The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-07-24

lriTine only $500 heat units. was com
pared with petroleum. which gives
10000 to 1000. An important adean-
tase Of alcohol. which applies especi.
any to IFS use IN motor carriages and
ia engines for operating creameries
and small manufac turing plants ia
prenifs biaceut e dFeilinE Is ats
absolute c1ean1fne and freedom from
the mephftic odofs which render hs=
drocaTben engines 50 Offensive 10
many people.
The following list Of the Industrial,
fuses of alcohol In England must be
regarded rather as indicative than
comprehensive. since the spirit isi
nov used in a very great variety OF
ways in the numerous Industries:
Artificial lubricants. furniture polish.
finish, varnish, lacquers. enamels, Gel.
1uloid, zylonite, gunpowders, aualine
co1ors, dyeing and preparation of col
lors, dissolYing resins for hat makers
Ecolodion. goldbeters' skin, filling spirit
levels, floating marines's compass. ex..
tracing vegetable alkaloids, making
vegetable extracts tdryl, manufacture
of transparent soap, duick-drying
paints, preserving objects of natural,
history, chemical and anatomical re.
search, sulphuric ether, choral by
ldrate, ch1oroform, Illuminating powder.
liniments of soap, compound camphort
aconite and be1ladonna, hypersperm
oil. etc.
For Industrial purposes, and to rem
der alcohol impossible of consump:
tion as a beverage, the spirit may be
either methylated or denaturized.
Methylated means the addition Of
wood alcohol (methyl alcohol)to the
spirit Cethyl aIcohol). Wood alcohol
is a poisonous substance. and at the
same time possesses an extremely dis
agreeable taste, which renders it inn
potable. The denaturization of alco.
hol signifies the addition OF such sub
stances other than, or together with
wood alcohol, which renders the ethyl
alcohol unfit for use as drink The
following are some German methods
of rendering alcohol impotable:
1. Complete denaturization is &C
complished by the addition to every
100 liters (equal to 261& gallons) of
spirits.
(a) Two and one-half liters of the
STANDARD denaturizer, made of :
parts Of wood alcohol. part Of pyridin
"a nitrogen base obtained by distill'
ling bone oil or coal tar. with the adj
dition OF so grammes to each liter of
oil of lavender or rosemary.
Obj One and one+fourth llters of the
above STANDARD" and llters of ben
zole with every 100 nters of alcohol.
OF alcohol thus completely denatur-
Iized there was used in Germany, dur
ling Che campaign year 1904, 9S1, 406
lhectoIlters denaturized by process (al
as described above, and 52,T64 hectic
filters which had been denaturized by
process (b). This made total Of g..
IOso. sos gallons ofsswholIy denaturlzed
spirits used during the year for heat.
ling. lighting. and various processes OF
manufacture.
III. Incompetent observation-disclosures,
suficient to prevent alcohol from be
ling drunk, but not to dtsqualtfy it from
use for various special purposes, for
which the wholly denaturized spirits
would be unavailable-is accomplished
by several methods as follows, the
quantity and nature of each substance
given being the prescribed dose for
each 100 1iters t26h gallons) of spir-
It's:
Cc) Five 1iters of wood alcohol or
one.half lfters of pyridin.
(d) Five 1iters of solution of shell
lac, containing part gum to parts
alcohol off 80 per cent purity. Alco-
lhol for the manufacture of celluloid
and pegamotd is denaturtzed.
(e) BY the addition of kilogramme
OF camphor or 2 IIters of oil of turpen-
Itfne or one-haIf liter benzole to each
hoo iiters of spirits. Alcohol to be us
ed in the manufacture of.ethers, aide
hyde. agarcin, white lead. bromo.silyer
gclatins, Photographic papers and
mates, electrode plates, coiiodion, salt
Icylic acid and salts. antline chemistry,
land a great number of other purposes
lis denaturized by the addition Of
(f) Ten l1ters sulphuric ether, or !
utter of benzoie or one-half liter oil of
turpentine, or OOPS liter of animal
oil.
For the manufacture Of varnishes
and inks alcohol Is denaturized by the
addition of oil Of turpentine or animal
oil, and for production of soda soeps
by the addition of kllogramme of
castor oil. Alcohol for the produc-
ton of lanolfn is prepared by aiding
6 liters Of benztue to each hectoliter
OF spirits.
The whole amount of incompletely