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Pacific Press Publishing Company · Oakland, California · May 28, 1896

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 22, No. 22.

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CRYOSTASE

CRYOSTASE is the name of a new substance discovered by a German chemist. It is a remarkable compound substance, and has some curious properties, among which is that of solidifying under the influence of heat and again becoming liquid at temperatures below the freezing point. It is the only substance which possesses the property of liquefying when cold and becoming solidified when hot; for altho some substances like albumen harden at a slightly high temperature, they can not be brought back to a liquid state even under the influence of a very low temperature. Full details of the composition are lacking. It is said to be made by mixing equal parts of phenol, camphor, and saponine, to which is added a rather smaller quantity of turpentine.—Information.