Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-09-28
NEW LAMP

To an editor whD has 10 ram his eyes ny me
midnight lamp" nothing is more imponan,
lh.n a good light; candles become dim, ana
lamps easily get on; Of or1cr. We were thele>
fore attracted 10y the following notice in The New
York Evening Pos; OF new volatile oil, in
vented by Mr.. Wilno, Williams oi New York.
aat his improved lamp:
Gocp Nrws FOR THE lousekcepers
need no longer sliisr from the effects oil lamp oil
ON their capets, an article having been intro
ducet. Tor Lighting paslo;s or stores, known a
:. W .,liams's Volatile Lamp OH " which is Of
such extraordinary purify, that II spit on the
most delicate Brussels carpet, IL will mol leave
Inc trace oil a siaiu heni;d Ii sheds soft light
burning in beautiful e,s similar 10 stree, gas
OF rs Safety, Professor Renwick, Of COLUMBIA
College. says that il The simple and easy pIecau>
lion Il always filling The lamp in The day time,
nd IN The absence OF any flame, BE- strictly com.
pied with, it may be used with perfect safety, he
having given At q Through trial, and is n9D
using il IN hS c,ca family, The lamps in which
i, i, used are Of mCdei ale cost, really beautiful,
and dapled 10 tho hani, centre table, or store.
Mr.. Williams also manufactures an improved
pine oil or camphene which, i.om the testimony
OF some OF our abltst chemists produces fame
81 brilliant, that Tor ore cent an hour light is
furnished equaling that o! Two pounds ci sperm
candles all burning al once; ard he assures US
that from The lghl ot one lamp, The print OF This
paper can BE- read with comparative comfort al
distance I'll ten iect from the lame. ms must
indeed be light enough and cheap enough for The
most ricid cconomis;. He also exhibited 10 Us
house lamp, which hc assured Us would burn, as
night lamp al a cost Of but one cent tor an
entire night, AT yet with conlIivance so sim.
Die that in the lwinklins al an eye i, can De
made 10 produce mts. brillian, light. The
lamps and materials can be had by wholesale Of
retail. Of MIR. Wiimot Williams, al l35 Maiden
Lane.
We are requested by MIR. Williams 10 say
that he cannot employ asens, or sell on COM
missica, On account oil the large investment OF
CAPITAL which it would require to sta@ spe-
cimcn oi his article 10 variety oil agent; bat
haiti any OF our snle.prising Eeighbors, whom
", Can recommend, chooses 10 forward him
80 or $50 he will send him small bu! We'll
selected assortment Of lamps, volatile oil, cam
phine, &c, such as would pretty certainly sell,
ard also furnish him with an elegant bronze:
circular (of which VIC have beautiful sreci-
men executed by MIR. W. FIR gralulous cir.
cu!ation among the merchants, calling attention
10 The articles We should like TO have ore OF
Mr.. Williams Lacifs.
The Alexandria Gazette has seen at Mr.. A.
P. GoYeI's, in that town, rich large and deli
ciuus lunches, hanging thick and heavy on The
vine, OF the White Sweet Wafer Grape; &C.
.ica,e and hitherto uncertain crop ia this coun-
try. owing 10 a 100 cool and humid atmosphere
Mr.. G.'s plan is 10 Train the vines over and near
10 a sla,s roof where the grapes arc exposed TO
a high drssce oi hca' aoI dry air. lie tool,
the idea .rom remark OF Mr. jefferson, who,
while Minister 10 France, found that The vines
aeoluriag III :, most delicious table grapes were
planted in The crcyices OF rocks, filed with
csr.h where lacy conA spread over The rocks,
and thus give 10 Iha grapes more heat and
dyer air.
Truman Smith has gone 10 Mary; 10 cir
cula,e, probably, slo;het slice OF lie corruption
tuad. ami save memScr or t~o u Congress
wao are in darccr The next Tia? alter cur
Western District election, We heard Wing say,
'hs; che Wings were Leiefmirei 10 save Tie
II is, u. Representatives,. il il Cost ihcm half
mlIi,n ot daIla,sp He added, "You were right
in Swing that We had money offered US t:cm
Boston. We also had il offered u from
Washington ard New York and f;on the Con.
veniion at Newport. How much OF ii We &C.
copied, is another maller."- I'roridsnes HerAS