Show Buttons from Potatoes Great quantities of buttons are now made from potatoes It is not generally known that if the substance of the common com-mon Irish potato be treated with certain acids it becomes almost as hard as stone and can be used for many purposes for which horn ivory and bone are employed This quality of the potato adapts it to bt it ton making and a very ery good grade of bt but button t ton is now made from the well known tuber The potato button cannot be distinguished dis-tinguished from others save by a careful examination and even then only by an expert ex-pert since they are colored to suit the goods on which they are to be used and are every whit as good looking as a button of bone or ivory Their cheapness is a great recommendation and will no doubt lead to a much larger employment in the future Interview in St Louis GlobeDem ocrat |