The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-10-11
Acid Tanned Leather When
Not Properly Prepared Is
Considered Dangerous.
BLOOD POISONING A RESULT
CHRONIC ACID TREATMENT is
OWEN LEATHER TO MAKE IT 40
NEARLY 40 POSSIBLE WATER.
pRooF-NoT ENTIRE SUCCESS.

London, Oct. 11.-Beware OF cheap
boots. In their leather. II tanned by
a recently utilized scientific process.
there may Turk q grave danger to
health.
Blood poisoning In the danger to
be feared. and according to an ex-
pert's opinion blood poisoning in a
form extremely difficult to cure.
In the north Of England q case Of
blood poisoning from this cause has
just been reported, and the victim, an
inspector Of the National Society for
the Prevention Of Cruelty to Children.
was rendered very seriously Ill.
While attending a police court
wearing a pair of boots of the kind
warned against he collapsed. and his
skin turned from its natural color to
!blue and then to black.
He was taken to hospital and oxy-
gen had to be administered to revive
him and It was not until week AZ.
)terward that he was well enough to
be sent home.
/: Chronic Acid Causes Trouble.
Tanning leather by means OF chro-
mic acid IL the source of the trouble.
ALeathersellers' Company Technical
college described the dangers of this
form of tanning.
The process was invented by Prof
'Schultz In 1887. and 1t 10 known as
chronic tanning. At that time they
could not make II apractical success.
and IL remained In the experimental
stage for many years.
An American firm then took It
up and II 10 now the pioneer OF the
process. The poisoning 10 due to
ming 10 not carefully done.
THE skin first goes into bath Of
;chromic acid. and IL then changed
from the acid to base.bath In which
the acid 10 neutralized by reduction
with hypo-sulphite. II the chronic
acid 10 thoroughly neutralixed the
leather II then perfectly safe and
harmless.
But II any free chronic acid 10 left
in the leather blood poisoning may re.
suit. and In the manufacture of the
cheaper grades Of leather there Is a
danger that the process may motto be
completely carried out.
I'm Q factory a man who works at
the chronic acid bath IL generally put
TO work at the reducing bath also. 90
that any chronic acid In his hands
emay be neutralised. II II 10 not he
gets chronic sores. which are very
dangerous and are dinicult to cure
Lanoline IL largely used and recon-
mended now.
{ Chronic tanning 10 generally used
Hor upper leather and not often for
soles. because when wet 1t gets very
slippery.
A large number of tanners are now
giving up the old process for the
chrome for light leather. but II Is not
yet very popular with heavy manu-
.facturers.
II have heard of continual com.
plants that II draws the feet bad.
py."
Chrome tanning 10 the latest word
In tanning In England" the manager
Of well known Strand firm Of sad.
dlers said. I'VE only use II for one
particular strap on saddles which 30
to South America. and then It 10 30
padded that II touches neither horse
nor rider
1.-THE process makes the leather as
nearly ~ possible waterproof. It 10
still In its infancy.
III chrome tanning 10 properly done
there ought to be no danger. but II
done hastily by unqualified people.
chronic acid and other chemicals are