The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1860-05-03

Patented Aug 5, 1867
From DR.. E. D. Buchanan. Professor Of Chemistry in
the Pennsylvania Medical University,
philadelphia, Jan. IL, 1860.
Messrs. Locke Munson- Gents In response to
your inquiries you will find accompanying this some
theorstic.l views concerning the qualities
for lightning rods You will discover that all those
qualities by the Rod OF
and nothing be hazared in saying that it is the best
Rod before the public. The open han,e running spi-
rally the hole length of the rod enables the huij to
traverse both surfaces and at the same time pursue
MENT; 10 10 easily and securely erected and its
nections perfect that the rod is continuous As
it possesses about twenty time the conducting value of
rod it becomes incidentally the cheap est even
double the chsvged and while iron rod
becomes spoiled by rust, or is worthless II painted
your copper Roi retains its value itcsa and
other considerations render rod the most s>tisac
tory that can be Fut up an 10 almost perfect guar
Yours Truly. Z. ID. BUCHANAN
From Dr. Boynton, the celebrated Lecturer Ssien-
tiic subjects.
Having examined Munson's Copper Tabular Light
ming Rod with Spiral Fanges, am free to say that it
the best rod by far that Its chief points
Of superiority are that Is "copper" which one OF the
best of electricity; it is tubular and thus
its spiral fanges stitfen the rod and their RoCdf
EDGES DISSiPATE THE ELECTRICITY. and there
ia is mich better than il the surface smooth its
connection is complete that it is in effect continu
rod. fully persuaded that when il is proper
ly erected il . protection ainst the dsas
JOHN F. BoYNToN.
Endorsements Of the highest character have been
ceived from John Young, late Professor Of Natural
Science in North Western Christian University; from
DR.. Il. r. Brown late state Geoogist; from DIR jas.
5 Anthem, Superintendent Indiana Hospital for the
Insane. from Lorin Andrews, Esq President Kenyon
Colleges and indeed three hundred professors in
IS the rod invented. and possessing all the
elements necessary to protect buildings from Zig t.
ming.
II has received the first premium at the New York
State Fair Penns ylvanis State Fair, Illinois State
Fair, Indiana State Fair, Maryland institute held at
Baltimore Mechanics Institute at Cincinnati at the
Ohio State Fair Connecticut STATE Fair; American
Institute Of New York City; Franklin Institute of
Philadelphia Pa and the National Fair he'd at Lou
isviile, Ky; and fifty other County and Dis
trct Fairs, held in different parts of the
will be where the judges scientific and practie al
men.
Over ono hundred newspapers and other journals
have spot of it in terms highest praise snd has
bersy pstroniEed by the most in tegent PEG pie
wherever introduced
This rod is inside of Copper because that metal is
Of the best conductors of electricity aud does not rust
and Of a TUBu LAR SPIRAL FORM. that being the
natural sha pc of 'thunderbot demon srated when
q fAsh Of Fighting penetrates the sand. The fanges
rough edges upon the surface tend 10 dsspAte the
fluid and thus destroy force carrying off harmless
TO the earth.
For sale in every city and town throughout the
country.
LOCKE & MUNSON, Manufacturers, Indians polls.
LOCK 4 MANSON.
Wayne and Henry Counties
March sth, 1860. ID