The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1912-12-31

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the announcement that this has
been successfully accomplished has
been made only recently BY DR.. H.
A. Bernthsen OF Germany.
The credit for the achievement OF
this dream OF the chemists 10 given
to Prof. Haber Of Berlin, who work.
ed necessarily at the problem for
years. He finally discovered that
ammonia could be formed from nj.
trogen and hydrogen IL the mixture
were kept under constant pressure
during the whole Of the operation
and was subjected alternately to the
catalytic formation of ammonia at
q high temperature, and then freed
from ammonia by absorption or con-
densation at low temperature.
AS to the future of the syntheti.
cally prepared ammonia and other
heterogeneous substances DR.. Bernth.
sen and his fellow chemists In Ger
many believe 1t to be wonderfully
bright. The soil of the world is be-
ing worn out by constant usage for
centuries. America has not felt this
change so much as Europe, but in
time the soil of the eastern states
will need heterogeneous manure for
the growth of the crops.
A Triumph For Synthetic Rubber
"A scientific marathan, great
and fast race, in which two groups
of scientists working in their labor
atories on the same secret of nature
resulted in the synthetic production
of rubber, an event which in time
to come is expected to have wide
effect on the uses of the natural pro
duct.
England and Germany both claim
the honor of this great discovery
England seems to have been the first
to produce the synthetic rubber, but
ed first that its product is Of value
Germany apparently has demonstra-
ted commercially.
Or. Carl Duisberg Of Germany re-
Gently exhibited in the United States
two excellent specimens of synthet-
icany prepared rubber motor car
tires which, he explained, had run
more than 1000 miles, considered a
healthy guarantee for any tire on
the present market and yet they ap-
peared to be Just as good as new,
and this Notwithstanding the fact
that they had been driven on heavy
motor cars. The original tread had
not worn off, and the only evidence
of wear, in fact, was the seasoning
of the original rubber color to a
light brown"
Its Wonders Unlimited
According to Sir William who in
his laboratory in England has made
many valuable contributions to sci
ence along the lines which he has
discussed with no mention Of the
great part which he himself has
played, synthetic chemistry has been
applied to the artificial production of
many other natural products. In
fact, there appears to be no limit to
the wonders which may be perform
ed as time goes on by the magic
wand of chemistry.
Precious stones-rubies, sapphires
emeralds ana turquoises have been
manufactured by the synthetic pro.
cess and the artificial product, he
says, is in every sense identical with
the natural stone. The perfume In
dustry Of the world has been revolu'
tionized by the discovery that the
odor Of the rose. the lily Of the val.
| ley, the violet. ETC., could be prod
uced through the same marvellous
agency. Similarly, science has fin
ally dispensed with the silk worm
the production o. synthetical silk OF
beautiful texture is another feat OF
the chemist and the process is being
perfected every year. The manufac
ture of drugs invaluable to the med
ical world is now engrossing the syn
thetic chemist There Is no limit to
the possibilities.
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