The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1860-05-24
Protection against Lightning,
;LiGGIHHhT sfIEnNh GSfASRSso9' CD,
Patented Aug. s. 1856.
From DIR. Z. d. Buchanan Professor Of Chemistry in
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Patented Aug. 5. 1861
From DIR. L. d. Buchanan, Professor Of Chemistry in
the Pennsylvania Medical University,
Philadelphia Jan. II, 1850.
Messrs. Locke Munson- Gents In response TO
your inquiries you will find accompanying this
theore.c. views concerning the quaiies Necessary
for lightning rods You will discover that all those
and thing be hazarded saying that it is the beat
Rod before the public. The open tango running api-
rally the hole length Of the rod eaables the fud to
traverse both surfaces and at the tins pursuo
THE SPIRAL COURSE NATURAL TO ITS MOVE.
MENT; 1t il easily and securely erected. ana it,
nectons perfect that the rod is contnu0us As
Possesses about twenty tina he value Gf
rod il becomes incidentally tbs hespes.
double the p, charged; and while aniron ro
becomes spoiled by rus. Is worthless II painted,
your copper Roi re,ansits value age Taess aui
other considerations render your rod the ssiftc
tory that De put up and is almost perfect saas-
Yours Truly. T. D. BUCKiAS.
From Dr. Boyntoa the celebrated Lecturer on Scien-
tidc subjects.
Having examined Munsons Copper Tubular Light
ming Rod with Spiral Flangss. am free to say fhas II
is the best rod BY far that It's chief points
Of superiority that copper, which IL II the
best conductors Of electricity IL is tubular and thus
greater surface is obtained at smaller than II solid
lie spiral fanges stlden ths rod, and their fotoH
EDGES DISslPATE THE ELECTRICITY. and there
10 is nach better than il the surface smooth its
connection is complete that 1t is in effects con
Gus rod am fully persuaded that when i pfopsI-
y erected il complete protection against ths dis.s
JOHN P. BoYNroy
Endorsemeut. Of the hishes. character have been
eeived fros John Young, late Professor Il Sa4Gfai
Science ia North Western Christian UniverstT' Z IN
Or r. r Brown, late state Gsolosi.t; froln DR. ia.
) Anthon Superintendent Indiana HospitA, for ths
Insane fr1n Lorin Andrews, Esq President Eenyon
College, aad, indeed three hun1rsd professors in
colleges and other secnt6c hsvs recommended IL
a. tn. hes. rod eFer iny.atei and possessing al the
elements necessary 70 protect baiidiass from lag
ning-
4 II Ia. received the frss preminm At the New York
State Fair Pennsylysnis State Fair. Illinois State
Fsir In1iana State Fair, Maryland institute be. \.
Baltimore, Mechanics Institute ct C.nsinnat So thu
Ohio State Fair Coauec.icut StAss Ssis ;-AnercAa
Institute Il New York City; Franklin lnsiftnte 81
PhilAdeiphia Pa, and the NAtionsi Fair held - f.ou
isy.lle Ky; and 8. fifty other Gg1n;y and Dis
I. has been beaten In aay contest. and never
Over one hundred newspApers and other journals
have spo. Of highest praise, and il hiss
been literally pstrcniEed By the most is:sssn people
wherever intfod3ced
This rod made Ct Copper becsass that metal % one
Of the best conductors Of electricity ard does mol rssf
and Of . TUBULAR, SPIRAL FORM. that being The
natural shspe Of ri anderbolr dsmosstrafsd wnsn
,sh of!ixh.ning penetsstss the saod. Tbs fsn-ss
rough efges upon the surface tsnd 70 disspsss tss
ssd. .ad thas destroy its force csrying 10 81 harmless
70 tn. earth.
For sale in every city and town throughout the
LoGKE HUSsos. N..sf.essr-r., IndI.a,esli,.
Lock Z MANSON.