Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, May 3, 1920, Page 2

BIG DEBT Be Traced to Effort of i i 1 Some Scientist. in'Varying Degree With Every Article in' Commerce. . By W. LEE LEWIS. ead of the Department of Chemis- try, ‘ the Discoverer of “Lewisite,” the l We Drink, Clothing We Wear, and | Man.) “Render unto Caesar the things that Caesar’s. . .."” Beneath a simple grave in Northum- /Pa., lies the dust of & hum- in America intellectual freedom. #90 a year, yet he discoverad :} laid the foundation of — eurces: chemistry is the most funda. imental science. It has-to do with the ialr we breathe, the water we drink, ,bll.hvlrylngdeme.wlth every ar- |tiele that enters into commerce. Chem- fistry 18 the science of the composition matter, and matter is that upon ;Ifl_ energy,, human and otherwise, #®_expended. © The sclence embraces Ahe star dust of outermost space, the "’ i .qswirling volcanoces of sun gases, and’ -he bacteria that nibble our food. ' - Consider the value of a single dis- dgovery In abstract chemistry. Kirch- ioff, over a hundred years ago, dis- ;. /iwovered that stareh ‘epuld be con- ‘verted ' into ‘sugar by dilute. aclds. By $40,000,000-a year because of that Hiscovery. Perkin' discovered mauve /fn the coal tar dyes. Its value was 4ndexed by an immediate investment of $750,000,000. The mercerizing of cotton has add- od to the delight and wealth of the .world, Recent improvements in the Ancandescent lamp has meant a saving . of $30,000.000 a vear in the cost of Nghting. You may reach for a match *‘as you read this. If so, remember it’s «hemical history, and pause to con- stder its place in modern civilization, Foundation of Many Industries. _ Ohemistry is the soul of the pack- ing fndustry where by-produets such a8 digestive Terments, soap, glycerine, ‘fertilizers. ete, have become as fm- portant as main products. Chemis- try is the fonndation of the rubber in- + dustry, ‘ processes of purifying, vulcanizing, ‘and recovering. Steel is not a native product. It Is stated that the Bes- pemer steel process adds $20,000,000 to the world’s wealth annually.. Chem- dsiry has given us the Davy lamp. the _imine gas indicator, the gas mask and the standardized explosive. Chemis- ' 4rg has given us most of our pharma- :eenticals, 4n. its infancy. Ehrlich made over 900 “‘prsenieal compounds hefore he struck upon those particnlar combinations known as “synsalvarsan” and ‘*neo- “emivarsan.” Chemistry has given us “'‘photography, moving-picture films, fl- luminating gas. fire extinguishers. ar- . +ieifieial gasoline, metallurgical proc- SNl emses. awater-softening and purifying ;' mgents, synthetic fertilizers, insecti- siieides, prints, explosives, glass, paper, “ghe gas mantle, the storage battery, ithe arc light and has stabilized many “‘an Industry by working up inte useful Zproducts every trace of raw inaterial. Cheniistry has standardized food “products and multiplied the soutces vof supply. Tt has attacked and pRr- “'gially solved the population prohlem of “eewerage and waste disposal, and wa- *’“ter supply. . y . Salving Big Problem. /. There are 33,800 tons of nitrogen /pressing down upon every acre of the ‘earth’s surface, and yet our fields are starving for fixed nitrogen, and in imes of war our present source of supply of nitrate for explosives is, to /;may the least, precerious. Chemistry is today solving the prob- ‘lem of fixed nitrogen. ;. To further elaborate chemistry's :~contribution to human life would be {7 to write a technical history of inges- iitrial. development. The other great ! tributing factors have been the or- nizing ability of business men and hetechnical skill of the engineers. tmprove American chemistry, to it ‘more and more as an effi- easure in' American industry, .~ TO CHEMISTRY| ) Lun of Industrial Wealth Can|' hsr FUNDAMENTAL SCIENCE| h- to Do With Food We Eat, Water Northwestern University and |’ Most Deadly Gas Ever Produced by | man, Priestly, ngver earned over oxygeR ¥petity. may forget their debt to the ‘“The United States alone I3 richer giving cheaper and- better product but is a chemically modified |] and chemo-therapy s just | miost 100k like. they were engraved. Whenever he takes a notion: that he wants to go to Hodgenville he walks there and back, & distarce of ten miles each way. f - R R S Largest Whale. The largest specles of whale {s prob- ably the sulphur-bottomed or blue whale, which reaches a length of 90 feet or more and approaches 70 tons in welght. SUBSCRIBE FORTHE . = | " DAILY PIONEER { TIRE SALE! We have a few sizes of tires we are selling at 30 per cent discount for quick sale. These arenew bu otdd makes. Now is the-time to save some money on tires. We have a complete line of accessorits for the. iutomobile owner: - ‘ Hassler shock absorbers: Muffler cutouts. Spark plugs.. Ford Light Regulators. Electric tail lights. Storage Batteries. Piston rings. Valye cores. Mechanics’ suits. " United States and Kelly French commauder, General Dupout and Gongrad Haking, British commwander of Danzig, reviewing French troops Juat before they left Dansig, where they were kept to mllntll‘n order. Danzig is now a free cite. = g 7 ! oad t cen m: 0 ; 3 fensés. The highest chemical em.|GOOSE 92 YEARS OLD, CLAIM % 1500 t» the cuncery, mAr% {n.den Foot pumps. - Bpringfield Tires. cency will make us invincible in com- i e This spring Brunner observed & gan- HPney comb radiators. Gargayle. Mobiloil -~ and merve sad in war. S Publicity ‘Agent Says It Still Lays|ger and s younger goose shielding Tire pumps. . greases, o As- population increases and con- Eggs—Some Goese This Ohlo their old companion while it scattered Tire gauges. Deléo Eléctric Light plants 8ird. straw and made a.nest. Brunner is now watching to see whether his old goose . will hatch out the eggs which were laid under community auspices, as it were. servation. becomes a matter of vital impertance, l(gqflmth-tcleuglm must assume & more and more signifi- cant place in the well-being of man- kind. Chemistry belongs peculiarly to age_of. intensive utllisation of a country’s resources. The cream-skim- ming period has passed; this is the age ef by-products. 5o - Still Much teo -Be Dene. There is a danger that great indus- trial organizations who owe their very existence to the science of chemistry, in the fullness of their present pros- for farms, sumnier cot- Tire patches. 1 tages and small stores. Tire taleum. COME IN AND SEE US Portsmouth, O.—From the publicity agent of a goose that lived at the home of. Adolph Brunner, a merchant, comes the assertion that the fowl is ninety- two years old, despite which important fact it continues to lay eggs. There, to be sure, is no birth certificate for the bird to produce as evidence. Years ago Bruuner bought the bird and extraordinary age was attached to the fowl by the seller. That it is old there {s no question, but that it is on Tel. 474 Tel. 474 L e e Take Stock of Your Home L e T TR R Aged Man Writes Cards. Elizabeth, Ky.—Charles Friend of Glendale, who'is eighty years old and ‘never-would be taken to be over sev- enty, was in town the other day. He still . writes visiting cards for the young people and so steady h‘ll hand and so perfect his eyes that they al- " past and their obligation to the future. There is still much to be done in the improvement of old processes and the discovery of new. To handicap the chemical laboratories of our educa- tional institutions, whence comes the stream of technically trained men, and the- unselfish contributions of pure science, is effectual to kill the erst- while goose that Iaid the golden egg. The -universities cannot carry the burden without the ald of enlightened industrialism. They cannot raise the price of their product to meet the ever- increasing cost of laboratories, scien- tific equipment, high-grade instruction and pure research. No thinking man can fail to recognize that the ranks of the teaching profession, present and prospective, are becoming seriously de- pleted through the nability of our ed- ucational institutfons to bear unaided the problem of ever-increasing costs. It is short-sighted policy for big business to attract from the universi- tles our best chemists, to pick before they are ripe our young men in course of training, or by a lack of sympathet- ic support to jeopardize the future out- put of sclentific research. WISEST TONGUE IN ALBANIA Spring is a season of preparation. The fields are planted; cities ‘plan and build; factories enlarge for greater production; stores brighten up for bigger business; and homes are built, en- larged amd improved, inside and out, prepara- tory to a year of health, happiness, comfort and comvenience. /7 For your guidance we suggest' a few items % be remembered in improving your home: First of all, if it is not already wired for elec- wricity ,arrange for that prime improvement at once. ’ . iAnd if yours is already a modern electric home, give heed to these points: (1) Remew all blackened and burned-out lamps. New MAZDAS give better light—use . . Jeas curreat. (2) -Have your fans cle#ned afid oiled; pre- +¢ - pare them for a season of constant use. (8) See that all cords and plugs on perco- lator, toaster, grill, cleaner, iron, washer, ete., are in good shape. A féw cents spent in minor repairs now will prevent annoying delay when service is most needed. ¢ '(4) Arrange for convenient outlets where household appliances may be attached more easlly. The expense is slight. (5) Decide which appliances you lack which weuld make for greater convenience and econ- omy for years to come; then add at least one such appliance to your equipment each month until your home is completely electrified. Kola, the chief interpreter of the American Ked Cross commission for Albania is reputed by the natives to have the “wisest tongue in Albania.” He is said to speak 18 languages and all of them “wisely.” This means something unusual in Albania. It means that he is able to speak with any of the numerous clans and feud- ists without saying aunything which will seem to jndicate that ‘he takes any side in the petty quarrels which prevail among all those mountain peo- ple. He has been a great factor in keeping the great American relief work in Albania aloof from and above the partisan quarrels of the rough ut- tle mountain state. Kola is one of the very few inhabitants of Tirana who does not carry firearms. Come to us for advice on all electrical mat- ters connected with your home or business. We are here to serve you, and will serve you, and will serve you gladly, if you will give us the epportunity. / IIIIIIlIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIWI!IIIIIllIIIIIllIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIlIIIIIlllIlllIlIllIIlIlllllIlllllfllllllllIIIII =5 MINNESOTA ELECTRIC LIGHT & POWER COMPANY Sever ehcountered one who loated BEMIDJI, MINN. o TELEPHONE 26 very long in a cold bath—Dallas : : s . 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