Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1841-06-17

al IGIlT.-1he Wheeling Camphine Company
~ 4 having received u supply OF Wsbbs Cam
phine oil and Lamps. is now ready to furnish the
citizens OF Wheeling. with the best light IN all
sPecis 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 of
The Ohio Medical College nj Cincinnati. as to the
superiority Of the article for light.
The Store OF the Camphine Company Is on wafer
street lew doors above The stage Office. where
ule light may he seen nightly. Sales are for cash
ONLY. D. ;. SANBORNE. Principal Agent.
Ma. CAY Agent for A. v n. Wed. Of N,ts York.
Having called on me for my opinion with regard
TO the OF Canphine for The p.rnos. of nr,,6,iol
illumination ] have. AFTER examining the subject
emOodied The following information:
j. Nature ~ CdmptiHe. Camphne is n prosimnte
Negeiame principle, discovered some years since
/ by Dumas oi Paris. IL IL mostly procured from
spirits Of Turpentinc. and is in fact "A very pure
essence OF Tnrp, nuue." II i capable OF combining
wIih Other substances aud of beng separated again
irom Iheh without being changed in its qualities
IL has therefore, like pure Alcohol and Ether.
permanent and distinct nature as n chymical sub.
stance II Is coloilesS. impid moderately volatile
and comhUshle. IN the same manner as spirits of
lurPeuiine but 1t is not explosive. Camphor diff
ers i'"ACamphinc only in containing oxygene. hence
The name OF CamPhine. or basis OF Compton.
IL Economical Hscof CGnJ,Lilie for che purposes
q
Camph'ne for flights, fully expressed in ms lee.
tures last winter, and see 10 cnuse for changing
that opinion The circumstances which recon-.
mend II, are as follows:
. /. IL can be furnished in abundance. and al a
moderate Price
= IL affords light more brilliant than any other
! substance hitherto proposed for common use
! ,. IL Is saie ia No way explosive drops no Ere
, lron the wick. and leaves ND Gre up,n II
! . IL Is clennly. leaves no grease marks and II
spilled on clothes furniture cvaporatcs en,irely
d liSc Alcohol.
q . il endureS any natural degree Of cold without
becoming IA the least coueealed
. g. The Temps once in order. need no snuffinr
or raising Of the wick, hut merely require to l.,
Kept clean. and 10 De filed as often as they burr
. themselves empty.
G Remark. The CamYhine by exposure 10 the air
] nnyi after some mouths keeping. becnNe n liul,
deierioraIed. aud begin 10 form black crust OF
'he wick. The article under these circumstance
Is mol spoiled but oUly requires Redistribution b,
The manufacturer. 10 be -pcrcci us al first
III. Experiments 10 determine he comparoiir
economy ~ CGmPAine and Sperm OIL for Mamiaa
ton.
August d, 1870 Having filed Fountain Al
gand Lamp with measured quantity of The bes
Sperm OIL and one Of Webb's Patent Camphn
Lamps with measured quantity uf Wehb's Cam
PiIIne;l lighted Them simultaneously .nd measure,
'ainuies. for two hours and finally measuring IN
residual quantity OF OIL and Camrh!ne determine,
The quantity Of each consumed From these data
calculated The proportion of each suhstance neces
sary TO afford an equal light. The result. was Iha
10 paris OF Camphine were equal in Illuminaiin
power to iuO paris of OIL, 10y measure. Allowin
Doth substances 10 be OF equal prce by the gallon
there would be a saving OF more than on..I,lf n
y using The CamPliIne. Some idea of the supero
. hriIiIancy OF the light from the Camphne may IN
. oFHed from The fact HAT ia The above experimeu
n although the diameter Of the two llames was N,
- very different the one beiag seven-eghihs and IN
olher nnt-eghihs of inch; yet the light from ih
o'i was 10 That from The CamPhine only as Ia 0
tie CHmPhne giving more Than three lines as mucl
, ltghl as I. = OIL.
" PecatdrHiss IN Tie coS'JHSiioa Of Combine
" WsIJ's Patent Burners, &c. &c.
h"eh Iainphine Is burned ia the uumodifed opcr
ar, 1t consumes with mech black smoke liko spisit
o! lUrPen'iue but with a thin flame and a curren
oi ar alta cettnin velocity. a particle OF smok,
= appears The construction oi the Carnphne lam,
J. Tor ils oil jet the above conditions
r Mr.. Cav has shown me one of Mr. Webb', Pat
J. enI Camph.ne runners. with circular wick be
{ iweer Two "coniral' conccnirck plates which Il
elegant IT. form. and ers The purfnses of smoke
less combustion completely. Mr. CAV hns also s,o,,
: .ue sample ct Inc Canphne. manufactured byAir
Wcht OF New York. according tn ms palcnt me
mod q seems 10 me 10 have all of the proper lc,
OF %" Camphne Of Dumas' and Afforded very sn
P'rof Hgh' n appears from Tho foregoing expert
/ meni
The use Of Campfire for the purposes Of lIumi
nation Il not a new project. bat has the experience
81 some wears 10 recommend u. and so far believe
II hai gwen general satisfaction. -
JOHN LOCKE
Medical College Of Ohio. AHgpst 2s, 1910.
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! Tho article as prepared by NJ Dumas. was
made IN TIE laboratory without reference 10 cost 40
solGiely pure.--oct S-tf