Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 311, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 December 1913 — Burning Cubes of Solid Alcohol. [ARTICLE]

Burning Cubes of Solid Alcohol.

Cubes of “solid alcohol” are coming into use in Germany and to some extent in America for cooking, heating curling irons or small amounts of water, and for any purpose which requires a small amount of heat for a short time. Put up in pills ot- 1 small containers, solid alcohol Is much more convenient than liquid alcohol, because It can be used on a sheet of metal or asbestos without a burner, and the user knows just how much heat to expect—Popular Mechanics.