New-York daily tribune., 1857-10-01

without aloohel OF sny Other uixssss bus a. -.
duces results far superior 70 thoss hrnssy 49,
1t Is coD6deutiy asserted that, BY the imprvv,a =.
chires 10 this city, tie hight Is perfectly eood A "a,
f., and from that 70 1902 or more. NJ, fv>hs -
Boston 10 equally confident that he has suols.A.s
brir grg his ma chimes 20 produce good ksh. "a,
range Of from So 70 l500 r. 1t 10 matter Of ,,...
terest to perfect this light, for il s without o,.s
the most agreeable ar,hc al light, and the .oo....
for producing It 10 exceediOgly portable sod -
t.nt to adjust and keep in order. The nscAi,.: 80
be placed upon email table or shelf n N. na..v
kitchen or any warm RON; they rsqsi,e !. w '"
ou,.ter. but the gas il consumed as il msd. -
l.p, rurnipg By clock. work wound up onoe \.
mole .eldem, and adjusted 70 produce tie -,
s,nount Of COS. There is nothing offensive or Su.
ALE in the use Of the apparatus; and 90 The 49,.
economy il is lke, TO poesess decided sdvsasagsss,v
any other method Of suppyhg hgat, when beazds \,
again afforded at the price formerly demanded fx
The estimates Of the amount OF benzoIs required B,
produce quantity Of light equvalen, 70 th1 Of LON
fee, of common coal gas, vary from one 70 tvo a..
Ions the latter being the maximum in al The estus,,
We have scen the former beng given in the Eas,xL
secountY Even at the rste Of two gallons tAs Ca
more than one seventh less than the Average saa =
coal gas throughout the oourfry. II 10 pedse,as
Croyersport, kentucky OF Wiliamsb lrsh, Aev.ysk,
and we sre informed that tho mantle : 10 49,
be commenced, upon large scale, In Ohio sad Pa<
sylysnis. II may aDywhere be connected ss& u
works in operation for the extracting Of oil from ha
upous coals; or be conducted independently Of .Au
bv taking the crude nsptha which comes over IN D.
dstillaion of coal tar, and dstiIcg this, and thn
dstiIlipc ard purifying the moet volatile peodsds
Suphurc acid is adoed before the last ditilstiou .,
hod back the aqueous vapor and other 6resA rsteay
that NAV be present. Pure benzole is . hgay voh,
tile hauid evsporadpg when poured upon the hasd lie
ether its weight is ususy estimated at seyen pounSs
TO the gallon but the fine article produced Covert
po,t weighs only Elk pounds, and much more yolss
;hsp the imported benzoe. It is consequently much
better adapted for this use. The light weigh. II the
material is great objec. where carriage AhyONsd,
especially when compared with the trsnspOftasioa q
coal-from to two gallons producing the eject Il
full two hundred pounds Of bituminous cosi Wess'
denty look for gres; improvements in the use Of shs
article and most earnestly hope that II or soms oths
equally safe aud economical light may be devised b
take the place Of the dangerous conrvances o' ucdsa
invention, the use Of which is daiy involving asss,
,e Of life grester probably, than is caused BY sA he
railroad and steamboa, cstastrophes, terrible shy
are. f.
The portable gas apparatus of the Maryland Sta
psny also exhibited. This too is eonvenient uses
of furnishing gas to large buildings, and is used Va
eres. economy and satisfaction at many private NJ
dences in the vicuity Of NewYo'k. Rosin oii m
for producr the - 0y its decomposition when hsas
The apparatus, from our own acquaintance with +
is easily kept in order by tho occasional attention s
servant the light is very agreeable and inexpenass
and We know Of no objections TO is use BY those VI
can afford the first cost Of purchasing and puttinsa
up, and can provide a convenient room for tue sps'
meter 1t csnLOt be, on sccoun. Of the first cod 4
tho apparatus the light required to take the pssos It
gas, when this cannot be had, and supply the W.
of the multitude who lock capital. aaat