Diethyl ether of vitriol" ("oleum dulce vitrioli")—the name reflects the fact that it is obtained by distilling a mixture of ethanol and sulfuric acid (then known as oil of vitriol)—and noted some of its medicinal properties. At about the same time, Paracelsus discovered ether's analgesic properties in chickens. The name "ether" was given to the substance in 1729 by August Sigmund Frobenius. Diethyl ether Diethyl ether, or simply ether, is an organic compound in the ether class with the formula , sometimes abbreviated as (see Pseudoelement symbols). It is a colorless, highly volatile flammable liquid. It is commonly used as a solvent
National Linseed Oil Trust 1918, when the price rose from $.50 per gallon to $1.80. National Linseed Oil Trust The National Linseed Oil Trust of St. Louis, Missouri, was a major company trust formed in 1885 to protect linseed oil interests in the United States. Once used extensively in painting, the oil today is also commonly known as "flax seed oil". The Trust was dissolved in 1920 after the U.S. Department of Justice charged they broke the Sherman Antitrust Act. Omaha millionaire Clark Woodman was an influential director on the board. Viewed today as one of many imitators of the Standard Oil Company, the