The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1913-07-17
THE PSYCHOLOGY OF ZINC
Mining and Scientific Press.)

and has 10 do with every day, There
is a little foundation for the SUPPOSE
ton that zinc has properties which
make its separation from other metals
difficult, or thai there is some great
difficulty in smelling.
Peculiarites Of Zinc.
Zinc has indeed two properties
which impose special conditions on Its
metallurgy: the temperature at which
II IL reduced by carbon Is above Its
boiling point and consequently as re-
duced 1t exists as a gas, In which
state 1t is easily oxidized. Both of
these properties also belong to mer-
curry. which is smelted from much
has properties which make Its smelt-
ing very simple Isolated by volatil-
izatlon 1t is easily separated from
It's metallic and earthly associates, and
it Is in fact the only metal which |
know of. which Is commonly used In
! the arts Just as 1t comes from the
smelling furnace. The temperature
needed to reduce 1t Is moderate, that
Is, about the same as In the simplest
lead smelling process. much less than
is required to smelt iron. copper nick
81, or aluminium, or than Is constantly
employed in working up iron and steel
products.
Cling to Old Methods.
Shelters in other branches of metal
lurgy show willingness to discard
furnaces and machinery known to be
obsolete. They experiment to find
something better. They are willing to
build furnaces which they know are
not perfect, but will have to be dis
carded or improved later to get the
best results or meet changed conditi-
ons. Change does not repel ther1
But zinc smelters cling to their pre-
cious pottery, to their petty charges
and skilled practices of a Evolutionary
art to their costly but perfected roast
ings, and they shudder at any suggest
ion of change. II is said zinc sme't-
ing was invented In China several
hundred years ago 1t has been also
said that zinc industry Is a backward
one; it is rather perfect one. am
inclined to think that all of it's skill
and most of its technical knowledge
Is to be found with its manual WORKERS.
At a consultation held between Its
family physicians and one or two out
side specialists called In for the sake
of appearances. mutterings very much
as follows would be heard from the
several participants: zone of arrest
cd development---congen detect
documentary conditions-Nocationai
disease inherited --incurabe hope
less will live indefinitely--no SUFFERING
nanny as a child---inherited wealth
sad case" The consultation VIII
he secret, for everything connected
with decorous secrecy. II VIII pc
painstaking and detailed, for every
thing connected with zinc Is In perfece
detail and everything is done with
pains.
None to Offend.
think there are no zinc sheiters
on the Pacific coast of this continent
and no friends of the family whose
feelings might be hurt by the lhd's-
erect admissions | am making TO 'he
Press. and China is long way OF
from here. whether one goes east OF
one goes west and news travels SLOW
w in the zinc world These are reei-
inrs of traditional reverence WHICH
EVERYONE should avoid shocking, m
tentionally or otherwise. don't want
to be thought uncharitable or unk'nd'
There are cases which are sadder ina"
death: they should be spoken OF IN pr'-
vate. and with hushed voices nope
NV voice is not too loud. Sorro" ior
tbe stricken must find place IN every
bosom capable Of human feeilnR' "''
The inevitable must be faced so'ne-
how. Reaulescat in pace.
u T. CTERC.