UNSINKABLE SUGAR.
Have yon ever seen sugar that after' paying a visit to the bottom of a glass 1 comes up to the surface? You can i make some sugar chat will do this, but do not drink the liquid or eat the sugar i afterwards, as your stomach may not | bo friendly towards sugar that is so. deceitful... I The chemical assistant In this trick
is that simple preparation called collodion. The sugar is previously dipped into this solution. This must be done rapidly and the sugar should be held ! there for only an instant. After the i dipping the sugar should be allowed to dry for about 24 hours. i The pre par 1 lump, when dropped into | the warm water in the glace, will eink , instantly, but, as the sugar dissolves I rapidly, the framework of collodion will kprecently bob up on the surface.
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Taranaki Daily News, 2 August 1930, Page 9 (Supplement)
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147UNSINKABLE SUGAR. Taranaki Daily News, 2 August 1930, Page 9 (Supplement)
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