Wealth Trodden Underfoot.
An eminent English sc'enfcisb is devoting a great deal df time to the subject of London mud, aud what it is composed of. He is, convinced that a fortune awaits the pei'ion who cm discover a cheap way of reclaiming the minute particles of iron which have been abraded off in the wear and tear of wheel and hoot — and he hopes to be the man to find that; fortune. Ordinary metropolitan mud, he has aacer* Gained, contains as much us oiie-eighth of its bulk of this iron, which is of tbe most tenacious and well-wronght character, on account of the amount; of " working " ithns undergone through constant traffic. No human hammering could possibly have applied «o much strength t-> fche3e iron particles as the " tread, tread" of countless feet; and it is likely that (when recovered) the unique metal will be eagerly sought; after for all purpowea where very great streDgfch and tenacity are required.
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Otago Witness, Issue 2242, 18 February 1897, Page 53
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159Wealth Trodden Underfoot. Otago Witness, Issue 2242, 18 February 1897, Page 53
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