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vii. manufacturing industries.
A large number of other match-factories have gradually sprung up,
but many of them have soon been obliged to close, in consequence of the
severe competition. Though the old phosphorus matches began to be driven
out of the market by the safety-matches, they still continued to be made,
but since July 1, 1901, their sale in Sweden has been prohibited, on
account of the danger to health connected with the j^ellow phosphorus
contained in the fulminating composition, and also because they had been
employed for purposes of abortion. They possess, however, one
undeniable advantage over the safety-matches, and that is the
possibility of striking them on almost any surface. Continued experiments
have, however, resulted in the production at Jönköping of so-called
"sesquisulphide matches" which, to a certain degree, can serve as a
substitute for the old phosphorus matches without containing the yellow,
poisonous phosphorus.
Johan Edvard Lundström,
Most of the chemicals required in match-making, such as phosphorus,
antimony, sulphur, paraffine, etc., must be imported; chlorate of potash,
on the other hand, can now be obtained in Sweden. The sort of wood
in greatest, and almost exclusive, request for matches is aspen; it is
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