Among the many properties of charcoal may be mentioned its power of destroying smell, taste, and color; and as a proof of its possessing the first quality, if it be rubbed over putrid meafy the ...

Activated charcoal has been exposed to chemicals that allow it to bind to certain substances. Many water filters contain activated charcoal because it can remove toxins from drinking water.

Our readers will remember the brief article on this subject on page 134, when our views were requested as to the possibility of charcoal dust taking fire spontaneously, when exposed to moisture.