The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1902-12-12
FugL FROM srReEr Dial.
a Baltimore Doctors Substitute for Coal
Treated Win Chemicals.

A Baltimore Doctors Substitute for Coal
Treated with Chemicals.
In view Of the threatened coal fam
Inc and the approach OF the cold sea
son without promise OF relief. a great
deal of interest mas been aroused. says
the Baltimore Sun, by the announce
ment that new artificial fuel has been
discovered by Or. Jacob Melllnger.
the chemist. No. 1928 Madison avenue,
Baltimore, Md. The basis may be or
binary street dirt, and Charles A Zipp.
who has tried It at his tanning estab-
llshmont, No. 1903 East Madison street.
says the fuel does all that Is claimed
for It..
Dr. Melllnger was asked yesterday
to tell something more Of the fuel.
and, after some hesitancy. due to his
desire to avoid notoriety said
THE basis may be matter Of any
kind, the use Of which Is a carriable
vehicle only, the chemical compounds
being virtually the heat-producing fac
tors. A chemical test shows that the
fuel has Z percent of moisture, 50 per
cent OF organic and comGustibe mat
ter and IL percent of inert matter, or
non-combustible residue.
while it is true that the fuel con-
tains percent OF moisture and the
best Of hard coal Microscopic water
to the amount of IL percent it should
be understood that in the evaporation
of the moisture In this fuel the action
OF the chemical compound on the mois-
ture IS such that 1t evaporates 1t with
out diminishing the heat, while on the
other hand, even the best hard coal
absorbs from the heat just as much
percentage as the contents Of the per-
centage of the moisture in the coal.
1T is to be considered that in this
fuel the quantity of ashes is not infiu
encing in any way the capacity of
the heating power, as the chemicals
of themselves are the heat producers.
In natural coal whatever residue there
is, is to be deducted from its heat
giving power, not overlooking such
weight as ashes, cinders, slag and SCOT.
In this new fuel the consumption Is
well-nigh complete.
THE high temperature so necessary
to attain any given degree Of heat
requires a draft or current in similar
| ratio to bring about combustion. Nee
cssarily the loss through drafts is
great, while with this new fuel such
4. ~ +bO ooso Onoo n,,,, p11ctiOn hoe
taken place the heat and energy need
not go, as so much waste up through
| flues and chimneys. Highly satisfac-
tory experiments have been made with
the new compound as an illuminant.
"The fuel gives off no smoke, is not
affected by damp storage, and during
| its use the doors Of furnaces and
/ stoves may be closed or open as de-
sired. The residuum of the fuel may
be utilized almost endlessly in its
repeated manufacture, which process
is simple, and for that reason the cost
of production would be very low.
"It is not injurious to health and
no asphyxiation can result from it's
use. It is non-explosive and nOn-spon-
taneous; is not affected by damp scor-
age. and it contains no fatty or resi-
nous substances"
The chemical treatment Of the basis
is something known, OF course, to only
DR.. Mellinger. The production is
placed under heavy pressure, the re-
suit being cakes that look like chunks
of pumper nickel, or coarse rye bread