Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1846-10-28
BURNING OLE MATER

We hnd in tae OctOb,r ma nosr OF "Frsh-
ere Ntiiogal MIglzias," "a num Der. we
would remark, filled Nith valuable statistical
and oihfr important nstter.) the following
euuoas statement, copied IRON Chsmbers'
Ellnbasg Jourali:
BVKSiSG OF WATER 1t was once r~msrScd
~ scelebraled chemist, whca speaking IL the
probable exhaustion Of oar coal.helis. tina, he
had little tear iOs th0t event. as long ere then
the ptoarcss Ol science wOull have enabed
man 10 support TIE combos ION of water.
kairaVaSant as this opinion may APPEAR To the
uBsCicnNiic, there Is nothing more likely
Water Is a compound OF Oxygen and hydrogen
two gases. without which II would be in.
possible 20 eliminate single phenomenon OF
combustion. Thus the gas which we burn ia
our houses carbureslsd hydrogen; thst is, a
compound OF carbon anl hydrogen. which. on
ignition, gives Us light and heat only when in
medium containing oxygen-such as the at
m pspheTe. Here. then. hydrogen and Oxygen
play most important parts, aud could we re
solve wateTinto its elements. which il is quite
possible TO do. all that is necessary 10 produce
neat and light Is a lutte CARBON. Bat we are
not lett To speculate on this matter. the thing
has been 80 tar done by NJ Jobard: aud gas
made from water. posse Ssing double toe iilu-
mlnaing properties OF ouiaSry coal gas. has
been used both in France and in our own
county. NJ. Jobarj obtains his hydrogen gas
by the decomposition OF steam ia vertical re-.
forts filed with incondescent coke. anl uni,es
shlsgss at tAe mo meat Of formation, with hy
reT-carbunt,ed gas, produced by the dis,i!-
lailun ofany hydro-csroJret--Ss oil. tar. nap
ihaiine, and other products al present rejected
b. our ordinary gas-worl1s. Il is Of no moment
whence his hydrocaroareis are produced: In-
deed the substances which ats rendered use.
less and injurious 10 the manufacture Of Gas
b. The present mole OF op, rating arr precisely
those which sre the riches; IN illuminating
properties. NJ. Jobarl.S process anl rs detsils
have been submitted. since lis Invention in
1858 20 several commissioners Of inquiry. both
IN Belgium aud France, AID the reports Of
these have been uniformly iavoeblr. both as
90 IFS chea pncSs sDi the higher illumin tia.
power OF the gas 50 produred. In recent
number OF the Bulletin du Mu.ec a lndusfric .
the Inventor gives full account oi his pro.
cess. which is about to become public proper
~ and mentions that IL his been used IN
factory near ST. EtiesDe, ia Dion and Stars
burg partially H. l.yonSsnd PJrls, an by pri.
waite individuals ia Dublin aud London. lie
modesiiy concludes his pa per by observing.
that be will not b. ac,ussd OF exasxerltion
when he states "thlt there - SON, value in
q process the principle OF which is 10 decom-
pose wafer. substance OF no value, by means
Of coke. which is OF ycry little value, a. under
this process one pound OF oil. which costs
half p,nny will supply burner givin, lieht
yquml 20 ten candles during twenty hours"
NJ. Jobtris is certainly a discovery of great
interest, anl though NOT the complete cnmbus
lion OF water predicted by Sir Humphr, Ds
WIS, az oil events as every on, must admit.
IN important stepia Ia, right direction