Dodwell Laboratory A. representative, of the "North China Daily News" was privileged fon April "at to view, inthe otices of Messrs. Dodwell & Con, a Sample of "dry" ice", experiments which have, been going on in the company's laboratory by Mr. Mexander Kanzler, the factory onager, and chemist, for some time pas The fee is made up like a pile of white powder, perfectly dry Dut ex ceedingly hard, and those. present
any length of time as, it was stated, ger For rains pressing their
hey were likely to receive a burn, Te was explained that the dry ico is new to Shanghai, in fact new to China, and that it has only pre Viously been manufactured in th United States. It is ten times a powerful as ordinary ice and lasts {en''times as. long, and. the direct tors of the company are now con-nidoring plans for Ite production in commeretal quanti As the. substance. is still in its experimental stage, it was impost" bie to learn how the prices of ary Would stand in. comparison with ordinary joe, It was mention fed, however, that, in the event of {ts being. used in connection with food, there will be no harm as CO2 which is the same as that used {in all aerial waters, is used in the manufacture of the dry ice and this perfectly" harmless, When experiments are finally cone <luded, the dry ice should be a boon to: hospitals, clubs and ships with out refrigerating space, as every: thing is Being done to manufacture it on the lines of strictest economy and thus save money for the pure chaser.
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