Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1901-07-20
A WESTERN MANS
VALUABLE INVENTION
Discovers a BIuing That viii Dis
infect Clothing in Family
Washings.
EASTERN MEN SEEK FORMULA
Scheme VIII Stop Spreading of Contagious
Discases-Physicians Endorse 1t
Marketed by Sioux City
Concern.

While the great northwest has. sur
passed the east In many ways 1T still
remained for a 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.
Mr.. L. ID. 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 Twen-
tieth century, TO manufacture a blu
ing for laundry purposes which would
thoroughly disinfect the water In
which the clothes were blued and not
injure the finest fabric or affect their
color.
After making more than a thousand
different experiments and obtaining
q hundred different bluinBs he at last
succeeded so well that he has been OF
fered Il small fortune for his secret.
Two different eastern capitalists, one Il
multi millionaire, besides n Sioux city
jobbing house, have made him PROPOSE
lions which were well. worthy of con-
s~ideration, 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 a small
muslin bag and enclosed in a neat niue
yellow cartoon, and Will make a gal
lon Of the best double strength bluing
to be obtained. II Is not necessary 10
convert the package into a liquid plu-
ing but can be used Just as wanted by
stirring the bag through the water un-
til the proper color Is obtained ana
then the bag car be placed In the car
toon for future use. There is an ad-
vantage in his that It does not freeze
in winter. Another feature Is that III
is not only the acme Of perfection In
soft water, but works just as well In
hard alkali or iron. water. And the
only retails for 10 cents.
Or. Charles M. Wade, now professor
Of chemistry in the Sioux City college
of Medicine and for O number or years
in the employ Of the government as a
chemist for the pure food commission
during which time he analysed every
known brand OF bluing on the market,
when interviewed had this TO say about
Corn Belt Antiseptic Bluing;
Yes sir, ] purchased upon the open
market a package Of Corn Belt Anti
septic Bluing and have made q chemi-
cal analysis Of It and found 1t con-
tanned disinfectant properties In SUI
hcient quantities to render the water
antiseptic where used In the ordinary
way for laundry purposes. l can with
out hesitation recommend 1t as q
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 NOTHING
else Of It's kind on the market and
something which Is a necessity In
every household as the quality OF the
bluing Is unequaled by any kindred prod
uct. l am convinced by It's rapid sale
and unsolicited testimonials, which are
coming In from all sources, n the
congratulations Of some OF the most
eminent physicians In the United
States, as to it's disinfectant properties
and the effect 1t will have in preventing
the spread of contagious diseases, such
as smallpox, scarlet fever, etc, which
are now go prevalent throughout the
country, will this in itself be all the
advertising necessary"