, 1879-06-06
ELECTRIC LIGHT.
Evidence og STR William Thompson-IIou
the FnilH uf NIaGarn VIII lsa utilized.
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fss'nenre o. ~ "Hlam M. Ihonnpson-il
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Sir William Ilompson Professor oi NATURAL
aornc valuable evidence Yesterday before thr
s.rc, f,nnn,,t,co o,,v v1,o; in cnn4,1cr,,',r ,,'a
soses eo'"',tsou c"Saaeu ~ eIqs'uelnI '1o
suoJeet u 'uc ttcettle 'E"t. Ae sun u'at
produce twelyo.canala gasl!ght, IL might pro-
d,,c, o sCO ca,ftr r1rrtr,. lfrht Tia u,ul,t,t IF
t, ~ ori,,,cn,a ,n,c NJ III. foc+nrv ~ Nc.srs
.1.ss ,,,,'",a,. ~ n ~. =. s,',
losophy glass Of the ungress!ty OF Ed!nhMrE,
wns thai a.lo,yinr thu rrautica cstnate Of tnc.
lorso novtr apnlls,1 In driy,,u, t,,o epr1nc II
,'",so po"e' s'pp.,n,. ,,S, :" w.
ctectstc light, hulf tho gross enefgy going 10
produce ;llu Hight while thu other lalf WIS lost
in ncatl,ut The ,naeh,uo AMI the wtrps,
=, ,h. o,a,tr,, 1t,rt,t ,vns xc, m
as u's e'ec't!e "E.' WIZ nNe" W
economical t'toaucef, NC at,tltlpatea 'htt
# lad d great ana Immediate future
befor. It, lie believed boforc long Il would hp
used IN every casu rhcro nxcl llgnt was re-
usI" , ~ >1'. - '*sea .-"t .,, w..
qo'sca' whether III latse to'''s or snla'' o''es'~
even In passages nnd stalscascs OF private dwell
lngs.- sucll un extended slse Of lhc lght wasnot
acro dream Of tie sayau', but waa the pruetl-
"a! p1ssts @ u =, .t 1 ata IT, six. tnc ca.s ~
liltl oeen ~. ulsatnHa'tu ios slA! 5Ia!s. uut y
Mas ~" coin.HE lHto t..a NolM y tGa'lbss nau
Sas %as na ns,s' n y t eui u@,n x"s arric
ent w nsnGt,eA Inen III ine pIcseht uay. iHeFc
waa pre91lonsly gteater economy lii nv trails
Messlor o. '''tsiat toSv tnto u, eheasI ~ le
GIsu OF INC eectse i,stt thah in t1le cafc o. sas
Wlth rtenrh 10 feeulatofs i"f tiio eIeetrle lght,
le ntt eeeh ono 5eA.efuhl-Ila s!e'nens rrEI-
ntorIwliset Eage paae sfeany, nt't gtt'et l1elt
iic bleW tae llglit o.t soacral tl'ics, md It
INSTANTLY rellkHtca tLsetI. II WA atttt beAttt-
| III st8 Ha pC}IOIulH}EGt Al1ll ~ WAS luEQIt1-
pafau!y DELE! t,lan hIftlshH o. .tne klni TINT
nc nau e'ef scsn en- beiora. y Hn5 water pole
EeGahltor'-,itha,t M was ~ say u nai sopFr tullu
tc ~ sr, wI.ut s. M x,a @ N Hies" ~
to Imply that Wnter alaa c!SStrscity were euter-
!'7 lnto eon.o,aatio',. ,. i lIe COPPER .npe Kas
naustli"tu ~! iol % .a In"sr c!set.ir. Satp, my
tho nppGF Or posltlfe varbnn from Geroa,t!H:
".svuppsd,., as III tlle ordinary "4Y, " wl.ic(l
"runFiiE. mushroom growth brcalhe III.
nr''iie oll from irom i!n'o to Time, while u. other
| tlincs y eoHlpiete'f ldlnGd Inc t"o cnrhans.
con'pcl!snE !he clccsHc afc 70 seek au-
OTHER oh!let, whereby considerable t!lt:t-
csi'ss asd a'ssHs were nfsx!uesd. Fhis
mushroom growth was aiiosetler,, donc
away With ~ lie use III she S!cInc'!a
MatGf-L, !hn upper polc was htsti earhuu,
btt u a!l tiol bten!tio "cs1l'pcti,' Which Haa
clully ".lapted Tor bcnS pnced !Igl where II H.
Illuminated wi,ie urea. II might be plls upun
~ tron pole raised 6txty feat high, or tbs oltl
onc sidd u thu street 10 ,ha uirr might be fol.
lowell WIN advantage, Such plan "n,ls.l be
efnl III doIH. AWAY with is,n nocesrlty fur oIml
globes, with DESTROYED large ttlantftr Vi ti.u
| illuminating quality OF the lHlit. IuieutI hp
ttaa ,sarpri,cd that l!'ese ulobes hal ever been
nac'l, wasting rs they did " Or u per cent Of
hs illuminating rowur.
The electric light within buildings would bu very
great. beslssse Of he small elicit it would have
when cn,plrcd vi ttI gas IN Aeuting al4 yltatln.
ll's atuospl!ete. lM ths ease:of electricity. ilu