Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1840-10-08
IGnT.-Ths whreIing Camnhinn Common.

lGHT.-Ths Wh-oling Campbine Cor,.rx
IL having received a supply OF Webs Camphip,
OF anu Lamps, Is now ready 10 furnish the ciiizens NJ
Wheeling. with the best light in all respects u hich Ia,
ever been offered to The public.
Annexed is the result OF The analysis Of IN, canada.
vi and the opinion Of Professor Locke of the Ohiu
Medical College at Cincinnati. az TO the superi,r;,y az
The article for light.
The Store Of the CamphiDe Company is on wa,e,
street. a few doors above the -inee office. where ~,
ilghi may be seen nightly. Sales are Tor cash only
Ii. +. SANBORNE. Principal Agent
Mn. Gay. Agent for A. J.. H. Web. Of N,p yo,l
HAVING called on me for my opinion .i,h rrpaId 10
The use OF Camphine. for the purposes Of artificial lin.
minni'on' have. after examining The subject. emb,d.
led ihe following information:
j. Nature II Camy,hine. Camphine is , nr,,;uo,.
vegetable principle. dIscov cred sutue veor. .,,co D..
Dumas, OF Paris. IL is mostly procured FINN sni,,soe
TuTpcntinc. ard is in fact n very pur, o..an..or
rnrPeniine." IL is capable OF combining with Other
substances and OF being separated again from Them.
without being changed in it's Qualities. II La. ,ho,.
iore. like pure Alcohol and Ether. a permanent and
distinct nature os n chymicnl substance. n il colo,.
iess' limpid. moderately volatile and combusnble in
he same manner as spirits of Turpcntinc. bur IL il no,
explosive. CamPhor differs from Camphine only in
containing olygene. hence The name Of Camphine. or
basis Of Camphor.
III Economical use Of CampAine for N, ,t,,o.,
"agmtnahon. My opinion in favor Of The use Of Cam.
prime iof lights, was fully expressed in nv Lectures lo.,
winier' and rec no cnnse for changing thai opinion
The circumstances which recommend il. are a, fuI.
lows: "f
J.. Itran BE- furnished in abundance and nj,
ernie price. ""-
= IL affords a light more brilliant than INV o,h.,
substance hitherto proposed for common use.
. IL rs soie, IN no way explosive. Drops no fire from
the wick. and leaves no FIRE upon il.
4 II is cleanly. leaves no grease mark, and II .ogu-
ed on clothes or furniture, cvsporates eptirolv liz
Alcohol. 0S' INC
). II endures any natural degree of cold without he.
coming IN the least congraled.
Q. The lamps once IN order, need no s%nufiinp or
raising OF the wick, hat merely reouire 70 no g.,
clean, and to be filled as Ufien as they burn ,hsn.oI.r
empty,
Remark. The Camphine by exposure In m. -,
may; after somc months keeping, became a lint H.
tenoraied. aud begin 10 form a black crust on tho
~ ne article under urcse circumstances is not
spoiled but emily requires rehabilitation by the NAM.
TO be a. perfect us at fr.t.
III. Experiments 10 determine ne oy,,,,,
my Of C~omphine and Sperm OIL for III. su,vonoa
August "a lei0. Having filed a Fountain Arvspd
lamp WIN = measured quantity Of The best Sperm OIL.
and one OF Webb's Patent Camphinc Lamps. Win
measured quantity Of webbs CampLine.I Inh,.d -
simultaneously and measured the ouanttv of IisL, oc
iorded by each every twenty minutes. for tyyo hour.
and finally measuring the residual aunnttv Of nj .ni
determined the quantity Of each consumed
. ON lheSe ua'a ! calculated the proportion Of each
- "ebAb AN tunnl IHlt. Tho IA
suit, Vas that Is paris Of Camplrine were eouaI IN II.
Iomihaung power 10 100 paris of Oil, by measure
Allowing both substances TO be Of equal pnre bv ths
gallon. there would be- n avis of more ,bon CO. ~
~ using the Camphine. Some idea Of tho sune,;n,
brllIancy Of The light from The Csmphine NAV mo C,,D.
ed from the fact That IN The above eIperinent ohhon"L
The diameter Of the two flames wss not very diGs,.o,
The one beisg seyen-eighIhs and the other bin,-eigbtb,
Ut an inch; yet The light from the Oil was 10 ,bat f,orD
he Camphine only ~ 2 10 10. the Camub,,e o;.;n-
more Than three times as much hght es he OIL
w Pooul,ddhes m he oorbusiioH Of Co,y,6ig,, N,
Views Patent BurneyS Dc. &C.. '
When Camphine ~ buurd in, Inc u,s.sA,a.,
lii, II consumes with much black sn.ko. liz ,,i,,s. 80
rurpen'ine' but with a hin fame ond y current az ar
ia certain velocity. not n particle Of smoke sopc,r.
me construction Of The Cumphine Lamp has Cor 4. Oh.
cct The above conditions.
Mr. 6ny has shown ne one Of Mr. Wobb'. Patent
.amplnne Burners. with "circular wick" betx esn
"e "conical' oonceutick plates. which d. elegant -,
Dfm. and answ eTs tho purposes Of smokeless c,n.
usiion completely. Mr.. Coy has also shown me
linple Of The Comphine. manufactured by Mr. W,bb
New Hofk. according 10 hs patent metboJ "a
'oms 70 ne " have al of he Properties Of Tho Car.
Of Dumas,' and ahTdcd n very supeuur 49, NJ
plenr from 1te foregoing experiment
The use Of Campht o for The purpose n ,rym;os
on . not a new projeet, bat hns lie arp.r,enco a
years 10 recommend u. sDd - 6r,f beEeve,r bs.
general satisfaction.
JOHN LOCKE.
N1'oo' coRgs ~ ORA A9gy- - 1870,
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