura
K and which the manufactured ruhlei
Il Il expected that the first conslgn
ment Of the ARTIFICIAL gems will be plac
ed upon the market about the nrst q
October. and Il IL also announced tina
they viii be introduced simultaneous
~ throughout Europe and the Unite
States
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