Rensselaer Republican, Volume 27, Number 18, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 December 1894 — Use of Charcoal. [ARTICLE]

Use of Charcoal.

New York Ledger. ■» Charcoal is one of the most remarkable articles in common use, and possesses many qualities not generally understood by the laity. As an absorbent of .bad odors it has no equal. Placed around articles of food it prevents decay, and preserves them for a time in all their freshness’. In fine powder it'is one of the most perfect'dressings for malignant wounds and those where proud flesh is present. As a cure for hqadache it is invaluable, a teaspoonful in half a glass of water often affording immediate relief. The power of charcoal to absorb gases is not generally appreciated. It will take up and hold thirty volumes of ammonia, forty of nitrous oxide, sixtyfive <?f sulphurous acid, and eighty - five o£, hydro-chloric acid. Some ol these gases may be withdrawn and used at will. The storage value oi charcoal, while it is just becoming known to practical workers, has already opened many avenues of future usefulness, j.