Show Chemist Makes Mercurial Gold NEW YORK Feb 6 Announce Announce Announcement ment mont was made today by the American American Ameri Amen can Chemical society that accordIng accordIng according accord- accord Ing to advices from Told Tokio 0 Professor sor sOn Hantaro taro Hal Japanese scientist has transmuted mercury Into goldA gold A picture ot the of the gold which he is said to have produced produced produced pro pro- from the mercury has been taken talen it was reported The process used is described as follows By using a mercury lamp the anode of which is exposed in air for more than hours under the electromotive force of volts Professor obtained about 0 05 5 gram of soot from which one ono milligram of gold was isolated A white metal has been found In the soot which is la supposed to belong r to the platinum group I For fifteen fifteen years Professor has studied spectrum I lines of mercury It was stated He lie Heis Heis lieIs I is connected with the Tokio Imperial imperial imperial Impe impe- rial university and the institute of physical and nd chemical research I The process he Is said to have I used is similar to that used by scientists scientists enlists in this country and Germany Germany Ger Ger- many many to accomplish the same re reI result re- re I suIt sult |