Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1841-03-04
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Ccc4Se1.-b2 particular IN purchasing - see tia
be iabClof'hIs Mc1lcius c.nta'ns . notice OF ii
.ntEY according 10 Act e Cougrsss. Auo 70 liae
wise particular in obtaining tLem a. 100 CkGIhan
81. New sTE. or irrln the
49,. rkEaCLAR AGENTS.
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"A lGHT-Tho Wheeling Camphine Company
A having received a supply u Webs Canlrhine
oi sid Lamps, = aOw ready ~ furnish the citizens OF
wheeling. with tho best light IN all respects which Ia.
ever been offered 70 the public.
Annexed ID the EesultotJhe analysis OF The Cnmphiue
oil and the opir3og Of Professor Lo,ka Of the Ohio
Medical college az Cincinnati. "a 20 the superiority I
the article GI light.
The Store Of tho C5m2hine Company is On wafer
street. a lew dCors above tie stage ofics. where The
Light may beacon nightly. Sales are Tor cash only.
Il. :. SANBOFNE. Principal Agent
Nm. GAY, ACc1t FER 4. = H.. BeJJ, 7 Nsis York.
Having cu'!ed on me Tor my opinion with regard
the Use OF Ca'npEiUc, or iAo purposes Of artificial !Nu
minatlon, ! hrrc. af.Ss examining The suhjoci. ezJod
!ed he following Information:
]. Ncfg'e Il Cgnyhi-s. C~anPhiEe ia a prsGinate
vegetable pI.ncif!c, discovered some years since. h.,
DUma', Of Paris. Isis mostly procured from S7.alA1
! GIPaaI'e. aud - "a lac! - very Pur. ssfoure OF
IurYsntRe." II IS capable OF Combining with o,hei
substances, and e being separa,el rcaia from then.
without being changed IN irs qualities. Il las thore
fore, like pure A!coho! and Ether, a permanent and
distinct nature As = chymical subfiance. IL is co.or
Tess. lImP.!. moderately volatile sud eom5usliJle. in
The zane manner IS spirits ofTurpeai,ne. but II - moi
explosive. CamPhor differs from Csmphma only in
containing ozygcne, hence tho name OF Camphine. OF
basis Of CamFanr.
II Ecoaeni,al uscof Cdziphi7e for NE pz-7a-., ,t
denomination. Ny opinion III favor Of the uso Of Cam
pblne Tor lights, was fully expressed IN my lectures Lac,
winter. and see 40 cause for changing tha, orin;on
Tie e.camaancos which recommend II. are as fol
ioWsi
/. Ican be farni,Aedin abundance. and NJ a mod
eraic price.
9. 1, ahJrds a light more brilliant than any other
substance hitherto ~proPosed for common use.
:. IT is safe, IN no way oIplosive, drops 10 FIRE from
the wick. aud leaves ne fire upon il.
j. II sc.eanly. leaves no grease marks. and If spill
Alcohol.
5. Irendures ory natural degree or cold without be.
coming iu thc lcast cUngcalsd.
6. The lamps once IN order, need no snufing or
raising Of the wick, but merely require 10 be Kept
clean aud to be flied as often as tIey burn themselves
empty.
Remark. The CsmSiino by exposure 10 tho air
may; after some months keeping. become a liitle de.
ierioTated. and begin to form a blaek crust on tho
Wick. The article under thccs circumstances is not
spoiled. bat only requires rehabilitation by the manu-
iaciurer, 10 DO ns perfect US at first.
jill. E5pcria.cnh 10 determine TIE corparrEvs ecoao-
81 Ca7phi1c and Sperm Ogfor illumination.
August o. 1910. Having filed a Fountain Ar-and
Lamp with q measured quantity Of The best Sperm OIL
and one ol Webs Patent C]lmphine Lamps. with q
quantity ofWebbs CampLino;I lighted them
simultaneously and measured The quantity Of haht If
i3racd b. each every twenty minutes. for two hours.
and finally measuring the residual quantity Of Oil and
SeH fhlue, determined tho quantity Of each consumed
rom these Data calculated The proportion Of cacb
necessary 90 afford on equal lirht. Tho re-.
wns, that IS paris Of Caughiur-wara equal i'm H.
.aminouHs power to 100 paris q Oh. b. moasure-
Allowing both substances 20 be OF equal yrco bv the
ta.Ion, there would be n sowing Of moro than oncb,If
~ using the Camphi1c. some idea Of The surcr,r
.'rIliancy OF he light from the Camphine may &c form.
.h rom me i%aciiIstn the above experiment although
he diameter OF ihc two flames was nutvcry different
ne ono hoIag srvcu.eighths and the other riue-ciph,l,s
! an inchi yet the lght from tie OIL was 10 that from
mo IamIhine only as 3 % 10, the Camphinc giving
1oro Than three times as much light as tho oil.
H. fssH"arlhes an tie oarjHsiOa Il Camytinc;M
|" e'ts Ia'c,f barhsys. &C.. &c..
when ~'7mPhIuo is burned iu tho uumoIifed crer
,liI % consumes with much black smoke. like sarr.fs "a.
urpeHiine, bot with a ihIu G1mo and 4, current ofo nj.
l' certain velocity. not r. particle Of smoke 12pcan
Pc CONJUNCTION Of iho CamphiDc Lamp hos lT is OLE
eci tbo above conditions.
MI Gay hes shown mo one Of Mr. Webs patent
.anrhins Burners, with n "circrlar vyisL." tet,eep
$50 ~'cc.icll' conccniIck plates. which Is elegant ir
''m' ara answers Che purposes of smoscless com
uslnl completely. Mr. Cav has also shown me o
IVY pc Cd lh' N~H'nphinr. manufactured BY Mr. Webi 7.
j I'VE" YORK, according n bis patent method. O.
'D' I' m' '' nave li OF thc properties Of The Cam
.'He9 Of bHm7r' lnd afforded n tsry superior light. o.
g.'f' ifam The foregoing experiment.
lac use of C1wphtro for ihc purposes Of llumina
POO o. rYi % new project, bot has he cvr-rcuco Of
me years Co recommend 90. ond 70 far bCUeve,t h,
wen general sausiacuon.
JOHN LOCKE.
Aoitai Calfce Of Oiio. Argua %. 1910.
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The article a. prepared by VI. Dumas. was made
Che laboratory without reference to c1st. .Hs4.4,e. I
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