Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-08-03
Nancy IL sHAIFER,
M Al Cedar Street. Nashville, Ten

No. IL 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
AIiberal discount on regular prices made for
work on Churches, ParsOHages, Masonic, Odd
Fellows and Temperance Halls, Blind and Or
phau Asylums and all other buildings used for
Religious or Charitable purposes.
We put this Rod before the Public on its own
merit, and without argument rest on the follow
ing opinions of the most scientific and accom-
plished Electricians of the country.
NASHVILLE, TENN, July 5. 1869. -Messrs.
Nancy 4 Shaifer-Gents / have carefully ex-
amined into the merits of the Lightning Con-
duct0r 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.
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 {og every very, SUCCESS ,, yours
truly, ). BERRlEN LlNDSLE1.
OFFICE OF LIBRARIAN UNIVERSITY OF NASH
VILE, Nashville. Temp Tenn. July 2 t lS69;n
that much of the popular want of faith
in the protection of Lightning Rods is
to be traced to an imperfect cOnStruc-
fion of the rods themselves. Unless one be
made strictly in accordance with scientific prin-
ciples il is worse than useless passed q build
a. the citp this morning, cOUercd ruth lightning
rods, i0bichdre, an cUery ,n"y calculated 10 tear
ffomD,t 10 be Insulated bH feiO inches Of glass,
as II the cI6cfric spark, which tear The
tain into shres 'Doutd be st0ped IN lts career 6g
tLe neck Of a bottle.
Your plan of making lightning rods is certain
w by far the best have seen or read of. The
large surface il affords for the fluid to 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 tcOpper)
of which it Is composed, being an infinitely bet
ter conductor than iron, arc the chief points
others hitherto invented, No objection can be
E,irIy Jrought against Il: and ats protection to
Jtnhiing ~ calculated 10 outline the existence Of
mn, Dr,iiunrV budding itself Very truly yours,
George 5. Blackie. NJ. D., Professor of Natural
Scince. University of Nashville.
NASHVILLE. Tenn. July 5. lSG9.-Messrs. Ma
ney i 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 a better conductor than iron, and al
so in proportion to the greater surface which
il offers.
Taking int account the greater surface and
the superior conducting power of copper, One
of Halls Rods is equal in conducting power to
about Sirfesn of the iron rods commonly used
in this country. Tho Point in this rod is per
feet and the manner of putting up the rod Is
the one approved by Science and proven by eN-
perience to be the safest. ] would also Value
this rod greatly above the iron by reason of lis
Misunderstanding therefor so much less liable to
get loose from its faSteningS than the heavy
iron rods in common use; Z. ID. ELLIOTT,
Ofthe Nashville Female Academy.
We also have in our possession the very
strongest Communications oil other of the most
rrcfound and able Electricians of this and other
States. VIZ: Il l.. Arnold, Prot. Phys; Science.
and Vim Shelton, President of West Tennessee
College; H. W. Aliehoh, Principal Masonic
Institute. and Dr. Milo Smith. CHATTANOOGA,
Tenn: Thos ", lIumes, President; j. X.
PAYNE, Prof Nat Philosophy, and K. l.. Kirk
patrick, Prof Latin. East Tennessee University;
prof. j. Pillsbury. Bowling Green, ny; j.. X.
Ration. Prof Nat, Sciences, University of Public
Sshoois. and w Coleman, Prof n at. Science
Female High School, Louisville. Ky; Robert
Peter Prof. Chemistry aud Physics, Lexington,
~ University; Robert Graham, President
THlIege of Arts. Lexington, ny; Prot. Spencer
Smith. See. Washington Academy of Arts and
science: DIR. AdOlphus WizlinZenuS. DR.. Geo.
EnSieman and b. Y. Shumard, st. Louis. Mo,
III many Others which it will Afford us pleas
,'r tn show To ali desiring information in regard
I'm This powerful protector of Life ana property.
. Nancy q sHAIFER,
No Al Cedar street, Nashville Tenn.