Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1917-09-06

The Oxford Press syndicate values its formula
for making the very thin tough paper used in
the Bibles and encyclopedias at than 81, OOO.
600 To perfect the process required 25 years of
hard work and the expenditure of s1.ooO.OOo in
cash.
A secret of greater value is the formula
for making the paper employed for the Bank of
England notes. This is family possession of
the Portals of Lavenstroke, to whom already in
generations it has brought enormous for
tune
The brilliant cloth of the cardinals robes
the Vatican has been manufactured for
many generations by the same firm of merchants
a Burstcheid Ax-la-Chape1le.
The secret process of distilling the dye is given
by father to with every precaution to prevent
any outsider from gaining possession of the reel
pc, according to writer In the Los Angeles
Times. In this connection rather curious to
that this family of cloth merchants is Of
Huguenot descent and s Protestant today.
Recipe for Green chartreuse.
When the monks of La Grande Chartreuse were
expelled from France, the senior abbot carried
the recipe for the famous liqueur In casket Of
tempered steel. and this never for moment
out his possession. In the open market after
formulate for the twin HQueurs the
green chartreuse and the yellow, sold for
S1.6O0OOO. At the time this Hqueur first
made the recipe written a single fragment
of parchment six inches by nine One by
additional ingredients were introduced.
1t has been stated that at the present time
the mixture contains 137 different substances
And every addition to the drink required ad-
dition TO the recipe
The result was volume of more than 100
pages 1t is no eXaggeratiOn to say that this Is
the valuable book in the world This be-
rather amusing when remember that
the mendicant friar who first concocted the
lqueur regarded his invention with considerable
disfavor.
He shortsghted Giovanni Farina,
who the originator OF eau de cologne He
offered the recipe for sale at $780, A conserva-
tive estimate the total value of its sales profits
since that is $25,OOOyOOO-
Famous Maraschino Cordial.
The Namfs Of cara, in Dalmatia, were wiser.
They possessed of their herlooms a family
recipe for drink distilled from the marasco. or
Wild cherry. When they finally consented to part
with their secret they received therefor large
in cash and land to the extent of several
thousand acres This is the cordial popular the
world over as Maraschino.
1t has frequently happened that valuable trade
secrets have been lost beyond recovery. For in
stance, the best watch oil, 1t appears, cannot be
obtained today because the secret process of mix
ing persisted with the inventor 1t is said that
the last quart of this famous liquid sold for
$780, and that 35 years ago. Since then every
effort has been made to analyze the product In
attempt reproduce the oil. but without success
The man who made IL who alone knew its compo-
sition died and 1t further appears, not even his
the place of his burial is known He
revealed anyone the details of his process
and 1T not until after his death that the real
value OF the oil appreciated
Business firms not the only possessors OF
trade secrets Governments just xealous