Rensselaer Journal, Volume 12, Number 18, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 October 1902 — Molten Wood. [ARTICLE]

Molten Wood.

Molten wood is reported as a new invention discovered by M. de Gall, Inspector of forests at Lemur, France. By means of dry distillation and high pressure the escape of developing gases is prevented, thereby reducing the wood to a molten condition. After cooling off the mass assumes the character of coal, yet without showing a trace of the organic structure of that mineral. This new body is hard, but can be shaped and polished at will; is impervious to water and acids and is a perfect electrical nonconductor.— London House.