The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1857-04-17
Peat Coal.

passion Of love is expressed.
Peat Coal.
We hayo received, through the politsnesl
of Samuel Nieolson, Eq., Of Boston, o little
work on 'rpeat Coal, It's value 10 the North
ern and Northeastern States" Geo. Il
Pollock Of New York, It appear, If we may
judge from tho short preface, is the author
or compiler oft. lis valuable and sus'
gestivo pamphlet, and wo trust viii lead e
great results. We have extensive peat landi
among us, but no very general use has been
, made ofthnm, sIocp. occasionally 1 farmer
draws out some into his barn yard for the
purpose ofincreasing his compose heap
Very little use has been made oft for o fuel
and charring Of it has sever been done to our
knowledge, except some by q company in
Cape Elizabeth, who have thus prepared Il
for disiniectant in cess.pools, sewers, sink
rooms, &C., for which II Is excellent.
The object of tho work named is to call
the attention of the public to now mode Of
preparing peat for fuel BY charring and
COMPRISING II 50 that 1t has the properties
Of coal. "To give the facts arrived at in
Europe and elsewhere as tho result Of paat
experience and study; tho opinion Of scicn.
tifc men Of our country, also, as to the val.
ue of peat Is q fuel compared with tho bcst
Goals or wood; to propose tho adoption OF q
recently discovered process for compressins
peat into solid peat coal, resembling the
best canal coal, q discovery reached after
long and patiently continued experiments
by one of our scientific men, Mr.. j. Stuart
Gwynne, and to offer for consideration a
plan for bringing within reach Of tho pub.
lie, at an carly day, this new fuel ss q very
moderate cost" s,t
It is time for those who sre in ths neigh.
borhood Of peat bogs, to be onquiring into
tho properties of this substance, and to as'
certain to what good use It may DO put. In
many parts Of our State, fuel is scarce
and, from the immediate consumption Of II
on our railroads. steamboats,, and stationary
steam-cngincs, isgrowing still moro scarce
and dear. Nowifpcat can DO used for fuel
in way that shall make it 0 matter oi
economy to uso it for that purpose, it il
tiuo to commence proparingit.
According to this essay, and other author.
tiles, peat is an excellent article to produce
gas for gas lights, yielding ii pure and plcas'
ant. The com piler quotes from Tsylor thai
,'fOr gSs IL, properties hnye been tested IL
Dublin, Paris, Plymouth, DO yielding
about tho Same as tho famous Newcastle
coal, but its light is superior in brilliancy.'
A paragraph in the report Of tho Geolos
ical Survey Of New York, quoted ssy' "pea'
furnishes an abundance Of caEburested n.y.
drogen, and hcnco may bo employed fol
producing gas light"
The advantages Of peat for tho production
of gas ars a. follows: Lat. Producing ga
at less expense than gas from coal, oil, OF
rosin. ID. Produce is nearly as much AZ
from those substances. Sd. The gas isQuite
harmless and inoAensive, and has, in respect
to hcathfulness, great sdvan tage over some
other kinds Of gus. "a.
After it has been employed for gas, It may
DO used for fuel, and 1t is equal to any char
coal. Hero, then, We SEQ that any ono who
hos n peat bog has treasure. 1t will fur
nish material for gas light. and by putting
some of the recently patented gas apparatus
for private families, shops, &C., into his cel-
lar, he can obtain the best light from it. 1t
will produce the best Of coal for his stove or
forge, and thus give him genial warmth or
glowing heat, as his wants or business may
require. 1t will afford him petroleum or
gas tar, which can bc put to many valuable
purposes, such as painting and preserving
his fences, buildings and implements. 1t
will also furnish him powerful doodorizer,
by which the purity and salubrity Of his
surroundings can DO preserved and enhanced.
It will give him o most valuable fertilizer,
by which tho fertility ofhis garden and fields
may bo increased and perpctuatcd. Arc not
all these advantages and uscs enough7 They
may oil DO obtained from your low, dspised
peat bog, which perhaps you have wished
out of tho way many timo, and consigned
It over to the musquitocs and the bull.frogs
M their spAcial domain. ---,--,.
Any further particulars in regard TO TIM
subject may be obtained by addressing Sam
uel Nicolson, Esq, Of Boston.-Ma'"s Far
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