The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1918-08-08

The need OF platinum In war indus |
tries and In the sciences 10 explained |
by DR.. Charles l.. Parsons. chief chem
list. bureau Of mines. department Of the
interior, in an argument for discontinue
ance of the use Of platinum In jewelry. |
The war cannot be won without |
platinum" says Doctor Parsons. land |
1t Is equally essential In times Of peace |
II our country Is to excel Germany In |
the development of chemical science |
and industry. With the aid Of plat |
mum from one ordinary wedding ring
about 100 pounds Of nitric acid can be
made every "A hours. This 100 pounds
Of nitric acid converted into high ex-
plosives win send a number Of three
inch shells against the Germans and
help to bring the boys back home.
Platinum rings. pins. cigarette
cases, and mesh bags are not factors
In winning this war-explosives are. !
wonder II the purchasers and wearers
Of platinum jewelry know that explo-
sives cannot be manufactured without
the use Of sulphuric and nitric acids;
that the manufacture Of these acids TO
Quires the use Of supplies Of platinum !;
that airplanos must have platinum for
important Instruments they need that
platinum In absolutely necessary In the
manufacture of special promoters;
that promoters are necessary In all
steel treatments; and that no guns can
be made without the use Of promoters.
There is shortage In the supply Of
platinum. Russia has a corner on the
worlds supply, and Germany Is In Rus
STA. Our domestic production of plati-
mum is negligible, while our military
requirements are increasing at q rapid
rate"
Many housewives have learned from
sad experiences I'm loss Of perishable
foods that next to the Ice Is not the
coolest place In the home refrigerator.
To the housewife who has not had this
experience the food administration
gives this advice:
MANY put their butter and milk
right next to the ice because they
think this is the coolest place, but, as
a matter of fact, the coolest place is
at the bottom of the refrigerator. Hot
air rises and air that is not being con-
stantly purified by circulation around
the blocks of ice soon is unfit to
come into contact with the food.
When the warm air In the refrigera-
tor rises It carries with 1t impurities
and moisture which are absorbed from
the surface of the food and which If
allowed to remain in the air spoil
the food. The air which is warmed by
passing over the food comes In con-
tact with the ice, where the moisture
is condensed upon the surface and the
impurities are carried off by the melt
ing ice. The air is thus dried, cooled
and purified. The cooled air immedi-
ately descends TO gather up more mois-
ture and impurities and thus the
process is repeated continually.
"It is advisable to allow heated food
to cool off before placing 1t In the re-
frigerator. If put in when warm II
raises the temperature of the refriger-
atOr higher than it should 60 and
melts Ice unnecessarily. The trapdoor
through which the meltage passes out
at the bottom of the refrigerator
should be kept in place, because IL II
is broken or lost a constant stream OF
warm air is allowed to flow into the
refrigerator"
The war department has opened 9
great storage lumber depot at Gilmer
ton. Va, to meet emergency demands
of the army for lumber. Through 1t.
operation II is estimated that a yearly
saving of approximately $250,000 viii
be effected.
Whenever army constructors In tbs
past were required to buy additions
lumber the purchases were made a
yards in the immediate vicinity. TIL,
average increase In price for this ma
terial over the lumber originally pur
chased for the Job would run from S!
to S12 per 1000 feet. BY purchasing
, In large quantities and charging onl.
, for yard maintenance the greater par
OF this excess price Is expected to b.
: saved to the government.
stock of from twelve to fifteeI
million feet Of lumber will be carried
! and 1t is estimated that the yearl!
r turnover will amount to between fift.
: and sixty million feet. A fund o
, 5000 has been set aside by the wa
l department for use by the construc
? ton division OF the army as necessar.
working capital for the yard
The supply of kerosene will rul
( short next winter and the government
: is urging every user to- do his par
z toward making every gallon to do full
r war duty by giving forth its ful
s measuresof light and heat. Saving ca
a be accomplished, 1t Is said, only
: care is given lamps. lanterns. heater
: and stoves.
s The director of Oil conservation o
the United States fuel administrator
/ issues these rules for fuel-ofl saving
t Keep all lamps and lanterns clear
d Let the light out; don't confine 1t bt