Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-07-18
A WESTERN MANS
VALUABLE INVENTION
Discovers a BIuing That Will Dis
infect Clothing in Family
Washings.
EASTERN MEN SEEK FORMULA
schemo WIN Stop Spreading of con.aetou,
Diseases-Physicians Endorse It
Marketed by Sioux City
Concern.

While the great northwest has sur
passed the east In many ways it still
remained for IL western man to invent
an article to prevent the spread OF In
fictitious diseases such as smallpox.
scarlet fever, diphtheria, etc. This was
accomplished in the form of an anti
septic bluing.
MIR. L. d. Porter. president of the
Northwestern Manufacturing Co.. of
Sioux City, Ia. manufacturers of the
famous Corn Belt Baking Powder and
Soda, the sale of which now is world
wide, has labored hard and long, in
fact since the beginning of the Tween
tieth century, to manufacture a blu-
ing for laundry purposes which would
thoroughly disinfect the water In
which the clothes We're blued and not
injure the finest fabric or affect thelr
color.
After making more than a thousand
different experiments and obtaining
hundred different bluings he at last
succeeded SO well that he has been Of
fered a small fortune for his secret.
Two different eastern capitalists, one
multi millionaire, besides a Sioux City
jobbing house, have made him PROPOSE
lions which were we'll worthy of con-
sideration, but the offers were refused
by him.
The remarkable feature is that 1t Is
far more economical than the ordinary
LIQUID bluing now on the market. 1T IS
put up In ounce tablets In small
muslin bag and enclosed in neat llttle
yellow cartoon, and Will make GAL
lon of the best double strength bluing
to be obtained 1t is not necessary to
convert the package into liquid blu-
ing but can be used just as wanted by
stirring the bag through the water UNI
IN the proper color is obtained and
then the bag can be placed In the car
toon for future use. There is an adj
vantage In this that 1T does not freeze
in winter. Another feature is that III
is not only the acme OF perfection IN
soft water, but works just as We'll IN
hard alkali or iron water. And 'he
pa ckaee only retails for 10 cents
DR.. Charles NJ Wade. now professor
of chemistry In tho Sioux City College
of Medicine and for a number OF years
In the employ of the government as
chemist for the pure food commission,
| during which time he analysed every
known brand of bluing on the market,
4 when interviewed had this to say about
Corn Belt Antiseptic Bluing:
Yes sir, 1 purchased upon the open
market q package of Corn Belt Anti
cal analysis OF 1T and found 1t con-
tained disinfcctant properties In suf-
f1cient quantities to render the water
antiseptlc where used in tho ordinary
way for laundry purposes. can with
/ out hesitation recommend 1t as u
thorough disinfectant and an efficient
bluing."
L. d. Porter, when interviewed about
advertising the goods and putting them
on the market said: II have invented
something of which there Is nothint
else of Its kind on tho market and
something which Is a necessity In
every household as the quality of the
bluing sunequaled by any kindred prod
uct / am convinced by it's rapid sale
and unsolicited testimonials, which arc
coming in from all sources. and the
congratulations Of some Of the most
eminent physicians In the United
States, as to Its disinfectant properties
and the effect 1t will have in preventing
the spread of contagious diseases, such
as smallpox, scarlet fever, etc. which
are now 20 prevalent throughout the
country will this In itself be all tho
advertising necessary