, 1869-12-20
LAMP OIL CONsP1RAT0Rs.

Explosive kcr0senck-A Stnndlpf
1enAcc 10 E.rcry Houscnold-t,,s,
cthi lGeF0ft on tho Icxts of Dcul
efs' OILS.
Fts,n The .yt,r York Herald, bee. ID.
Dr.. Harms yesterday submitted TO the Do1rd o
Health suother report on the te=,a of iIlaml11I1,
oils from WHICH II will oe eeen that large nou1
oi highly 0aCXeI material Is tul IN the Q,atEet
1lshlt at my tine to produce death anu destfuc
MErxorol1rAs Board OF 1tsALrn,)
OFFICE or SANITARY sUrI"lk1KsnEsr.
To th, Secretary Of the Metropolitan Aaa,a Q,
sla: Ia .aom'lug the roremans report OF bs.
tes,lhg OF explosive oils last week, two Of the
eases Srs.s nanbes 81 peisoa. ode e Ins
saloon Were endaugcred; and, IN ths
other case, mother was burned 10 deaio
The ou whlch exploded IN the saloon at IS Bow
err was pure rsptRa, elvlrg on expIossc vApor At
iieez!n8 point and burning cont1Luously at slxty-
that oi also Supplies GIT a. number Vt fanllles Id
the teneu ents Ut the F0oIteeertn Ward l Wooitf
II rapecilnl, AK The ooafu 10 g1so to some onlces
power 10 restrain the sale OF all such ua3hInout
ol ~ may be tcund n AA:d stofc II tue board can
utdez any law deieRuIo snch power, or g1ye It by
b.1n Il fot,y-eith1 degrees ooio1 Tho iovest
standard q ssiety u pe1t!ols st0f for The poor
The second Instance OF special importance this
fss 9a zi9e. % o. %.!npie nspaths - sas IN use auder
s qod 4na re.ar sss Of 9st
probably did not know how daageronsiy
~ tne3 NJ 81 M os ne
legal protection took c21e to make cut out hs otI
oi sale tor "o'l for ceaninR pu1poses onls." Yur
1ecelr1s became tho eau.e o. that norI1ple burn
ia of = noihtr.
Having personally witnessed the result. in tbs
lat1er Gaze. and being Awaze mat tur Heaitn
otdlEancc did not rive to tue S4niiary Sapenn-
teGccpt lower TO RESTRAIN the beltIog Of napntha
eIc, ior uss IN l1tnps, obtained Inc pfoml+e OF
Of thM mlsnntnsd :" non-e1ploslse' staH would t,e
kolt. BEt deem It ! dug to request the pvatd
today 10 Instruct t1c as TO the cou1ae to be pur.
sued 10 reRatd to measuses necessary 10 rrstr.Iu
the aale Ut the stocLs OF uaphlha Hhlca are kpn
to 10 eiln&ed ios eale illuminating oils Tn.
ten'piat!oa 70 The sale OF thls cheapest Vi al H.
,au,ta.iLG Oh T. 80 areat that cup;disy must b:
testlMceu ~ metc stringent laTB tnan any which
We boE hha upon The statute books And uuiil
aoequa1e legislation eau be h1d there seems to tta
an usaent nect1sty tor Tie Interpolation OF ~uss.
ever authot,t, the board OF uenltn eau exercise
10 protect Ills against thcsc dangerous bnrntnn
nusde. At The beginning Of The last rum uct. Ne
and Places We 1es1ais1ed 10 le-H than 1ve deans
10 The CITY Of New I0sx ny explosive olls dutlpu
single no1sn. Respectfully,
T. HARRIS, GeLeFzi Superintendent
nEeEABEH ~. iS59
tan ktasd y NtcaA: >1S''-
te?eit or tne examination Of kerosene ao,i oshtf
butnicK nu'tlA bought And tested during Tue week
cIdtpR this day..
ot the twelve sanp;es examined scyen 1cee be.
.6~ .qsa ai nandatd ey 10Th ttsis, four sere oeioN
htaadafd b. flashing tets only, aud onr cou,pu,.i
with the req IIeulxEts IT toe Law,
Two eIpion0Ls occurred turing th,s veeE-one
rcso1tlDK IN The dea'h Il ArA, ualaRhcf, Of 10.
III Charles iAeet: the other 10 tue par,1al ~.
stluciion Of the building NJ IS % se1y. 10 poth
cttes We traced the source OF the hurD.og nu,Is
back to The nefrtctitt retail dtAiera t,f wnnr
SAMPLES were procured By our messenger. You
mAT a'+o mud III my llst Of keroseEs toe result Of
the Exam tDAt;On of tue Aqu!l &h.ch VIA tuaud
ltf IL ito can ~ ed II the lite Mr Galttsaer, aui
which aae. according 10 tae ss4tene1t Of acr
nuss'atd, the cause Of the EXPLOSION resulting Ia
the Ceath Ut his wtfe. K.ppecffuy,
L. EkDkAASS, Ph. D.
Report on the examination OF Kerosene and
other bur1lcg flutns bought In the city Of New
York and testcd dnr1og the week eadlnY neccm-
Der II, 1850:
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