Democratic Sentinel, Volume 8, Number 2, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 February 1884 — Making Flowers of Soap-Bubbles. [ARTICLE]

Making Flowers of Soap-Bubbles.

A pretty experiments has been described bv the well-known Belgian physicist, M. Plateau. He bends fine iron wire, so as to present the contour of a flower of six petals. The central ring to which the petals are attached is supported on a forking sb-- which is stuck in a piece of wood. After oxidizing the wire slightly with weak nitric acid the flower is dipped in glyceric liquid so as to r~ceive films in the petals and the centi; part. It is then turned up, placed on triable near a window and covered with :c bell jar. For a little at first it appears color) et j but soon a striking play of colors coi j menoes. In the experiment, M. Plater, describes, the flower continued showiu modifications of color for ten hours, when dusk stopped observation. Next morning several petals had burst. The liquid used was of very mediocre quality. M. Plateau recommends preparation of the liquid thus: . Dissolve a fresh piece of Marseilles Boap, cut up into small pieces, in forty parts by weight of ho* distilled water. Filler after , mix thoroughly three voluun-a of tho solution with two of Price's glycerine. The solution should be left at rest till all the air bubbles are gone. London Time*.