The Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1850-1852, 1851-02-06
From IL, Para Corrrsyondorf If Phd leg
HYDROGEN GAS.
PANS, Dec. 10, 1850.

TO witness the trial OF gas IN manufactured
by water As The subject has caused
much curiosity in the United States
lately, and ended ia what the French
call "A cdndrd hoax, it may he interest
ing to til. readers II the Ledyer TO have
a complete account Of what was pro.
nounced by all present a satisfactory
solution OF the great question, whether
gas, manufactured from water, can be
uscl for the purpose Of ligh, aud heat
Accordingly ! give every detail ms !
witnessed it,
In the .nvirous OF Paris is manu-
factory. Entering the premises, we
were first shown "A room Of the size of
an ordinary drawing room. in Which !
were suspended several burners. The
onl y difference in the arrangement from |
til. ordinary gas-burncr was that round
each lamp flame was placed platinum
wick, about an inch and half in length
and about an inch or 40 in diameter -
The flame itself was blue and dulli>h
but by the insertion Of the platinum net
work, (Which is round and open II, the
top,) the platinum become splcndidly
luminous; and all the burners together
east such Il ligh, tina, the iints Of blue
and green on paper, which are confoun-
ded ordinarily at night, could be dis,in-
kui>l,ed, aud the delicate shade of
light straw color adequately discrimina-
ted. Whether the platinum is prepar-
ell in any special way, was not said {;
but the network is exceedingly light,
and Of course, inexpensive. Upon n
shelf was n stove about lS inches high
and five across, to which was attached
a gas-pipe. This stove could be car
ried about, and the small leather. pipe.
connected with the main pipe, attached
to it. The stove requires no chimney,
for the gas being free from smoke OF
color it can burn in any room. In
chimney place there were number of
jets of the gas, which gave out a strong
heat capable Of being regulated by
simply turning them off or on as re
quired. In an adjoining room was a
gas heater, where no fame was percep-
tible, the heat being conducted from be-
meath. In n kitchen was the gas-melre;
and there in kitchen range or oven were
placed the different utensils over gas
flames, whose intensity could he regu-
lated by turning off or on the gas in
:, the required quantities. The gas-pipe
., Of leather was then applied to the hol.
= low handle of Il gridron, each bar OF
which was perforated at equal distances
with holes Of the size of II pins point
, by turn Of the hand The gridiron repre-.
scented Il magical appearance it famed
up with blue lights, and over them were
placed some mutton-chops. which were
;, expeditiously cooked. While this was
, going on. water was being heated by
;, the gas, and company was treated to
;, some hot punch. Injustice TO the grid
:, iron, it must be mentioned that ii car
be turned on is side, and thus present
;, ing perpendicular 'front.' it can be uset
y for roasting. A cook by this mean.
could place vertical griJiron on q
;. handsome centre table, and with tin
:, kitchen before it, with goose, turkey OIL
% pig therein preside over her work while
y reading novel or working at cruels
=, for the ordinary stopping, perspiring
;, fuss and litter are done away with.
, In n word, the most disagreeabl,
). household details, which require despi.
cd drudgcs to perform. are obvialed b.,
y this means. OF course there is no get
!, ting in Of coal or wood; no dust or dir
v created thereby no smell, no poisonous
y exhaa,ion. All you have to do is t'
It have n pipe from the gas inanuiactory
e in your cellar, with gas conductors a.
at present, and your fuel and oil ant
" candles are laid in for year in and yeal
4 out. The ordinary dry heat Of an,hra
~ raciie is obyiatcd. The great, the i'm
20 mensc desideratum Of moist atmos
G phere, that infinite superiority Of TIN
I. European climate over our own Gu
.e rope being washed on the North, Souil
a and West, and particularly on the East
by oceans) may perhaps be secured 70
" the health Of the population IN door b,
this means for the gas being mad
Il from water, resolves Itself 10 water
70 BY putting a china plate over The flame
h. could detect moisture and the accrc
~ lion was palpable. Dry heat is an en-
n. emy 70 beauty; our women, 10y com
X mou accord, should have domestic at
is mosphcre which may give them the ad
n yaniages Of the Engllsli fog, where Ia
,e dies are in no hurry to grow old, the SUI
ID being kept out, and the a'mospher'
.e trcaihcd being generally moist. 1L
G. parlor and kitchen experiments beinl
&c over, we adjourned some 100 feet Il
ly the gas factory. Here it was show
/. how it could be manufactured on gram
Of scale by a Company. A brick fnrnac
H. abou, II feet square contained The re
:" tort, &c, &c. An ordinary gas esiat
:" lishmenl with conductor, will ans"e
Tor the manufacture Of this new agen
X The inventor told me the expense {
o, heating drawing room was about on
sous day. In regard 10 light, the tx
~ pense was, he said, as six to 26 in fa.o
;, of the cheapnsss Of the water gas owe
" the gas nov in use. suppose the nc
count will make Il hm,ering among th
Al gas, not to say the coal companies.
IN give everything AS wiin' Ssed ii. whic
- as,onishsd all preseut. The party pres
al en-, NC. Mr. Sanford Sec nj I,patio,