1842 Poudrette Human Waste Fertilizer Print Clipping | Jean-Antoine-Claude Chaptal | Chemistry In Agriculture | Antebellum Era | Ready For Framing

Antique Original 1842 Poudrette Human Waste Fertilizer Print Clipping | Jean-Antoine-Claude Chaptal | Chemistry In Agriculture | Antebellum Era | Ready For Framing

This 1842 Clipping Describes Poudrette, A Powdered Fertilizer Made From Human Waste Collected From Privies In Major Cities. The Passage Cites French Chemist And Agricultural Writer Jean-Antoine-Claude Chaptal, Who Promoted The Use Of Chemistry In Agriculture. Chaptal Explained That Farmers Valued Poudrette For Its Fertilizing Effects, While Raw Fecal Matter Contained Greater Nutritional Value And Mineral Salts. He Recommended Fermentation Or Mixing The Waste With Gypsum, Earth, And Other Absorbent Materials To Control Its Strength And Odor. The Clipping Documents An Early Nineteenth-Century Effort To Reuse Urban Waste, Improve Soil Fertility, And Connect Municipal Sanitation With Agricultural Production.

In Good Antique Condition - Foxing, Trimmed Edges, Paper Toning Due To Age And History-Collectors Watermarked That Is Not On Clipping. Measures Approx. 2-3/8" Wide by 2-1/8" Tall.

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