i »>\l|'Il \ 1 It »\ . The contraction ranged fnmt.iS in i-inch bars to . i i in .p-ineh bars. This east. was made under the supervision <>f Mr. |. S. Seamen. The iron used for cast F consisted of shop scrap mixed with old grille bars, r u s t y t h i u malleable scrap, and a white weak pu.» iron, melted in a V :! .!, " eupo];i. Tin- m i x t u re ;' "'', /. :. ;;ave a perfectly white t ract ure up to t lie ,» '.. - iljell !-ieet H »!1S, aiid .slij'Jlt 1 y mi »t t led in t he center <»!' i ; t he larj»e liars. It \v;is iiupract ii-able to machine 5 • this iron, and hence no 1 "'" " such tests are shown. The fluidity strips ;, P,i,ll. The chilland j^reen sand showedast on end, us such will tfive truer results than the [J4™inch round bar in general practice, especially in making comparison <>i; the widest ranges in grades.temper '' or damp- ,| |