New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-05-24

abrasion For example. the wooden sticks, upon 3Sn
product of peculiar thorn found In the Swiss and
French mountains The bark has been stri iI,
inner surface, which remains smooth and hard as
ory AND is 9t n BY aTe never used for
any other; and TWO hundred thousand are consumed
annually The wooden not nng Of Of 6fos the e
during cypress from the swamps of Florida ida;
IN len oSd5os L Ifes the the cypress
smooth and hard instead of roughenng. or swell
ing under the action Of heat a?d moisture certain
OF the centrifugal machines have perforated metal
wrapped in cloths In others, the sides are lined
%n o r"opG fa nGr troushot the dyeing processes
remarks the utter absence of sharp edges, acute
1ne water he 10 one nto the coorng
Mahomets coffin. between heaven and earth. there
These fitted and repaired in the great work.
shop. where general repairing ring is also done and
1t has been said that the silk viii stand almost
the processes required for biue-black the silk is
first dyed yellow then blue then green then black.
mitted to some powerful chemical action-the dark
nothing else Will stand the dye
GREAT AUXILIARY WORKS.
Besides laboratory. presided over by chemist,
who had held important positions in the universe
ties abroad there works in which made all
the chemicals used, except the acids In the former
are analysed for manufacturers the coIors of the
may be reproduced; and it Is hardly necessary to
say that, this laboratory is of the component
parts of this upto-date plant it keeps abreast the
times
In the soap factory which is equipped with all the
latest devices. not only for making soap-and while
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for the fine grades and light colors. in it's manu-
facture is employed only the highest grade Of olive
oil-but for reducing and saving the soap fats, to
Every edge cuts in this factory,
VIII IS ed
the surplus Is caught precip tate by lime, put
a large part saved. The weighing material
is mainly tin, which comes from India in blocks; in
opens it up into feathery that is more easily
gfd +pa c BY h acid the R m is o n
the mixture stirred and blended by compressed
perfect weghting medium, and of the strength de,
sired. The fumes which arise from this chemical
draughtways. Here fifty barrels Of nitrate of iron
the black dye. at an operation The fumes of the
nitrate conveyed into earthenware receivers -
the pottery is imported-and condensed. thus saving
run off the dyer5oms through hard rubber tubes
it would destroy any other kind!
ENOUGH WATER FOR A CITY.
The soft water required is obtained from three
sources-from artesian wells within the grounds,
from the Passaic River and from two-acre reser-
voir that lies beyond the river and is connected
with the works by 3o-inch main. The altering
plant, which is the complement OF this soft water
supply. has capacity of six million gallons day
1t IS not only necessary that the works have an
ample supply OF soft water, but that water must
vast volume of water is utilized through a pump
ing station having capacity of over ten million
gallons daily.
FUEL TO STOP A FAMINE
The power for the works is furnished by battery
of thirteen huge boers-it looks like the battery
of an ocean greyhound-the furnaces of which are
equipped with automatic and Green fuel
economizers. and yet consume sixty of coal