, 1879-02-07
Eow It ls Now Being Utilized In
Paris and Throughout
Francs.
lis Immense Superiority to Gas for The
Purpose Of Street-iilumi.
nation.
Employment In Interiors Lighting
Of Circuses, Theatres, Stores.
Factories, and Foun.
g., dries.
Css at 1laskoys, on Pcrtia,a!ions and Ships, In
The Military Mrsift, and al HALL
roaa.Slatiens.
Successful Application Of the Light to
Photography-Altogether a Won
derful Success.

Pans, Jan. al.-1nuovalons IN the shape Of
inventions seldom have smooth and un1ntcr'
ruu,ed road to success. The exceptions arc
very rare. bccaasc ncnrlY ali beneficial inven-
lions ctas1, with existinR interests. II not, there
!. hard crust OF tarowsv conservatism or lndlt-
ference TO penetrate before the beauties OF The
discovery asc natlc nppaTcut to the massest
who, no doubt, hut for the pcrt!nnclty of tl'e
bold an,l original few who think out as,'l drive
an idea into tl.e,r lleal would eventually sim
mcr down Into condition analogous To TINT In
which Ur. OK found the sleepy Inhabitants vi
kcckcntlcnc. No matter what It has been, \
every great enterprise IN thu way u progress |
la. had |
MOUNTAIN or iMrEp,MEsTs TO ctrMD
before II reached the point Of acceptance. This
Insertion needs no proof. You know the up-
position raIseh whcn The stean'cDG'ne waa put
upon railroad; you recollcct tic tempest cfe~
ntca AMI the vail os the scanstress ~han ltsf'
sewing machine was talked of. The inventor Of
the stcrtotypuQ process was houndeh through
England by con,posttoss, md the Ger
man who gavo bi'th 10 tile steam
pr1nttuR-press had to travel to the Lou.
don Timex office beforu he found
listener. Until ihc advent Of Eas our grand
fathers we.e contGnt tu take MS substitute fos
sunlight. IN tlti. homes a,ld In their streets. oil
u,.l candle. The musL bitter opposition greeted
the discovery Of Eas; indeed, feeling run 50
hig in Paris tl,at the introluecr, l.chuud, dur
i,g the First Consulate, ,was brutality assassnatei
tr ~. f,h.,nn. EI..c, t,v I'm c.m,1r,nnkcre,
Ill.,. t,..,,,n.l ,,,o, II ha .rcccr,cd tb.,r of,u,.
ontion would be ronu. Every obstacle waa
thrown In the way Of those tnn"rGt!onA; but
tllc steam prtntinErress cartc mud printers stu
= ,xstcd; atercosyping waa introduced, thu cheap
ncvsnaner waa ,natln n Feasibility. uui type
III, Il fnGt
ratel the condition OF the scanlstrcsa' gus came
10 the front, u., IN spite Of MI tho hue-ar'-
rry. ,ndr. rontnuc,] To he 1uadc, u,u, will cou.
linn. ~ n hc m 1e.-1amrs continued to ta manu-
1acturccs and will con1innc ~ os snahuiactuleo'
The card]emakers made hard fight The
makers of rus are struggling quite us vigor-
ous,. nca!tlst Inc ,rlroun,on M ., e.ce.s'cy a ~
hedlatn OF ll'u1n11iat1oA' o"t 1t'cSo p1o'eslo' =
am confident, will he
QUITE AZ iSEPFEcTuAL
tochce,< the canning revolution, as were those Of
..,, nt~,,.,,,., ~ III, r,n,.
tpe ea"a.e'hahIts u' 1,".s'os =. se ss"'
panles' II 'l'ey 10 n"t desfe 70 s.ana optosea 70
thr su1trct ratmiy und wltl,out p.cIu,l,cc. ut!j-
,.a .,,a lion, ~. i,,t n,1 !. ,un ,hc marhlne -
~ ."e s,'",s,,aax,,,, ,.,. ,vttl,,,, IL,
iu thu Sums olu tnonupoHz,he WAY Nltnia t''e
past Atx or eight months extraordinary al-
yo,,cee nayo been made In the matter, n correct
.,t,,o.. ~ which n Ia s4ccrllnrly ,llt,,rn,t tn
~. So, a.. .1t.o,..tr. utr,.I,,. II, ,,I,,,,
mukc lEusu |ht "'9e1ttho c""''e"e ~ Ht'o-
tenths OF Tie Enal'aa' ffcneh' Z" ahlefiean pa'
perh. GENERALLY thcso no'ieca amount 70 'tt'e
else than Irresponsible chatter, sroiiEly naYofcd
with the spice IT prejudice fl faynr Of the Gas
f.oo,enics or n f,vnr M fhy. nr that lnn,,.
f,".,pa" ~. .,,a..i,. n,I,,.J nr - t,s.rt.1
figures ate se"e.s'S o''1''"' M' :.
arc conflicting. your CORRESPONDENT t'as de'
voted considerable care to tho collection Of n
inv fart, unl figures. md ,he Investigation oi
," se.,,,r.n. .,,,,.,.,,... L., or,.u o,, 1,..,s
l"e p'o,n'aent erp".asusss )" Ao"4o,' u"o ~
set forth by each !nrentor as Tie riVh' Ut gas
from which you can form HONS I.lca, think, ol
the nrobabitit,rs Of elcrtrtc lighting.
l., ~. rr.,sont iat,,- .hut, c,,dcayor :, ,c,
van - ~" n~,.,,, ~ ,s,,,'. ,1,s th, ia uzc i,
you tue extent 10 "h'eh ''e Hs"s " na"'1ca !"
turis, and popular opsuon concerning It; III MI
next, wilt speak ot the cont in comparison Il
ro,. am, vii rn,cavor 10 pyc ytu, MI idea o