Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1841-09-30

n IGHT-The Wheeling Camphine Company
A having received supply OF Webb's Cam
phine oil aud Lamps. is now ready to furnish the
citizens of Wheeling, with tho best light in all re-
speeis which has ever been offered to the public.
Annexed is the result OF the analysis of the Cam
phine OIL aud the opinion of Professor Locke Of
the Ohio Medical College ut Cincinnati, us To the
superiority Vi the article for light
The Store of the Camphine Company is on water !
street, few doors above the stage Office. where /
the light may he seen nightly. Sales arc for cash
only. Il. =. SANBoRNE. Principal Agent
Mn. GAY. Agent for A. v H. WcJ5. Of Nst0 York,
Having called on mc for my opinion with regard
10 the use Of Camphne. Cor the purposes OF artificial
illumination, ! have a.ier examining the subject.
/ embodied the following information:
| !. Nature Of CGmphiRe. Camphine is proIimaie
vegetable principle, discovered sumo years since.
1 by Dumas, of Paris. IL Is mostly procured from
spirits OF Turpcniinc, aud Is IN fact "a very pure
cssen,c OF Turpcniine" II Is capable Of combining
with other substances. aud of being separated again
from them without hcing changed in It's qualities.
IL las therefore, like pure Alcohol ard Ether. n
L permanent and distinct nature Us a chymical sub
stance. u Is colotlcSs lmpid. moderately volatile
aud cOmbusiibe. ia Ihe Same manner spirits Of
Turpcniino. but It is not explosive. Camphcr diil,
ers iroNlCamphne only in containing oSygene, hencs
the name OF Camphine. OF basis of Camphor
III EeoRoHioal Hscof Cas,phiae for hs purposes
a. Illumination. My opinion ia favor OF the OF
CamIhine for lights. fully expressed in my lee
= lures last winter aud no cause for changing
: that opinion The oircuIns ianccs which recon.
mend It, are follows:
i. IL cun he furnished in abundance and at q
mudemie price.
2 II affords light more brilliant than any othet
: substance hitherto proposed for common use
j. IL Is safe. Ia no way explosive, druss no fr,
from the wick and leaves no fire upon it,
5 4 Ii - clcnnly. leaves grease marks. aud i
IL. 4 1T =.
: like Alcohol.
! 5. II cndurc- any natural degree Of cold wilhou
becoming in the least congcaled.
. d. The lamps once IN order, need no snullini
. o. raining of the wick, but merely require 10 b,
Il kept clean and TO be Ged uiten they burr
y themselves empty.
Remark The Cumyhinc by exposure to the ali
4 may; after some months keeping, become lii
: deIcrioraied and begin 10 form black crust o
the wick The article HndeT these Circumstance
Is nVi SPOILED, but Only requires Redistribution b.
/ the manufacturer 10 be aspcrlcci at first
. III. Experiments 10 determine he comparable
!, economy u CamphiHS and Sperm Oh for HsmiHa
~ lion.
August 81. 1910. Heviag filled n Fountain Al
e gand Lamp with u measured quantity of the he,
IL Sperm O and one of Wcbb's Putcnt Camphin
Lamps, with a measured quantity Of Wcbbs Can
g plinei lighted them simultaneously and measure
the quantity Of light afforded Ivy each every iwonl
e Siinuics for Two hours, and finally measuring ia
/ residual quantity Of Oil and CamILne, determine
n tho quantity OF each consumed From these data
calculnIod tho proportion Of each substance ucce,
!, sary to aioEl equal light. The result was, ia;
!. 10 paris OF CamphIne Mere equal ia lluminnliu
d power 10 100 parts Of OIL. by measure. Allown
both substances TO be OF equal puCe By the gallon
= there would be a saving OF more than onehalf q
= using the Camphine. Some idea of the super,
I'll brillrnncy OF tho light from The Camphine may
rfuaNl fl,,E g.. a.. al.
p although the diameter OF the two flames WIS n,
= very dlharsht, the one beag scyen-eishihs and ia
y oiher ninS-eighhs &c inch vet The light from n,
Oh was To Hut from The Camphine only rs To II
The CanPhine giving zoro than three Times as niue
i ighh ~ a G OIL.
~. Peeaharhies an The ecrJHsfion Of CauTLin,
W. WeJ6s Patent Burners, DC. &c.
When ClmPhine is burned it, tie uumodifed ope
an u consumes with much black snuke. like spirit
OF IGrpeiIiine, bet with Thin flame and u currer
oil an atn certain velocity, moi particle OF smnl,
: appcan Tho construction Of the Camphine Lam
: for lis ol jucl the above conditions
Mr. Gay has shown Of Mr. Wcbb's Pal
ent Cnmplin0 burners, with "a circular wick" b.
tween two "conIcal" concenirick plates ~ hich
elegant n FORM aud answers The purposes of smoke
less combustion completely. Mr. Cay has also show
use sample of the Camphue, manufactured hyAil
Wcht Of New York. according Ia his patent me
Ihud q seems To mo To have cll of The prnyeriic
OF Ihe Campiiinc Of Dumas aud afforded very su
peror ligh'. al appears from the foregoing expcri
ment.
The use Of Campfire for the purposes Of Illumi
naiicn Is not new project but has he expcricnc,
"i some years 10 recommend Il. and far believe
| II ha' given general satisfaction.
/ JOHN LOCRE.
Medical College Of Ohio, August %. 1910.
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The article as prepared by NJ. Dumas. wa
made IN tho laboratory without reference COST alb