Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-12-04

and is also beginning to be used large
ly as stock food. 1t is the most con-
centrated food we have, containing
something like 81 per cent. protein,
and gives exceptionally good results
when fed to horses and other live
stock in connection with their regular
feed, two or three ounces being given
a day. The Kansas experiment station
has discovered that a disease known
as the scours, which greatly troubles
young calves, can be cured by the ad>
dition of a little of this dried blood to
the skim milk on which they are fed
This discovery is saving thousands Of
calves every year. Certain portions
of tankage are ground UP into meat
meal and largely sold for poultry
food and for the fattening Of hogs and
other live stock. Bone, coarsely
granulated. is used for the same pur-
poses.
In the bone-cutting deparement, an
other branch of the fertilizer bust
ness, are made handles for knives,
razors. etc.. carved and dyed to re-
Isemble stag horn; also collar buttons,
pipe mouthpieces, bone screws used
to connect the mouthpiece Of the bowl
of the meerschaum and other pipes,
dice little square blocks used by den
tai students for filling teeth, for
nursing bottle rings and shields and
bone buttons of all kinds.
In the manufacture of the fine steel
parts of guns. bicycles, automobiles
and other machinery, the steel is
fashioned into its final shape when
soft and then put into box of hard
granulated bone This bOx is then put
into a furnace, heated to certain
color, dumped into water, and the
result is that a very high carbon steel
has been formed on the outside OF
the parts thus treated, making them
extremely hard.
Hoofs are assorted into three
grades; the white hoOfs being USED
for a certain grade Of button closely
resembling me better quality of pearl
buttons. A striped hoOf is flattened
into a plate through pressure under
| heat and used in the manufacture or
{ hairpins: striped hOofs are also used
in the manufacture of buttons. Black
, hoofs are hoof scrap and are used in
/ the manufacture of cyanide and
chrome. Scraps of hOOfs ground up
into a fine powder make heterogeneous
| fertilizer for grapes and other crops.
The tallow and grease of a carcass
: are used in the manufacture of scraps
lat certain time in the boiling OF
soap salt is INTRODUCED into the kettles
which precipitates the glycerin of the
? fat together with the spent I've, which
! is drawn off and from them is manu-,
featured glycerin. All grades of soaps
are made, from the very finest toilet
and shaving soaps to the notified Ger
, man scrubbing soaps. Washing
: powders are also prepared.
Curled hair is made in large guanti
ties, and all grades and colors.
e Miles of Sandpaper Daily.
y The garnet sand used in the manu-
e facture of sandpaper and the emery
used in the manufacture of emery
/, paper and cloth are fastend to the
|, paper with glue. Armour & Co. owl
e a garnet quarry in Connecticut, ant
t, some idea of the extent of their works
may be obtained when it is said the.
y manufacture daily from twenty t.
n twenty-five miles of sandpaper.
a The pharmaceutical laboratory i
S one of the most interesting parts of tn
5. packing plant. Chicago packers ar
n the largest manufacturers of pepsin il
the world Pepsin is a ferment some
S. what like yeast, and its function is t
" dissolve the albuminous parts of tn
# food eaten so that it can be as
j. simulated during the process of diges
w ton.
If From time immemorial people hav
N been troubled with goiter, a disease c
N the thyroid gland Of the throat. Som
40 years ago it was discovered that if tn
thyroid gland of sheep or othe
animals is administered to sufferer
from this disease the trouble may b
relieved. Hence it is now desiccate
% and sold to druggists as powder, an
~ physicians report exceptionally goo
results from it use. Other glands al
desiccated and are supplied to tn
IQCulCdl pIOlSSSlOn ny AluOul q W
III and a great deal of original researc
work is continually icing done
s their pharmaceutical laboratory.
=" The suprarenal capsule, a sma
gland Immediately above the kidne
furnishes an active principle which
an extremely powerful heart slim
liant. 1t is also used in eye surger
and in the treatment of hay fever, ;
it seems to have beneficial effect
reducing irritation when applied
membranes of the eye and nose.
these pharmaceutical articles are pr
pared in various shapes and are we
known and used by the medical pr
fession all over the world.
The pelts of the sheep slaughter
at the packing house are cleaned al
the wool is pulled out, dried, grad
and sold to the wool manufacture
This wool is so thoroughly prepar
that it commands very high price
The sheep pelts are then picked a
sold for the manufacture of gloves a
other leather goods. The hides go
the tanners.
Tons of Meat Made Into Extract.
The history of the extract of be
serves to illustrate the progress
the packing industry during its raj
evolution from the old-fashion
slaughter house to the wonder
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