, 1859-04-19
Il WONDERFUL INVENTION.

:; r''-' - WONDERFUL u lNVEE140Ns
Suppose GONE one would announce to ou
i e'tasens that he had discovered q substance tina
:: would furnish Light at one;ffM I'D cost Of gas
neat at one half Of the expense Of coal q
-: Iood would run locomotives hnd steam
nats It half the present outlay for fuel tha
eeseas propelled by steam are obliged to in
cur. in shoet, that it was destined; to speedil,
!. superoede coal, gaA csmphene, oilaI tallov fol
- sapp!ylng Light and wood and coal for heating
hsbitetiona and generating steam- -how many
would be likely to believe him ? Would hi
pothe net down as a.humbug or lunatic? The
Learned and scientific would be the most in
credulous~ And yet we arc -impe1led to an
:eo1ncF that a, citizen Of the Empire State, has
produced chemical substance which viii rev.
ouhonize the present methods Of: obtaining
Light heat and motive power. And the world
u prepared to receive some great economizer
Tor the purposes mined. Coa1-ggas, though
highly satisfactory as an illumination, is very
costly. And even at high pricc, it can only he
USED IN tho heart Of cities and large towns. No
e'eap, sale, simple substance, Of equal illuml'
o1'ng power has heretofore been produced
" the hundred patent lights offered to the
public, none Of them begin to I'll the desired
standard Some ars dangerous, several dirty,
others both dirty and dangerous all Of them
produce = costly light; some promise fnc-
y IN theory, but somehow lilil in practice, and
taaA one By one, al the patent lights nre
'hfown aside and people are forced back upon
candies, which if dirty and costly, are safe
aaa simple, and eau always be depended upon
70 yield some light. The family Of camphenes
would bold their place against tho "dipa," but
1oF their explosive death-dealing properties.
And as with lights, 40 with fuels All ef:
forts to find substitute for coal or wood for
warming habitations, preparing food, flsing
the ores md metals aud driving engines, have
ended in failure But at least Ill inaammabIe
substance has been invented, possessing mar
Se1lons capabilities for producing Light, heat
and power. We almost fear to enumerate all
that has been claimed for it. 4 chemist Of
some cminence in the state Of New York, who
has been experimenting with the new com.
pound, says: II havo demonstrated beyond
doubt that whatever moves by steam, be it
locomotive, the leviathaus Of tho deep, river
steamers, canal boats, stationary engines, eau
be worked better, more easily, with more Ger
tainty, less liability to accident and far cheap
er than by the use Of wood or coal. The fact
that with this heat, one man can manage the
fires Of steamship that first class vessel
VIII aaTe from l.2oo to 1900 tons per voyage
ACROSS the Atlantic, and the wonderful cheap
ness Of this wonderful fuel may well excite tue
most lively emotions in the minds Of men,"
But as the inventor has not Jet made c1per-
anents On 1argo scale Of his chemical for
cooking, heating, melting metals, and general
ing steam, de-, we will condne cur attention
In this article, to its properties as light The
name Of the inventor Is Prof L. L. Hill Of
Hudson, New York, md the substance which
he has produced, ia called Nueban Oil. It is
hydTo-ca,bon tho chief ingredient Of which
ia coal tar.
The product Of this chemical is named HY-
DRo OXYGEN GAS. Prof Hills chemical pos
eesses two immense supeziorities over coal gus;
the first is, That the substance is 4 liquid in
stead Of gas and therefore is portable It's
not necessary to light city from one vast re-
aervoir, requiring costly mains and branches
to be laid down under the streets in order to
distribute it; but Independent and complete
gas works. can be put in every mans house,
store, Office or shop, at the most tri8ing cost.
secondly, and still more important is its won
dertul eheapDess Think Of liquid, gallon
of which will produce rolume of light equal
to score Of candles, from aundown to mid
night, every dag for whole month, and
for the tfifing sum Of few ahillings. A fa1ni.
II can hare jet Of flame equal in size and gu
perior IN brllliancy to Six foot gas burner,
three hours any night for the sum Of one cent!
L gallon Of Neubian Oil will generate as
much light as 1900 feet Of coal gus, the latter
<saating fnur dollars and the former four to si1
ahiuingsf
tits ncaslytwo years since Prof Hill brought
his chemical to perfection. But he lad to en-
counter serious difficulty in finding the right
kind Of machine 10 operate it. He wanted
one that would give the required current Of air,
that would be simple, effective, durable, and
above all cheap. Last fall be succeeded in
building machine that worked to cntiro sat
Infection Since TINT date it has been in suc-
cessful operation, at Hudson md elsewhere
It is propelled by weights, like clock. We
learn, however, that within few weeks steel
sp'n9s hare been applied and have been found
70 answer more conveniently than weights as
the machine driven BY that force can be made
portable, and may he moved about house on
castora as casiy as table The "gas works
occupy space Of about two feet in diameter
and three feet high. But they can be con-
stucted longer or smaller according to the
number Of burners required By the purchaser
The machine for passing tho air over the
III and discharging it at the point Of eombus-
non, may be seen any evening at the Patent
Agency Office Of Tripp Hale l. Co., Lake street
It may be thus described: Upon four uprights
ss arranged square iron pan, Is inches in
and three or fsur inches deep, into
which is poured one or more gallons Of Nt1t-
taaa Oh A few inches above tho oil-rcser-.
Volf Is an air bellows-the TWO being connect
I'd by tube. BY means Of q weight and some
,ock gearing, tue bellows are kept constantly
It work, blowing steady stream Of air into
the reservoir below, which after passing oser
the chemical and absorbing portion of its con
&tuents, tho pressure drives it through dis
pipes, precisely the same as are used
or supplying coal gas. Through them this
saturated" cir flows TO the burners, where it
Lighted, regulated and consumed exactly in
he same manner IS common coal gas. 1t
'n'ns with sot regular, brilliant fame, des.
itute Of smoke, anell or danger-it is wholly
frof HILL turned his ut eation to tho sub
e6 twelve years ago. He became convinced
nat the wonderful element known as oxygen,
not only supporter of, but q grand agent IN
me work Of combustion For years be Ia.
'o'ea 70 Ind some cheap, simple abundant
'uossance that weuld form Illuminating combi-
with oxygen. He resorted to all the agen-
nes Of heat cold pressure, electricity, and NJ:
unity TO discover it. In the course Of his ex-