Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1841-09-25

lGHT.-The Wheeling Camphins Company
| having received n supply OF Webb's Cam
phine oil and Lamps, is now ready to furnish the
citizens OF Wheeling, with the best light in all re.
spects which has ever been offered 20 the public
Annexed is the result Of the analysis Of the Cam
phine OIL and the opinion of Professor Locke of
the Ohio Medical College ut Cincinnati, Us 10 the
, superiority VI the article for light
The Store of the Camphine Company is on waiei
street. few doors above the stage office. where
the light may be seen nightly sales are for cash
only. b. =. SANBORNE. Principal Agent
Mn. CAY, Agent for A. " H. We'd. Of Neu York.
Having called ON me for my opinion with regard
10 the use OF Canphne, for the purposes OF artificial
Illumination, have, after examining the subject
embodied the following information.
! I. Nature IF ComPhias Camphine is a prosimn,.
: vegetable principle, discovered sumo years since
10y Dumas, Of Paris. IL is mostly procured from
spiriisoi Turpeniine, and is in fact "a very pure
essence o, Turpeniine. IL is capable OF combining
e with Other substances, aud ofbeing separated again
from them without being changed in its qualities
i IL has therefore. like pure Alcohol and Ether.
= permanent and distinct nature as a chymical sub
stance IL Is cooiless. limpid. moderately volatile
v aud combusiible. in the same manner as spirit. of
ID Turpen'no, but II Is not explosive. Camphor diff
ors iroHlCamphine only in containing o1ygene. hence
~ the name of Camphine. basis of Camphor
j. IL Economical useof Canphine for Ms purposes
TO q illumination. My opinion in favor Of the use OF
ny Comphne Tor lights, fully expressed in nav lee
lie lures last winter. and cause for chang INF
~; that opinion The circumstances which recon-
III mend II, are follows:
~ 1. IL can be furnished in abundance and nj ,
eli moderate price.
g = IL affords light more brilliant than any othe
=, substance hitherto proposed for common use
D. u Is safe. IN no way explosive, DROPS no ir
inn from the wick, and leaves fire upon it,
as A. IL - clennly. leaves grease marks, and
spilled on clothes furniture, cyaporaies entirely
iE like Alcohol.
iei 5. II endures any natural degree Of cold wiihou
IA becoming in the least concealed
ne q. The lamps in order need no snuilin
i've or raising of The wick. but merely require 10 b
Of Kept clean, and 10 be filled us often Us they bur
by themselves empty.
=: Remark. The CAM hine by exposure 10 the ali
"a may; after months keeping, becnme n It'll
ep- deierioraied. and begin form black crust o
the wick. The article under these circumstance
lat Is not spoiled but only requires rehabilitation
81 the manufacturer. TO be asperlect rs at first
IL I'LL. Experiments 10 determine The comparable
il economy Of CGMphine and Sperm OIL for MsuliHC
,se ton.
/ August %. 1910. Having filled a Fountain Al
ace gand Lamp with measured quantity Of the be,
al Sperm Oil and one OF Webbs Patent Camphin
Lamps. with a measured quantity of Webbs Can
ly pine;l lighted them simultaneously, and measure
Dm the quantity Of light afforded by each every twenr
I'VE minutes for two hours, and finally measuring ia
"a residual quantity Of Oil and Camphine determine
calculated The proportion of each substance neces
To- sary 10 afford equal light. The result was tina
NJ. 10 parts OF Camphine were equal in illumnaiin
raj power 10 100 parts of OIL by measure. Allowin
both substances 10 be Of equal prIce by the gallon
80 there would be n saving OF more than one-half d
&C. using The Camphine. Some idea Of the superio
!of briancy OF the light from the Camphino may b
to- formed from the fact that in the above expermcn
= although the diameter of the two flames wls M
very different, the one being seven-eghis and III
~ other nineeighihs Of inch yet tho light from IN
m Oil was 10 that from the Camphine only rs to lC
the Camphine giving Than three times us muc
CT light Us u e Oil.
W. Pecnl'arities in the corJUstion Of Cauphine
- W. WeIb's Patent Burners. &c. &c.
he When Camphne is burned ia The unmodifed ope
~ aiT IT consumes with much black smoke like spirit
nd OF Tnrpentine, but with Thin flame and curren
oil oil air alta certain velocity particle Of smok
rs, appears The construction OF The Camphine Lam
20 for It's oil ject the above conditions.
MIR. Gay has shown me Of Mr. Webbs PA
ent Camphin0 Burners, with a "circular wick" b,
tween two "conical" concenlrick plates which
elegant IN form. and the purposes of smok,
IN less combustion completely. Mr. Gay has also show
lev uie sample Of the Camphne. manufactured byAI
as Webt Of Now York. according to his patent me
use ihod u seems 10 io have all Of the propene
a' OF The CamPhine Of Dumas and afforded very 81
e- penor lghi' AZ appears from the foregoing exper
ment.
The use OF Camphine for the purposes of IIIumi
Il naion Is not now project. but has The oxperenc,
al Of some years TO recommend and SO far believe
:, II ha' given general satisfaction.
y JOHN LOCKE.
Medical College of Ohio. August IS. 1910
or The article prepared by NJ Dumas. wa,
made IN the laboratory without reference to cost NIB
ii soluielJ pure.-Oci S-if