The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1857-06-18
N. E. SMITH & CO..
hANuFGcTUAERs AND WHOLESALERS or
CUSH MANS
MANIFOLD RLEcTRo CONDUCTORS
FOR LIG H MIN NG.
PATENT APPLIED FoR~

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UPorders solicited and promptly attended 10.
READ WHAT THE RACINE AflvUCATE SAYS;
-LIeuTNIEg Roc MANUTAcrokT Pew seem aware
how extensively Lightning Rods are manqfselnred
in this city. We ailude 10 the Works ofN. k. SMITH
& Co., Manufacturers of Cushman's Manifold klee-
tro Conductors" which have gained reputation far
and near, for their very superior quaiIstes over All
others made not the least important o which, Is the
fact that these rods In single piece, avoiding
the danger always attending those which are coupled
together In sections.
!, prof BENJAMIN Silliman, writing 10 Mr.. Cushman,
says: 81 entirely approve Of your rodi submitted
IL 10 eminent scientific man practical man, ana
he agrees with me In opinion.n
Samuel ST. John, Prof. Of Chemistry and Medical
Juisprudenee, in reference 10 them writes: "W hen
properly erected, Il constitutes In my Judgment
safeguard from the destructive effects OF atmosphere
electricity"
Another important advantage possessed BY these
Conductors Is thor perfect freedom from oxidation
In Its construction, Is composed OF four large iron
wires, and four copper do, eompaCuy laid together,
being twisted in spiral form, retaining unimpaired
the properties of electric eonduetion, greater In pow
than any rod yet made; besides, copper Is one OF
the best known conductors OF electricity, aud Nod
thus must possess the power Of at least six or
binary rods.
Noioniy have these rods become celebrated for the
protection of buildings but also for shipping, having
the appearance OF rope. That which Is intended
for cOnduction, is made permanent by forming
back-stay, or part Of the rigging, passing into
copper plate, which is attached to the vessel In such
manner thatitis entirely out Of the way yet in
tact with the water thus making anunbrOken conduc
lon from the top of the mast to the water, at sll
times prepared.
Last summer. we frequently noticed huge coils Of
wire pass up Main street, which we now learn were
for Messrs. Smith d Co.'s Works; and that some
idea may be formed of the extent of the business they
doing, is only necessary to say that since The
l4h of February orders have been received for 4sl
900 feet, embracing this State, Illinois, Mississippi,
Alabama, Michigan, Ohio, New York and PeAna.
That they the end FOR which they design
ed far better than any other is conclusivey proved
by the testimony Of most scientific men, and by
actusl expe riments, that IL is just what the inVentor
claims for itthe best conductor yet invented Not
dwelling, vessel or building of any kind, should go
unproyided against the sudden and appalling danger
of electricity Raeine (Ws) Advocate, April Is, 81.
HPRead what K. +. CAMPBELL, a gentleman well
known in Portage county, says oft:
do certify that the above Rod is the best con-
structed one, and believe the best conductor that
has ever been used from the fact that it is cOmbin
alton OF tho best conducting metals in existence; be-
ing continuous, without joints couplings prcsen T.
ing and unbroken surface from the top to the
botom, which very essential Qualities Of Light
ming Rod. X. K. CAMPBELL.
THE above Rod is manufactured in Cleve-
l. by N. K. Smith & Co., aud for sale by o. l.. SUT
LIFT, Ravenna, Ohio, who is prepared to erect them
on dwellings of all kinds in scientific and substan-
tal manner person should fail to have his build
ngs protected from such fearful and unexpected
strokes of electricity often witnessed. All or
ders, either wholesale or retail, promptly attended
to. o. l.. SUTLIFF.
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