Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1853-07-08
Insurance against Lightning.
TO OWNERS OF PROPERTY

prcpeuy The time has arrived when every
man should think ior himself. and not submit t
! be deceived by initaiors and impostors.
1t is necessary 10 have lightning Rod at
tachsd 10 a building. in order 10 project il
! i,um the obstructive Influences of lightning, it i:
important 10 have one constructed on scientific
! PRINCIPLES, and adapted to the purpose which il
Is intended 10 serve. A poor rod couses MS
chie'. 10y failing TO piotoct the building which il
Is designed 10 shelter; and creates uncertainty
and doubt III tie mn da of the public IN regard
10 the utility and safety oi those which really
valuable ard sale. a. good rod costs more
than poor one, IL certainly becomes purch hasers
! 10 examine y bat they are going 10 buy, and not
cyrend money on a worthless article, and thus
expose their property u destruction for want OF
proper projection have put up near six thou.
sand rods. and have shipped a great number 10
various parts OF the word. especially to the
! Sou,tesn SIatc- and have never heard of the
loss OF a single lte, the destruction OF dol
lars worth oi property. by lightning. in aay
/ building 10 which one OF my rods has been at
tsched Can a much be ss.d in favor OF any
other rod IN u-e
have received information Of some sixty or
! cich:y instances IN which rods that have put
W have beoh been struck hy lightning. in all of
v hch IL has h,en carried safely 10 the earth,
without :he slightest injury 10 person Or property.
/ Th,Ie is but one true principle on which L rcd
can lie made 10 answer ,hr purpose Tor winch u
Is ,,sc,,d The laws which govern electricity
/ do not change, and it We study nature in this
J respect as ne do IN o,beI-. we shall he able 10
/ comprehend them. I here many erroneous
opinions en,e,iaiufd about lightning. snd The
I construction and election oi rods: Tor instance,
l. 1, ,haI -, a ,,,t III,
rec eve Il stroke ir>t Let Us lo'k al this ma ter
i, moment: According To the laws of nature, a
thurdcrhclt $50 We call it) proceeds, under GER
tam cundi,,nn-, ma uraIiy 10 the eafin as ram
,.oe< Culcss. therefore. it comes within the IN
nacure OF some body which attracts it, it pro-
cse,s in a slraIsh course 10 the sarth. The OBJ.
( ject that lies IN its pa'h becomes lis conductor,
vheih.ku he a tree. dwelling, or anything
else, high or low. Il will be seen, therefore.
,ha, a rod hose only merit is ills capatiIiIy OF
conduc,inc the lightning to the ground. after 1t
| has received II, is of but litle value inasmuch
as anv o ber part OF :he nui.ding l. just as Likely
TO lie in ITS path. and receive The stroke. the
: rod. a house, 10 he projected by surh rods,
| must needs be surrounded hy them; and herein
consists one uf the principal merits OF my Elec
tro-Masnei Rod, VIZ: that they possess all ah-
solute attraction for the lightning, thus actually
! inviting and draui ing il from the cloud when in
dangerous proximity TO tie buil,IiDg, and carry
ing 1t sa.eI, TO the ground, thereby creating an
! equilibrium between The cloud and the surround
iug atmosphere. and hus preventing stroke
Another oriuicn which is held by many, and
which is very erroneous is that rods require in
su,stion. This object would be very desirable.
if il could be attained but this is impossible.
As glass j, a NOE -cun lucter only when dry, and
becomes. by being wet, a good conductor, the
.uace II, tween the glass and the rod becomes, du-
rins shou er, flied up by impedimen's thus at
.,rd,ng free passage 10 the electric fluid, which
naturally ,tandors the smaller for the larger
body if The latter is as good a conductor il
therefore flies f,om the rod TO the glass. consul
ming the moisture (Which conducted ii) as il
passes: and as The stay hail or staple which passes
round tie glass is necessarily larger than the
glass or rod. and therefore presents greater sur
face III b, ing well understood that lightning ira
ver,es the surface of lis conduc,Ors), 1t passes
from the glass TO the staple, aud by this Is con>
Quoted into whatever it is attached 10. The re-
suit Is the destruction of the property. All this
is no secret. II takes place every summer. es-
peciaiiy i'm rho ~"""'.y, sinply because more rods
are put up on this plan there than IN the Cities
An,t. CT point on which great stress is laid, is
me use al set'w>Joihts oh INC uih''e"' see"""S
oi The rod. Hly ohJec'!oh 10 this P'ah Is .iia'
TIE Jin's are very ap' I" 'us' III 'ac'' wv 'i'e
time Il required to break me cohhec'inh AZ every
JOINT, the surface oi "hioh becomes coarcd Win
dry bard crust which destroys the metallic
connection. his Is great o'Sa"'ah'ase 70 'he
rod, Tor the fluid is liable 10 he thrown from i, at
at each INT thus exposing The buliuiiS 10 Tic
iuil se'ciitS ol me suohe.
TINS d'thcuty Is op'Iated 10y using tufn-eyes
n1'eah "' screw joints. ny means OF 'AeSe' we
OBTAIN, without r. Gut!'9 tle SIZE OIL u'e 'oo' u"
eN'en-i'h oi IL" snfiaee- arrange sp'ihe ne'
low tie ground III snth manner as l" keep ,he
dhtrfnt s'ctions oi tue rol always III e"nhecti"h
with each olhtr' De "c'ah'ase oi th's spring
Is That 1t contracts and expands acco'dhe 10 'he
expansion and contraction OF 'he roo mus secu
rIng, a: all times. The same degree "' pres u'e OH
each section oi N" rod y squire '"d sn'u'o
always lie used m preference 10 'oui'u oh''
he Inference III pf'ee Is very u'n'"e' "n' ''ie
adVaii'=e very great. neh'hinef'n' erPee'
ally ~ top seci II. should ue mace hu'u nc''''
'.ah many "'' are Pu' uP' nn''He' .'y 80
d',"ci in most RODS l., mat '''S ave nov i''.''
sufiic!ei'ly deep IN me ei"u"' no 70 'e"'n ''.e
moisture IN nm" o' d'"oeh,' ".'
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