New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-05-29
OUlMBY'S IMPROVED LIGHT.

NJ MING RODS have been in uss seventeen years and
have single instance as far as the subscribers know
and believe failed 10 afford complete protection from light
ming 10 the building which they have been placed The
public Is respectfully cautioned against credtng the repre-
assert to be new patent lightning Rods superior Quinn
by and the only safe Rods In The statements Of the
manufacturer and proprietor OF these patent kodS % me Ct
feet that his Rods only one fourth the price OF un
bys and that square Rods which hook staple 20 The
building only the destruction OF the buidns becaas
Of their isolation statements reckesy false Is they
Are impuden and baefsced The price Of the patent Rod
tweny five cents per foot while the price OF 0ameysn
only ten cent? Fer foot or Pc, ssI sSnr .aS Sss So
always proved themselves perfect safeguards on lightning
Mr. o%S ns spent d Ss he b m.sn ns ~ r,S
lection fom lightning lie has very extensive electrical
apparatus great portion OF which being o. ms own insen.
whatever He has examined perhaps twenty where
Rods similar fact identical in principle with the patent
Rods referred to- have utterly failed TO protect from light
ming He knows and is ready to mbstsnate II necessary,
the particulars four different where In each
stance person was ed oS hs . m nss Ss
reason TO be eve that in the buildings struck had
upon the patent Rods in question These Rods failed
the 'h sys 3%
in the construction OF Ouimbys Rods some OF which
known only the subscribers they possess aischaCns
power in vastly greater proportion than the round Rod
with glass solaors but, the most important thing to
remembered in this connection, Is that the eciency Of
Lightning Rods depends altogether their exact adaptation
TO whatever the peculiar features OF the or In other
words dependent tue scientific abilities OF the person
sole proprietors manufactures and dealers In Qamsys
Improved Lightning Rods and desire to take the present o
porunty OF cauorns the public against the efforts OF e
tain unprinciped persons OF whom are trying 70 in
tate Qumbys Rods and do not hesitate to practce tas
most and swinding 10 attain the Oh
jecs; in some cases falsely representing Themselves
Quinn bys agents. &c. We have recently discovered thai
some person has soliciting ady ertsemens which h
represented would be published in circular tor de
oution throughout the United States whereas ccE
lar for 1882 containing references the OF many
the eminent influential and scientific IN the coan
try which has been publ shed and copyrighted does not
ana intended to contain any advertisements whatever
person named Eaton who has wrongly averred himss
10 haye been formerly employed by Mr. Qumby in putting
no Qumbys Rods has recently been distributing this
vicinity copies OF old circular Issued by A. NJ Qumby
in 1896 with his instead OF Mr.. Quimbys thus
mskng it read Eatons Improved Lightning Rods" instead
OF lluinbys Improved, &c. BY similar misrepresentation
this person year, induced the Directors ofthe Neg
York Deaf and Dumb Asylum to employ him to pat rods on
their Institution in this city Ia few year, the rods which
greatly dsgued the bu ding. had nearly all fallen OIL and
employed to rep them with ours which were
put up In sub sntia and proper manner In the year 1919
this Eaton having falsely declared himself to be the owner
of patent night in certain Lightning Rods Induced MI An.
dns CoburB, of Troy, New York TO purchase aIghtte
erect rods within specified distance from Troy MILO
burn paid part OF the money Ia advance but soon scef
tanned that he had bee imposed upon and It neeossn
say he applied 10 for the balance Inc andei
sgred employ efficient and pable and ~ nlsh sht
reputation TO preserve they soctos to do the wo en-
trusted to them in the most perfect and Aorougn manner
Orders for Rods country residences within easy travelling
distance from New York. are attended 70 with pfomp'a's
and dispatch. A. NJ oUlMb1 ooy
No. l3l East Tth-s, New-fon