The Washington herald., 1909-08-08
~ HAT the last
4 few years have

those things that had been previously
thrown away have become a source OF
revenue and I'm many instances the by
product has become of more value than
the original product Itself.
No science has done so much as chem
lstry In revealing the hidden possibili-
ties OF the wastes and by-products In
manufactures IL is her magic word
which has made Il possible to trap the
delicate perfumes Of flowers (which van
ish Ina day. I'm lard and then snare
them again from the lard 10y alcohol and
behold the necessary adjunct Of my
lady's toilet table. But not all of the
popular perfumes can trace their origin
TO the flowers. One OF the most sought
after today has. for one OF its essential
ingredients, material which is obtained
from gas tar, out OF which is also oh
~ consumed ia the manufacture Of per-
fumed soaps and confectionery.
II Is the test tube which has enabled
the Standard oil company, within recent
years, TO make upwards Of dfty millions
annually from utilizing their by-products
fully 200 Of which are used for Inediein-
a telegraph or telephone wire strung
without the use OF paraffin wax. and Il
Is used, too, for almost everything where
protection Is required for II is non
conductor. 1t is obtained from petro-
leum.
Meat packers truly follow the lnjunc-
ton, Gather up the fragments that
everything but the pigs dying squcal.
Naturally the hides of the animals are
saved, for they are worth In the neigh
6orhood of SoO,OOO,OOO each year, In the
United States alone.
The bones In the feet OF cattle are
hard and take a high polish, they
are used In place OF ivory, which has
become so scarce, and toothbrush ham
dies, cutlery handles, and chessmen are
made OF them. The soft bones OF the
head, shoulders, ribs and breast do not
need TO be so stin as the bones OF the
legs; they have more glue In proportion
to lime than the leg bones, 50 from them
aud trimmings OF hides the glue or gela-
which meat has been cooked have lit
tie particles OF gelatin and fat In them.
and these are stewed under pressure un-
til there Is nothing left in them OF the
gelatin which goes to the druggist for
the transparent coverings of medicines
which we hnd are not very pleasant TO
maker, for which he pays the slaughter
man a million and half a year
THE tips of the cows horns are used for
mouthpieces of pipes, but the horns
themselves are split and pressed at, and
used in the manufacture Of combs, backs
OF brushes and large buttons. The scraps
and splinters too small for utilizing this
way, go for fertilizer. The hoofs are
sorted according TO color. The black
ones are used In the manufacture OF
tracted from low grade ores il formerly
did not pay to work. The white hoofs
are sent to Japan, where they are made
into artistic ornaments, for which our
purses are highly taxed when they re-
turn to this country. The striped ones
stay here to be made into buttons.
Dyspepsia is a prevailing ailment with
.he American people, and this has very
materially aided the pepsn trade, as il
has been found that the pigs pepsin
VIII supply what the dyspeptic needs.
It is sold to the druggist at considerably
more per pound than the hog brought
originally. The druggist, likewise, pays
In the red bone-marrow OF freshly killed
young cows, for so many growing chill
dfen require red corpuscle making fool.
Which is supplied TO them by the many
preparations on the market con taining
this product from the red rib-marrow,
for IT greatly increases the proportion
OF red corpuscles in the blood and slim
ulafes all the constructive processes of
the body
The gay matter Of calves brains is
boon to nervous people, for from them
Is eXtracteA a medicine which viii
q eatly benefit the nerves. And there
are various substances taken from the
swectbreads proper, the neck-and-th throat
sweetbreads. the thyroid glands, the par
which are used In medicine and sold at
large profit.
A valuable branch OF the utilization IF
dead cattle is the tallow from which Is
made Oleomargarine an industry which
adds more than $1O,OOO,0O0 a year to the
c0untry's wealth
An important article obtained from fat
Is glycerine, which was once a waste ar
tlcie produced in the manufacture Of can
dies from palm oil. II the candle was
blown out. the smouldering wick used to
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