MELTED WOOD.
"Molten wood" is a new invention, due to M. D e Gall, inspector of forests at Lemur, France. By means of dry distillation and high pressure the escape of developing gases is prevented, thereby reducing the wood to ft '"molten" condition! After cooling off, the mass assumes the character of coal, yet without showing a trace of the organic structure of that mineral. This new body is hard, but can be shaped and polished at will, and is impervious to water and acids. Great results are expected from this new discovery, which appears to produce a sort of artificial anthracite jet. We should, however, expect the new substance to be somewhat readily innamtueible.
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Auckland Star, Volume XXXII, Issue 16, 19 January 1901, Page 2 (Supplement)
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