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poor taste, and has an objectionable physiological action on cattle, 

 so the material extracted from such other soh'ents has to be used 

 for purposes which command a much lower price. 



It is a very excellent cleansing agent, as it does not afifect in the 

 least the most delicate colors or fabrics, lace, feathers, silk, wool. 

 cotton, etc., and the most delicate shades of silk, satin, etc., are not 

 affected in the slightest degree when Carbon Tetrachloride is prop- 

 erly applied. It is therefore of peculiar interest for dry cleaning 

 and cleansing establishments, who have heretofore used naphtha 

 and benzine. 



Its remarkable solvent properties make it an extremel}' \aluable 

 constituent in rubber and gutta percha cement and in the rubber 

 and gut La percha industries, likewise in the lacquer, varnish, and 

 paint remover industries, and for other similar and innumerable 

 purposes. 



A Carbon Tetrachloride solution oi Sulphur Chloride is a \'ulcan- 

 izing agent of great value. 



ADVANTAGES. — Aside from its own natural remarkable ad- 

 vantage as a solvent, it has the additional ad\'antage of being fire- 

 proof, non-inflammable, and non-explosive, and therefore eliminates 

 the extreme fire insurance premiums which are charged when ben- 

 zine, benzole, naphtha and similar srshents are used. In a suitable 

 apparatus the loss of Carbon Tetrachloride is very minute, and so 

 permits many important economies in operation, and the products 

 produced by its use command higher selling prices and open and 

 larger markets. 



Garments cleaned with Tetrachloride of Carbon do not have the 

 oflensive smell, as when cleaned with benzine, naphtha or gasoline. 



It can l:)e mixed with turj^entine, naphtha, gasoline, benzine, ben- 

 zole, etc., so as to render these products non-inflammable and non- 

 explosive at an ordinary temperature, making it of desired interest 

 to those who are obliged to use considerable quantities of these 

 named solvents. 



PACKAGES. — Carbon Tetrachloride is packed originally in steel 

 drums holding approximately 650 lbs. and 1350 lbs. respectively, 

 but is also packed in small drums weighing 215 lbs., also in lo-gal.. 

 5-gal., 2-gal. and i-gal. cans, weighing approximately 140 lbs., 68 

 lbs., 27 lbs., and 14 lbs., respectively. 



