The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-05-22

u15rrors, picture frames naou1dings,
 planes. soap. poiishes, ceIluloid. to-
 bacco, imitation leather. artificial silk,
 preserving fluids, etc. Tn fact there production or perfection of which all coiloI is not an inporlant factor
 Denatured Alcohol.
 l All Of the imp ortant countries Of the world place heavy governme ental ia x upon and supervise the nanufac tnre of ethyl alcohol This ta1 and supervision while affording great revenue and protection to the state. acts as a curb on illicit distfllation. intoxieation and other phases of civic harm which would result were he people free to make, use and deal in their own alcoholic concoctioass As any house. wife can testify, fruit, ber- ries and vegetables easily lend them selves to the production of alcoholic drinks, and without governmenIaa regulation of production, quality and soon become his own distiller or brewer. with what effect upon the health and virtue ef the community it Is not difficult to conjecture.
 In order to further the use of in dustria1 aIcoho1-that is, alcohol for nanu ufacturing purposes and as a fuel for heat. light and power--many gov ernmen have removed the tax on alcohol provided it is denatured-that Is. when there has been something added which precludesfits use for ha1- man congumption. The Unitedx States adopted such a law on June 7th, 1906, and while many sformulae have been
 authorized under it. the denatured a1- cohol form uIa used for ordinary pllr- poses, such as fuel for heaters, stoves, lamps. toos. etc., cleansing material non-freezing agent for water-eooIed motors, carbon remover for automo- bile marine and stationary engines, etc. and which has also been pre- scribed for motor power is as fellows: 1 ITO % gallons Of ethy alcohol is add ed 10 gallons Of wood alcohol and one-half gallon of benzine* i.
 The product of this forrnula is known as conpl letely denatured al- cohol and is sold as freely as gasoline, kerosene, naptl1a or any other liquid fuel. Tn 1907 the average market qnotation for this grade of denatured alcohol in barrel quantities was 45 cents per gallon. It's present price, notwithstanding the increase in the cost of raw materials generally range from 8 cents per gallon in tank car lots to 3 3 cents per gallon in single barrel. The factors in this decrease have been the utilization of new bas- ic material, enhanced demand and economy in distribution; and. of course. the tremendous output incl dental to it's adoption as motor fuel will contribute materially to the es- tablishment of a lower basis.
 Advantages of Alcohol as Fuel.
 Experina ents conducted by the Uni ted States govern ment, as well as for eign governments and independent laboratories, are conclusively in es- la blishing the fact that any gasoline or Kerosene engine on the American l market can operate with alcohol as a fuel without any structural change wnatsoever. But, since alcohol con tains appr oxinately 6 of the heating value of gasoline by weight. an engine adapted for the use of gasoline or ker- osent requires about ITS times as much alcohol as gasoline per horse power hour. This consum ption however, can be reduced by so alter ing the construction Of the motor as
 to materially increase the compress
 ion, and by using carburetor whicE
 will thoroughly vaporize the alcohol
 An engine designed for gasoline ol ] kerosene will give about 10 per ceul