Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1879-11-14
DR.. Hollands Inyent.On.

invention, and in order to furnish all
the information in my possession, l
will state some experiments which
have been made to test the superior.
ity of this wonderful discovery. And
here let it be observed hat any one
who has seen the striking experiments
with the oxhydrogen flame is pre-
pared to believe in the marvellous re-
suits from the heat generated in DR..
HIS Retort.
To show the intenseness of heat
and rapidity with which it may be
generated by this machine, take the
following test: A small retort 4 by Al
inches liz a room 10 by Is feet, having
all oussid door and window and both
having l4fge air spaces, the mercury
standing a. 81 degrees OF tempeTa-
ture, the retort Was lighted, and in two
minutes the mercury rose to ITO de-
grees the fire was hen eXtinguished
aud the door thrown open TO cool off
the room, the mercury standing al 90
degrees or temperature. In enc min
ute il indicated so degrees, in two
minutes 50 degrees, ln three minutes
I22 degrees. A gallon Of cold water
in an iron kettle was placed over the
small retOrt and brought to q boiling
b at in four and baf minutes; the
same kettle and an equl amount of
cold water was placed over as not a fire
as could possibly be made with clean
nut coal in a No. 8 stove, and brought
to a boil III taUeaty n minutes.
The most distinguished restaurant
keepers in P~hilaGelphia had their
cooks to test the merits Of Hollands
TetOrt, and the following is their state
ment, with many others whose names
could DE given:
1--WE, the undersigned, do hereby GER
tify that we met at No. 533 Chestnut st.,
Philadelphia aud witnessed the roast
ing of beef, veal and chickens by the
heat generated by Hollands Hydro>
Carbon RetOrt. The experiment was
satisfactory in every respect. Better
cooked meats We have never tasted, as
they retained their own delicious fla
vOr and juices, and had ODe of the
unpleasant taste im parted by a coal
fire. The heat of the oven was sven
and regular and required less attention
than is necessary from the use of coal.
The beef and chickens were roasted in
fOrty-ive minutes (regular time for q
coal stove, as ia test, using coal, three
hours, and veal in fifty-tWO minutes
Irregular time three and One-half
hours, when coal is used. Beefsteak
also was brOiled. in a very superior
manner, iD five minutes Irregular time
by using coal. fifteen miDute.). Adrian
FOlcher, chief cook for P. 5. Donna,
73l Chestnut street, Philadelphia, and
twenty other citizens of Philadelphia.
PHILADELPHIA. Aup. 6 1879.
Pennsylvania Heat and Light Com
pdnY:
GENTLEMEN Since I purchased
the Holland Hydro-CarbOn RetOrt
from you and had it placed in my
range in my restaurant, [ have tested
it in every particular. l find it the
most perfect and quickest brOiler of
steaks l eve tried. Il makes a fire
far superior 10 one made from coal and
is much more easily controlled. The
heat is even and regular, and can BE-
managed at Will. The expense is
much less than a coal fire, and cook
ing or baking a be done in M third
of the time required. with any other
fuel. | ave never had anything to
give me so much satisfaction, aud I
would not part with it under any cir
cumstanCes. r. L. Fox,
105 South 11th street.
S. Lloyd Megand, attorney and ex-
pert in patent causes, writes to the
same company as follows:
PHILADELPHIA, July 80, 1879.
An Examination of Hollands
Hydro Carbon RetOrt, Gas Generator
and Heating Apparatus, aud a test of
its usefulness satisfies me of its eff
| cheney for these purposes. The raids
cal Changes that il must effect in these
processe- in domestic economy, as well
as in manufacturing operations, must
be apparent to-eVery intelligent OBJ
server. The fire is ready at a moments
notice, and is Immediately efficient
and CONSUMPTION OF fuel ceases at
the will Of the operator. The clean
lines OF the operation is equally o
s%pjcuUus. No gas, no smoke, 500,
dust IT sparks result from its use. II
il, therefore, without cause of oljpc-
ton. The question of risk of acct
dent fr1D fire is less han by any
other fuel kLOWD, because there is no
morefuei placed within reach of COM
bustion at time than that imme-
diateiy required, and any unskillful
handling Of The valves al not dan
%gerousiy expose any one. For safety,
economy and clsanl ness it is, there
fore, perfect in the performance and
operation. The Illuminating effect
and value of the gas appeals to the
eyes of every one who sees it far better
than any possible description. By
PhOtOmeter it has about three and
one half times the value of coal gas"
But more than all this. These re-
forts have been used in many houses
in Chicago for two years past with uni-
versal satisfaction.
OFFICE OF NJ. E. PAGE s. Co.,
MANUFACTURERsoF CONFECTIONERY,
Nos. 2ll & 2l3 LAKE STREET,
CHICAGO, March Z, 1878.
Mr.. G. H0Usnd-Dear Sir: [ have
been using one Of your Hydro Carbon
Retofts in my kitchen for eighteen
months past. During this period it
has done ali the cooking aud Laundry
work for my family, consisting Of
seven persons, at an average expense
of less than thirteen cents a day. Our
Kitchen girl thinks it just perfection,
and especially on washing and IRON
ing and baking days, it shows it's
great value. [ have never seen or
heard If anything to compare with it
for baking, for you have an even heat
which you can not get with either
coal or wood. We are perfectly salts
fed with it in every respect, and
would be very reluctant to part with
it. 1t is more economical. safer, clean
er, and requires less care than any
other fire.
E. A. LYON,
Book-keeper for Nj. e. Page & Co.
LAW OFFICE OF SPRINGER & SCO~
VILE, l25 CLARK STREET, CHICAGO,
Nsuaa a 1870 10 Whom If Nov Tlop.