The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1907-11-04
FIRE DEFY|NC LIQUID,
Denver Mans Discovery to Make
Wood Fireprooi.
CoLoRLESs, 0DoHLEss FLUID
Casts but 10 Cents q Gallon ard Ia
Deemed Absolutely EHsetive--silk
Dress Dipped In the Liquid, u 10 Ds-
eIarsd. Win Not burn.

oisFeot WIN Net 0AtH.
Spurred 10 the labor ~ discovering a
liquid applications of which would rem
der canvas aud wood impervious to
Are by the disaster IN the iroluois
iheatcr In Chicago. Professor Carl f..
Kruger IT Denver announces that be
II now able tn formulate colorlcas,
oiorlcss iluh the presence of which
cannot be detected. at the slight cx-
penac of 10 cents gallon. which rvn-
t,ers cusnb,iaiihles with which II comes
In contact absolutely frcproof. aaya
the Columbus Dispatch.
Professor krueaer n German. ak
ty years old. ana photographer. He
has been In that business nlnee 1884,
when he tcgan polishing dagacrrco-
type plates for his father. At that
time I, was necessary for the photog-
rapher To manufacture his own sup
plies. and n knowledge Of chemistry
waa essential. Professor Kruger stud
led chemistry under nr. ycgei of Bcr-
lin and nj that time began expert
menting In the photography OF coiors.
lie says h has sucrres!esf In catching
light rod. brown and blue with the
camera. but viii not attempt to make
pictures fos the public until he Ia able
10 take iccp rci and yellow also.
Professor Kruger. Ia test the quail
ties ~ his fire defying liquid. per
forms number Of experiments. A
shingie Ia dipped Into tho Guild, al
bowed to dry and then dlprei In keru-
scnc. which IL !guited Tho oil burns
and the shlaSie II charrsi but its
strength and aoliiIty arc unaffected
Canvas prepared with the auld In
soaked ia kerosene. The oil burns
out and the canvas ta only hlackened.
except where It has ,seen heated 90 a
white heat and ;lsmeleasly turned 10
ashcs The quality Of tlis canvas Il
destroyed by such a test IA Kerosene.
although IL does not become ignitcsl
4 nasail stick u pine. heavy with
pitch. after being dipped In tha liquid.
was placed across q hartag gas burner.
The pitch was boiled out Of tho wood
aud burned. the iron 81 the heater
grew red. hut the little pine stick only
hlackeaed AMI came oft Of the ordeal
aa solid ans. hard az ever.
4 su.t pine t-1x was sprayed with
the liquid ai.d then stuffed with papers
drrnchssi In kerosene The flames shot
~ through crack st the top. curiesi
around the si.les and ss@taesI 10 10
burning the tox ms paper. hut when
the fire had dlcl DOWN the hax was
only tlacscned. otherwise Intact
Professor Kruger IN employed al an
Arapahoe street studio. He has, bceu
IA Denve- n anl on for six years.
Speaking of hlA discovery. b. said;
There ncezi - no moro ares Ga ;Ae
stage. where women and il.tlc ci.l-
drcn VIII bc burned up. Ia fact. there
nessl he no arss my place. Roofs c3a
he sprayed with this full ana then n
bontlre hugit on them. Fox cars can
te protected aud lumber yards male
lrcproof.
a silk iress can be dipped In this
liquid and II would never lie detected
AMI VIII not bura. have found that
II VIII not wash ont. bat long boiling
viii take cut Tie chemical
I'm tha future houses can be sprayed
with this and then painted. The paint
will protect the 1uld from the rain
and weather and render the house
frcproof. feel very proud Of my dis
covcry. and / have tested II as severe
II l could. I have known for long
time how 10 manufacture n fluid that
would repel file, but left n stain when
applied.
Il have applied 10 Washington for a
patent. and IL I can get any money
out Of II I am going TO take up photo
graphing In coIors. 1t costs money
to experiment. especially in trying to
take pictures in their original color.
because they are not treated like the
other kinds Of pictures"
---------------------------~~-