Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-11-12
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] PRACTICAL Rurrs FoR rsARD
/ TIMES.
From the Savannah RepubHean.
LIGHTH
Our fathers used little artificial light They
preferred the eheap light Of day. For this reason
they went early to bed, and were ell the more
healthy and more wealthy for their practice
The chief light Of their houses, Ike that Of the
houses Of nobility Of Esglaad. q few centuries
back, was ruddy glare fTom she hsarthstOns
1. PrimitiUs Ligkss-Ths earliest artificial Il
! luRiRAtOss Of which We have any record, we're
/ lamps These. a. first, consisted Of nothing
Here iAan cup Of oil or gTsass. with 4 wick
! lying against its side. Its shsps was soon i'm
/ proved il convsnieHee and elegance
/ = a Hastily EIiemPoTiEed Ligh The writer
/ was ore Of family party Hko Wers belated in
tbs mountains Of Georgia, and compellsd to seek
shelter with family who owned neither lamp
nor candle. Our ingenious bestess, however,
/ devised Light FOR the table. Il was by means
Of slice Of f.t bacon, do rot laugh, r-ader,
! tel tbs simple truth This slice was spread in
the bottom Of { sauesF. ard on this vas laid
! sOms easdls wick, the burning eud Of which
was kePt slsTatsd By being passed through a
taiorS thimble.
3 Rash LigLtS-Among Tho poor Of Europe
very cheap and easily made light is cea-
structsd Of the ordinary bulrush stripped Of It's
skin sXeoPs enough to hold the i1bernal psth
togsthsr, ard thsn saturated With sust or wax.
4. CoHtsderats CGEdls.-This Elvsls the rush
light IN simplicity. and sar sxeesds it in service
sbleHeSs. To make it, melt together pound of
bsesWsx and quaTtsr Of q pound Of rosin, OF
Of turPeHtine fresh from the trse. Prepasa
wick thirty or forty yards long, made up Of
thrse threads Of loOsly spuo cotton. Satursta
this veil vita the mixture, and draw il through
ysur fingers TO pFeEs il closely together,
and 20 kesp the GES even. Repeat the
proeess until the candle attains tie siEs OF 4
straw OF gull; thaa wrap around bstts, or
into ball with fat bottom. Six inches Of
this candle elevated sbOvs the rest will burn for
fifteen or twenty minutes, and give q very
pretty light. and forty yards hzTs suficsd a
small family 9 Eum8er f1F al the usual pur-
poses Of the bsdehambsT.
s. Lard Tapsr-Equal to cur mountain
friends bacon light in chespzess, and yet mors
pleasantly available for ths necessities Of tho
sick room, is light made up Of a saucer half
full Of lard and little Wisp of spOngy psper.
TAe paper, twisted 50 IS to form a short pointed
WICK with broad base-ssy two thirds of an
inch high, an inch brOad-is set in the midst Of
the lard, aud by the heat il gsnsrstes, aided BY
the shelving aides Of the saucer, keeps itself
supplied with fuel until the lard is all consumed
The paper can be shaped on the point Of ones
finger, asd The burning end twisted quite small.
Il should rest On the bottom, and the vessel
should be shAllow-a saucer, not cup.
8. Lard Lamps At the present prices Of iIlu-
minating material the most economical by far
for thoss who live il the interior and far from
gas, is lard. This requires = lamp whose wick
tubes arc Of thick metsl, for she purpose Of con-
VeyiDg the heat Of she hsms into the midst Of
the lard, and keeping il melted around the wick.
The lard must be melted when the lamp is
lighted, or it viii not burn well. Ths wick
should be Of several thicknesses of sponQy cloth
z. LARD OIL-Whsn combined with one
6fsh paTl spirits Of tuTpentiRs, viii burn in an
ordinary lamp and afford beautiful light. To
obtain she oil, enclose lard in . strong. close
canvass bag, aad subjsei TO gradually increased
pressure. The induTaisd mass lsft in the bag is
not irlGred fer culinary purposes.
3. CASDLRS OF TALLoW AND PRICKIT
PBAR.-W Whoever can command tslIow for can
dies, will gresty improve them in hrmness and
10 Illuminating power by combining with it a
few leaves Of the PTickly pear, in the Droportisu
Of about Ons part By weight Of the last, 10 four
or Eve Of the first The leaves should be
kept in the heated alloW until al commotion
ceases, and until the lallsH itself reaches the
boiling point. or eourse, the heated mixture
will need slraining. Il Is said By those who
profess to know, that the longer tslloW is boiled
the Whiler 10 becomes iH case il is net burned
but 10 Gvsid burHiag, The vessel containing the
tsllOw should be heated IN g sand bath (another
vessel partly filed with sasd) and not set imme-
diAtely on the FIRE.
9. WAX CAHDLEs-BseswsI gives 4 light g.
most equal to sperm. It NAV Be moulded like
the tsloH candles, or it may be rolled by en-
vslsPjng ths wick II q thin. stratum Of Wax
spread on board, and attsrwsrd smoothed
- L.
combination Of wax and talioW need not be Bug-
gested.
10 Par and Rosia, mixed in eaasl propor-
tons, affords an excellent light, though liable 20
smoke unless supplied with a suitable sized
wick.
IL Myrtle Var is obtained By boiling the
berries Of she swamp myrtle on which is 10 be
seen gresRish Ehits cover. The myrtle ia
found sbundantly IL al ear seaboard esunties,
and has been seen By the writer as far inland
as Macon and Forsyth. rs favorite locality is
should be boiled in . bag, and the clarified
wax, which is Of pretty green eoler mixed /!
more or less largely with tAlloW.
II. The value Of our ordinary pine tree IS an |
ilumiuator remains yet 70 be developed. Can
phens is nothing more tbsa the highly volatile |
spnits Of turpentine-it is that part Of the spirit
which rises from the still sfter heating the /
virgin gum. That Wnich com8s atter IL more
or lSss mixed with the heavier rosin. Burning
huid is made By mixing eamphsne (oF even the |
purer varieties Of spirits Of turpentine with four
or mors times its bulk Of alcohol Ths high
price Of sleohoI has arrested the msnufscturs Of
burning fluid but the camphsne remains sS
abundant As ever in the piEs forests Of the Whols
Soath, and awaits snly the magic touch Of some
enc who viii devise plan for rendering it ex-
plosiye, 10 furnish the eeuntFy with one Of the 1
best sad cheapest Iights. Bfii ass sssaeb0dgtry'
Roain is the inspessaied juics Of the gum Ie-
msisinK ia the still sfter the volatile part, or 4
spirit, hss bsen separated By hssA Il has re-
sisted all efforts hitherss Usads 70 mould it into
candles or TO uss il in lamps, being teo hard fer
oAe and too Soft for she sther ana, moreover, il /
burns with dense aud unpleasant smoke. Bat |
the smoke may be soasumed By attaching /
glass chimney with a strong irGaght, when 9 |
hAne is produced slnoit e. bgilliant as that Of /
ksrosins, and, 10 doubt q suitable lamp for il 1
can bo eSnstTuss8d. / venture TIE prediction /
that it is yet to DO used as an illuminator, in
other ways Than at the gas works.
MAROONERS, sR.
a The -sb&tement Of the epidemic in Will |
mington, We are glad TO say, continues steadily |
The + lowing is the statement for the week /