Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-08-05
NANCY IL sHAIFER,

still standing. aad the money ready to be de-
posted as soon as they are ready to take their
rods before any competent committee of scien-
tifc men, and have their merits tested with
those of the Challenge Rod"
NANCY IL sHAIFER,
No. Al Cedar Street. Nashville. Tenn.
General. Agents for Middle Tennessee,
and also the counties of Benton. Carroll, De-
catur. Henry, Henderson and Weakley. west
of Tennessee River.
Active reliable Agents wanted for each county
liberal discount on regular prices made for
work on Churches, ParsoHages, Masonic, Odd
Fellows and Temperance Halls, Blind and Or
phan Asylums, and all other buildings used for
Religious or Charitable purposes.
We put this Rod before the Public on its OWs
merit. and without argument rest on the follow
ing opinions of the most scientific and sccom-
Dlished Electricians of the country.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. July S. 1863. Messrs
Nancy Il Shaifer-Gents / have carefully ex
amined into the merits Of the Lightning Con.
ductor which you propose to introduce TO this
community. The material is the very best. and
the construction and mode Of putting up. in ac
cordance with the views of the most distin-
guished electricians who have. in recent years,
devoted time and attention to this important
practical subject.
IL all contracts made by you are faithfully
executed. land of this all who know you will be
perfectly sure) any one who uses the Copper
Scroll Lightning Rod" may feel quite secure
storms SO frequent and SO fatal in our region Of
country. Wishing yen every success, yours
truly. J. BERRlEN LINDSLEY.
OFFICE oE LIBRARIAN UNIVERSITY OF NASH
WILLIE, Nashville, Tenn, July 2 lSG9.-
Messrs. Nancy x Shaifer-Gents.: / believe
that much of the popular want of faith
in the protection Of Lightning Rods is
to be traced to an imperfect eOnstruc-
ton of the rods themselves. Unless one be
made strictly in accordance with scientific prin-
ciples, il is worse than useless. passed a build
IN the eity. this morning, cOUered Nth lightning
rods tohtch are IN eOeTg tody- calculated TO tear
that building to pieces. The rods ttCisted and
attempted TO be insulated by felo inches Of glass;
as IF the electric spark, Inhieh can tear the
tain into shreds tooULd be stopped IN ats BIZ
the neck of bottle.
Your plan of making lightning rods is certain
~ by far the best have seen or read of. The
large surface it affords for the fluid 10 accumu
late on-the security of the method of uniting
the sections of the tube-the placing of the lines
against the building, and the material "copper"
of which it is composed. being an infinitely bet
ter conductor than iron, are the chief points
which recommend Halls lightning rod above all
others hitherto invented, No objection can be
GdirlV brought against Il; and its protection 10 a
building Is calculated TO OutliUe the eristeHce a
George S. Blackie, NJ. D.. Professor of Natural
Scince, University Of Nashville.
NASHVILLE, TENN, July 5, lS69.-Messrs. Ma
ney & Shaiter-Gents: In former days / gave a
great deal of attention to Lightning Rods as a
means of protection for buildings. Halls Cop
per Scroll lightning Rod. now before me, is bet
ter than the common iron just In proportion as
copper is better conductor than iron, and al
so in proportion to the greater surface which
it offers.
Taking into account the greater surface and
the superior conducting power of copper, OHe
of Halls Rods is equal in conducting power to
about SirteeR Of the iron rods commonly used
in this country. The Point in this rod is per
feet, and the manner of putting up the rod Is
the one approved By Science and proven by ex
perienee TO be the safest. | would also value
this rod greatly above the iron by reason of its
Misunderstanding therefor so much less liable to
get loose from its fasteniDgs than the heavy
iron rods in common use. C. ID. ELLIOTT,
0fthe Nashville Female Academy.
We also have in our possession tho very
| strongest commend atiOus of other of the most
| profound and able Electricians of this and other
States, viz Il. l.. Arnold Prof. Phys. Science.
and VIM. Shelton, President Of West Tennessee
College, ii. W. AldehOff, Principal Masonic
Institute, and DIR. Milo Smith, Chattanooga,
| Tenn; ThOs. W, Humes President; j. X.
Payne, Prof. Nat Philosophy, and K. Il. Kirk
| Prof. j. Pillsbury. Bowling Green. KY; j. X.
Eaton, Prof. Nat, Sciences. University of Public
| Schools, and w G Coleman, Prot. Nat Science
| Female High School, Louisville. Ky; Robert
| Peter, Prof. Chemistry and Physics, Lexington,
Ky, University; Robert Graham, President
| College of Arts. Lexington, Ky; Prof Spencer
| Smith, Sec. Washington Academy of Arts and
| Science; DIR. AdOlphus WiZlinZenus. DR.. Geo
Engleman and 3. V. Shumard, st. Louis, Mo
| and many others, which 1t will afford us pleas,
ure 10 show TO all desiring information in regard
to this powerful protector of Life and Property
NANCY & SHAIFER,
No Al Cedar street, Nashville, Tenn.
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