Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1840-10-13

STFvFNS0N i. WAL. p,, Whcyl ms:
ri lGliT.-Ihc WGceIlng Camphme C,p,,r,,,
b A having reviewed a supply OF wchl,s Caunb,ro
o.I anu LAMPS j. nov rrady u furnish lIc ciiIzrrs of
Wheeling with The best light IN all resi- ccfs h,h I'm,
ever been "fE. red Ia the public
Annexed the result ofhc analysis of the Cnmtb,,
Oli and the opinion Of Professor Locke of The Ohm
Medical ""se al Cincinnati. 10 the su,eriorrv Of
Ihe article ioI light.
The Store of tho CamPhinc COMPANY is OH un,cr
street, few doors atove the stage oni,c vL,rc ,l
night HAY be seen nightly. Sales are for ,osh ,,I,
IL. +. SANBORNE. PrnrIuaI Agent
MIR CAY Ag,"fJor 4. j. H. UrG6. II Nan YorE.
Having rallied GA for my upinpa, ~ i,b r,,,,d T.,
INC use OF CamIhino for The purposes 81 arfif, al %
mina"n. have. infer examining, the SuIrc,., mid
ted tho hollow ins Information:
]. Nature 81 CHmPhiHc. Camphiue Is n rr,,i,uo,.
vegetable principle, discovered same YEAR srn,. Ia,
Dumas OF Paris. IL l. mostly procured irin az
I"rpentme' md Is IA fact "a very pur. essence ~,
Inrpeuune. IL - capable ~ combining v,rb otb,,
substances and VI being separated again iron, them
Without beng changed m It's QUALITIES ID has iL,r.
h'e' Ike pure Alcohol and k.Ihsr permanent and
distinct nature as a CEymical substance n - coin,
less, lImpd. moderately volatile and ,nu,b,s,bI 80
the same manner rs spirits OF Turpenne hut n 4, ro
explosive Cnmph"r differs irnm CamphIne only ~
containing oNygene, hence The name Of Camui,,,,, .,
basis OF Camphur
IL Eco"o"'cni HSs Of CGmyhuic for NE puyUos,, n
illumination. NV opinion IN favor Of tho a., ., f.,
phi"o Tor lights was fully expressed ~ ~, lecture, L. 80
w.nior. and see cause Dr changing tina ,,,,,ui,
The circumstances which recommend A. are as .J
lows: 10 '''
l. II can be furnished ia abundance and at a mad.
crate price. ''"
2 Il affords light moro brilliant than any orlc,
substance hitherto proposed Tor commun use
j. II - sai" ~ no way explosive. dnpps 40 Gre f,m
The wick aud leaves uu Ere upon a.
II Is rIcauly cuvc~ uu ,rcns.. marks and n .,,Il
cd on clothes or furniture. cNaIorit,, entirely ill.,
Alcohol. - INV
b cmdures any nolura degree Of cold Whom be
coming ia the least CUugcalad
3. The lamps once order need mo- .ruHir, a.,
raising Of the wick hur merely require 10 ~. te,,
clean aud 10 be filled a. Ofon a. they burn ihern,cI,,,
empty.
Re"'ark. Tho Cnmphne by exposure tn Tho NJ,
may; after some months Keeping hcnme a. Iulc Do
tcrOralcd and begin 10 form black cr,,.t 80, H.
wick The article under these circur,.t,,,,,s - ~,
SPOILED but only requires rehabilitation hy ia. u ann,
iaciurer. 10 lie a. Vc,fcct ~ NJ first
Ill IJP'rM'htS 10 doierm,pe me co,auara,;r, ,co,,
my n to'pb,"' mt NF,rm CJCgr ,Hsn,.a,ion
Argus D. lSIJ. Having filled Fountain A,c,,I
Lamp with measured quantity of the best Spcr, OH
and one Of Webb, Patent C1nph ne Iomps ,,i,b
measured quantity 81 Webb, CanpLiuc.I Il, b,,t o.
simultaneously nnd measured The qrantty ,C IeLt o.
'ordeL ny each every twenty minutes for two hour
and in1y measuring The 2, slduaI Uu,p,,,y a. nj -
C"mi hin' determined The quantity Of each copsug,d
From these data calculated The lr,port,,r .t ,o,L
substance necessary io oilprl equal LIGHT The ?,
suit wa. hot o. paris Of Camphinc ver. co,,,l =,
Illuminating power 10 100 parfs Of OIL b, ,,.,s,, II
Allowing both substances a. be OF equal prre Ia. Ia.
gaun' there would De- sayIng vi more than ue balC
~ using The tumphiue. Some idea Of th, .un.,;,,
briIloHcy OF the light from The Campbre may De E,u,
ed from The fact hat Ia the above expcrmrut altLr,i
the dmmeier Oi the two flames WIS not yrrv dae,.,,
the one being scN cr-oighths and the other MN, ibb
Of an inch; yet the light from the OIL was 10 ,a e.,
he Camphrne only to TO- the Camub,u. gi,,,.g
more thau three lines as much light as u r. oil
". Pscu'a0nsS m hc cog6ast,on Of Cagpb,,,. ",
WtbJy Patent BarHcys &c. &C.
When Cumphiuc Is burned ~ the urnoI,c "a or.,
aif. @ consumes with much black smoke Ike sp,r,, 81
TuVcuiIue. bot with Din flame and 70 current al NJ,
70 certain Nclucy. uuf u1rirlc uf ,rnoko ,,.,,,
Jho construction of the Camrhinc Iamr hos E,r n. ~
sect iho above conditions
Mr. Gay hos shown INC one Of Mr. Webt's p,,.r,
'1mph'uc burners. wih "circulur wick" b.t.,,,,
two "'"urcnl oouccutnck Pilates which b. elegant y,
i"rm, md onsvets The purposes II sInokcless com.
iusii"H completely. Mr. Coy hns ul.o shown mo
sawrlc Of thc CamllIinr manufactured "a ~, w.tb
VI New York. according 60 boz patent u,tii.,I &c
'rus 'u mc 90 have 3II oft thr trppsrts. Of f,. 70.
.1.u, 'i Dumas ind ifrrdcd very superior l,l., Il.
Hritfrs irau the foregoing experiment
90, use pi Clmphus Tor tbe ruf,asrs 81 il,tn,,.
."r s not uCv prnifci. hui hus me erpsfienrs a
..mc years Co recommend d. lnd 80 fl. bsltc,e.,t..
gwen general s1fsia,uuu
JOHN focKE
Wii-ri Co'rge II Ol'o. Aaru0 20 1870
Tho article prepar,d Iy ~ DUNES. AN. 81.
100 hr laboratory without rsicr,uce fo etsi. sl-l,.i
iure --ori SIT
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