Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1841-10-19

lGtlr.-1he Wheeling Camphine Company
IL having received n supply Vt wcbb's Cam
phine OIL and Lamps Is now ready 10 furnish the
ciiizens oi Wheeling. with the hest light in all re-
sPeeis which has ever been offered TO the public
Annexed Is the result of the ANALYSIS cT the Cam
phiRe Oil and the opinion of Pn,fIs.,or Incke of
me ONO Medical College at Cincinnati, as to the
superiority u the article for LIGHT
The Store OF the Camphine Company is on water
street ic" doors above the stage office, where
the light may be seen nightly. Sales are for cash
only. h. =. SANBORNE. Principal Agent
Ma. GAY, Agent for "A. " H. Web Of N,,, York.
l Having Called ON me for my opinion with regard
TO The use OF CamPhne for the purposes Of ariit a
illumination. have. after examining the .ubicc,
embodied the following information:
l. Nature IF CaDiphine. Camphine is n pro .imat.
; vegetable principle. discovered sumo ycan since
10y Dumns, of Paris. IL is mostly procured from
sPriisoi Turpeninc, and is W fact "a very pure
essence OF Turpentine. II is capable Of combining
with o'hei substances aud ofbcng separated ugain
from them without being changed in its qualities
Ii has therefore, like pure Alcohol and Ether q
= permanent and distinct nature as a chymicnl sub
stance. Ia is colotless limpd moderately volatile
:, aud combusiibo. ia the same spirits Of
Iurpenilne, but u Is not explosive. Camphor IN.
ers fronCamphine only in containing o,ygens hence
y the name OF Camphine. basis Of Camphor
III Economical uscof Caayhinc for hs Vurposes
o Of illumination My opinion IA lavor Of the use OF
y Camphine for lights. fully expressed i'm NV lee.
&c lures last winter, and zee cause for changing
- that opinion The circumstances which recon.
n mend II, are follows:
i. IL can he furnished in abundance and nj a
n modcrnie price.
G = IL affords light moro brilliant ihun ony o,hci
= ,nbsiaHcS hitherto proposed for common use
. IL u safe, IN no way explosive, Drops no fire
IN from the wick. and leaves Ere upon it,
IS a. IL u cleanly. leaves grease marks and i
= spilled on clothes VI furniture rvaporates entirely
F. like Alcuhvl.
81 5 u enduros my natural degree Of cold whou
- becoming ia the least CONCEALED.
ne b. Tho lamps once IN order, need snufn,
We or raising Of the wick. but merely require TO b
Of kept clean and 10 be Gled often as they burr
Dy themselves empty.
- Remark The Camahns hy sIposure 10 The nj,
"a may; nfter some months keeping. became q liul
o. deicrioraied and begin ~ form black crust o
The wick The article uuieT these circumstance
al - not spoiled, but only requires rehabilitation
81 the manufacturer TO be perfect first.
~ I'LL. Experiments determine the conaJsa "a iu
/, economy ~ CanphiHe and Sperm OIL for iHSmisG
Sc ton.
August u, 1910. Having filed Fountain Al
&c gand Lamp with n measured quantity Of the he,
nj Sperm OIL and one of Webb's Patent Csmphin
Lamps. with a measured quantity of Wcbbs Cam
ly plume; lighted them simultaneously and measure
an The quantity OF light afforded by earh every twent
We Tinuies. for two hours. and finally measuring IN
u residual quantity Of Oil and Camphne, determine
IN the quantity of each consumed. From these data
calculated the proparion Of each substance neco.
o. sary 10 afford an equal light The result VAS iha
NJ % paris Of Camphine equal in llumnaiin
al power 10 100 pnris of OIL. by measure AlIowin
both substances 10 DO Of equal prce by the gallon
= there would be saving OF more Than one. half b
O. using the Camphine. Some idea Of the super
of brilimncy OF the light from The Csmphine may b
y formed from the fact that in The above eIperimsr
= although the diameter Of The two flames WIS m,
&c very different the bsiag seven-eghth and IN
r., other e-eghs of inch; yet tho light from IN
n Oil was to that from the Csmphine only o. 10 10
n the Carnphne giving more than three times as niue
i hghI as u OIL.
Nv. PeeElsariiiss in he combustion of CamDhine
= W WeJJ's Patent BHrners &c &c
,e When Camphiuo Is burned il tho uumodfed opel
ar. u consumes with much black smoke, like spirit
I'd OF Turpeniinc, bot with thin flame and currer
Of OF nE alta certain velocity not particle OF smok
;; appears The construction Of the Camphin Lam
- Tor ito ol joci tho above conditions.
Mr.. Cav has shown mo one Of Dir Webs Pal
eni Camphins Burnen. with circular wick be
tween Two "cORiral" concenirick plates, which
elegant n form. aud The purposes Of snok
= leAs combustion completely. Mr. Gay has also show
:, ue sample Of The Camphue manu- facturod by MI
Is Wobt Of New York, according Ia his patent me
SC ihod u seems 10 10 have all Of tho properie
III Of the Cunphine OF Dumas and afforded a very 81
=. Peror light n appears from tho foregoing expert
. ment.
: The Hso Of Campfire fer The purposes of Illami
nation Ia not new project. but has The experienc,
VI some years TO recommend IT, and far believe
u hal given general satisfaction.
T. JOHN LOCKE.
Medical College Of Ohio, Aygusi %, 1870
e made IN the laboratory without reference TO cost ab
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