Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-06-13
THINGS MADE FROM MILK.
Factories In Austria for Turning Out Use
fui objects From Gniahth.

Factories in Austria for Turning Out Use
fui objects From Gaiaih.
The writer received something Of
shock the other day, when, after max
ing what he considered very fine
break in a local bill lard match, he
was informed by an interested onlooker
that what he had been playing with
was not billiard ball but a quart Of
SKINNED milk. There was no disput-
ing the fact either, for the intelligent
gentleman was able TO prove his aseer-
tion on the highest scientific author
ity, says London Tit-bits. He had,
moreover, given the subject careful
study, and was prepared 10 state the
process through which a quart (or IL
might have been a gallon) of milk
from which the cream had been alb
stracted passed before settling down
in the useful capacity of a billiard
ball.
Milestone, or galalith, or petrified
milk, he said. "is milk subjected TO
a chemical process, by means of which
the casein is precipitated as a yellow
ish brown powder. This powder is
mixed with formalin, and thereby a
hornlike poduot is formed cal led
milestone. With various admixtures
this substance forms a substitute for
hundred useful materials, such as
ivory, celluoid, marble, hard rubber,
and even amber. There is no limit to
the number of useful articles which
can be made from galalith, and they
include almost everything from cigar
cite holders TO mantel- pieces. When
you next play a Chopin nocturne on
your much priced grand do not
imagine that your fingers are wander.
ing over what once formed part Of an
| elephants's tusk, for ten to one the
keys have been manufactured from a
few gallons Of that class Of milk which
is usually retailed at penny a quart.
As matter Of fact, piano keys are
now seldom made of real ivory except
In the case Of the more expensive in
/ struments. This is rather remarkable
/ when one remembers that from single
elephants's tusk no fewer than ninety
/ six sets of keys have been cut. How
ever, galalith is now the best substi-
/ tute for ivory that we have, for il is
smooth 20 the touch, retains an excel
lent color and, unlike celluloid, is
/ proof against fire.
+" Perhaps you are unaware that
every year in Vienna there is held a
/ kind Of festival that is called Cream
/ cry Day, and which has Is usefulness
IN demonstrating the very best achieve
ments in dairy products. A couple Of
years ago on Creamery Day Maxi
imilian Ripper, assistant at the cnemi-
cal agricultural experiment station,
| delivered a lecture on skinned milk,
which was attended by scientists from
all parts of the country.
Mr.. Ripper stated that SKINNED
milk is now used for a thousand diff
ferent purposes for the.manulacture Of
sugar of milk, as food for many ami
mails besides pigs, and for a very de-
licious beverage POLITICALLY called
milk champagne. which is SKINNED
milk mixed with fruit juices and
impregnated with oarDonic acid. a
rather large percentage of SKINNED
milk is also separated IN its component
parts, which are then worked up. The
casein' serves for the manufacture OF
cheese, also for glue, putty and other
substances. But all these different
uses of skinned milk did not solve
the question favorably until the inven-
tion Of galaiith, which is just the
material scientists have been waiting
for during the last quarter Of CEN
tury. The insolubillty Of galalith, its
easy working, elasticity, and proof
against fire make it very desirable
product.
In Austria something like 100, 600
quarts Of skinned milk are used daily
for the purpose Of making galalith,
and the industry is largely on the in
crease. Factories have been erected
for turning galalith into all sorts Of
useful objects, and its great strength
even allows il to be used IN place of
stone and marble. You could build
house Of milk if you liked, and it
would be as strong and lasting as
/ though made Of Aberdeen granite.
Moreover, all the fittings could be
made of the same substance, and they
would outlive the finest ordinary ma
terial that was ever constructed. -