Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-08-15
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 Weakley, west
of Tennessee River.
Active reliable Agents wanted for each county
Aliberal discount on regular prices made for
work on Churches. ParsoRages. 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. 1869. - Messrs.
Nancy 4 Shaifer-Gents: l have carefully ex-
amined into the merits of the lightning Con-
ducter 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 Ot the most distin-
guished 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
storms so frequent and so fatal in our region Of
country. Wishing you every success, yours
truly. j. BERRlEN LlNDSLE1-
OFFICE OE LIBRARIAN UNIVERSITY OF NASH
Msssrs SMh Nancy sh saR S believe
that much of the popular want of faith
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 pTin-
ciples, il is worse than useless. passed a 6HItd-
"a the city, this morning, cOvered t0ith lightning
rods '7hich are, N eueTv tgdD calculated 70 tear
ATTEMPTED to be Insulated bg feO inches Of glass;
as II the electric spark. t0hieh tefr the
tain into shreds you'd be stopped IN ITS career on
the neck Of u bottle.
Your plan of making lightning rodsis certain
IL 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 be
E1iriv brought against IT. and ats protection TO
building IS calculated TO OUtliUe the existence Of
ann ordinary building Itself Very truly yours.
George s. Blackie. M. D., Professor Of Natural
Scinee, University OF Nashville.
NASHVILLE, TENN.. July 5. 1S69.-Messrs. Ma
ney < Shaiter-Gents: In former days L gave a
great deal of attention to Lightning Rods As q
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 better conductor than iron, and al
SO in proportion to the greater surface which
/ il 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 70 be the safest. / would also value
this rod greatly above the iron by reason of its
| Iightness-being therefor so much less liable to
| get loose from its fastenings than the heavy
| IRON rods in common use. G. ID. ELLIOTT.
Ofthe Nashville Female Academy.
We also have in our possession the very
strongest Communications Of other Of the most
profound and able Electricians of this and other
| States, viz: B. l.. Arnold, Prot. Phys. Science.
and WIN. Shelton, President Of West Tennessee
| College; III. W. AldehOf, Principal Masonic
| Institute, and DIR. Milo Smith. Chattanooga.
| Tenn; Thos. W. Humes, President; j. h
| Payne, Prof. Nat. Philosophy, and K L. Kirk
patrick. Prof. Latin. East Tennessee University;
| Prof. J. Pilsbury. Bowling Green, KY; j. X.
Eaton, Prof. Nat. Sciences. University of Public
| Schools, and w G 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
1 Science; DIR. Adolphus Wizlinzenus. DR.. Geo.
/ Engleman and B. V. Shumard. st. Louis, Mo-,
| and many others. which il will afford US pleas
ure to show TO all desiring Information in regard
to this powerful protector Of Life and Property.
Nancy & sHAIFER,
No Al Cedar street. Nashville, Tenn.
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