Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-07-08

/ Eight years ago the proprieturs offered a
1 challenge of one thouS and dol lars (Which has
been repeatedly published in the lea 3ipg papers
i Of the country that no Lightning Rod could
| be produced combining so many excelIencies as
| the Copper Scroll. ProprietoFs of other rods
are RESP ectfully informed that said challenge is
| still standing. and Ihe money ready TO be de-
| posted as soon as they are ready to take their
rods before any competent committee of scien-
tife men, and have their merits tested with
| those of the Challenge Rod" r
| p ~ --- NANCY d 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. ""...f... ...r.sl .-.
| Active reliable Agents wanted for each county
A liberal discount on regular prices made for
work on Churches, ParsoHages, Masonic. Odd
Fellows and Temperance Halls Blind and Or
phan Asyl1ms, and all other buildings used for
Religious or Charitable purposes. -,
We put this Rod before the Public on its own
meit and without argument rest on the follow
| ing opinions of the most scientific and accom-
plished Electricians Of the country.
NASHVILLE. TENN, July s. 1853. Messrs
Nancy Il Skaiter-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 &C.
cordance with the views of the most distin-
guishea electricians who have, in recent years.
devoted time and attention to this important
practical subject. H. -s...
If 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
even amid the rear of the terrific thunder
storms 50 frequent and so fatal in our region of
country. Wishing you every success, yours
truly, j. BERRIEN LINDSEY.
OFFICE OE LIBRARIAN UNRERsTTY OF NASH
VILE, Nashville. Tenn, July q 1862
Messrs. Maneyy 4 shaifer-,Gents.: believe
in the protection of Lightning Rods is
to be traced to an imperfect construe-
ton Of the rods themselves. Unless one be
made strictly in accordance with scientific prin-
cples. it is worse than useless. IpGssed a build
IN the city, this morning, covered leitA lightning
rods tchich are IN eUeTV ray calculated 10 tear
that building to pieces The rode are tlcisted and
attempted TO be fHsuL0ted By fer inches of glass
asst the electric spark ekiek can tear TIE rnour-
The neck Of bottle. -. n .t.....
Your plaa Of making lightning rodsis certain
~ by far thebest have seen or read of. The
large surface it etfords 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 ii 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
fairly brought d0uinst H. and it's protection 10 a
building calculated TO outliUe the eristeace of
any ordinary building itself Very truly yours
reOTge >. blackle, VI. D., Professor of Natural
Scince. University of Nashville
NASHVILLE, Tenn. July s ls6e.-Nes.rs- 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 1
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 4
it offers. T0..'-'
Taking into account the greater surface and i
the superior conducting power of copper, One 4
of Halls Rods is equal in conducting power to i
about SiIteen of the iron rods commonly used 4
IN this country. The Point in this rod is per /
feet, and the manner of putting up the rod is i
the one approved by Science and proven by ex-
peTience to be the safest | would also value
this rod greatly above the iron by reason of its
Misunderstanding therefor so much less liable to 4
get loose from its fsstenings than the heavy |
iron rods in common use. C. d. ELLIoTT,
..s. Ofthe Nashville Female Academy.
We also have in our possession the very
strongest cOmmendat of other of the most |
pro found and able Eleetricaus of this ana other |
States, viz: B. L. Arnold, Prof. Phys Science. |
and VIM. Shelton, President of West Tennessee |
College; III. W. AldehOff, Principal Masonic /
Institute. and Or. Milo Smith, Chattanooga, |
Tenn; ThOs w, Humes, President; J. X /
Payne, Prof. Nat. Philosophy, and r. l.. Kirk
patrick, Prof Latin. East Tennessee University: 4
Prof. j; Pills5uIy, Bowling, Green, Ky; J. 4.
Schools and W c Coleman, Prof Nat, Science |
Female High School, louisville, Ky: Robert |
Peter, Prof. Chemistry and Physics, Lexington. 4
Ny; University; Robert Graham, President
college of Arts Lexington, KY; Prof Spencer
smith, Sec. W Washington Academy of Arts and 1
Science; DR.. AdOlphus Wizlinzenus, DR., Geo.
Eugieman and B. V Shumard St Louis Mo,
and many others which it will afford us pleas
are to show to all desiring information in regard
70 this powerful protector of Life and Property. |
... NANCY d SHAIFER,
. No Al Cedar street, Nashville, Tenn
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