Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-09-27
10Th CENTURY MIRACLE
We Are Making $500,000,0O0 a
Year Out of Nothing.
We Turn snwdust into Sugar nnd AL
cObol-We Make Clothing from Pine
Ncedles-Derive Perfumery from
Street OFal md Heavenly
Azure from Old HoOfs.

featured out of materials which thirty
years ago were thrown away rs waste
to-day amounts to fully $4,000 oQo-a sum
equal to nearly seven times the annual
production Of gold in the United States.
Sawdust was for years looked upon as an
absolutely waste material, says Moody's
Magazine, and was either dumped into
stream Of Moving water or thrown into
Il heap where 1t could be conveniently dis
posed Of. During the last few years
process has been discovered which has
given sawdust value greater than that
of solid lumber.
BY the use OF hydraulic pressure and In
tense heat tho particles are formed into
a solid mass capable Of being moulded
into any shape and of receiving brilliant
polish. The only materials used are saw
dust, alum and glue
Imitation marble can be manufactured
from a mixture of sawdust with ivory
; waste waterglass and glue. In Norway
lacetic acid, wood naphtha, tar and alcohol
are produced on a commercial scale out
of sawdust.
Factories have been erected in this coun-
try and in Europe for converting pine
needles into forest wool. This is used
for mattresses and furniture. for manu-
facture into hygienic articles and for such
things as undervests and chest protectors.
The principal use Of sawdust seems des-
tined to be in the production or sugar
and Of alcohol. 1t Is particularly pure
cellulose and easily convertible into those
products.
For years btuminous coal opera tors
, threw away slack as waste. Later 1t sold
for five cents ton! To-day 1t commands
at the mine 10 cents ton, or within 1--WE
.
cents a ton OF the price OF run up mine
coal.
The Increase is due to demand coming
. from makers of cement. Formerly they
bought lump coal and pulverized 1t. FIN
ally one OF them experimental with SLACK
and found it satisfactory and cheaper lie
is said to use 40 tons of slack daily
In the Allegheny mountains there are
cliffs composed of almost solid quartz
rock. These cliffs were considered practl-
cally worthless until it was discovered
nat glass cou!u De maue-ano yer! cheap
!N-froin quartz rocks
II mas been known for years that cofilns
' sombstones, bricks. things and similar
= articles could be made of glass. Nearly
ten years ago experiments showed that
railroad ties which were almost indestruc'
tible could be manufactured from glass.
NOW mat process mas been discovered
tor Ntllizing these cllHs u Is Claimed ina
. glass manufacturers VIII De able TO extene
y their field of operations. There are ever
:, some enthusiasts who predict that th'
. time VIII come when people VIII live II
. houses made OF glass bricks, walk OF
floors mage or glass things. SIT in glass
y, chairs' sleep IN glass BEDS and be buried
IN glass coinns.
, fach largo packing estaoishmeht no"
;, mas It's long list OF py-products' me prod
ucts OF the gray Drain matter OF caves
are employed IN aHectons or the nervous
system such as nervous deoih'E' nervous
eNhaus''oh' d. rtus dance meh'ai o's
oFuer anu insanity
u Inc oiooo OF the slaughtered animals II
congeaied ana manufactured INTO buttons
Iand is also utiIlzed III the production
aIoumen Tor the use or the calico printer
o the sugar rether' the tanner ana otners.
IT Inc bones are used Tor score OF amer
= ert purposes being manufactured mt
C Rhiie ana toothpruSh hanu!eS' cheSsIheh
It combs, backs OF brushes mouthpleces o