The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-10-12
THE MANY USES
Of DENATURED
ALCOHOL
Arts and Crafts In Germany
Have Flourished With
Cheap Product.

Berlin, Oct. 1.-THE distillation OF
alcohol has for many years been an
important feature of agricultural life
in Germany. the annual production
for the whole empire being, even 20
years ago, about 100000 gallons
Quite 80 per cent Of the alcohol is
distilled from potatoes, the remainder
being obtained from grain, fruit and
the by-products of the sugar and beer
industries.
Up to about 10 years ago the alco-
hol thus obtained was consumed at
home in the form of spurious liquors.
and was exported in its raw state
in large quantities. Since 1887 dena.
tured alcohol. to be used for techni
cal purposes, has been free of duty
and the export of alcohol, except in
the form of spurious liquors, has very
considerably fallen off. On the 9th
er hand the amount of alcohol used
for technical purposes has increased
more than 500 per cent since that
date.
About 100000 gallons OF alcohol
are consumed annually in the manu-
facture of celluloid. varnish, ETC., and
about 100000 gallons in the manu-
facture of vinegar. Increasingly large
quantities are being used also In the
manufacture of smokeless powder
but 1t is in the generation OF power,
light and heat that the German alec
mol producers see their most promis'
: ing future.
Valuable for Emergency.
Some seven years ago an associa
tion was formed with the object OF
finding means to dispose to the best
advantage of the alcohol produced by
dts members. The kaiser himself fur
theirs its cause. The association set
lied the price to be paid to the pro
ducer for the raw material, and the
price at which 1t is sold to the public
and It has also to take measures to
guard against over-production. II
demonstrated to the public the advan
tages Of alcohol as a power, light
and heat producing agent.
Alcohol Light.
A lamp to consume alcohol instead
of petroleum for use in private hous
es has been placed on the market
and fs selling by tens of thousands
sAt cost OF no more thar
the cost Of petroleum 1t gives steady
Tight of 4O-candle power, The flame
gives off little heat, the light Is white
brilliant and yet soft; there Is M
smell, and the lamps cannot get dir
.ty. 1t has been proved that there il
no danger of explosion. Differen
forms of lamps with higher candle
power are made for lighting railwa!
stations, public streets. farm build
ings, etc.
Alcohol Motors.
Equally successful efforts have beer
made to introduce type Of motor t
be driven by alcohol The alcoho
motors are both stationary and mo
Z bile, and are employed chiefly fol
supplying power for farm machinery
pumps. saw and other mills and cleo
trio light plants. In 1904 they con
sumed 100000 gallons of alcohol. Tt
encourage Its use the association hal
made a special price for alcohol use(
for motors, about ~ cents per gal
fOu' hiduopoAN WdbOuo uitNCl W a.
eohol are also made capable OF draw
Sng load of six tons. Alcohol auto
mobiles are undergoing severe tests
lat the hands OF the German military
authorities.
Alcohol is used furthermore in Ger
many for q multitude Of smaller do
Imestic purposes and the consumption
is rapidly increasing.
It has been calculated that the
crop Of potatoes produced on two and
one-half acres of land yields alcoho
sufficient to light IL street lamps fol
IL months, or to drive five-horse
! power alcohol motor ten hours pei
day, excepting Sunday, for three
months.
After the denatured alcohol law
passed by congress takes effect on