Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 165, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 July 1919 — Solidified Alcohol. [ARTICLE]

Solidified Alcohol.

Solidified alcohol has proved one of the most convenient forms of fuel, and is largely made use of at the present time for many purposes. There are many forms of cookers making use of this fuel, and the latest device of this character ft sterilizing apparatus to be made use of by doctors and nurses. The sterilizer consists of two containers, one to accommodate the instruments to be treated and the other for the gauze, bandages and similar material. A small quantity of water in the lower chamber is heated by the flame from the alcohol and the steam therefrom passes around the instruments, thoroughly cleansing them and then passing to the upper chamber, where it has the same effect on the contents of that compartment. The same principle is made use of in tfre construction of a food kettle for the use of aeronauts. The food is packed in the interior of the kettle and a small alcohol burner stowed away in the bottom is ignited and the heat from It will keep the food hot for several hours.