Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1841-04-27

IGHT-The Wheeling CImphins Company
having received a supply OF Webbs Cam
phIne oil and Lamps. rs now ready to fnrnish the
citizens OF Wsseling. with the best light in all re-
spccis which has ever been offered 20 the public.
Annexed is the result of the analysis OF the Cam
phine OIL and tao opinion OF Professor Locke of
The Ohio Medical Colleg" at Cincinnati, as to the
superiority ct The article Tor light.
The Store OF The C~amphine Company is on wa,e,
street a few doors sboyo the stage Office. where
n, night may DC seen nightly. Sales are for cash
nnIy. ~SANBORNE. Principal Agcn'.
AiR, gay Agent for A. y. H. HeJ5. Of N,r York.
having called on me for my opinion with regard
70 mo 0 'imPhine. for the purposes OF artificial
h'"ih'na',oil' ! have. after examining tho subject.
omh'"''"d the following iufjrm,iinn,
l. NufErs ~ CoHlpAiac. C.mpbip. i. y ,,,,,m,,,
vegetable lS.nciPlC. discovered same ycar, since
"y bumas, "i Paris. Ii Is mostly pr,curc,I fr,m
SP"ils"i Iutpcnil'c. and Is la fact "a very r,re
'sso"'e 81 InrrcntIuc.' IL l. capable oi combining
WIN o'he' s"hsinnc's. and of hcing ,epar,Icd again
lnbni them without heiug CHANGED I'M its ou,I,,,.s
Ii has u%icrcE,re, Like pure Alcohol aud rth., !,
permanent ai'd distinct nature as "a chyuuiraI sub.
Stance. It's colOIlcSs, linIid moderately yol,ti.,
aud cnmbusiille. ma the S1ne maun, A. snI,it- ,l
IurP"niine. hat II j. not explosive. Camiliur dill:
eFs i'oNi' anrhinr only IA containing oNygcne. hence
the name at Camphinc. 81 basis OF Cam;lor.
III EcoEonijcai Hs, II Canpkiac far Hs yuyDns,.
p 'H"n""h"a. My opinion in favor OF the use oi
'%ainphine foe lights. was fully expressed iu my lee.
t"f's!ast wIuter. ani SEQ no cause inr CHANGING
HAT opinion i'he circumstances whirh recon.
mend n. are as f,il"wr:
L. II can lee furnished in abundance anJ nj q,
moderate Price.
:. IL affords a light more brilliant than any Other
'nliSinnee hihcrO proposed for comm"n USE.
d. u - safe. IA M way explosive. durIs no fire
lrom The w.ck. anil leaves M fire upon il.
! II - clcnnly. lcaNo- uo grease marks. and il
spilled on clothes or furniture. c,aporalcs cnliroly
like Alcohol.
.. IL eniures any natural degree OF cold without
becoming ia the least cunsraled.
u. The LAMPS once In order. need no smiling
or RAISING Of the wick, hut merely require To- b,
KEPT 'lcon. and To be filed rs viton as they burr
themselves empty.
may; after some months Keeping. become u liul,
dcicrIoraicd. and begin To form n black crust or
the wick. The article under these circumstance,
Is not :. oiled. but only requires rc-disIilla,ipn h,
ihc manufactures. TO be ~ prricct as at lrsr.
III. Experiments 10 dsfsrmine hr coy,parg,jr,
economy ~ CoHPhiHc aud Sperm OIL for iHsmiHa
non.
A"rRa %. 1910. Iiaviag filled a Fountain Ar
gand Lamp with a measured quantity of the Gcs
Sperm Oil AID one of WcbJ's Patent Camph n,
Lamps, with a measured quantity of Wcbb's Cam
plane; lighted them simultaneously. aud measure,
The quantity "i light afforded hy each every twcni,
minnics. Tor two hours, and finally measuring IN,
residual quantity of Ol and Camphinc, determine,
the quantity of each consumed. From these data
calculated Ihc proportion Of each Subsistence ncccs
sIry io atIorl an equal light. The result. was. lla
10 parts at Cainghinc were equal IN Illumimniins
power To 100 paris al Oh, Ivy measure. Allowin.
both substances to Lc of equal prce by the gurlm
there would be a saving Of more than unc.ha %,
using the CamIhIIHc. Sumc idea uG The superb
brlliaTcy OF the light from the CampAine may b,
formed from tho iacI that M The above experiment
although the diameter of The two flames " rs M
/ N.rVs IrfI.ra.N III 80 -.
other nInt-cighihs of an inch; yet tho light from Ihs
Ol Was la that from tho Canphine ouly ms 3 Ia 10
the CamphInc giving -=orc tIuh three times us mucI
lighr ms q! OIL.
". P'c"Larihes ia NE combustion Of CqmyGine
W. NodA'S Patent Burners. Sc. Sc.
When Cimphulc Is burned ia thc urmodifcd opcr
AR, u consumes will, mach black smoke. like spirit
ct Turpert.uc. bus with a rlin flame aud a ruucn
"i 'i ala certain velocity. uoi a particle of su.nk'
appears The construction of the Cam dime Lam
Tor It's olJccr The above conditions.
MIR. Gay has shown me ono Of MIR WC!b's PAT
EN- I%anphine Burners. with n circular wick" he
tw'eE iwo "cnuicaI conccntrick plates. which i
elegant a. FORM. AMI answers The purposes of smoke
less conbuSii"u completely. Mr.. Gay has also shown
ue a sample of The Camphinc. manufactured by Alr
H"bt OF New York, according % his patent me
ih"d. u seems io me in have all Of the prupcSliet
OF the Campi'ne of Dumas and afforded a very I'll
peroF light. a' appears from the foregoing expert
ment.
The use Of Campfire Tor The purposes OF .Ilunli
hHii"n Is not a now prjrci. bat has lie expcricuc,
~ some years io H.. and 50 Gar, [ believe
ha given general satisfaction.
JOHN LOCKE.
Msdicai College If Ohio. august %. 1910.
The article as prepared hv NJ. Dumas. wa.
made ia the laboratory iihout referenc. TO cost ah
SOluicli purc-uct S-tr