Jasper County Democrat, Volume 3, Number 15, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 July 1900 — Driftwood as Fuel [ARTICLE]

Driftwood as Fuel

Ocean driftwood Is quite tlit- fad for use its fuel In opeu fireplaces. It is Impregnated with copper and ocean salts, aud when burned glveh out the most brilliant colored flames. It is asserted that a New Bedford dealer has orders for the wood from all parts of the country, nml even from Europe, and slops hundreds of barrels of It yearly. Various attempts have been made to Imitate this wood by artificial processes, but without success. Uong submersion In the sea water Is necessary to produce the brilllntff flames.—Philadelphia Record.