Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1921-03-30
new SOLVENT
IS GREAT FIND
Removes Paints, vamishsA
ename's and SheKacs With.
out lnjuring Wood
WAS DREAM or AlcnEMlSTS
DleEolsss Rubber. Clues Hy1roear.
sons ard Many Sutstsnces terA
tofors Regarded a. Mos. Re-
SistAnt TO Chemical Acsnciea.

Lincoln. Sen.-New properties of q
liquid described before the students Of
:he department Of chemistry Of thu
University OF Nehra ska show Tat Il
alinos. realizes the dream o. the al
chemists OF old who sought the unL
versal solyeIt.
As described by DR.. victo. Leaher.
professor Of cheyuistr. at tie Cpiyer-
sity Of Wisconsin, who has CONE here
10 deliver series Of actresses O
the subject, further tests have shown
that seieniuE3 OK! chloride as the solv-
eh: is called. is more powerful even
thnn Was Indicated in his preliminary
announcement Ilade before the AE.2r-
lcAu Chemical society.
Il dissoiyes rubbe-. 2iues, ensrse.A
hydrocarbons AID 4suy other sub
stapcgs which Ai,herto have he~L re-
g!riec a. most reS.s,@Lt 10 all chem
'cal a-~nc.es eS~eF; are.
Cgner S-SS-ane Dissolved
Such pro1ucis a. redin-nc4. basel.e
and cunieaNiic, Which are used 40
suhe flutes FOR amber IN tie mat ns
. .t..e STEMS and fyr nuay o;her
iadG rial purposes, S't i-sc eeea
Gn;. apw Regarded as llsaiI',ir IN al
GAO"a so!Yeits are readily di>so! rea
by se.e1ig!a oxycAIgr.de, aocorda. to
tie announcement u. Dr. Leah-r Ey
is lse or,i.cary paints. yaru.sAes and
shet,ars c4u be removed from surni
tEve and carriages aud other objects
without !Btursng The wool, xud enaIa,
els cam lie taken from autosn % les
w.'hoG! affecting tie s,eel body
ITS solvent powers are ~ ytsor-
ous." said Dr. Leuaer. that 1t VII.
reiHoFe tie hituUea rrom soft cosl
hu, will Ha' sitacs the pure carbon
ot anthracite"
DR. l.ealer also sees q military pow
er tn this powerful solvent. US II can.
b. employed In making naote porous
chsrroais cuH;airrd IL the filter nA.
terial OF VAR gas masks. process
known rs ac,i,stloa.
"'T>7lr rocauu. charcoal used - the
gas n4a - 90 uI.:lalei nr Lcai.er. can
BE- acl!y4geG by ibis Ecw rvaScnt hy
treatWstt ~ o'iila-y Temperature
Nhsth - = ccas. .vfaalr a4N<sce oecg
The Older s:ta.a &ci,a;.ou al t white
Acal.~
The vse ~ ar1lyatod charcoal IA .tr
eA'rseii.a oc gasoline 5rp!u natural
.as Is oa0 which Is is'e:cstiul chem
ISIS to-day. and s,.'i leaves sAe gas
sya!lni.'e Tor housvAoJ ard irdu@r rial
purposes. A. laboratory reasvnt,
hr, i~uhe- SAID ;Aa, The properties of
se'cr.tum usyCstioride are 80 unusual
It's, /; Is l!Aciy 10 CGcAe il;o cctg.aon
ese vhveNNer research Is conlac'ei
The solvent. which Was formerly
regarded As merely laboratory curl.
os,ty. is sn!'ns i's place In many IA.
du.irles The original statements CON
efrpiuE It's exceptional posess have
l,acn amply verified. Tho speaker as
sor,ej. hy him and group o: stud-n,s
who have tceu Nttracfci 10 the tsh-
o*ator.cv ~ tie University Of Wis
cons.n dGctHg fhe las, year.
C~ee Waste rroa1eA
The raw material Erua which Il In
Obtained vas .ugc~ waste product
from tie e,,.stra,ytic resnlEs of cn.p.Ssr.
far uu'il rccrntiy the sc,enluns from
ihese eicctrolyt!c sii:nes, while known
20 The cleiuiv, Rs rare element had
been ros At9,~l as s!mo>i vasuelesS
The sul,tuf Itself Is heavy liquid.
and t"a rly n3o-icss. /; Gan 20 readily
handled Ia a commercial way, how
ever. for erre I: Inc universal Shlv-
out" of aicav;ny q caa.G aot lie trans
Iertea as no vessel could withstand
IT.
This discovery az everyday u~,s for
c suhstAtca fesfpel from discarded!
ma;esial Is regarded by scientists as
typical illustration OF the value II
ar,-,a