New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-12-11
rrore ahout pniue,s Gas.

Inc N0rCcStef IftVHh,t VI GAc ~ t4i'e'
has the following in relation to Primes
Light
PAIsEs LIGHT We are now prepared to as
sure our readers, aud all persons far and near
the most skeptcal rs well IS the most cgeaai2os
-lhet there is no t4mbpg about Dir Pane itia-
nIinatlrg gas We visited his sa0p lew days
81, ra saw the machine in pieces. and examiner
est ~ part Of it-eTen 70 the iateror o. those ny
feTious aad al important belass ana e.s-.f0ts.'-
X ( saw il put together, operated It,, IA ldt tl1
-,s and exrer;nle=ted with It ~ anr pleasure
Tie machine used eA this occs son 5y3s n i''.
1evv simple. al1 operated by hand, instead o.
clock work. /: Is ooiy intended tor one OF tF0
burners ar
The whole apparatus was placed upon small
table. the machine 8. the lcit The aec2m 1'siu6
i4r IN the center and the vessel tor cstaltz4nS Tue
gas at the right The machine consists Of the nose
sIoe noge,ef. the helices. which are attached 70
o9rosite siaesof small uprirft shaft TINS 81 -is
il made to ravovc with the desirable speed y
means Of band running from wheel aroan 9
Du|Iey ut Tie ton. A fat wirc or strip OF M
connects this machine with the eectode, WhLeh
Is immersed il water ~ the decompos.ug jar =
The latter consists u large glass Tar, ht uilg3
With water inside Oh which is another Jar n I5
alright where they connect nj the top ana o2tH
n, the bottom and within this last IS situated inc
electrodes Thus rs the machine Is opeTataa' 'As
Inlfes sefn to rise from the water, as fast aS
tie gas is evolved pipe conveys tie gas .-.o
H. yassaJ containing the turpcutine, where it Is
.o-i,--.d cr-ca4a,izsd A vircis connected with
r. Jretrl fror5tEa electrode occnductthe eieat0aa
current away. and keep up the action. II IS not
,ecessarv to give more minute description Of
s,.yoratils nor ia it casv to DO so without cuts.
fer the aoparatus was put IL shape, teE
.-,r1s of thp wheel which communicates motion TO
the helices were made, when the gas began to ap-
80 TIE mir was gradually expelled and in
~ 17oroerts a match was applied t. the barner
III. Iiobt was 81 first male but az more pressure
ms oddod bv increasing the quantity Of Gas N
- -. :. -, r,ora md mora brilliant Its
.,o 80 - I'D la Increased or diminished at
'i1aal-wc h,. l,r,arof;rg the machine
2as irh4ad nj a burner 1T.
70 90. t'iO -, ~ - tI,e dacornosing Jar
tae,-eg - wv + H. l.e.sl TIE aane was like
ana me VuI l'eitlhe o~oar+o Tn he snre
ilFe I!hIoeeii-S IA ei9 80 - 1- ,,,sfar II
tihV IHi. u!.ois l.os4l,s 80. -.
IN gl;1 SuN'ilisteu ~ Wv. inc mr. env+hing of the
li'l III +l,o receiving ar or any other
~ a[,rorofne The whole establishment
FHit VI 'io oPi e. IL .1a rorid in thu lar
va mo 90 ~ loo ,req m cbenCe for any
Fas p'l t ~ . ~ , Ia NJ al tn oDer9te
.'cte ~ res7Its NJ n merely
'-'D '-ou0e0 - ~ IL =: 49,, ont which will
io'ulpat 60 ie"9 va
take many years 1;I,,1,;c ol
i ~, ], CTh *
facts, which have aidea nln Eiea,! - IT. roos+
nent INVESTIGATION ana eAlsIi.hets s;o1nle sinh
important Of tnes9 Is ina' ares' hea consid.
stance and that what mas h9rei2loie
cred It's constituent Sases-S e. 49,,
are merely different electrical states Oh Tut s..1o
substance For instance the 9strt c'Iie l,[a pm
dqoes all hydrogen ana the hesatTG aIa ot ~ o,g ,.
Thus 1t will be seen that the "atet ~ Ut l ,,o
Posed but co"teted or ffaRS"sea mo ot ba,o
other gas at pleasure. ana Mna -or;ons If
heretofore regarded as the definite proportions Oh
these two gases necessary TO io[ maL , nss
Simply that gwen Guantlty o. "He ae III MANI
W. are o1 a iibariv 10 describe the peculiar
manner in which the heces and electrodes h are re
a eno o1 Mrs Pone TO ' nph where other
experimcnters have failed We viii merely state
r5 9n fbe o obs3accs WHICH have baicd other e
perimenters, is 50 simple, that person at all