The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1923-01-11

ings and other fancy sheet work
heretofore made of copper and steel
can be readily made of zinc at a mark.
ed saving in cost.
Zinc plays many parts, both il
peace and war, and its uses and values
are becoming more appreciated as
they become better known to the Am
erican people.
American home builders have yet to
realize that in Europe zinc has foi
many years been used for roofing. The
tourist who takes the trouble to in
Quire about the roofing of old cathe-
drals abroad will find that the mater
thrifty builders of the old world sell
ected it not only for its cheapness but
also for its durability and permanence.
Not only the zinc industry of Amer
lea, but every other line of business
can profit by the way in which the
educated the people of that country in
the use of what was then almost an
unknown metal. For many years this
company maintained a museum at An
gleur a suburb of Liege, in which the
hundreds of uses for zinc were exhib-
tied. Full size specimens and models
were shown, as we'll as specimens il
Illustrating the various steps in the
process Of making the finished articles.
In addition, the company employed
lecturers to explain the uses of zinc to
trade and commercial organizations
AS a result of this educational work
the European trade schools teach the
of working zinc.
Use of Zine in War.
Ninety nine Americans out of 100
cessity, yet when we entered the war,
our zinc manufacturers were called
upon to supply it for a hundred uses.
AS copper and other metals grew
icarcer, zinc was the reserve force
hat saved the day.
First, zinc was needed to mix with |
copper and form the brass for the |
hells of the projectiles.
Then oxide of zinc began to per-
orm a great and valiant work. All |
4 the rubber tires on the trucks used |
o move military supplies to the bat
lie fronts. as well as on the much used
nd sorely needed ambulances, were
made in part from zinc oxide. The
teel on our battleships and the trans
orts that conveyed our armies to and /
rom the shores of France were pro-
ected by paint in which zinc oxide
vas a basic element. Zinc oxide was
lso called on to play part that
ONES closer to our hearts. The
oughboys who received wounds at
hateau Thierry, Belleau Woods. Can
igny and other battlefronts were
reated by the surgeons with ointments
nd dressings largely composed of this
roduct, and it was used to protect
nd heal our men from the burns of
olson gas.
Sulphuric acid which is derived
rom zinc smelling, is an essential ele-
lent in the manufacture of fertilizer
nd can be used in this industry and
l other important industries vastly
lore than it has been used in the
asst
Zinc Dust, Oxide and Lithopone.
We are starting up new dye indus
les, so that we will not be dependent d,
q European dyes if another period of +,
upheaval comes. Zinc dust =.
'rmerly imported by us from Europe
now available in large quantities
II our dye makers.
1t was by burning zinc dust that
e smoke screens were made which 3
d our boats from the U-boats, and
at enabled our forces on the battle
I'D to protect their positions from o
e enemy's shells. r.
a zinc product did its bit ,
serving as paint for the interior of a
untless government buildings during II
e war, and worked so well that it p,
ceived as a reward of merit, a place G,
the governments official specifica- o.
ms. q,
Zinc chloride was a preservative for m
ilroad ties at a time when no labor h,
Is available to procure and lay new p.
IS II rendered splendid service IN r.
{ manufacture OF dry batteries and n,
p,
Best Stencils Made of Zinc. q,
Every wholesale house in the Unit ~
States, many factories and many II
her business places use stencils. Lit q,
ally there are millions of stencils in q,
e and the total number of pounds of n
lterial used in this way runs into A,
'ge figures. II
Zinc is acknowledged by experts to si
the best material for making stem h,
s. The head of a large stencil In,
,rlxs in New York recently said this VI,
out zinc: mot only is zinc the on a,
material that does not stretch and ~,
exile in continued use, but it has A.
veral other important advantages. q,
board used for stencils is low in ri
Ice, but it requires the same skilled n
,rlx as a zinc stencil, and while it .,
Il give 20 or 25 reproductions, a NJ
&c stencil viii give 10000 copies. ~