Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1841-06-19

IGIIr-The Wheeling Camphine Comtany
having received n supply OF webbs Cam
/ phine oil and Lamps. is ready TO furnish the
citizens OF Wheeling. with the best light in all re-
specs which has ever been offered To the public
| Annexed is the result of the ANALYSIS Of the Cam
phine Oil and the opinion Of Professor Locke off
, the Ohio Medical College at Cincinnati, US the
superiority O the article for light
The Store of tho Camphine Company is on WINTER
street. few doors above the stage office, where
the light may be seen nightly. Sales are for cash |
only. b. =. SANBoRNE. Principal Agent
Ma GAYS Agent for "A. '. H. Webb Of Nep York, |
Having called ON inc for my opinion with regard !
TO tho use OF Camphine. for the purposes of artificial
Illumination, have. after examining the subject
embodied the following information:
]. Ndtare Of CamPhine. Camphne is a prosma,e
vegetable principle, discovered some years since
by Dumas, of Paris. IL is mostly procured from
spirits OF Turpcninc, and is in fact "a very pure
essence q, Turpenne." IL is capable OF combining
with other substances, and of being separated again
from them without being changed in its qualities
II has therefore. like pure Alcohol and Ether
permanent and distinct nature n chymical sub.
stance. IL is coloiless, limpid, moderately volatile
and combustibe. in the same manner rs spirits of
Turponine, hut II is not explosive Camphor dill:
ers ironCarnphne only in continuing oxygene, hence
tue name OF Camphinc, OF basis OF Camphor
III EcoHo1'icai Of Cdmphihe for he purposes
81 illumination. My opinion ia favor Of the Of
Camphine for lights, was fully expressed ia my lee
." lures last winter. and no cause for changing
49, that opinion The circumstances which recum-
mend II, are follows:
~ j. Ii can be furnished in abundance and at a
re mod crate price.
ng = Ii affords light more brilliant than any other
nj substance hitherto proposed for common use
ell J. IL Is safe IN no way explosive, drops fire
no from the wick, aud leaves fire upon il.
10 4 Ii ~ clcanly. leaves grease marks aud i
gs spilled on clothes furniture, cvaporaes entirely
. a like Alcohol.
est D. IL endures any natural degree of cold wiihou
rIs. becoming in the least congealed.
rnr q. The lamps once ia order need snuflini
ND or raising Of the wick, but merely require TO N
ing kept clean, ami To DO filled often they bur
10 themselves empty.
he Remark The Camphne by exposure 10 the All
and mays after some months Keeping, becone liul
deieTioraied, and begin 10 form black crust q
{. The wick. The article under these circumstance
- is not spoiled, but only requires rehabilitation b
the manufacturer, 10 be asperfcct first
III. Experiments 10 determine The compdratii
economy Of CamPhiHe aud Sperm OIL for MSsaiH
ion.
AUgHa27, 1910. Having filed n Fountain A
gand Lamp with measured quantity of the be
Sperm Oil and one of Webbs Patent Camphir
Lamps, with measured quantity Of Wcbbs Can
PlIine; lighted them simultaneously and mcasur,
Z the quantity Of light afforded by each every TWEEN
Eninuies, for Two hours. and finally measuring a
residual quantity Of Oil and Camphinc determIn,
the quantity of each consumed. From these data
calcunied the proportion of each substance nece
a., sary 10 afford an equal light. The result, vas Ia
w. Is parts Of Camphino equal in illuminalir
-, power To 100 paris of Oil, by measure. AIlowiI
both substances 10 be of equal price by the gallo
mr.; there would he saving OF more than one-half
In using the Camphine. Some idea of the super
"a brillIancy OF the light from the Cumphne may
,dh I',eu "o,'' 'iT iact 'al 10 'he above ehpenme
all ~ e. ''e u,h'le'oi VI tue TWO names -" as u
very different, tho being seyen-eighths and n
ether nine-eighs Of inch; yet tho light from Il
Dos Oil was To that from the Camphine only as TO
=, the Camphine giving than three times as mu,
- light the Oil
". PecHi'drities ia The cosJUSiion of Camphin
D.s VI WeLJ's Patent Burners &c. &c
When Camphine is burned ia the unmodified op,
ally of WI WIN mach black smoke like sp
OF mir alta certain velocity. a particle Of smol
. appears The construction of the Caun;,hine Ian
yih, for It's oil Jet the above condiiIons
'av- Mr.. Cay has shown one Of Mr. Webbs "a
40. ent CamPhine Burners, with "circular wick" b
ned tween two "conical' concenIrick plates. which
and elegant ia form. and the purposes smo
Of less combustion completely. Mr.. Gay has also show
ues Tue sample Of The Camphine. manu- actured byAI
eel Webb OF New York. according TO his patent m
ihod. q seems 10 me 10 have all of the propeni,
OF The CamPhIne Of Dumas and afforded a very 81
Perior light, Il, appears from the foregoing exper
ment.
IT. The use Of Cnmphirs for the purposes Of rllum
nation - not a new project, but has the eXperienc
us Of some years 10 recommend It, and SO far believe
II has given general satisfaction.
ie- JOHN LOCKE.
rs Medical College Of Ohio. August Is. 1910
So The article as prepared by M. Dumas. wa
made IN the laboratory without reference 10 cost al
solutely Pure.-oct S-iC