Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1841-04-15

IGtIT-Ihe Wheeling Camphine Company
having received a supply OF Webb's Cnmphinr
oil and lamps. Is now ready TO furnish the ei'iz-ss oi
Wheeling. with the beet light in all respects which has
ever been offered TO the public.
Annexed Is The result OF The analysis Of the G~amphine
OIL and the opinion Of Prf p~or Locke of The Ohio
Medical College ct Cincinnati. as TO the superiority {
The article for light.
The Store Of the Camphine Company is an wafer
street. a few doors above the stage Office. where the
hight rnay be seen nightly. Sales are for cash only.
H. =. SANBORNE. Principal Agent.
NiE. CAY. AgcniJ for A. " H. Nc6. If Ncr York.
Having rallied on me Cor my opinivn with regard
'he use "i Canrhinc. for the purposes OF artificial illu
""u"Sh'i nave after examining the sulJSci. cmbod
! led The i"ll"w ing iul,rmaii"n:
!. NaiHrs # Camlhia.. Camphine is n pra simnie
vegetable principle. discovered some ycnr- since, hy
Dumas 81 Farls. Its mostly procured lrun spirits al
IurIentlne. and - in fact - very pur. essence %,
Inrpen'I"e. IL IL carablc oi combining with Other
substances aud si ben s scfaTaicd again from them
without being changed IN lis qualities. IL has there
t'rc. hko pure Alcohol and Ether. n permanent am!
distinct nature as \ chymical substance. 10 is colo,
i'ss. impid. moderately volatile aud couin.llbl-. IN
the snnc manner ss spirits of rurpcniin-. hut il is no,
explosive. CamPhor differs iroxi Camphine only in
containing olygcnc. hence the name of Camphinc. OF
basis of Campl"r.
III E"onomi,gi HsTe r Canphinc for de pnrpeses o
illumination. My oPiuinn ia favor of The usc al Cam
fhinr sr lighl.. MAS fully expressed ia INV lectures las
Wlhirr' ana see io cause ir changing that opintou
The circumstances which commend il. are as fa
lows;
!. Il eau he furnished in abundance. anil at a mod
{ crate price.
=. Il affords a ligh, more brilliant than my oihst
substance hitherto proPu,rd for common usc.
?. ). IL il safe. ia no way explosive, drops 10 FIRE from
the wick. and leaves nS FIRE uppn u.
Il II sclcanly. leaves up rr,as. marks. mud il spill
ed on clothes or furniture. c,alorares entirely. liz,
J Alcohol.
3. II endure. any natural degree Of cold without be
r coming IN the least rUngral-d.
z q. The lamps once ia order. need no snuhing q
raising "f the wick. hui merely require Ia 10 he;
clean. and to hc filed as oiien Us Ihey buu lhcrnselNr
empty.
e R,rrak. Tho Csmfhine hy exposure 10 the All
may; after sn,ne msnIls keeping. became a lrile de
tcriurAlcd. aud lrgiu Ia form q black crust on III
wick. The article under these circumstances IL nu
si"Iled, hut ouly Requires rehabilitation 10y the mant
inciurcr. 10 he rs perfect "a nj first.
I'LL. EIPcrh.ehis 10 determine he coDip0nafirc ccon,
my 81 t~amPhi"o aud Sperm OdJor dissemination.
e August y. 1910. Having filled II FuunIain Argnn
Lamp with a measured quantity of the beet Sperm Ga
aud one Of Wrhlis Patent C~anpI,ine Lamps. will,
measured quantity uf wel'bs CHmphine; lighted Ihci
simultaneously and measured the quantity of LIGHT "a
q iordcd by each every I twenty minutes. Tor twu hour
aud finally measuring the residual quantity er Oil an
Cainplrne. determined the quantity of each consumed
u B nnin these data ] calculated the rropurliun Of cac
: subSianre necessary To afbid an equal light. The r.
g suit. was' Oh ID paris OF Canrhin~ were equal ia .
a Eliminating Iowcr 10 100 paris of Oil. 10y measure
: Allowing both Substances 10 lie OF equal prize by ia
. gallon. there would he a .aN ing of more than onc.ha
hy using the CaInrhiuc. Sume idea of the supcr au
d brillisnry OF lac light from Ihe Camphime may Ice form
cd ipm The fact lhaI in The above experiment alIlotg
the diameter of the two flames " ~ mol very diifer-n
the one beiag sevcn--ighl!Is and ihc other nine--ighL
u ni an inch; yet tho light from The Oh was To thai fmI
The Camphine only as , Iu 10. the Camplinc giyin
LuTc thar. thrre IIlnss :, much lplI ~ ~ =. nj