Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-09-13
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lAED OH.
! Allow me the use of The columns nf the Enquirer 10
call the attention of the citizens Of Richmond and the
surrounding country make trial Of lard OIL About
ten DAYS ago n friend of mine, Dr. ii. OF this city,
| called me Into his office and showed me sample oil
lard OIL which he informed me he intended 10 try as an
experiment The OIL certainly for cearness and beauty
Of color supasses any sperm oil have ever seen. Dr.
H. informed me that lie hid made use OF the OIL Tor
about six days, and that in his opnion the oil FULLY
sustains lis high reputation for giving brilliant
and spiel did light, almost entirely free from smoke,
aud burns equally as long as lie very best sperm OIL
thu, could be purchased in this city Being thoroughly
con WINGED by looking at the apparently beautiful sam
pie shown me by my kind friend, DR.. III obtained
about quart of the OIL and had lamp cleaned, entire.
" free of even the smell Of sperm OIL, and then had
the wick and lard oil placed in the lamp, and, 10 my
utter astonishment found it TO give splendid light.
then took sheet Of writing paper and placed over
the fame Of the lamp-Hcding it in that position for
several minutes, then taking it away, to my asonlsh'
ment found the paper not even sol!ed with smoke
When we remember the vast quantity of smoke, SO
ruinous TO housekeepers, which arises from burning
sperm OIL il does appear 10 me that lard oil IS much
preferable have also made several experiments with
lard oil for ong machinery, also, for oIling polished
ron steel &c, and fGd it IL answer superior pur-
pose than any other OIL at present IN use nave maoe
careful examination Of about week in burning the
lard OIL and am decidedly Of the opnon, that It will
answer the place of sperm oil: first, because, in my
opinion it gives superior light second, 1t IS entirely
free from any bad SMELL thirdly, that 1t does not give
one third much smoke as the sperm OIL iourlhiy, be-
cause it costs onethrd less per gaon and filthy, be-
cause it burns equally as long, and requires no, sc
much trouble because it leaves the lamp free Of gum,
which in using the sperm oil, always gets around the
wick of the lamp, and not only destroys the light but
seriously Injuries the lamp
is we'll known, thut sperm oil is dreadful on the
astral lamp, often running the lamp in the Of
twelve months; whereas. the lard oil will be entirely
free of all such gum, far as has come under my OBJ
seryution When take into consideration the fact,
that in case of foreign war with any OF the DIS
tant States of Europe, cannot obtain supply OF
sperm oil, even OF costly rate-aso the suggestion,
that IN few years we likely not 10 have supply
of sperm, the business of whaling having very much
decreased of late years. and oil having advanced very
bcb that the great of The people cannot purchase
itetheu. Mr. Editor, with these facts staring Us in
the (ace why should each citizen pay fifty cents more
per gallon for oil than the lard oil sells for The lard
oJ can he purchased of Messrs. Wombe & Deanc by
the quantity and of Mr.. Z. W. Tompkns Of this city by
retail Come forward then, citizens of Richmond, and
try economy and good light at much cheaper rate
tLan You have done for several years. Recollect, aO
cents per gallon (saved) for oil in these times, with
brilliant light, is sufficient inducement for every ct
zen 10 give it trial. Having already, Mr.. Editor
trespasssd in taking up much of your valuable jour-
nal. will close by subscribing myself, &c.,
Yours truly, D. ~. ~.
P s. The Compiler, Star and Daily Wing will please
copy and obige the writer ,. u. u.
A Cincinnati paper goes far as to "helieve that
the prediction that not another Whaling ship will ever
leave our barbors, will be realized" Ut adds) ave
saw letter, Yesterday from Norfolk Va, which stated
,ha, the Navy Agent at that place, had ordered guam
lily of Lees Cincinnati lard oil for the use of the navy
after having given it fair experiment, and become
satisfied of It's superiority to sperm This opens mar
ke OF great Importance, public and private point OF
merry ani all other purposes is no longer matter
Of experiment. that pon, has been settled by hundreds
of our mechanics. No other is used in our Yves.
tern steamboats, Hereafter, the s. navy VIII draw
all its supplies of oil from the "ss.eis s.a,Ss a
90 made from lard are now in common use at the
West Ss "A large mandatory, established a. Lesing
tom Kentucky manufactures the most solid part into
thousand boxes of candle annually, and the more hu'd
,h,ee manufactures Of these articles at Cincinnati.
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