Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-12
CHEMICAL INDEPENDENCE
OF BRITAIN IS ASSURED
science Exhibition In London Shows
How English Have Won
In This Field.
UNDER spUn OF NECESSITY
hclore War They Had Depended ON
EcrmanX for Many Finished Prod
ucts Raw Material for Which Was
FURNISHED by British, Empire.
nY EATON I.IsARN.


ny EATON rEARX.
LONDON, October 1o.-E,ita:n is
waking up from her mental lcthargy.
fonr years OF war have produced this
napoy effect. As u nation prior TO the
%al. she wao SO utterly dependent on
r.*lny tor so many things that in the
beiieVe that the application of
SSvienfe TO Industry belonged exclusive
70 INC land OF so-calicd "l;ui,ur."
,ne case Tor a3 matter Of fact
i,cientihc indus,rialism had It's birth, IN
thSiand. Lut with that British spirit
.cssiy lct the splendid opportunity
Which was once hers glide hccdlcssiy
Germany was not slow in taking COM
.n.crcial advantage OF the situation with
re result that AZ the very outbreak
o: the war lnngland VAS absolutely de-
nehocnt upon Germany for the very
'hihSs she needed to prosecute the war.
mc 10, c G.; ni has cone however The
,acturcra OF the country conferred to-
;Se'ncr with The result that Eng>Ind
Cc, INC tuioEc can snap her fingers at
NcFmany in this respect.
SCIENTIFIC EaHIBITION
IS PERFECT EYE-oPENEH.
visit 10 the Science Exhibition-a
Pctiect eye -opencr"-which is being
he.d IN the, Il inss College in tho
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me truth OF these statements II is
~ t<agSerstion TO say that the future
- NC Morld hes IN the crucin.e and
nc laboratory. SCIENCE has done much
In the past Dut it's ruturc possibilities
arc ainios, appalling.
certain section OF the people O.
sldnd nave TOO much in the past
.%ohcd do"n upon commerce. which
r, 80. an Is Inc very back hone OF
ye!sus sSd d,yso ns,,on. 10 apply nc mar
ave channels OF industry never seemed
20 occur 20 anyone.
Wen ha3 Il, been said that Necessity
~ thc mother OF Al! mention and when
!'Eitain's supplies needed to carry on
n ',, commercial undertakings had been
ca., on hcG "isc men conferred TO-
themselves.
British brains lavc once more come
on; on Top and tl!s exhibition clearly
proves tina; Germany sill no longer re.
'hin the monopoly or the many ch.ni-
cal eyp.oducis which hitherto she has
regarded az exclusively her own.
The exhibition il divided into .our
Teen SECTIONS covering wonderful
;ahss o, xariety in a!most every ncid
tnc most interesting ti;;ng about each
exhibit is it, tacit claim TO be as good
better then--ihe German articlc
"ar with tho cold intention OF re-
tanning IL afterwards.
WILL HEREAFTER SUPPLY
ALL POTASH TT NEEDS.
rake az an example po.asIl-so cs-
scnt!al in agriculture.
Professor GrcEory--w.,u by the way
arranged this exhibition guarantees
, ,hat british BY means OF. new elec-
trolyt!c process viii liz the future be
needs.
ample Approximation Is also siyen
al the exhibition that British a,.lhue
dycs--which originally were a British
dScoveiE-":N &c restored TO their
own again.
mi tf..t ND u,,:x
Germany Tor many years had an ex
elusive iaonopo!y-ar. now being md.
~ England an0 nc longer will British
DC dependent upon jena as she has been
n the past.
Chemical victories include tungsten,
us"d so extensively in the manufacture
electric lamps: and thoriun. ind!spens-
able in the manufacture Of lncandcs-
cent gas inantieS.
German drugs too for y-nj,h ~,
medical profession was dependent upon
Germany for it's supply. viii in future
be prepared In English laboratories \
valuable aEtiseptics. and although RS
pTlncipal component is only the oil ot
4 common Indian seed. German PROD.
tcers have anassed large fortunes ouc
OF the monopoly Thymol to-day Is
successfully being manufactured in
England.
hands. '''l"
TT The n eThibIsion proves to the hill.
that British scientists and British
MANUFACTURERS have risen 70 AID sue
cesS'uIty overcome great emergency.
and their success viii greatly encour-
age tIoSe who never doubted that
when. Great britain once really woke
up she would bestir herself 10 re-
cover more than al she had los,
through past Indifference.
EMPIRE HAS EVERY
NEEDED RAW MATERIAL.
The British Empire has within Itself
practically all the raw materials need
ed for the manufacture OF anythin@ md
everything she needs viii she have
sense enough IN the future to see that
none OF this raw material finds it's Way
10 Germany?
Mr.. Hughes. the Australian Premier.
said the ether day in London: Before
the war Britain sold TO Germany large
quantities OF materials. WOOL
metal and other things. Wei we do
got propose to renew our trade reln-
tons with our dear brother after
Jaw materials which formerly Went Tn
Germany should be available to Byitain
and her allies"
Another striking feature OF this
marvellous exhibition is the ranid
strides which have been made in surgi
cal nppiianecs for the brave boys who
l!tc Artificial limbs OF all sorts VIII,
ingenious mechanical arranEemeuts:
glass eyea--really works OF ar.--and
thousand and other things, which viii
contribute TO the comfort and useful
ness of the many thousand MANNED mon
here. o
large. number OF exhibits show the
great rcvfva! which has taken place in
the glass industry. all classes OF Eoods
which prior to the war were i'm norted
from Austria. 'o
Yes. England is throwing off tina.
spirit or laissc1-faire under whose
potent spell she has lain inert for so
many !ears. and in tao future she is
determined 10 fend for herself
German monopolcs arc d;s,nn.,r
Ing one by one. and "madc in Ccrmaoy'
thanks to British brains and British
enthrprise, viii very soon become n
thihs OF the past. --Copyrisht,
CVERP0WER NEGRO DRIVER
AND TAKE OWED pon7r