, 1877-05-21
AN ELECTRIC CANDLE.


he valno OF electricity a. a source OF artificial
lzht haa alwnys been rccognixod. and its utl1iza-
ton has frequently been attempted. Tho great
cuAclc, however,, which has hitherto prevented
tie PRACTICAL attainment Of this object Is the DIM
es1ty Of subdlytlins IN electric current and pro-
dttaR number Of lights from ono maln soutco.
Tassahllvis!on Of tho current a. It flows from tho
f:uesatpr has several ttmca been attempted, and
,ome csscs, cxrcrlmcntal1y 1t 1casl It has been
ri.aled with succcss. Thn dne carbon points
ttft, howcycr, qufcRly consumed whom burnt In
taIaet With oxygen. and thin platinum wlrea
Esl!td ~ as they began to give perfect light
I'll 10 far a. WG nEe aware, no system OF snbdl.
tlton Of electricity has coe Into practical opern.
uon About thu nrnt who attempted to solve the
psut.sal waH ii. Lot.Yghn. ofSt, fctcrsfnEg. who.
i,ns taw yrnrs since, nsvd vacuana, barn,ng tho
t.fboD put Of contuCt with the oxygen Of tho n"
tspbstc, Tl,p dtta;la Of hts apparatus, how
s's. we're imperfeclly worked OUT and failure re-
Il faA remained for smother Russian man Of
kltacc.-h. rau! Jablochkon. WHO was formerly
I:esr Tic isa.Ii,Iity at sabIiyIllns thu eIcetrie
t1fenl. ILL., has wnrked MT llis results IN tho
tsns VI an c1actro candle. which governs tho pro-
Borrower. deulunstsntcd Tho possibility Of OBJ.
'ss; ,s,t: :; fssF eee.,s!, i' f. fin H.. ;a:. sa:e
I'D .rlal Of thts sysiens was made fort.
t:ss ago At tho AaEastna dit LoLsrc, and tho ox'
t:ncisnts were attcudcd with perfect, sneceas;
flt Nasengo l1Al was tho apartment lighted. anu
, tttectrc eaulIcs were sun!cicnt ~ she'd arunud
rsJ bright light, which wba Eoitcuoa by being
.s.ntsl .h,oYgt opn sass globes; s., Some iasa g
l;a. uadef l.otu MAY ~ formed when ,wo rttc
,sa.sAs aa1enxo i'a}i IL ordinarily illuminated by
% H. es ssu:s of ts o dcPsnes s
III and othcr liatt4 ics In the fact tant electricity
paIs, 70 10 spsnk, on1y sec9ndaty past y pig. p.
t t'a ~ sSe s ssbu.,ou q , tho sctac,nK aor's
Which peeHpeB In tho e1ccrlc candle tho sa!ne POSI-
t!1n ~ does wax u Inflow In otdnHry taniles:
,sks sss sa Il KY u
smas.wisk md surrounding material: The
x;sk eons'stsa Of two casbnn, Polnts. about four
!agl4,,ns substance, 81 which also they wsro sep.
aised from each other. Tits material. which wss
consumed ~ wclI ~ tbs aoablo wick, vas caHp?sI
Known only 10 tho Inventor. Ench Of tho carbon
P.an Terminated a. the bottIln In small metal
~; IT, Into which tho conducting wites were led.
.ss D!ss Of Noyal Engineers II Chairman. It was
iaso asmoastyatsa ~ oao seaalt that tho tys..
LII ssa bsd e!sr s! befors ss bssn sa' ehta'aod rom
~ electric lIa. The no1t development o. the
III. Suis9 i.e n e oS dsnua
~ w ! ss*p ot she Insulating coninaInd between
~ sa,bSn points. which Terminated at tho bottou
s.s4s Il ~: Z: fsi@ ss1ff Int ns s@t ii. Ma IT,
aaea.las da Loutra was illuminated. as previously
hasa 10 other easo only onr electrical machine
nd @ ssstss wtss Rs's s4o Il Id dfes fion ts
n9asaiae, aad brunch wires ard a.u,pl! conducted
IL T.. .aem q TO- necessary points " to canllat.
~ nan5 eight candles 10 bura Al tht sans tlre In
IT, aasslttalt Of single machine o& tho ordinary
Aas Win alternating cnrfrnls,
spaas cf ihe Ea.s s nd wsst ' India bost coa,'
~ docks tn London upon II, jat!ochko1's ays