Word: gelatine
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...explosions blasted England, most of them at power stations, gas works, water reservoirs and public buildings. Police who rushed to the spots had no trouble figuring out the cause. A number of unexploded home-made bombs were found. They had been made from batteries, alarm clocks and gelignite, a gelatin dynamite or "safe" explosive favored by British safecrackers...
...Gelatin Slows Them...
...fish appeared so calm and showed no sign of nervousness, supposed to be one of their chief characteristics, the doctor pointed out that their movements to and fro are of such rapidity that they could not be seen. He reluctantly admitted that he had added a few buckets of gelatin to their water to slow them down...
...Knox incorporated her company for $300,000. In 1925 this was raised to $1,000,000. Since 1913, Rose Knox's son James has been her assistant. They control the stock, keep profits closely secret. Knox gelatine is currently made in factories at both Johnstown and Camden, N. J., is sold in 300,000 stores the world around. About 80% of Knox sales are plain gelatine, made from calves' bones mostly imported from the Argentine and processed in lime water for six weeks until the gelatine is boiled off.* In 1935, follow-ing competitors JellO, Royal Gelatin...
...color process too delicate for mass reproduction, in which thin sheets of gelatin instead of metal plates are used for printing...