Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1840-11-05

he lshel vfthis Mr,ii,in. ronia ns notice tf :.
ntry nccordns1o At 81 CcnRrtss Ard IT, Ike
~isc particular Ia "hia inS Ihcu at 100 [ IA; than.
t.. New ORR %, from the
u,,, ~ hEGULAR AuENTS.
MM, IL KING. Wheeling
Srt VENSON g. NEAL. Pa,krr,LuT1
h'HT.-1he VIE ling Campirnc Company
IL h''ing recciaed supply oi Wcbl's Camphinc
al aud ihinIs Is n"w ably uruis, the citizens of
Wheeling with The tsI light ~ all rcs,ce,, Viii, IA Ian,
yer been ofrr d To- The public.
Annexed Is the r,Sulr cd NJ rai, SIS ri tho Camtnc
D and III" oI'niron of Pnff;-s,"r Iwkr of the OLiu
McdIral q 'rge H CINCINNATI a. 10 the sup< roriiy
the article tor light
The Store of the Cnrnrhinc Company is on untc,
re,I. E d.ors nj owe the stage ,tlic wbey. The
light may be seen nightly. Sales arc bir cash only
D. T. SANBOl;Nt., Principal Agent
Ma. GAY, Ag'a4 for a. y H. U,b5 If Nr York
Having called on me for NV opinhm with rpgnid
lac 'se o " hInc for The purposes OF tii ial illu
"ina'"n' have siiee examining the subject en,l,od
ed the loll,rSN ing inf,rnaii,l,:
J. NdiT' ~ Camrhine. Gam lline is a prosin,at.
e:riailc prInIplc SIscDv cred some years since hy
DUMAS OF Paris. IL mostly tSscuTed spirits o(
TurPehnc, and u " fact "a very pur, essence ui
rurpcpnr.? IL l. CnralIc of ron,iJni,r with otI,.,
'uisiaucos. and ut heinG separated again from then.
~iir'ni being changed in iis qualities. IL has there
re, Ike pure Aic'hol and Ether. PEI marcnt and
isinIci nature as chymical substance 10 j, color
81. limpId, moderately volatile aud c,snbusiItle IN
ho Same manner spirits OF urpcnrine but il il not
Ipl'siNe. Camphor differs fn.m CainIhine only IL,
'niainiIig "nygenc, hoRcc I!lc Tano OF Campinc OF
hI.is of Cana pllur.
II Economical useeC CoAaPA6sc Tor tgc yurpe.es If
H1nt"don. My opinion favor ii the ,isc of Can,
.hine ior lights fully oppressed in INV Ieetu,ca l
SIirr. md see jur changing that opinion
The circumstances which recommend it, are MS EI
ows:
!. u can he nirhishedis abundance. and At a nod
.raio ice
:. a. affords a light more Erlsni Than any olLer
substance hitherto proposed for conn.n Use
g. u Is safe. ia M way explosive. drIs fire ireai
he wick. aud 7euvrs fire upnn IT,
l. IL is ccanly leaves ,rcs-- marks and if spill
d on clothes or furniture. c,aporapb ,alirely. like
Alcohol. III
s. itendures any natural degree o. cold nitbou, be-
coming in The least cangeal-d
o. The lamps ia order. need 40 snuflirr- or
rnisiug Of the wick, hut nvTeiy require To hc kets
lean. aud To be cdas onen as they bum themselves
empty.
Remark. The CainpLse Ivy exposure 10 the ais.
may; after months kccJilg bee,une Iiule de
Perforated. aud begin TO form blnok crust OH tho
wick The article under these circumstances Is t.st
SPOILED. but only requires Redistribution by the manu-
hciurcr to be - perfect ne NJ first
jill. Experiments 10 determine ne comparative ecoao-
my Of ComPb;p, ard Sperm OIL for Termination.
August %. 1910. Having filled Fou tain Argand
Lamp with measured quantity Of the Il Sperm Oil.
AID one of Wcbbs Patent Cumpl inc l. mps. with a
measured quantity uf webbs Cam q NO; lighted Them
simultaneously. and measured the qua Iity OF light nC
iOrded by ench every twenty mi utcs for two hours,
and finally measuring the residual gu uty OF Oil and
Canpsine. Determined the quantity each consumed
FROM these data calculated tho proportion OF each
substance necessary afford an equal light The re-
suit Inst 10 parts Of Camphine were equal in H.
Illuminating power 10 100 Jaris of OIL by n,ensure-
Aliowu both su-isarcs Co lie of equal prce tv the
gallon. there would be saving Of more than one half
ny using tho CaInI'hne. Some idea of il,e superior
brnncy OF the fight from fi'e Camphine may lie firm
ed from the fact that n The above experiment although
the diameter Of the flames v as not very different
the one bcihg sevcneighhs and l,e oihcS
II an inch; yet tho light from tie Oil that from
tho Capphine only as to 10. the Camphine giving
more Has, ihrce timcs much light tie Oil
" Pooui'asifies ~ The cesrJusoR Of Canptins; NJ
WeJJ's Patent Bgrn,rs. Sc. &c.
When Camphino IL burne, ~ the urnD0di5sd one,
ali. consumes iih much blark smoke Ike spir;ts Of
rurpeftins bat with tim lame ard current Of ar
alta certain velocity not particle " smoke appears.
The construction % The JAIhuc Lamp has for is OBJ
jeci the above condiilons.
Mr.. Gay has shyun NC one Of Mr. Wclb's po,.p,
Cnmph,ne Burners, With "circulat wick" between
two "con'csf ocnccurick plates, which u elegant IN
form. aDd snsWets the purposes OF ssDokeless co..,
buTinn completely. Aif. Gay has slso shown me q
sample - the Csmpine. manufactured by Mr. Webb
oi Ncw York. ac, srding 20 bis patent method "A
scoms n have all of the properties of the Cam
lhinc Of Dunnass md aerdcd a very superior light A.
appears from the foregoing experiment
The Of Campfire for The Iurps,es Of illurins-
ion n new pfrlrrt hut has he experiences ~
yoor, recommend u. and fsr believe - haa
gwen general satslartics'.
M,di,ai Coiieee # Ohio. Argua ps 1870
Tho article a. prepared ny M Dumas was nsa,
Ia We istorii"ry without reference TO cot. absolutely
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