, 1879-03-20

tttttfief bv ilris f0gs could t,c prevented. TlM
Trustees avfs,. thu fsiaiier lsnt'cr considerations,
and wtt'Mat wishing IL hind themselves toslhnw
u nascrtatm. IN the first pncc. wllctllrr tn.
i,.hta. nj tllt. rra,l|ng-rnun r,llisl he cEectct
| sa.s'aetutiy. Tie S.'cletr t'ouernlc 'a'Elcc
IT st;1te u pari, "terst to 9ke t e1erIn,oas
mil the necessary works l,are bccn carrsel o,,s
Mn,ier Observation-Disclosures of t,ir.r represent.
attss In EnI!,u'l 4, 'oriy: 2 4, ,'ni lila stail.
assstsa " sa %nrft' ,, e. se use w. s,an " ner t,t
works. The prIne!lml .!itl1cuty TO be ovcsvon'c
Is thu apparent ,lcrih Of Tho shallow tast ty Tho
electric light. From the centre uf tho root, thu
rsatlng-tahes, nineteen III ns,nber radfats like
,l!n spoke of wi,eel, null tl'c rtrc er
high partition running atong the. ccnttc
Ut carh a1ul serving at ougc the pllr.
potes of MI alr-duct nnL n sunl,ort
tu rcafngacske, lnttrierca to sots,e extent with
twn methods uf Arranging The la,ilps, In uto
,ast q! the room i've VI itH tnhlcs consecutive.
y were lighted With a la1np, eacI ntavc a,H'ye
thu ecntsc II the tah!u unun post at hight nf
aponi tiftecn fert fratn tic gr''aMl. 'lhs so.hrr
tables were lighted by stx 1alnns placed similar.
ly nlavc alternate tables, ,,s,L uic ln,np was
placed in he ,nIddlu of thn room. While t'r
light WAS bright and satisfactory OH tIIr taflc
scast tyu sle as this ACCOUNT Is printu,l In as
slte autcrl'cah,tc tabc., even III lhn sl,atow Of
The rca,ler, though hot. perhaps, without sutnr
1eetia'E OF Strain 10 tlE cyrs. By placing book
cl!t uf The rra.lers sasiuw thu reatlhlg-lcsk,
person Ut ordinarily EoUd sight could read
without discunfost-as all events, fur snlnc
Tine. The can,ltr used wis t.r tnbiuchko1,
hnl n. lcrlY Oh this uccnsiult exlib.tc,! an In.
proved kind ri cnnAtu Invented by ono III tlr
ruMpany's shall. With thfs new candic, It il
sni,,, tic danger Of the light eoln5 out is
soes out % it is '''i in..a"tn,co'tsy M "fs. 9e
lighted. This was shown by turning
tiit al! ,he lights IN ono cirr,tt ,,n! rc'l9lti,s:
them by merely turning thc key Of the eonitnll.
tntor. reduction las been made III tin price
OF tis candles. which arc now supplied At I'll.
instead vi 1tId. 'rhis brings down tlIe i'ricc Q!
tic carbon from I'D. 10 Id. per hour for each
light. The consumption Of these ranl.cs has
ilrrcascd rap.lllY, as 1t would appear fronl tic
statement Ut tllG Snciete tf,ut whereas n few
mouths ngo shey were turning oft 1ctwcen
l,cG0 uni 1850 i day, they nav nuke nl,ot,t
I,U00 cainllcs dny. in tile experiment un
Thursday three circuits were established In The
rcA'Iillg-roonl, cach one supplying fur lights.
Tile electricity was obtained fruln duplex,
GrumtNc nlachtne, driven bv MI c1lgfue Ol Six.
tccn-lInrsr powrr nominal. Thu Btgallt.e,,sinu
had tIcen placed ir detached building l,cyoni
the Nurtlrwrat curter III the Museum buildings.
aMa thc wires conducting the clectric cl,rrunts
to tliu reatllng-r0on wcru a0out G50 fcrt IN
length. With o!,u llslt tor cac, lablu n,Ht ntie
tnr il'u centre Of the roUm.-that Is tu Say, with
twenty lights, which the machinery at rrcscnt
under triAl would feed, rca.lers might use any
part ot the fuonl at night us well III BY day.