Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1841-04-10


q IGuT-Tbe wbycling c%amphine Company
5 A having received a supply oi Webh's Cau.phiut
oil and LAMPS. Is navy ready Ia furnish the cilzcits OF
Wheeling. with the best i=ht ia all respects which las
ever been offered To the public.
Annexed i the result, OF the analysis Of he Champions
OIL and the opinion OF Prf sSOr Locke of The Ohio
Mcji'a! College at Cincinnati. as to the Superiority I
the article TOT light.
The Store ur the Camphinr Company is on water
street. a lew doors above the Stage Office, where the
light may be seen nightly. Sales arc Tor cash only.
H. ,. SANBORNE. Principal Agent.
Ma. CAV, Agent for A. y. H. Wcbb. # NeT York.
Having Culcd on me Tor my opinion w'hI regard
thc Use ct Camphiuc, for ihc purposes Of artificial iilu
minni'on. ! have. after examining the subject. e,nbod
led the following information:
]. Natgre IF C0mJAjHc. Camphine is a praSimaie
vegetable principle. discovered some wears since, ~
Dumas. ot Paris. Its mostly procured iron, spirits at
Turrcntinc. nnd ~ in fact "a very pure esscnoc ot
Iurpentine." IL l. cat able OF combining with oIhoi
Substances, sud 81 bong separated again from ihcm
Without being changed IN It's qualities. Ii has there
Fore. like puro Alcohol and Ether. n permanent and
distinct nature a a chymical substance. IL is ruiot
less. limpid. moderately volatile and conbusnhle. IN
the same manner as spirits OF Turpeniiue. hut IL is uUl
explosive. Camphor differs froEl Camphine only IN
containing oNygcnr, hence the name of Camphine, OF
basis of Campaur.
II EcoHoRirdi usecf CGRphine Cor de purposes a
HHEaisatioH. My opinion IA favor of the use oi Cam
Fhine for lights, was fully expressed ia INV lectures las
wiiirr, ami see no cause ior changing that optIrun
The circumstances which recommend it. are as fol
lows;
!. Itcan be furnished ia abundance. and AT a mad
crate price.
=. Il alTprj- a light moro brilliant than any oiher
substance hithcrio proposed for common use.
I. 3. IL Is safe. IA M way explosive. drops no fire iron
lac wax. and leaves no fire upon it.
J. II sclcan!y. leaves 40 grease marks, and If spill
CD on clothes VI furniture, cyuporates entirely. lk,
J Alcuhul.
nj >. II oudureS any natural degree Of cold Without bc
? coming m ILe least curs-alcd.
: 6. The lamps once IN order. need no snuning a.
raising ct ihe wick, but merely require To he KEEP
clean, and To hc filled rs Ohen a. they burn thcnsolvc
empty.
E,arlrk. Tho ,hine hy exposure To the air
may; after some months keeping, become Il little lie
Perforated, and begin To- form a black crust on TIA,
wiUk. The article under these circumstances IL uu
SPOILED, hut ouly requires re-di>lilaIipn 10y the manu-
iacturrr, 10 be a. perfect Is at first.
III. Experiments 10 determine me comparative scoao
my "f ComFhiHc and Sperm Oafor illumination.
& August p. 1910. Having filled q Fountain ArgaU,
Lamp with "a measured Puauiiiy of Ihe beet Sperm O,
and one oi Wcbh's Patent Cnmrhiue Lamps, with
measured quantity Of Wrhbs Camyhiuc; lighted lhct
sImulIIUCuuslv, aud measured The quantity ui Hphi al
q inrded 10y each every twenty minutes. for two Lour
AMI finally measuring the residual quantity OF OIL am
'%ainiiur, determined the quantity of each consume,
u From these data | calculated lie rrnporrion oi cacI
9 substance necessary To afford an equal light. The re-
E''H ""FH VI . ~ lsils- " NdlliHllilf NtIt GlNll III al
= Illuminating power To 100 paris Of OIL. by measure
Allowing bpth Substances 10 he Of equal pruce hv Ih
G gallon. there would be Il saving ui more Than ONEIDA
10y using the Cnmphirc. Some idea of the superb
d hrllIsnry of lac light from the Camphinc may Ice form
ed lrom the Tact that ia the above experiment alihoug
/. Tire diameter of the two flames " rs moi very diflcren
\ The one bcIag SeNen-cighths aud Ihc other nine -richil
"a Of an inch; yet The light iIum the OIL was To that fror
y the C%amrhnc only a. , Ia 10, the Camphinc giyin
.-orc Than three lines a. much lichI rs q! e OIL.
~ Porf'ar'ios m The co~basjoH II CarJhHe; w.
NobS Patent Runners. sc. dc.
When C%amphine j. u burned ia the uumodifcd opc
D All. II consumes with mEch black smoke. like spirits 4
Iurpeniiue. but with a thin flame and "a cgrrcni of nj
ala certain Nelurity. mot a particle of smoke appear
The construction OF ;hC Camphine Lamp has Tor lis Oh
= ljccI The above conditions.
Mr.. Gay has shown me ono Of MIR Wcbl's Paten
C~amph,ne Burners, with a "circular wick" bclwcc
I've "c"uIcal' cuucsuirick plates. which is elegant 4
= lorm' and answers Tho purposes of s~nokclcss CON
bGssIon completely. Mr.. Gay has also shown me
sample of the C%anphinc. manufactured by Mr. Web
oi New York, according 10 hs patent method.
. seems To INC To have all uf Inc properties OF the Can
lliinc OF Dumas and afforded n very superior light, a
, appears from tho inr, going experiment.
70 The use at Campfire for Ihc purposes of Illumin-
D ton 10 not a new project, but has The experience Z
some wears 10 recommend It, and 50 far, | believe II la
given general satisfaction.
Join LOCKE.
$ Medical College # Ohio, August %. 1910.
! The article rs prepared by NJ. Dumas, was mad
IN the laboratory without reference To cost. ahsoluteI
pure oct S-ic