Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-07-31
Nancy d sHAIFER,
No. Al Cedar Street. Nashville. Tenn

| NANCY a. 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
A liberal discount on regular prices m lie for
| work on Churches. ParsORages. Masonic Odd
| Fellows and Temperance Halls. Blind auI Or
| phan 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 s. 1863. Messrs.
Nancy i Shslfer-Gents: l 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.
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
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, }. BERRIEN LINDSEY.
OFFICE OF LIBRARIAN UNIVERSITY OF NASH
WILLIE, Nashville. Tenn, July 2. 1867
that much of the popular want of faith
in the protection of lightning Rods is
to be traced to an imperfect construc-
ton Of the rods themselves. Unless one be
made strictly in accordance with scientific prin-
ciples. IL Is worse than useless. passed a build
az the city, this morning, cOrered JCuh lightning
rods trkTch are, CDCTB 1rdV. calculated 10 tear
that building 10 pieces The rods are tCisfed and
attempted 10 be insulated bB feI0 inches Of glass
as II the electric spark, trhieh tear the noun
tam into Shreds tcOUtd be stopped az It's career by
ii al. L.F
Your plan of making lightning rods is certain
ly by far the best have seen or read of The
large surface 1t 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
| which recommend Halls lightning rod above all
others hitherto invented, No objection can be
tdIrip brought against H., and ats protection 10 a
building as cgtcuiItot 10 omLiUe the eristence OF
| any ordinary budding itself Very truly yours.
| George ). Blackie, NJ. d., Professor of Natural
| Scince. University of Nashville.
NASHVILLE. Tenn. July 5. lS69.-Messrs. Ma
| ney x Shsier-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
Taking into account the greater surface and
the superior conducting power Of copper, One
of Halls Rods is equal in conducting power "a
/ about SiIteen of the iron rods commonly used
i in this country. The Point in this rod is per
| feet, and the manner of putting up the rod i:
| 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 it:
| Misunderstanding therefor so much less liable to
| get loose from its fastenings than the heavy
| iron rods in common use. C. ID. ELLIOTT,
Ofthe Nashville Female Academy.
| We also have in our possession the very
| strongest concentrations OF other of the mos
profound and able Electricians of this and Othe
States, viz: b. l.. Arnold. Prof. Phys. Science
| and VIM. Shelton, President of West Tennessee
College; II. W. AldehOf, Principal Masonic
| Institute, and DR.. Milo Smith, Chattanooga
Tenn; ThOs W, Humcs, President; }. X
Payne, Prof Nat. Philosophy, and X. L. Kirk
patrick, Prof Latin. East tennessee University
Prof. J. Pilsbury, Bowling Green, n.y.; J. X
Eaton, Prof Nat. Sciences. University Of Publ
Schools. and W c Coleman, Prof Nat. Scienc
| Female High School, Louisville. Ky; ROber
| Peter, Prof. Chemistry and Physics. Lexington
! n.y., University; Robert Graham, Presiden
College of Arts. Lexington, Ky; Prof Spence
| Smith, Sec. Washington Academy OF Arts AM
Science; DR.. AdOlphus WiZlinZenus. DR.. Geo
| Engleman and b. V. Shumard, st. Louis, Mo.
and many others. which 1t will afford us pleas
ure 90 show TO all desiring information in regar,
| to this powerful protector of Life and Property
NANCY d SHAIFER,
No Al Cedar street. Nashville, Tenn.
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