Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1850-05-22
from the Boston Post.
-. ua~ArO Electric Light.

c.,i,d Of six years. employ nrht III
-. nj experiments conducted "P"" IL mos
h,io.o,hical principles, AMI cnn'' WIN !"
t.r,,,o,,. pcr-rverance' Mf- Hta1' :"
a. ~ orccst~r. has cohp'e'r" " r.
~. n.c.mDo.~r,''-an ingenious "Par''as '"'
VIZ -, hydrogen aud oxygen gasses 'ro'' wa
-. agency Of electricity, generated by
.i...c.l means. The gasses thu+ obtained
sc n. vsed for tight, heal ana motive pow,
.ni h,ve sly-ady been practically tested Tor t'~
,~s first named purposes on ac""s'"e'""'o '''
s,;,,, voud~ rfnl effect.
4, his reside nee, on Tuesday evening. hprh
OH Nr PAYNE exhibited the operation "i M ~
,-.,,ou 10 a number Of gentlemen oi Boston an"
Worcester some Of whom have iid consdrrii"i
.xcr,i.ucc in thu gas business, an" o.he'' h''e
,.t.n great interest in plans aud PROJECTS, hiv-
inc jo virw the production oi "rihf''a' hRh. az
A.,.r r,t.s than IT can b. FURNISHED by ~"
neans hitherto -mployrd bv gas manufacturers
NJ, Psiur had his house briihahiIy iigh'ed "p'
although, he used only one sii al burner '"f e"r'
mann Th. light was exceedingly strong "''A
~b;,. and 50 pure that the most delicate sIiiir-
IN Mn. and yrr.u, IN sonr colorrd prints. could
-. instantly distinguished al "a distance OF scv-
,raI feet from the burner - c"thi""" '-bufh-
er.l which supplied "'ih gas iro II p'Pr'
whose di meter did not exceed quarter u az
iach.
4, In. Same. time that the ight was beng ex
h,b,,.d the moac OF using The gas for h"diing
was also shown. small Jet OF pnr" ltNdf"g"n,
between two circular plates OF IRON, rtt~"d = i"w
inches from the floor, was lighted, and ~ ir"
inmates an equal and genial beat Was "litn'e.,
through the department. Thus the a"t"hiSiej
marty had the light an brat together. supplied
from The same source brlov, aud their express
sions OF admiration were unb"undc"' nor were
they ablied when they were led DOWN MO we
cellar TO examine the exceedingly sha'' hiac"ihf
by which the gas was made Ihe Don contain
,nr IL was about eighteen inches square ahi
,Ipht in depth We cannot give thsdet'i's ~
the interior Of the machine, but "ti SIMPLY
state II, its name Iniica'es II "v".v"- it'I
neto- -eirctricity BY purely n"chinic .'.'i''.
From ,i. above ,nrnii".rh box iir-re r'r II
copper wires into the drcoIni i'''-i'.@ iir. "'''"
was about two feet IN height an s'S or ri2''
iachrs IN di,rnrt"r. an patty NIL "h'i "''tr
in this lar by the actt"n oi IA. "i"rfric'E j"S'
spoken of. purr h,"T"grn ctS "aohe was i"T'i''h
from tie wat"r. whence ~ p'~-r IA" fN" e -
on,ctrrs or reservoirs. about ia" ~. "i b'Tr"'
-nrl. Ih.. pole. at uhtrii "Nyarn 80 : i'rf-
trd on III, DECISION, pIssrd mt" t!i' ground
= that hydrogen onlr "as evo'fel by li' "c-
tipn Of th, ,nar!iin".
I'll. prurcS+ Of carbnni,in. the hydrogen for
itluui ,aiion j. cr.iuniN >in,''. az VIZ "i'-:'
10 virw. ~ * vrrv cheap. nncl, - q, = Nr
P,inr 49, III, the cot a. c,rbpHh.n. N -
b. h,4 hurnrI - his lp't'' ~ hr'' hi a'r- "vr-
r. "v"nip.s tir Ne"h II .t'i So IN q" '''i -
ogr rpu rhr ~ tIrrg"n 49, ,,r II r.D' 'r'i
pt-i,,+,.. pf fi.t'tt 80 y 10. ~ ''> ,+r
il. ~-cur. - ~..,,t ,r. '"t
with ia, ~ 'rrr-p =" pr, 49, - t.rtt ,r
Nrit'' TO- % ht ..,t-r.
Mr p ~. his al, 1T .rovrr. rrf,ra'. s.
WIN i, h rig ,i''.. m GifItHy q i ''ri =
" 10 b.. dt.ch,r.rl .r''l II. 'nP'.',st 81.
ir.. ,rh,nr i'is t.H't r.a'..i', p.rir. ~ ~
Hr ?,iu.. 81 F.r.' .i'nt t1ts.r - ,,s.'S f"rc'
ti,.,~4, D. - '.t ~ - 'A'
W"rcrs'"r t.sr1 .i-,, ~ ~ "'''..' .-'i.' r
oi ti,rcr Nd lgt la h.,
Dnr ri' 'a. aat