Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1841-09-28

lGHT-The Wheeling Camphine Company |
IL having received supply OF webbs Cam
i'hine oil and Lamps. is ready TO furnish the
citizens OF Wheeling with the best light m all ro-
sPee,s which has been offered to the public.
Annexed Is the result Of the analysis Of the Cam
Phine Osl and the opinion Of Professor Locke OF
/ the Ohio Medical College nj Cincinnati. rs to the
superiority Oi the article for light
| The Store OF the Camphine Company is wnici .
street. few doors above the stage office. where I
the light may be seen nightly. Sales for cash /
only. Il. y. SANBoRNE. Principal Agent.
| Ma GAY. Agent for A. " A. We5S. ef Nsp lork. |
| Having called on Cor my opinion with regard I
the OF Camphne, for the purposes Ol artiio lal
illumination, 1 have. after cumming the subject
embodied the following inionnaiion
i l. Natare Of CaR,Phins. Camphine is proIimaie
vegetable principle. discovered sumo years since
by Dumns, Of Paris. Ia is mostly procured from
spirits oi rurpenine, and Is in fact "A very pure
essen, OF Turpentne.s II Is capable vi combining
with Ohei substances and al beng separated again
from then, without heing changed in lis qualities.
Ia has therefore. like pure Alcohol and Ether
permanent and distinct nature US a chymiCal sub
stance. IL is coloiless. hmpid moderately volatile
aud combusiibe. in the same manner spirits OF
1 Turpenne, but u n not explosive. Camphor dill
ors iroSCaInphine only in containing osygene. hence
? the name of Camphine. % basis of Camphor
III Economical use Of Caaphiac for the ysrposes
81 illumination My opinion in favor of the use Of
CamPhne for lights. WAS fully expressed in my lee
e lures last winter. aud see cause for changing
y that opinion The circumstances which recon-
!, mend IL, are follows;
$ i. IL can be furnished ia abundance. und OF a
n moderate price.
G =. Il affords u light more brilliant than uny other
= substances hitherto proposed for comm"n use
. j. u Is sale. in no way explosive, drops FIRE
m from the wirk. snd leaves fire upon IL.
rs u IL ~ eleanly. leaves no grease marks, md il
y spilled on clothes furniture, eynporstes entirely
r. like Alcohol.
ei S. IL endures any natural degree Of cold wirhou
a. becoming in the least cOngealed.
hel b. The lamps once IA order. need snufiing
va raising Of the wick. hut merely require to b,
Of kept clean, aud 10 be filed Olien they burr
by themselves empty.
;. Remark. The Camphine by exposure TO the nir
nd may; after some months keeping. become It'll
.p- dcieroraied, and begin form n black crust Of
the wick. The article under those circumstance
at Is not spoiled, but ouly requires rehabilitation b
81 tho manufacturer 10 be perfect at first.
ne Ill. Experiments 10 determine the eolnpa afir
II economy Of CdmpAine and Sperm OIL for Msn,iHo
,se ton. ...f.tI
i August %. 1910. Having filed Fountain Al
ace gand Lamp with q measured quantity ofihe be,
all Sperm Oil and one of Webb's Patent Camphin
lamps, with a measured quantity Of webb's Can
lily pihnei lighted them simultaneously. and
ON the quantity of light afforded by each every tweni
ave Einuics. for hours. and finally measuring IA
"a residual quantity of Oil aud Camphne, determine
IN the quantity OF each consumed. From these data
: calculated Tho proportion OF each substance
TO sary 10 afiorl equal light. Tho result VAS tbs
NJ. ID paris OF Camphinc were equal in Illuminalin
rial power To 100 paris of Oil. by measure. Allowin
both substances to be OF equal prce by the gallor
So there would be saving OF more than one.half b
&c u'itg the Cnmphnc. Some idea Of the superic
s!of brlllancy OF the light from The Camphne may
to- formed from The fact that in the above experimsI
- although the diameter Of the Two flames WAS n,
nee very different the one besg sevcn-eighihs and ia
other ghihs Of inch; YET tho light from IA
M Oh was 10 IlIa from The Camphine only as To l(
wn the Camphne giving than three Times muc
,ci- liglu {! c OIL.
~. Pocuhdrihes ia the combustion Of CaD.yhia,
g. w. weLb's Patent burners. &c. sc. .E..
,be When Camphne is burned ia tis uI,modiIied one
ap ait. II consumes with much bnck smoke. like spirit
AID Of Turpcniine, but with n Thin flame and curreu
o Of mr. at certain velocity particle Of smok
"S, appears The construction of the Camphine Lam
NJ Tor is ol Jcci tho above conditions.
Mr. Cav has shawn Of Mr. Webbs Pat
eni Cnmphins Buners with circular wick" he
tween two "conical'' conccnrick plnics, which
elegant IN form. and the purposes of smoke
49,; less combustion completely MIR. Gay has a,o show
ry ue sample Of the camphinc manufactured byAfI
as Webt Of Now York. according To hrs patent me
se mod u seems 10 mo To have all Of tho propeuie
al OF tue Camphinc of Dumas and afforded yory 81
peror iighh, appears from the foregoing expert
20 ment.
The use Of Campfire for the purposes Of Illumi
II nation Is not a Prreci. but has The oIperienc,
al o some years To recommend IT, and far believe
10 1t haa given general satisfaction.
w. JOHN LOCKE.
Medical College Of OHIO. August 2S. 1910.
made IN the laboratory without reference to cost alb