The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1866-03-17
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This information was called for to facilitate
the business Of the special committee on the war
debt of the loyal States, to whom it has been
referred.
Power OF IMAGINATIoN.-A wealthy lady had
Il tickling in her throat, and thought that Il
bristle Of her toothbrush had gone down and
lodged in her gullet. Her throat daily grew
worse. 1t was badly infianed, and she sent for
the family doctor. He examined it carefully,
and assured her that nothing was the matter, it
WAS Il mere nervous delusion. he said. Still her
throat troubled her, and she became so alarmed
that she was sure she should die. \ friend sug-
gested that she should call in DR.. Jones, Il young
man Just commencing practice. She did not at
first like the idea, but finally consented, and DR..
Jones was called. He was a person Of good adj
dress and polite manners. He looked carefully
at her throat, asked her several questions as TO
the sensation at the seat Of the alarming malady.
and finally announced that he thought he could
relieve her in a short time. On his second visit
he brought with him a delicate pair of torceps,
in the teeth of which he inserted Il bristle taken
from an ordinary toothbrush. The rest can be
imagined. The lady threw back her head the
forceps were introduced into her mouth Il pick
a loud scream, and twas all over and the young
physician, with Il smiling face, was holding up
to the light, and inspecting with lively curiosity,
the extracted hristle. The patient was in rap
lures. She Immediately recovered her health and
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praises Of : her SAVIOR as she persisted in call
Ing the d%eXterOus operator.
SHORT HIsToRY OF PETRoLEUM-A correspond
ent in New York furnishes the following con-
densed history of petroleum
Probably nothing of so much Importance to
the commercial and social interests OF the world
has received less attention and is so little under
stood as our last great discovery of petroleum.,
and its application to the wants of the human
family. The commercial reports of the papers
note the receipt in New York alone Of over t. 600
1arrels per diem yet this immense quantity is
really less than One-quarter of the whole amount
=of this staple that is taken daily from the bowels
of the earth at a depth of 600 feet.
Petroleum, or rock oil, has been known for Il
long while, and was used by the North American
Indians for medicinal purposes but it is only
during the past few years that it has been 50 ex-
tensiycly used for illuminating and other pur-
poses. 1t was first found on Oil Greek. in Ven
angO county, Pa, but as the demand increased
new territory was developed, and now most Of
the Middle States are producing it in greater or
smaller quantities. As found in Pennsylvania it
is of a dark green color. resembling water in
consistency, but really Of a density or about 10
deg. CBeume scale) lighter than water. In the
of Virginia and Obi it is some 20 deg.
heavier. For some years it was used only as an
illuminating agent, but as Its properties became
better known, is different component parts were
applied II lubrIcating and other purposes. In
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called from petroleum, the crude oil is placed in
Il cast iron still with a capacity of about l eco
70 which heat is applied in the same
as in generating steam. The oil Is grad
ually formed into IA vapor, which forces itself,
by its own expansion, through a copper worm or
tube (placed in a tank of cold water, which con-
denscS the vapor). from which it passes into the
or tanks. The lighter or more vola-
tile portion passes through the worm first, and is
called :" Naptha'' or Benzine.'' This is
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from it is called E Gasoline, = an article extern
sively used by the norther gas companies in the
manufacture of gas. At a certain stage of dis
.tillation, or after the naptha is all obtained, the
product is turned into another tank until the
burning or Illuminating part has passed through
ne worm, after which it is again turned to vet
mother tank and the still allowed to < run off"
This last portion is called - Luhric3tiDg Oil"
The different products as above are separately
reated chemically, in order 70 remove any droSs
II sludge that may remain, when the oil is
jumped into receiving tanks, where it settles and
emains until placed in barrels for use.