Show 11 l 1 FRUITFUL FURNACES INTENSE HEAT PRODUCES PRECIOUS PRE lOUS STONES Scientists Have Have- Succeeded In PluckIng Plucking Pluck Pluck- Ing R Real al Diamonds and Rubles Rubies from the Crucible of the Furnace Recent advices from France state that Prof l the eminent scientist scientist scientist and and inventor tor has' has actually succeeded succeeded suc suc- in making genuine diamonds and rubles rubies He employs for this purpose purpose purpose pur pur- pose the electric furnace which has been so Improved that a degree of ot heat can be produced approaching the extreme extreme temperatures which were undoubtedly undoubtedly un un- a factor In the formation of or minerals and gems in the inter interior or I of the earth The rubies obtained are o of large size weighing 10 o or 15 carats and andin In quality and color equal and even surpass surpass surpass sur sur- pass those found In- In Inthe the he earth arth The natural t forces attending t the e formation of ot diamonds seem to have ha been more complicated and so far the diamonds resulting from th the efforts of ot the scIentists scientists scientists have been been- very small but still they are positively identified as the carbon cr crystal the crystal the stal the diamond They are remarkably clear and b bright ight an andon and ami amion I Ion on a small scale as fine specimens as natures nature's own product The electric furnace has enriched chemistry with a whole series of ne new compounds probably the one oue of most value to mankind at large Jarge is Cal CaP o clum Carbide The Th The simple application tion of of water to Calcium Carbide generates generates generates gen gen- the gas Acetylene which Is Isnow Isnow isnow now being commonly used for fOI light light- Ing The peculiar merits of Acetylene light are its brilliance and high candle candle can can- dle dIe power e ease ease se of ot Installation economy economy eco eco- economy nomy and its adaptability for lighting buildings of ot every description regardless regardless regard regard- less of their location |