Hammond Times, Volume 14, Number 101, Hammond, Lake County, 15 October 1920 — Page 19

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Thursday. October 14, 1920.

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Reducing Cost of Leathers and Textiles by Increasing Their Wearing Qualities.

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VITHILE irarvels hare been pro- ' daced in tnchnical appliances, In craft for th congest of the air, or of the depths f the pea, and while methods of electrical communication have mad 3 it possible to talk half around ttie world, yet comparatively little change has been recorded by ecientists in improving the commonplace every day things ttat people .wear. ' 1 - Yet there la evwry reason to be-. Eeve that a vast field of usefulness is open to chemists, physicists, and scientists generally vcho vrill devote their lives to eeektaipr means whereby the wearing- qualities of textiles from which garments are made- leather from which 6hoe and g'eves are made, and other articles of every day use ara bettered. The scientific study of theso simple things may seem an humble occupation as compared with the work of the inventor who perfects accessories of warfare, or of the scientist who develops some widely heralded elixer from monkeys to make old people yoong, but which less than one in a million has used. Yet the sum total of benefit to be derived by humanity through this less spectacular work is incalculable. The experts who seek to cut down living costs by increasing the

wearing qualities of things in evry cay use, are working on lines to help everybody's F-ket book. What can be done by the scientist to improve leathers and textiles is indicated by the work of Fred A. Howard, a notable chemist and scientist of South FastonMass. Mr. Howard has devoted more than thirty-five years of his busy life to develop chemical formulae for manufacturers of leather belting, shoes and gloves. By many he is known as the "trouble man' of the shoe industry. He has won a reputation as a good man for manufacturers to consult with when they have refractory or unsatisfactory leathers to deal with. An idea of Mr. Howard's achievements as a leather chemist may be had from the remarks of a belt manufacturer who observ:d that the changes in leather belts wrought by Mr. Howard's proc-

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jieu; StrawSe.? as his rule-line, .Cctual szi) rsses would be worth half a billion vearers r-f the cotir.rry : h"L.K. dolars a year in wear to the shoe new methods coir.e into universal

use in the manufacture of shoes. But Howard has not only accomplished marvels in the treatment of leather. His work with textiles points the way for wonderful developments in that line. He has made discoveries of great value to the public health, and has, as a pasttiroe, made -an excursion into plant breeding with astonishing results. . Mr. Howard's first leather problem, tackled many years ago, was centered on the improvement of hemlock pole leather. Since that early experiment, aVout a q-K-rter of a cen'ury ago, Mr. Howard ha3 developed a num-

Perhaps most wonderful of Mr. Howard's inventions is korite, a useful chemical agent which he hsw perfected after forty years in tireless research work. This chemical is said to permanently aff'.ct th fibres of the leather, rendering it wonderfully flexible, and by tests increasing its durability under friction tests, over 500. It renders the Iethcr impervious to water, although admitting air. Many of Mr. Howard's discoveries have originated in a desire to be helpful to others. Mr. Howard rieek;ped a solution that makes gaiments absolutely moth proof. The chemical has no odor, does not p.ft";- t the wearing qualities or color of the material and it cannot b washed out. Another of Mr. Howard's inventions' is a fireproofing solution for working clothes. The chemist has brought the solution up to the pbint where the ignition of the cloth is prevented. A test lasting over a oericd of more than ons yar proves that it does not ret. He has i 'pi-ated a unique chen-icfil solu. ;ion to be sprayed on fine horses and hifehly bred cattle for the purpost of keeping flies and other insects f r m the animal. Mr. Howard has produ-ed a strawberry plant p-rcwin? from 12 to 15 inches hijrh ar.d yielding the stravvbc-Tics on high sterc.s.

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ber of formulae for rectifying and improving leathers tanned by various processes. Among them is a compound to be used by manufacturers of patent leather shoes. The compound is

put on before the shoes are made. about ' ther than any othor man The leather, it is said, will never in the world. H would disclaim crack or break. He has also de- that statement. But to him a piece veloped formulae for makine bnt- of leather is the most wonderful tie, harsh, dry, and imperfectly bit of weaving in the universe, and tanned glove leather flexible and when he find3 thet its fibres hv workable. Refractory leather been macerated r gumed together treated by him fifteen years ag-o is by the crystals of tannin, or havs as flexible as the day it was proc- been rather imperfectly tanned or essed. He has made it permanently damaged, h? feels an injury has waterproof and doubled its wear- been d.ine to or.e of nature's most ing qualities. precious products.

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Anto Intoxication Auto intoxication is caused by the absorption of poisonous substances produced in the gastro-intestinal tract. Its symptoms are: Headache, vertigo, lassitude, sometimes insomnia and fever. Eating while the food in the stomach is not yet quite digested often causes auto intoxication. In case of a disease of long standing a physician oujfht to be consultthoueh. the fol-

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Improving the Hair

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treatment bv means or nign rre vJV.lf Pairsil has revolu

rionised the treatment of dandruff.

falling hair, premature graynea3, ew

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that the hair foUiclvs are not gtxinp either (1) the proper quality of nourishment, or (2) the proper quan

tity. In otner woraa, tne iw.thv blood is anaemic or a proper supply of blood ia not reaching the roots of

the hair.

The former condition, poorness ol blood, must, of course, be treated by appropriate tonics, and, of , course.

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must be attended to. it is as regaraa .v. j .MiHn that the intrr

dection of high frecroency treatment

has effected sucn marKeu ru,w,"I"J is entirely superseding the old method of scalp massage plus local hair, ton

ics. By massage toe scaip was loudened, thus permitting a ?eer flow of blood to the hair follicles and hence a better supply of nourish ment, but the great drawback oftn was that although the circulation t.K hair itself was

bruised or broken, and thus little im

provement resulted, tocaip massg properly performed (i. where the tips of the fingers loosened the scalp alone and did not rub the hair) is indeed excellent, but with high frequency improvement effected in a very much shorter space of time.

STATE CHAMBER I OFFERS AID TO . ! PUBLIC SCHOOLS INrjIAXAPOI.lt). Ind., Oct. 15. The. ' IrJiana Mate Chamber of Commerce ' has offertd every poisib;o asatstancu in the educational campaign to be con- ' ducted In Indiana durinsr th week of Nov. 7-1S. Jn a state-wide (tort to , raise the standard of public schools in our ptato. The Stato Chamber, through it3 manaB;r. B. R. Inman. is compiling j a Hst of speaker. fur ths campaign j and will be abi to .offer to local com- J ir.ittees the sai-vics n a larfce niimbcr of leading- bueiuea anJ proofs- : eional mnu of tbe ftate It U tlie plan to put on a program for school better- , ment in every school houno !n Indt'tna. ; The cuntv supr-rint"ndent in ourh , county anrl th superintendent f f ! schools In the county seat are iiirnibera ; cl a county committee. This campaign j w'ill not be. for th piirpo.o of rais- j !nf palarli!. but will be tor th! p ir- j pofe of getting better schools f'r b.j a t and girls in all communities, cities, I tc.wna and tho country. I

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