Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1867-03-29

eatisn shenli hs made into ths casses q
$50 accidcnis. oiicntiucs 80 isial "a tesir
rv,sii.. that Il pp..i5ir. the puhifc risy have
more ccrrvct noiion. Of he safely II The
asid ihey % generally use far ilisa,insi.ns
purposes HYDRO carbon OILS IN ccrtain
. conditions and tenperaturvs Yield sn IN
fas,ablc Napor. ~hish 18th an sduniriarc a
sir snd further elsNstion Of temperature
b-vomcs Explosive. Kerosene - hydo-
carhoa. &C. IL containing sometimes a
pretty liberal prpPorti % q tLe hsdrogcn
sl-m~ni then chsmicaily opposed. { IT..
When harmed in ar Ordinary lamp &C. tenn
p-raiurc .. rai.ed. snd Il Al this degree ~
beat portion OF tie hydroSen. from g. Il
cess. - di.eng,rei apd sst free. combining
Nth The atnosphers a becomes explosive.
Tiydroren itself uncou,bined. -in burn
harmless. bet -b~n mixed 9TH ar. = a.
explosive a. gunPo-ter md nOs les Dan
gcrous.
l. coa1scting some experiments 18th
these oils Supplying eonbusiion IN the or
dinAry Lamp. n ~as foan1-aiter burning
thrcc hours ~ a room The temPerAlorc o.
uhich rss ahout IS Fsh -thst the oil
stood a. IS. ~hile that % the u,etsi cap o.
the lamp Va about io6 Dr John AT
eeld. + 4. =. (slo has reported cxPcri-
uaenis IN this drfccsion) foand the temperA.
turs ai.out TO- Fab. li,her,iorc becomes
sprarrni. that no faid -hich ~ili evolve an
explosive vsTor a. Or hclo- thi- icnpera-
turc. car BE- usel -iihin ihese Lssied lAnps
uithou, harard. n = t-ue su,h barner
r.ag he usci a. -iii siio- ~ escape at this
gas rising n rusy strcssa- - San -ithiu
TIE chimney. a. has ircquentiy be~u ohs-r-
40 ~isl,osi Az other rhsnousenen AL
thu sgsin. r. nav - 80 eosnsss - 90 f'rce-
an eat sls~-hsrs. tirossh 49, ihsn AL. Of
tbs lamps perhaps. spreading dossruoiioa
.rounl
ipon tosiinr ssteral samples q ths oi,s
in the market. is "a. found that sorne y,eh.-
"a gas isns'ahic IN rus hke explosions -
bloc asHno a. az and snosch o. barn con
tiaooa.is a. a iurtber eicsation Of 5 or &
d-rr~~s. Anotber sample evolved sas -
pahlr oi burning q scoo1d Or two upon thc
aprhcafion ofa match a. a. % a. c. snd
Producing constant famr a. 80 Fab
While on ssiH snofbrr occasion an OF ieui.
It'd IN thc same condifion a. "a cane from
lie ZAP. and ~ harrvi too in room wifh-
oat trc. wbsrc thc tsrnT.cratsrr could not
have been above 20 Too oth-r saurlr.
sold ior pore Portland CO.. oil werv test.
% and iosni. one si~iding iho i1damab.c
gas ouly 81 "a sie'siion 81 80 thc Other
- $40 "A partial rc-assuraac, Tor ihs-e
who seek % hum only caryfuIiy distilled
and highly rrhael OIL. Whctlicr tLeir pro-
da,is are al up 10 TIA. hish standard g j.a-
T.ts &C arr snabis % state.
The tesis arc - flu - Procure a
chemists test tube an inch ia diameter anl
I've or "a long tor IN lhc inabiiity o. OBJ
tam this. use dep T.orc-iain cap.l GU O.,
Laf fau -ith 10 oii. introduce nakeI
oaih thcrmometer. ani slo~iy rai-s th-
temPeTatIrc- A. every 80 degrees ri.e
apply Eshiel taper o. o. ignifrs h~forr
r. sl,rruTl "a rs 10. discard 60 A. IN.
safe Or iiuniaaiing parposcs-althoash
s-ch oils ~lu gise avon briiliant usht irot>
this very surcrabundancs a ea.. bst b
has heen sbo~n stow. that iu she lamp it
has Go bar this degrvc 81 hsat: aad % from
careiessness 90 other means The chimney d.
cracked or shorteuel. % the burn.r d-fer-
tise. ~ler,bs the draft - lss-snca. q -
have % ~ithsiand a isnrerstare stdI higb-
'r- odTare. AMI not Containing a. un.af-
pfoporiion 90 naptha Or henroie. shoelI a
tnSai.h lighted taper When iusacrs-,l
therein. even a. . temp-ratare q con.iler-
a1.g atove the asersgr 81 that q room. -
i've iu. II plf.ike e1pio.iou f5Ilo-.. d
'hs-i not b. subjected o. an isrtL-r riso
81 temperature ia lamp Sa,h o.Is g.
ese uP tlcr sapor readily ata low tsrn-
peratarc. generally conzeal easily. and in
this stats book miiky. ~iiie al sch ar q
lighter veigLt One shoald neser ffs4 rr
the TOP Of lamp chinaey o. esfinrui.l
thc flame. uniess ihe purity oi che 90 b.
kno-r. ~ che ftme may tc ssnt do-r
within. ~hen % 81 isute The ga. u any
there be
'ongress. in riss q fhis unscrursiaas
hoodlng % ihe oountry ~nb ch-ap and dan
ssruus ilsminaiing oiis. has recsutIv enact.
81 Ia 90 reg-laie their sale. -hirh b. a.
jlsi a. % D. Humane. ani 10 came not Coo
sooa- it b. iu Substance. thar any r~r..-
SO 'han eel or oacr 90 .eB ifisaiast.--
o'i' -h.-b hail burn a. loser t-r.r--s-
tore thau 10 Fsh. .iai ie es..tr % 4.
nfsiruleancr. ani apon prssentn,rf a- i-.
aa'nenf in arf Coau of Js.t.oe. .ia.I l..
'otlect o. q trr ~ not Del. tlar si0u DIP
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