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November 12, 1868
The Jeffersonian
Stroudsburg, Monroe County, Pennsylvania
What is this article about?
Practical advice from the Boston Journal of Chemistry on using permanganate of potassa to deodorize and cleanse old cider and beer barrels, rusty cans, and bottles by decomposing fungoid growths and fermenting matter.
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Cleansing Casks, Bottles, Etc.
The inquiry is often made of us by farmers, brewers, beef and pork packers, etc., regarding the best method of deodorizing and cleansing old cider and beer barrels, rusty cans, bottles, etc.
Chemistry furnishes an agent in the permanganate of potassa which fully meets this want. A pint of the permanganate in the most musty, filthy cider or beer cask and rinsed about a few moments, will entirely decompose all fungoid growths and fermenting matter, and render the cask as sweet as those that are new. The deodorizing, disinfecting power of the permanganate, holding as it does five equivalents of oxygen, is wonderful: it will even deodorize carbonic acid. The only way to remove immediately the odor of carbonic acid from the hands, is to immerse them in the liquid permanganate.
-Boston Journal of Chemistry.
The inquiry is often made of us by farmers, brewers, beef and pork packers, etc., regarding the best method of deodorizing and cleansing old cider and beer barrels, rusty cans, bottles, etc.
Chemistry furnishes an agent in the permanganate of potassa which fully meets this want. A pint of the permanganate in the most musty, filthy cider or beer cask and rinsed about a few moments, will entirely decompose all fungoid growths and fermenting matter, and render the cask as sweet as those that are new. The deodorizing, disinfecting power of the permanganate, holding as it does five equivalents of oxygen, is wonderful: it will even deodorize carbonic acid. The only way to remove immediately the odor of carbonic acid from the hands, is to immerse them in the liquid permanganate.
-Boston Journal of Chemistry.
What sub-type of article is it?
Curiosity
What themes does it cover?
Recovery
What keywords are associated?
Permanganate Of Potassa
Deodorizing
Cleansing Casks
Beer Barrels
Chemical Disinfectant
Story Details
Story Details
Permanganate of potassa effectively cleans and deodorizes musty casks and bottles by decomposing growths and matter when rinsed inside, restoring them to new condition; it also removes carbonic acid odors from hands.