Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-19
PAINTS And PAINTINGS,
By FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

IN and similar substances under certain
conditions There is some black paint
particularly fine black is obtained from
ices anf pressed grapes left in wine
making In Europe. Most printing inks
are made from SCOT black. India ink and
other line inks used by artists are made
by special processes, the best india ink
coming from China, where SCOT, glue
ana camphor are used I'm its manufac-
ture. The artists ivory black is made
from ivory.
tltramarine has a most interesting his
Tory, AS ceruleum. an ancient Egyptian
pigment, still seen in the ruins of Pom
pefi. cairo and Alexandria, where IL has
withstood the action Of time for twenty
hVe centuries or more. this substance was
made by powdering lapis Iazuli. pre-
cious stone found in the orient II was
worth many times its weight in gold
1t is only within the last twenty-five years
that II mas been manufactured from the
base silica, calcium. copper and iron
oxides.
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The discovery of coal tar coiors is the
great romance Of modern science Ages ago
the gaudy flowers and plants
Coal Tar that grew on this hot, moist
r.,.r. planet decayed and. being
covered with rock, were con-
verified by pressure into coal. II is only
for two centuries that man has known
how to extract from coal the heat which
was stored up I'm 1t during the carbonifer-
Gus age. The latent light and color In
the "black diamond needed only the
magic touch of. the synthetic chemist to
be released. This touch was not given
until fifty years ago. when a foreigner
discovered the secret. Now from the
Grinly refuse Of coal heaps more than 4OO
coal-tar colors have been rescued which
are used in the manufacture of so-called
lakes
Some Of the giant railroad bridges of
the country require hundreds and thou
sands of gallons of paint to protect them
from rust and other troubles coming from
exposure to the atmosphere. The reason
all railroad bridges formerly were paint
ed red was because for a long time IT was
believed that red paint was better for
structural steel than any other kind.
Then some one thought to make exhaust
i've experiments, and ii was demonstrated
that red was no better than some other
colors. 1t is said that when the authori-
ties found that the salt air Of New York
harbor was eating away the bronze of the
great Goddess of Liberty they decided to
give the ma jestic lady dress that would
protect her, and they spent $63, 900 for
the drapery of paint with which she was
clothed
The suffragetteS of the country have
abundant reason for complaining about
the decision of Chi
a woman cago judge in the
Painters Daring. sisn painter al " A fsw
years ago the people going to work one
were astonished to see a woman
gowned in immaculate white sitting In a
trapeze some 100 feet above the side
walk, painting a huge sign. Her hair
was flowing loosely over her shoulders,
and soon there was a perfect mob gazing
up at her and marveling at her temerity.
no less than wondering at her invasion Of
this peculiarly masculine field Of en-
deavor. The police did not attempt to
dispense the mob, but arrested her and
had her fined. But she had succeeded
In advertising her wares, for which she
received a sum that made the notoriety
worth while.
The production of mineral and earth
paints in America in 1909 was over $1,000
tons, valued at 1913, 49, Generally speak
ing, the mineral colors are more valuable
to the painter and the vegetable pigments
to the dyer Even SKINNED milk has been
called upon to furnish casein for the
manufacturer of water paints. Mineral
paints are used in decorating china the
color being burned into the clay. Oil
paints or stains are generally used for
outdoor work. but the use of water paints
is growing rapidly, as they are being
perfected so as to Withstand chemical and
atmospheric action.
Tomorrow-NEWS FROM TOYLAND.