Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1841-10-14

n IGHT-The Wheeling Camphrns Company
A having received n supply OF webb's Cam
phine oil and Lamps, is now ready to furnish tho
citizens OF Wheeling with the best light In all ro-
spects " hioh has been offered to 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 at Cincinnati, as to the
superiority Oi the article for light.
The Store of the Camphine Company is on water
street. few doors above the stage office. where
the light may be seen nightly. Sales for cash /
only. b. =. SANBoRNE. Principal Agent
Ma. GAY, Agent for A. " H. Web. Of Ner York. !
| Having called ON me for my opinion with regard
TO the OF Camphino for tho purposes Of artificial
illumination. have. after examining the subject
embodied the following information:
n !. Ndtgrs Of Campaigns Camphino is a prolimaie
vegetable principle, dIscoy ered sumo years since
by Dumas. OF Paris. Ii is mostly procured from
spirits OF Turpentine, and is in fact "a very pure
esson's OF Turpentine." II is capable OF combining
E with other substances and Of beiug separated ngan
n from them without being changed in its qualities
: Ii has therefore. like pure Alcohol and Ether.
permanent and distinct nature a chy nical sub
stance IL Is cooIless, limpid, moderately volatile
!, aud combusuble. in the ssmo spirits Of
q Turpentins, but il is not explosive Camphor din
: ers irusCamPhno only in containing oIygeue hence
N the name OF Camphinc, OF bosis Of Camphor.
III. Economical useof Camphins for the purJ'osss
10 81 illumination. Ny opinion in favor Of the OF
~ Cnmphne Tor lights WIZ fully expressed in my lee
fe lures last winter, and causo for changing
NJ that opinion The circumstances which recon.
m m mend IL, are follow:
- L. IL can be furnished in abundance and ut a
en- moderate price.
G = IL affords lgh moro brilliant fhan any ethcr
=, substance hitherto proposed for common use.
D. j. IL is safe, in way explosive, drops no fire.
IN from the wick, and leaves no fire upon il.
as 4 IL 10 cennly. foayes grease marks. and 4
spilled on clothes furniture eynporntss entirely
e like Alcohol.
ief s. IL endures any natural degree Of cold withou
-. becoming IN the least rungenled.
H. 6. The lamps once in order need snufinl
we raising Of tho wick. but merely require 10 b'
Of kept clean, and TO be Gllod often they burr
by themselves empty.
.. Remark. The Camphin0 by exposure 10 the cir
'J mays after months keeping, become u litt
'p- deIerforaSed, and hogin form black crust OIL
tho wick. The article under these circumstance
at no; SPOILED, but only requires rehabilitation b.
81 the manufacturer, 10 be perfect rs nj first
ne Ill. Experiments 10 determine the compardtir
!, economy Of CdmphiHs and Sperm OIL for Msinino
,sc ton
|. AEsud27. 1910. Having filed Fountain Al
ice gand Lamp with q measured quantity Of the be,
all Sperm Oil and one Of Webb's Patent Camphin
Lamps. with n measured quantity Of Webb'I Can
ly phine; lighted them simultaneously, and measure
ON The quantity OF light afforded by each every tweni
ave minutes for two hours, and finally measuring tn
"a residual quantity Of Oil and Camphine determine
- calculated the proportion Of each substance neco
To- sary TO afford equal light. The result. was lh'
NJ. Is parts Of Camphine were eqsnl in Illuminan
raj power 10 zee parts Of Oil. by measure. Allown
both substances 60 be Of equal puce by the gallo
so there would be saving OF more than one.haf 4
en using the Camphine. Some idea Of the super,
tof brilhancy OF the light from The Cnmphne may
formed from To fact that in tho above eIperiIneI
- although the diameter Of the two namos WIS n,
zee very different tho ono being seyen-eghths nnd III
'n other nine-eghIhs of nch yet tho light from N
M Oil wHs 10 that from the csmphine only as to
WI the CsmPhno giving than three times as niue
CT. light ID 9 OIL.
", Peeuhdritiss in the eorbuSfion Of Complain
sII W. WeJCs Patent Burners, &c &C.
h. When Camphino IL burned ia hO unmodifed ope
~ aiT II consumes with much black smoke, like spir
nd Of TgrpenIine, but with a Thin flame and curreI
OF Of air al certain velocity, a particle Of smOk
IS, appears The construction Of the Camphine Lam
VI for its Ol jocI the above conditions.
Mr.. Gay haE shown me Of Mr Webs Pa
ent Campains Burners with circular wick b.
tween two "conical'' cOncenirck plates, which
elegant in form, aud answers Tho purposes Of nnok
a. less combustion completely Mr.. Gny has also show
ey uie sample Of the Camphine manufactured by NJ
as Webb Of New York, according to his patent IN,
'se ihod u seems 10 To hnVo all Of the propeui,
at oil tho CamphIne Of Dumas and afforded very 81
-. Per'or light. appears from tho foregoing eIper
@ ment.
The use OF Campfire fer the purposes Of IIIum
u nation is not now project but has The eSpcrienc
;al OF some years 10 recommend and far believe
. 1t hai given general satisfaction.
~ JOHN LOCKE.
Medical College Of Ohio, Angu,t %. 1910.
Or The article a. prepared by NJ. Dumas. ",
zee made in the laboratory without reference to cost
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