The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-11-11
Evening Chat

ance does not indicate their origin,
say members OF the Forest Service.
Powder for munitions or blasting. dis
infectants for protection against con-
tagious diseases. and artificial silk for
clothing are among the products OBJ
tanned in whole or In part from wood.
Charcoal. as everyone knows, Is cs
sential for the manufacture OF black
powder. All OF the acetone used as
Solvent in making nitrocellulose pow.
Hers Is derived from acetic acid. prod.
net OF hardwood distillation. Great
the United States for acctOnc used in
making cordite.
Black walnut is 4 standard for gan.
stocks. and has been so much III de.
mand for the past two years that our
supply OF this valuable wood has been
considerably reduced and other woods.
notably birch. are being substituted.
From Europe comes the complaint
that there is a shortage Of willow for
making wooden legs.
Pure wood alcohol is the only sub.
stance which can be converted com.
nercialiy into iormaldchydc. which Is
HsillS uoGh INl
against such contagious digeaSeS as
smallpox. scarlet fever, and tuberculo.
sis. The experts at the Forest Prod.
ucest Laboratory have conducted cN'
tcnsivc experiments on the production
Ut grain or ctGyi alcohol from wood
and have been successful IN expert.
mental work in raising tho yield ana
lowering tho ros' of production.
II Ihis process con %" put on Il COM
lIerC;aI basis. III" ioT"St"ra say. IL will
result In putting the millions Of tons
" conilcrouS sawtiust and other mate
rial which Is now wasted every wear 10
a profitable use.
By converting Cc!iulUsc. one o. the
elements Of wood. into Il geiatinous ma.
ierial. known as visCosc, wide field
Is opened up for the utilization Of
wood waste. and new line Of prod
uctS. varying all the way from sausage
:asinrs ~ tapestry. is added 10 the al.
:catly lengthy list.
Many OF the so.callcd silk" socks,
leckiics and fancy braids Uow on the
market contain artificial silk made
rom wood.
About ninclcnihs III all til" r:prr
which we use is maIC from woOl. BE
sides the detailed Investigations 0t thu
methods OF making aewsprin' paper.
and OF the production vi paper from
woods hitherto unused Tor that pur.
bose. which have been conducted. KRAFT
paper. which coInparc- favOrab!y with
The best on the market. has been y I,
luced cXpcrimentally at the flores [
Products Laboratory IRON lonSicat-
pine miIl-waste.
This kraft paper l. brown in color
and is very much stronger than ntdi.
nary papers. II Is used Tor 4 "aricIy
1f purposes. and, gu. into strips, is
spun or twisted into dread which Is
then woven into onion aud coffee bags.
mating. suitcaIa.i ana wall covering.
similar to burlnp, amd furniture close.
ly resembling tnat made from reeds,
as well ag other ayyiGlCs oil common
Within the past year th' Forest
Hg1tluCtS LabOIalOT,,' has. hy copper.
ating with manufacturers. succeeded
in getting dye mauc from mill waste
Of Usage orange put on tue market as
substitute Tor IustIC, winch VIC im'
port from jamaica ana rcnuantep2C.
There are after dinner stories and
still other after dinner stories, some
really funny and others that bring Il
tear Of rcminIsCencc. Charles Drum
told one ut the Father and Son ban
uuet at the "i' Friday night that was
well up in the first class.
"A mountain boy said Mr.. Drum.
went away 10 theological school and
1 few years later was turned out Il full
tledgcd minister. Ills first church VAS
IN 4 mountain district, far from home
and where the inhabitants had 4 repu'
!atiOn OF shooting flrst ami investigate.
ing afterwards. Th. first day he was
IN the town. Bill Wclch. the bully OF
he neiShborhooG. took artcncc 1T 4
remark made by 81 iiamlin, Il vcnera-
Olc old man. and gave Iiamliu u terri
.lc beating.
"The new minister thought he saw
in the incident material Tor his first
sermon and the next Sunday whcr
the entire country side was present to
hear the new parSOn he preached on
tho dcspicablcncss OF Il bully and used
the Wclch.flamlin incident as an cX.
ample.
: "Wclch was naturally furious and
vowed that OH the first occasion they
met, he and the new minister would
have 4 fight that wulIlu result i'll the.
minister meeting ST. Peter. The next
day near un old still. the minister anu
Wel," came suddenly face to face.
Wclch spoke first.
get ready to die. you low down ly.
Ing parsOn. DO you hear me. Nil
Welch is going to beat YOU within an
Inca of your life and I'm Bill Welch.
'B.b.ut c.can say Il prayer first
lsked the Parson.
Say prayer il you want to. but
: make 1t pretty damn short. for under.
! stand I'm going to beat you in an inch
Of your life.'
"The parson dropped deliberately TO
his knees and started praying: oh
LORD, this Is Parscn Adams talking.
Lord you know that when killed D.,.
Jones and cut Harry Smiths heart out
and knocked out the brains OF Joe
Weaver. that | did It in self defense.
And oh, Lord. you kno whow | felt
! when had to shoot Fred Perkins and
cut jim Ammons' throat and beat Owl
McKfnney's head in with an AK, and
you have heard. Oh. Lord. how Bill
WEIGH Is talking to me, and YOU know