Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1841-07-08

ri lGHT.-The Whecing Gun phine Company
q a having received supply OF webbs Cam.
phine OIL and LAMPS. is nov ready 10 furnish, The
citizens oi Wheeling. with the best light in all r.,
spocis which has ever been offered 70 the public.
Annexed il the result Of ths analysts of the Com
phine OIL and the opinion OF Professor Locke of |
the Ohio Medical College at Cincinnati. as to the
superiority Ui the article for light
The Store OF the Camphne Company is on water
street few doors above the stage office. where
The light may be seen nightly Sales are for cash
only. u. +. SANBORNE.. Principal Agent
Mr.. GAY, Agent for 4. Y. H. We'd. IF Mem York.
Having called on me for my opinion with regard
10 TIE use o' Camphinc f1r the purposes OF artificial
illumination have. after examining the subject.
ernh0died the following information:
|. Nature Of Campiiae Camphine is prosimaie
vegetable principle. discovered some years since
ly Dumas, of Paris. Ia is mostly procured from
spirits at Iurpcntlnc. and is in fact ~ very purs
essence ~ Turpentinc" u is capable OF combining
with Other substances, and ofbcing separated again
from them without being changed in its qualities
IL has therefore. like pure Alcohol and Eihsr
permanent and distinct nature "a chyniical sub.
stance. IL - coo'lcss limpid, moderately volatile
| aud cOmbUsiible. in the same manner ms spirits of
/ Iurreuuuc. bit II is not explosive. Camphor diff
cys irnSCamphne only in containing o1ygene hencS
the name of Camphinc. OF basis Of Camphor
| ii EcoSomicai gsegf Camphine for he purposes
| Of ILLUMINATION. My opinion ia inyor OF the use of
tunes last winter, and see no cause for changing
that opinion The circumstances which recon-
mend IT, are f,llows:
! |. Ii can bc furnished ia abundance. aud at u
moderate Price
,. II affords light more brilliant tlan any other
substance huhcro proposed for common use.
.. IL - safe. IN no way explosive, drops no fire
from the wick. and leaves TO Ere upon IT,
& II Is Clcnnly leaves NO grease marks and il
spilled on clothes or furniture cvaporaes entirely
like Alcohol.
8 1t GnduFes any natural degree Of cold wilhou
becoming IN the least cunEculed
q. The lamps once IA order, need no snuflin,
or raIsing of the wick, hut merely reqnre TO b,
kept clean, aud To he filled Us often as they burr
D themselves empty.
ri Remark. The Cam shine 10y exposure 10 the ali
j may; after sumo months keeping. becnne liGl
dcieroratcd. aud begin To form a black crust o.
The wick. The article under these circumstance
Is not spoiled but only requires rehabilitation b
the manufacturer 10 bc o. perfect rs at lirst
III. Experiments 10 defcrmiEe Inc conparaiiI
economy II C01sphie and Sperm OIL for iA-,Hiac
lion.
august p. 1910. Having filled Fountain A
gard Lamp with measured quantity Of the be-
Sperm OH aud one of Wcbb's Patent Camphn
lamps. with measured quantity of Wcbbs Can
pluei lighted hem simultaneously and measure
The quantity OF light afforded by each every twe
siinuIes. tor two hours and finally measuring n
residual quantity Of Oil and Camphinc determine
iae quantity of each cousumcd. From these data
calculated the proportion OF each substance necc
sary 10 afford an equal light. The result. VAS u;
IS paris of CnmPhinc were equal in Illuminatir
power 10 100 paris Of OIL. by measure. Allowir
both substances 60 be nf equal prce hy the gallo
; there would be a saving of more than onc.haf I
a using the CSmphue. Some idea of The super,
! hrilliaucy Of the light from the Clmphne may
"a ioFE'd tgm the mci that IN the above eNpcrimcl
- although the diameter of the two Games was n,
=. very different, the one being scvcn-echiis and ii
other mia cIghihs Of inch Vet Tic light from a.
~ 80 Ft-ss &c. =