Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-06-21

wick has bssn spread Ia ,hs form Of soronet nj fhe
top oil the lamp, the paiina wire esse, containing one
pess Of spopgy plana. 10 be pticksd the
u The wick, and to be KEEP, nearly in eoo,sct but not
to touch l.. After tho reservoirs has been filed with al
soho, thu wick is 10 be iDnamsd, aud minute after
wsrds, the spopgy pla,ina will have become inc
and the ga.s to be Immediately placed over the
pla'ius. Without aoy further care attention, the
Pla'na ball will keep ign.ed for shifteen fouttssu
dsys and highs. A similar apparatus has been k.p,
iEni,ed fer this psried In this Univey OF this ely n
tube 10 connected with 4 reservoir, (eonisnipg .
sufficient quantity Of alsobOl) and the bottom Of the
reservoir OF the lamp, have no Meditation in sayng,
that the Ultima ball may be- kept ignit'd for years.
the spongy patna doss not appear DO in the least
dsssroratsd by being kept in state Of constant gni-
hon.
had a similar lamp made on a small scale, 10 keep
gnited from eight 10 ten hours which affords sutTi.
eisnt light TO show the face Of watch in the dark Of
Ii lights required, the glass cover 10 10 be elevated,
and the piaiioa gently touched with match OF oxy-
mois'e Of poas.a, which will be Instantly iAamsd
and II 10 small reconme that there il not The
ean danger TO be Appreciated from 6re.
Thers have been two objections to this lamp, which
were formidable onts, namely, the expense Of the
alcohol and the odeur which 10 eifussd through ths
apartment 10 which II 10 placed. A, = rem edy for
the hs', hnd by experiment that equal parts CT al
cohot and whiskey answer quite as well a. pure al
sohoi or even onethrd OF alcohol aud twotLirds OF
whi'koy do veiy we'll. which find, on calculation,
10 cost about one penny fer eight hours A, RENE
ny Tor the second otjoeiion, havo son,r,ved APP
Pafalus Tor cobdrnsinE the vapour, Of which have
mails drawing In order that II may be correctly
understood, have represented il ss transparent but
the apparatus made OF iio, which 10 TO be pended
iron Fail in tho wall. The giAss tube Of the lamp
10 inserted into the Tin tute OF the copdsnsng appa.
rAus which will completely destroy thu sops odour
OF The vapour Tho liquid 10 drawn off by the stop.
cock at the side OF tho condenser, winch will DO found
compound OF water. aestie acid, and other re-
culi.r ngredipnis given 10 il by the piaiiua
We may add, that thi, lamp may prove very useful
10 m'a'nE Il riets, asa constant eh, tba, may be
d, nded upen IL the reservoir 10 periodically rspen
rhed IL Ibis should DO the rs,un, shalt Il ell my,eli
amply repaid for all the paine have taken.
The Trustees OF the Univsrsty OF Ma,,i.nd met ON
Mtnd.y afternoon, agreeab!y TO appointment for tho
Pn,po,s oil hllng he two vacant cheers OF AuAtoIsy
and Chemistry 10 hs Faculty OF Medicine.
Doctor Thomas h. W .isht, an eminent Physician Of
this city, was elected Professor of Anatomy; and Pro-
lesser l. Dueael, OF the Faculty Il Ats aud Sci.
snces, who has distinguished hnselt as lecturer on
Chem''ry connected with the asts, appoin ed Pro-
is@or Of Medical Chemistry.
BY this judicious selection of gentlemen of educa-
ion' talents aud science, whose quaiic atoms are
known and justly appreciated, tho reputation will be
preserved AID we may justly hope extended of those
Two important ehars-of Chemistry, 90 highly esi.b
iishtd by the late distinguished Professor Do Butte
ana OF Anatomy, to whieh.hs tasnts Al ef
me Amsn'ed Wells was rapidly securing tho rank of
least equality with tho fret Medical School in IN. u
Slass. rR,U O.. W
we are gr-thoi o have IL 10 our power 20 slate tina
ne ady 81 Professor ntz, late of Univsrsiy has
received tbs premium o! $780, offered ia philadsInha
Tor tho best written Tragedy. Tue title of the PIay
we are Informed, IL abe Moorish Bride " and It's 10
ciden" are drawn from that period OF History, immt
dia'siy preceding the conquest Of Grenada.
Raleigh Star.