The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1900-08-03

Ifeen ana pink laver are sometimes
used in soups, and murlns are eaten
in Ireland In Wales scawced fried
in oil Is common article Of diet
while in London IL finds It's way tn
the tables boiled like greens. Dulse
Is species Of ware which, even in its
raw state. Is far from being unpal-
atahle, while the opinion is held in
some Highland quarters that dish
OF dulse, boiled in milk, Is 1t To set
before king. Every ITcbridcan
youth Is Il cOnnuisscur OF the edible
properties Of tangle; preference is
usually shown for the root OF the
plant, being swecter than the stem.
In China and japan seaweed is largely
used for food. and for special varieties
very large prices are obtainable. Two
NJ these edible seaweeds, green and
pink laver. both British species. are
worth in Yokohama no less than 4
shillings per pound =. 1t may here be
noted that, unlike the fungi, there ale
no poisonous species of seaweed. The
gclatinous principle in certain kinds
Of ware is Of special value in making
jelly. Irish moss. which Is exported
from Ireland To this country and Ger
many, belongs to this species, and
from another variety is obtained the
substance known as gclose or Japa-
ncse islnglass.
The new substance, algin, is equally
applicable for thickeniGg soups and
puddings as for conversion into
jelly in conjunction with gelOse or
gelatine, and in these forms will he OF
special interest to the careful hOuse-
wife; while it bids fair to supplant
gum arabic in the affections Of the
smaller fry Of the household as the
chief constituent Of the succulent jn-
lube. .r5f-
To the engineer algin presents an
article which is especially serviccable
for preventing the incrustatiOn Ol
boilers, while, with seawecd charcoal
IL has already been largely applied un
der the name Of carbon cement fol
covering boilers. charcoal being the
most solid nOncOnductOr OF heat at
present known.
| Algic celulOse is also capable OF be-
ing employed commercially. This
substance, called agulosc, Is suscepti-
BILE Of easy bleaching, and can be har-
dened, turned and polished without
difficulty. 1t makes an excellent pa.
per, tough and transparent, but fiber
less. AS a cheap noncOnductOr Of
electricity, in combination with shell
lac, is of proved value.
The recent application OF the prop
critics of seawecd in the alginic form
has been in the department Of medi-
cine. 1t has been discovered that the
use OF alginatc Of iron has been fol-
lowed by highly satisfactory results
in cases OF hitherto incurable anaelnia
and chlorosis. The preparation has
now passed from the experimental
stage, and at the present day alginoid
iron is being manufactured as a ther.
dpntic agent.
1t is thought that even the uses
which have been emu nerated do not
exhaust the economic value OF sea-
weed. Science may, not mprobably,
yet discover fresh outlets for the re-
markable properties OF the plant. But
1t will take time to make markets for
the products which have already been
discovered. The supply OF the raw
material Is inexhaustible, for scaweed
grows all the more luxnriantly the
more frequently 1t is cut. The de.
mand for its products is alone required
to stimulate renewed activity In col
lecting the ware, and thus provide re.
munerative employment to those who
need it SO much.
| 1t will thus be seen that the pros
poets Of seawecd becoming once
more a valuable article OF commerce
are encouraging.