New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-03-12
Application Of the Electric Light


Iubhc CURIOSITY, winch hhs pccu iuucu slnk
lated BY repeated and partially successful enpermsss
with The electric light j. likely Ia he soon fully sasAe
by seeing that sngu)Ariy beautiful and powerful spk
cation Of votsic electricity brought into permanensas
profitable operation. IL viii be recollectod that apt
the present nme two serious obstacles have siwsysg
posed themselves 20 the use OF this light means
Illumination: ore being the difficulty OF obtaining
steady and permanent light the other the great cost
the materials employed la ms generation Thee TO-
difficulties hayebeeu etlengh grsppled With BY yous
bat already distinguished man OF science tDr wxs<
who hv series Of patient and highly phlosopAc
periusnts hiss attaine,i certain results which. heb
sepeunc hopes, will ultimately lead TO the sucrss<
commercial application OF the light 20 various pafposs
The uncertainty and tckeTing OF the light being css~
nv the gradual wearing away ot the points oi the EN-
trodes and the consequent widening OF the 4An
through which the duid must pass, DR.. Watson he's q
nptsd to Obyiste the dilculty brst by The cmplS
rnent Of and patented material IN the eiectroie
which m axes them iess liable ~ wear In their incn
descent state; and secondly by the action OF msss
placed In the base of the lamp which, by its sttrnvs
power, restores any deviation which may have aAa
place the relative positions OF the electricity uais
the influence OF the light.
By this invention the lamp u rendered sell rgulasl
or automatic and the first great difficulty, the eoe
fanS OF the light. IL to considerable extent remodel
The light having thus been got into working order he
next point 10 be considered the great eommsrcs
question OF cost, until the invention could pracucsy
be made 10 pay there was title hope Of is being brought
into general Application. Without entering into any "
tailed technical explanation IL viii be- sufficient TO star
that this end IL attained by the substitution Of cheag
metallic plates in the construction OF the batteries al
the employment of such chemical La the genefsnoaf
the electric luid shall having first pertomed mar
illuminating duties, undergo such changes IN therovn
forms rs TO become articles of considerable comngcal
value and ready sale For the plates the invcshe hss
substituted iron and parinize lead for the
pensve metas-silver, copper, and pla,ina and nhts
OF the saving here effected may be formed nom he
fact that whereas single plate Of patins cost ~ one
OF psiinzed Iced cast iron can be made Tor n. For
exciting agents eectrolytes, they called, hs
patontee employs IN battery prussiate OF potash
which by the galvanic process il converted In thos
valuable articles Of commerce. Prussian blue and uus
marine In another battery, which 10 excited By nitro
sulpburc acid he gets, with the addition OF hchrom&
of po,asb the well known color for carriage buldcp
chrome yellow, and by another chemical combinatta
he gets red the third primary coors having thu, %
almost needless 10 add, obtained the bsses Of aluss
al the pigments used in the useful decorative ara
The advantage which Ia expected from these dscow
ries H. that the commercial value OF these producers
yoltaic action will completely cover the cost d mani
facture and leave the light itself clear and uneabAr
raised of profit The value OF all these improve
ments tested by exhibition Of their resoln ~
patentee's laboratory, nj Wordsworth, 10 circle d
both scientific and commercial gentlemen. A nys
apartment was steadily and beautifully illuminated ~
the light for several honTs, and much Interest wD
cited by the mode In which ut regular interval, ~
regulating operation OF the magnets was brough 70 W
upon the electrodes The Illuminating prOccss wors
nounced 10 be completely satisfactory producing, -
did perfect and brilliant day light In another ~
nent the chromstic products exhibited an ssfe
much commented for their brilisncy and truth d un
SO that both results-namey the production OF saesay
and continuous light and costess exciting sgent ~
be said 10 be attained provided that the debtor and ce
tor account which the patentees exhibit VIII unmas@
bear the test Of rigorous commercial application.
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