Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-08-11
NANCY a. sHAIFER,

No. Al Cedar Street. Nashville. Tenn.
General, Agents for Middle Tennessee,
and also the counties of Benton, Carroll, De-
eatur, Henry, Henderson and WeakIey, west
of Tennessee River.
Active reliable Agents wanted for each county
Aliberal discount on regular prices made for
work on Churches. ParsoAages, Masonic, Odd
Fellows and Temperance Halls, Blind and Or
phan Asylums, and all other buildings use 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. 1863. Messrs.
Nancy i Shaifer-Gents: have carefully ex-
amiued 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-
cordanee with the views OF the most dlstln-
guished electricians who have, in recent years.
devoted time and attention to this important
practical subject.
If all contracts made BY you are faithfully
executed, land Of this all tho know you will be
perfectly sure) any one who uses the Copper
Scroll lightning Rod" may feel quite secure
even amid the rear of the terrific thunder
storms so frequent and so fatal in our region Of
country. Wishing you every success, yours
truly. j. BERRIEN LINDSLE1.
OFFICE oE LIBRARIAN UNIVERSITY OF NASH
WILLIE, Nashville. Tenn, July 2 1862
Messrs. Nancy & Shaifer-Gents. l believe
that much of the popular want Of faith
to be traced to an Imperfect construc-
ton of the rods themselves. Unless one be
made strictly in accordance with scientific priu-
ciples. it is worse than useless. passed build
IN the citV, thus morning. coDered nth lightning
rods lohich are, IN eUery tcdy. calculated to tea
that building to pieces. The rods tlCisted and
attempted 70 be insulated By feto inches Of glass;
as II the electric spark, t1hieh can tear the
tain into shreds tooud be stopped IN its career bV
the neck of bottle.
Your plan ofmaking lightning rodsi is certain
ly by far the best have seen or read of. The
large surface it 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 "COPPER"
of which il 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
JGirty brought against e.; and tts protection to
budding IS calculated TO OUtltUe the ertstence OF
any ordinary building itself Very truly yours,
George S. Blackie, NJ. D., Professor of Natural
Seinee. University Of Nashville.
NASHVILLE. Tenn, July 5. 1S69.-Messrs. Ma
new < Sbaifer-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 n 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, One
of Halls Rods is equal in conducting power to
about Sixteen 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-
perience 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 fastenlngs than the heavy
iron rods in common use. G. ID. ELLIOTT,
Ofthe Nashville Female Academy.
We also have in our possession the very
strongest concentrations Of other of the most
profound and able Electricians OF this and other
States, viz: b. L. Arnold, Prot. 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. n.
Payne. Prof. Nat. Philosophy, and X. L. Kirk
patrick, Prof Latin.East Tennessee University;
Prof. j. Pillsbury. Bowling Green. n.y.; j. X.
Eaton. Prof. Nat. Sciences. University OF Public
Schools. and w Coleman, Prof 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; DR.. AdOlphus Wizlinzenus, DR.. Geo.
Engleman and B. Y. Shumard, St. Louis, Mo-,
and many others. which it viii afford US pleas
lre to show 10 all desiring Information in regard
10 this powerful protector Of Life and Property.
Nancy & sHAIFER,
No Al Cedar street. Nashville, Tenn.
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