New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-03-31

The SOutAeE0 F0fe0D1o G00 Company
We invite the attention Of the readers Of
the REPUBLICAN, to the advertisement Of
this company, which appears in this morn
ing's issue. The objects for which the
company was formed are The introduction
and manufacture Of portable gas apparatus
Of the Dunderdale patent. The gas made
by these machines is hydro-carbon gas Of
the purest and richest quality, and has an
Illuminating power greater than that Of or
binary coal gas, while it is a. safe, and per
fectly free from the disagreeable odor Of
that illuminator. The Dunderdale patent
portable machine has been tried successfully
in various parts Of tho Union, and from its
reliability, compactness and neatness, re-
commends itself peculiarly to this section
of the country. By its use residents of in
terror towns and villages, suburban villas and
plantations, where there are no gas COM
panies, can have perfectly reliable, brilliant
and cheap light, at about one-half the price
paid in cities tor coal gas, aud much less than
that obtained by the use of any kind of oils,
and absolutely safe besides. That our
readers may zee that the Dunderdale patent
machine has received the highest indorse-
ment from competent parties, We make the
following extract from the reports Of the
American Institute, dated New York, De-
cember 10, 1863, promising by stating that
the committee on portable gas apparatus,
composed Of George P. Parker, professor of
chemistry of Yale College; J. g. Pohle,
professor Of chemistry to the faculty, Amer
lean Institute; Alexander Triple, analyti-
cal chemist, gave the different apparatus
submitted to them trial of five days.
Their report says:
The Dunderdale burned with the same
vitality a. whep. first ignited. On the morn
ing of the f6ll61hg day the Dunderdale
was lighted, but the Peerless and Sunlight
yielded NO gsS aAd could not be lighted,
because the weights of their clock work ar
rangement had run down. The cost Of the
light produced by the Peerless and Sunlight
arrangements 10 certainly small, while that
of the Dunderdale 10 somewhat greater.
The cost Of the latter will, however, not ex-
coed per cubic foot that Of ordinary coal
gas. Your judges could not determine this
point with accuracy ON account of the linn
tied time, which was insufficient to exhaust
y C08ER0 VI tU0 1U8OfK11A0 u000 1VE kCuoE0te
ing the hydrogen gas, but from theoretical
data it is inferred that the Same amount of
illumination viii be produced at . consider-
ably less cost than that of ordinary coal
gas; At any rate, hydrogen gas as o basis,
rendered luminous by . hydrocarbon oil
vapor, or otherwise, is the light Of the inn
mediate future for all portable gas appa-
ratus, and will fulfill all the requirements
demanded of them bv the public, viz:
Luminosity, safety, reliability and economy.
In points Of durability and convenience, it
is perfectly practicable, while its safety is
greater than that Of kerosene oil, or most
air gas machines.
Tue production of hydrogen gas by this
arrangement necessitates the use of an acid,
which need not be in concentrated form.
1t may be supplied to consumers in Q dilute
and unobjectiOnable state. The apparatus
should also be protected from the frost.
The various merits of the "Dunderdale
carbo-hydrogen gas apparatus are 80 de-
cided that we do not hesitate to recommend
it for the first award.
By calling at the Office of the company,
No. So Camp street, parties can see these
machines in full operation, and the secretary,
Mr.. s. wilkins, will take pleasure in ex-
planning all its points in the fullest manner.