Garay, Janos

Hungarian poet; born at Szegszárd, in 1812; he was a student of the masterpieces of German literature, and has contributed to Hungarian literature a number of dramas, mostly of a historical character. They include: Csáb; Arbócz; Országh, . He also published Arpádok, a poetical version of the historical legends of Hungary; and Csatár, an epic poem. He was a resident of Pesth, where he was engaged in the University library. Died Nov. 15, 1853. Garbage, Utilization of. Among recent subjects of interest to the public, that of the disposal of garbage, or kitchen refuse, is not the least. It can be very easily managed in rural districts and small towns, by feeding to swine; this method has been largely practiced in cities, notwithstanding its inconveniences, but has now generally been discarded in the larger cities in favor of more acceptable methods. In some cases, as in that of Philadelphia, the difficulty is overcome by burning the garbage in suitably constructed furnaces. This, however, presents the disadvantages of the waste of a useful material and the voiding into the air of an odor from which the best constructed furnaces are not free, and which certainly does not remind one of "Araby, the blest." In other cities the garbage is utilized in various methods. In St. Louis, for example, the water is removed by the aid of superheated steam, and the oil and grease (about 15 per cent. of the remainder) is taken out by the use of naphtha. This material is utilized in soap making, for which it proves Fig . 2905. KITCHEN GARBAGE INCINERATOR. very well adapted. The remaining substance, containing practically all the nitrogen, phosphates and alkalies of the garbage is coarsely ground and sold to farmers at a good price as an excellent fertilizer. This and other methods render this material a source of profit instead of waste. It is estimated, for example, that New York and Brooklyn yield daily about a you sand tons of garbage, from which a large quantity of oils and fertilizing material might be derived. An economical method of disposing of the garbage in the kitchen itself has been devised. It consists of a perforated scoop which fits and closes a cylinder inserted into the course of the stovepipe. The garbage, as fast as made, is placed in this scoop, which is thrust into the cylinder, and is thoroughly dried and carbonized by the heat and smoke of the fire, all odors pa ing up the chimney. The charcoal produced will then serve as a useful fuel. Many of these are in use in Boston and its vicinity.