CRYSTALLIZATION TEST WITH THE SAMPLES AFTER 2 5 49 DAYS OF EXPOSURE TO THE SPECIMES VINOD REPORT II

 

Method and technique are described in the first report and need not be repeated here. The controls of the untreated material were the same as those in the first test and are therefore not reported again. Only the results with the "treated" samples are reported below.

 

II Turmeric Powder, Treated:

 

0.5: 9.5 - Very fine burlap featherlike wings; denser than I, but finer than      untreated. The untreated control has disintegrated while this II is still coherent.

 

3: 5 /10% - Burlaplike rays, center (2) sharp and clear. Clear not massive and unclear same as the controls are.

 

4: 4/10% - Same as 3: 5.

 

II Almond, Treated:

 

0.5: 9.5/ 5% - Refined, clear form, even more organized than I; holes near center a little larger; very different from control, untreated. The control shows much less formative force.

 

1: 9/5% - The difference between this and the untreated almond is drastic. For comparison with treated almond I we find a somewhat reduced intensity but still good formative forces.

 

II Figs, Treated:

 

4: 4/10% - The contrast to the untreated is significant. The comparison with treated figs (I) shows about the same formative principles as 49 days ago.

 

1: 9/5% - Very fine structure, radiating from 3 centers. The rays are denser than previously but as a whole the formation is more consolidated. It is much "stronger" and "firmer" than the control.

 

II Raisins, Treated:

025: 9.5 - The forms are of fine structure, halo-like pattern, fine burlap endings, sharp centers, but more dense and multi-centered compared with I. As against the control they are better and more characteristically formed. The II treated raisins have a luster, which the control does not have.

 

1: 9/5% - The same is true for this.

 

4: $ /10% - More centers than on I but very fine and clear formation as contrasted with the control.

 

Summary: 

 

The treated samples, after 2 5 49 days of exposure to the specimens, still show a significant effect, though of somewhat reduced intensity as reported.

 

Photography:

 

A new technique has been developed which gives more satisfactory results with the use of a fluorescent ring light underneath the original crystallization plate.

 

Unfortunately the original plates are highly hygroscopic and when kept dry in a dessicator they weather and fall apart. While trying out the photographic method, the plates weathered under our eyes and it was difficult to keep them unharmed.