The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1852-07-14
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Burning Fluid.

AT Mr.. Ennis's lecture, in Library Hall
Ea stated that very unfayorable and unjust
views are entertained by many, about the
common burning fluid now much in use
as fuel for lamps. Camphene is spirits of
turpentine; burning fluid is a combination
of alcohol and carnpheue; phosphene gas,
the brightest and best Of these articles,
differs from burning fluid IN having all of
the water taken out of the alcohol before
mixture, and on this account it will COM
bine with a much greater amount of cam
phene.r The great error now in the com
munity is the supposirion that it will ex-
plode dangerously. The danger is not in
any explosion. A glass lamp was exhib-
tied before the audience, which had been
burning for more than three hours; the
! fluid was nearly out and above the fluid,
4 IN the upper par of the lamp, was mixture
Of the yapor and the atmospheric air.
| The whole was considerable heated, from
| the lei 9th Of time it had been burning
| from the two tubes. The lecturer extin-
! guisheti the name, rnscrewed the metallic
! top and laid it akide, and then applied
lighted taper to the opening in the tube
Of the lamp. The result wss slight puff,
scarcely audible, and no movement what
ever, either Of the lamp or the remaining
fluid within it. A great many such ex-
periments had been tried by Mr.. Er:n:s
with these three substances, camphene,
bnrning fluid, and alcohol, and in all cases
the results had convinced him that the
explosions are BY no means dangerous, and
that they have nothing to do with the
many accidents we hear Of from the care
less use Of burning fluid.
The real sources Of danger may easily
he avoi6ed If once they be pointed out,
and then there can be little or no object.
ion against the use of these really good
a-ticies-so far superior TO oil in cleanli-
The only way that mischief can be done
is by spi,ing the fluids in burning state
over things that easily take Ere; and
this spiling generally takes place in two
ways. BY suddenly shaking glass lamp
quite full of burning fluid, then, unless the
wicks be very, tight in, the tubes, the fluid
will Aow out at the tops and ruG DOWN all
on fire on the outside Of the glass. or
course the heat will crack the glass, AID
| all the fluid within will flow out over the
surrounding object in devouring flame.
This may happen in persons hand,
from violent shaking while walking along;
and the garments Of ladies being combus-
tible, many lives have thus been lost.
Every one who uses the burning fluid,
should try his own lamps whenever they
have new wicks, and see how much violent
shaking they will bear. II you see the
fnid coming rapidly out ofthe Tubes in
stream Of fire, blow it ont quickly with
your BREATH and do not light it again, if
much has come out, until it has been
cleanly wiped of. ss-''-''''''-.
TIC lScshrsr olss wsss pssssnt Wien 4
| young lady quickly took Two lighted glass
lamps from the mantlepice, and placed
them upon aihs tsafable. I AZ the finid
4 gushed out snd ran ignited down on the,
glass; she and the whole company started
back, instantly lexpecting nm explosion.
He rushed up aud blew them both out,
1 and no harm was done Again they were
4 lighted, without having the fluid wiped
of, and they required to be blown out
! instantly again. Had they not been go
1 quickly blown out the glass would have
cracked, all the fluid would have run fla
1 ming override tzble-closl, with the table,
] would soon have bcenIoa 3fisesss The very
j plain remedy for all tfisds, %. put lin the
wick tightly, and then Nv how much
] agitatioa the lamps via bear when fiiik 9
| The other mode. Of camphene accidents
4 Is the suddeu taking FIRE of The fluid, that
\ IN the lamp and in the can, when the Huid
i is replenished.whiie she wicks are burning.
d OF course the person Kidding them ests
4 frightened, throws down beshs can and
lamp, and the blazing liquid Is thrown in
every dirse,ion, aettiHe Are @ allscembus-
tibles withis ils reaelE Ssh aecidents
may be. .Asoided, just ~ easily, as. not ssip,-
i ply by filing the lamps in tlis daytime.
4 When any of thess hGids aFe Warm, by
being an hour or two iR q kghted' lamp,
tbe;r yapors, 'thoagh hihyisible, rise thiciyiy,
4 and may take NE b foot lof more Xfoiu
= the Iafnl, Nss ~ assaEs stHa - s8is
AItis advisable for bopsekeepers TO nv
T sxperiments foF themselves, 80 asfo Know
7 zlhlarIy the ,pature Of these huids, Thu
i may be done IL, the following wsys; Pour
some OF the bufing fuid into q, snSnll plat
os saucer, andwitis light set 1t on Ere
Il and see the mode of rs busnihg. sAlss
!, nnscfew die Top % siAn8p when lighted,
remove the'wicis, aud with.a match iir.
: the nuid within. 4. may sRsily be bDowf
! out again, before even : Klass lamp WI
! crack. The agitation OF lighted lamp
n whsa u has besp recently oiled, = anothe
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