Show ASHES INSTEAD OF COAL remarkable secret discovered by pennsylvania cobbler Is out the remarkable secret for burning a ashes 8 boo of coal discovered by john ellmore imore an Alt altoona dona pa cobbler and which has excited much attention all over the world la Is out almost every household in altoona Is now using it with great saving in coal bills several well known chemists immediately after it yas yae announced that ellmore Ell moro had solved the problem of obtaining heat beat from ashes set to work to try to discover the formula they were successful and here it Is common salt one pound oxalic acid two ounces water one gallon mix and moisten a mixture containing to one part coal and three parts i ashes and a better fuel than pure i coal Is obtained i the ashes of anthracite coal bum as readily as do those of bituminous j this mixture will upon being placed upon a burning grate two into a coke like mass and deposit but little residue the chemical action of this compound is thus explained whon when an aqueous solution lution ao of alkaline salt such as common aalt Is mixed with coal ashes the result Is that a mild lye is formed which when whon mixed with any combustible material such as aa coal and upon the application of heat gives off oxygen gae gas thua thus enabling rapid com combustion buWon the addition of oxalic acid causes a chemical change of greater value than the first tor or the reason that its results in the formation gives off a ft carbide which in turn gives oft off acetylene gas thil adding to the intensity of the heat and facilitating complete combustion it Is upon moistening a small quantity of ashes without adding cora to really detect the odor of acetylene gas gils and when the th treated ashes are placed upon the lighted fire they wilt will fuse and bum to a fine powder the compound is now being used in many large industrial and mercantile plants in altoona and it la to claimed for it that it has reduced the fuel item more than halt half h has eliminated almoas entirely the question of disposing of asha which has been considerable sid erable where great groat quantities of coal are consumed umed ellmore who discovered the secret and focus focused sod attention upon the possibilities ties that lurked in ashes claims that his patent will protect him in his secret he ile says he be has received an offer from the british government providing he can demonstrate the practicability of bis his compound it is everywhere conceded that ellmost Ell mort haa has conferred a great greut boon lupori upon humanity it is feared that ho be will not derive any tangible benefit from his discovery in view of the fact that hundreds of others secured the same saw results by following his lead |