Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1841-01-16
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tG0tGh.-Re particular in purchasing 20 see ,ha
he label of this Medicine contains n notice ~ -,
ntry according 10 Act of Congress. And he like
wise particular in obtaining them at 100 Chlthan
ST.. Newly srk, or from the
AN rhEGULAR AGENTS.
sri -, S6N| 49,. Wheeling
IGhI-The Wheeling Camphine COMPANY
IA having received u supply Of Wehbis Camphine
oil and Lamps. is now ready 10 furnish the citizen. O,
Wheeling. with the hest light in oil retnect, which hos
ever been offered To the public.
Annexed ~ the result ofthr nna,vsiy Of IA. ron,L;,.
Oi and the opinion of Professor Locke of The Ohio
Medical College al Cincinnati. as TO the superiar;,v T,
ihe article fr light.
The Store Of The C%amphinc Company is on water
street, ai"" doors above the stage office, Nbere ,hc
night may be seen nightly; Sales are Gor cash only.
:. B ~SANBORNE, Principal Agent.
ME. CAY, AgcHttor A. ]. ~ Web. of Men Yo,k.
Having called GA me fr my opinion ia, regard
The use OF CamPhine. FOR the purposes OF artificial illu
m'hal'oi' | have, alter examining The auhjeci, embod
led The following information:
J. Naiafs @ C~oHl1iRe. Camphine is a prsS;ma,e
vegetable principle. discoy cred some years since bv
DuiHas' OF Poris. MS mostly pictured from spirits Of
t"pcnuhe' anu IS IN TACT "a very pure essence oI
InTpehune. II IL capable IT combining with orber
substances and sf being separated again from Them
without being changed in lie qualities. II has there
t,re. like pare Alcohol and Ether. a permanent and
distinct nainre a. a chymical substance. II is colo,
Tess llInpid' moderately volatile aud combnsilble. in
80 '"a''h' - "lhEtisol lufptnnne, INT n is mol
explosive. CamPhor differs fUvi CaInphi,e o,Iv in
containing oNyscne, hence the name Of Camphipe. o,
bnsis OF Camphor
IL E~eo"omica! TsoeJ Canpiine for Me purposes NJ
Illumination. My opinion IN favor Of the use of Cam
phine ior lights, WINS fully expressed in my Lectures Las,
winter. and ] see no cause for chnneing tbat o,in;a,
The ciEcumstnnccs which recommend il, are =. fI
lows: q"
l u can be funisledin abundance. and Al n mod
erale price.
= Ia affords n lirht r-oro Ir,t..., -
substance hitherto proposed for common use.
y. IL IS safe. ia no way explosive, drops no fire from,
the wick. and leaves no fire upon il.
4 Ii - cleanly. leaves no grease marks. and if spiII
| Alcohol. '' INV
. IL enduros any natural degree Of cold without bc.
coming IN the least cUngealsd,
%. The lamps once in order. need no snuning or
raising Of the wick. but merely require 10 10 kept
clean an! 10 be filled as often as they burn themselves
empty.
Remark. The C~amEhine nv exposure IN The a.,
may aher some months keeping. become n IrtIe Dc.
Perforated. and begin TO form a black crus, on ,bo
WICK. The article under those circumstances is moi
sIoneu' Du' only requires Redistribution by the manu-
iacturer. 10 be as perfect as al first.
III. E1PerinsHn 20 determine the compara,;re ,.o,o.
my9 Camphme and Sperm OHfor illumination
AHgRH2'. 1910. HaviHg filed a Fountain Arcapd
Lamp with a measured quantity Of the best Spcm Oil
1'' one Oh Nebbs Patent Cnmphine Lamps. with o
t"""Ny ~ 81 unpiiue.I lighted lbpm
simultaneously. and measured The quantity of li0bt az
iofded by each every twenty minutes. for two hour.
aiu hnaIly measuring the residual quantity of Oil and
o~aihphlne' determined The quantity of each consumed
! rom these data calculated the proportion of each
substance necessary 10 afford an equal lig.L The re.
~ vas 'nal % parts OF C~amPhine were equal in II.
inminalng power To 100 paris Of Oil. by measure
moving Doth substances 10 be Of equal price bv the
sn''Oh' mere would be a saving OF more than one.balf
By using the Camphine. Some Ides Of Inc spne,o,
oiiili'i''y OF ihe hight from The Camphine may be form.
!" nun 'e TACT lIai ~ the above experiment although
ne uiuin''e' OF 'he Two flames was not very different.
me one belag seven-oi ghths md the other ni,,.cigbtb.
~ an inchi yet the light from the OIL va. 10 tba, f,,r
ne Camphlno only us 3 10 10. the Camphine giving
lore ilah Aree times NJ much light as tfo oil
~. ftc"'ariics "a the csTJnaion If Caupb;s,, ~
"etbs Ta'eHf Burners. &c. &c.
"hFh C~anphino rs birned IL Inc unnbodifod oper
an consumes with much black smoke. like soir,s y.
Iurpehiine' bot with a Thin fame and = cprrsn, ~ -,
~ certain velocity. not a particle of smoke srro,r
> "e construction Of The Camphinc Lamp has for ia ob
jet the shove CONDITIONS.
hr ''ay has shown ne one of Mr. wcbb's Patep,
-'"fnlhe burners with a circular wick" between
Two 'conicat c5ncentnck plates. which Is slegro, -
form. and answers The rurroses of snotc1,,s -.
Du''ion comp.sis'y fr Coy hos also shown me
'.'nIle M NO LampnInC, manufactured bv M VyebJ
OF view work according 10 bis patent mefboF n
Gems 70 me 10 have al Of The properties Of he Cam
pnlneol Dumas and aforded a very superior Iigbi. ~
appears from he foregoing experiment
The nee Of Camphfrs far Inc ogre..e, Of ,u,,...
lion - not a now project. but has he experience ~
some Year, 70 recommend u. and 80 far believe. II bo.
given general saisfact.oD
JOIN LOCKE.
The ariel, o. prepared BY ~ Dm,s. ga, mad,
N The laboratory without reforcnce 10 oosi. ,bs,gtcI,
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