Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1841-07-20

III iGIiT.-'The Wheeling Camphine Company
n a having received n supply OF Nebbs Cam
Puihe OH anu Lamps. Is now ready 10 furnish the
citizens OF Wheeling. with tie best light in all re-
sPects which has ever been offered IN The ppblic
Annexed Is The result Of the analysis OF the Cam
phinc OIL and tho opinion of Professor Locke OIL
the Ohio Medical College at Cincinnati. as to the
superiority OF the article for light
| The Store of the Camphine Companv is on vvote,
street, few doors above the stage Office where
the light may be seen nightly. Sales are for cash
| only. Ii. =. SANBORNE. Principal Agent
Ma GAY, Agent for 4. v H. Web. Of Netp York.
Having called on me for my opinion with regard
70 the use OF Camphine for The purposes OF artificial
illumination, have. after examining the subject
embodied the following information.
! !. Nature # CunPhiHe Camphine is a proSimaie
vegetable principle, discovered some years since
10y Dumas, Of Paris. II is mostly procured from
spirits OF Turpcniinc, aud is in fact "a very pure
essence OF Tuspen,inc.' II is capable OF combining
with oihei substances. and ofbeng separated again
from them without hcing changed in its qualities.
Ia has therefore. like pure Alcohol and Ether
permanent and distinct nature as a chymical sub.
stance. IL Is co.oilcss. lm.id moderately volatile
aud combus'lb.c, IN the same manner as spirits of
Iurpeuine bat II Is not explosive. Camphor diff
crs lroSICamphine only in containing oxvgcne hence
tho name of Camphine. or basis of Camphor.
IL Economical Uscof CaaipkiHe for tle purposes
81 illumination. Ny opinion in favor Of the use of
Camphine lights. was fully expressed in my lee
lures last winter. and | see cause for changing
- Thai opinion The circumstances which recon-
mend II, are follows:
4 /. Ii can be furnished in abundance and at n
e moderate price.
g = II affords light moro brilliant than any other
a substance hitherto proposed for common use
ii D. lt Is safe, IN no way explosive, drops fire
In from the wick and leaves no fire upon IT,
o a. IL - clcanly. leaves grease marks, and i
- spilled on clothes or furniture, cyaporaics entirely
n like Alcohol.
ST D. IL endures any natural degree Of cold wihou
II. becoming in the least concealed
NJ o. The lamps once in order need no snuhn;
nd or raising of The wick, hut merely require TO b.
~ Kept clean and TO 10 filed as oOen us they burr
30 themselves empty.
be Remark The Camyhine by exposure TO the ait
nd mayi after some months keeping, become n liIl
detcrouieJ, and begin to form black crust O
The wick. The article under these circumstance
- Is net 5; oiled, buI only requires Redistribution b
The manufacturer. 90 be n- perfect al first.
III. ETyeyi7.cYtS 10 determine hs conparaiir
economy u Camphiae and Sperm OIL for HsmiHC
ton.
August p, 1910. IIayag filed Fountain Al
sand Lamp with a measured quantity of The be-
Sperm OIL and one of WcJb's Patent Camphin
lamps, with "A measured quantity OF WeLb's Can
phinCi lighted them simultaneously. and measure
the qnanlity Of light afforded by each every invent
ninUics, for two hours, aud finally measuring IN
residual quantity Of OIL aud Camp hinc. determine
the quantity OF each consumed. From these data
calculated tho proportion OF each substance necc
8 sary 10 afford an equal light. The result VAS IA;
10 parts Of Camphnc were equal in illuminatn
= power 30 100 parts Of OIL, by measure. Allown
both substances to be Of equal rr.ce by the gallon
-; taoTe would be IA saving OF mere Than One.half Q
"a using the Camphinc. Some idea of the super,
u brll"ncy Of The light from The Camphine may 4
nj, formed from the fact that in the above oxpcrimer
an although the diameter Of the two flames as N,
49, very different, the beisg sew cn-eirlls and m
other nInc cishihs Of inch; yet tho light from N
pc Oh was 10 that from the Camphine ouly as 10 l(
The CamIhino giving than three times as niue
. hghl as 1! OIL
y ~. Pccai,arHies IN ne corJaSioa Of CqnpAia,
. W Wctb's Patent burners Sc Sc.
When Canphine is burned ia tl.a unmodii;ed one
Ia air. II consumes with much black smoke like spirit
OF Iurpeniine. but with Thin flame and currer
oil ar ata certain velocity. not particle Of smUk
- appears The construction of the Camphinc Lam
ID, for is o jeCi The above conditions
s. Mr.. Gay has shown the one of Mr. wehbs Pa
o, enI Camphino Burners, with a "circua- wick" b,
cd Tween two "cUncai' conccuirick plates which
AZ elegant in FORM and answers the purposes Of smok,
Of less combustion completely. Mr. Gay has also show
O. ne sample 81 The Camphnc. manufactured byAI
FL Ncot n New York, according To his patent m,
ihod. u seems 10 10 have all Of the properfic
Of The Campaine Of Dumas and afforded a very 81
7rr.or light al appears from The foregoing e1per
meuf.
r. The use Of Campfire for the purposes Of ,llum
nation Is not u project bat has he experience
s. m some years 10 recommend It. aud 90 far believe
q At ha' gives general satisfaction.
G. JOHN LOCKE. .
$ Medical CoH'ge or ohio. August %. 1910.
o. Tho article o. prepared lv W Dumas. wn
made in the laboratory without reference TO cost M
soluicl, pure-uct S-tC