The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1880-01-21

he insisted upon masking it. Here the mat.
ter rested until few days since, when Mr..
Clay received telegram from one of his
assistant inspectors calling him TO kokomo.
He Immediately answered the summons in
person, snd found on his arrival in Kokomo
about 100 barrels of fluid called 1.-The Hy-
perioD," and he is persuaded that this
fluid Is the same, or very similar to taAt
referred to in the opening paragraphs of this
article. He procured a sample and returned
to the city, and submitted it 70 the attorney
general for his opinion, who IN turn sent IL
for analysis to Professor Coliett. The follow
ing is The opinion of the attorney general:
ATTORNEY GENERALS OFFICE,
INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. IA, 1856
SIR-Your favor of the End inst, inquiring
of me whether the burning fluid called "Hy-
perlon, a sample of which you handed me, is
of the character prohibited by the act ap;;
proved March 81, 1879, has been received and
duly considered. The law mentioned prohib-
its the sale of ''all mineral or petroleum oil. or
any oil fluid or substance which is product
troleum or any product OF petroleum
enters, or is found as constituent
element, whether manufactured within this
State or not" unless it is inspected and bears
the test required by Jaw. IL will be seen at
once, then, that your inquiry
submits TO me rather question
handed the sample of the huid submitted to
me to Professor Collett, OF the bureau OF
port herewith transmit to you as part of this
communication. You will see by this letter
that the the sample of Hyperion" submitted
to him is found to contain the "product of
petroleum" "as q constituent clement and
must undergo the necessary inspection and
test If offered for sale for illuminating pur-
poses. 1 have the honor to be, very respect
fully, Il. W. WOOLIEN,
To FL. CLAY, ESQ. Attorney General.
state Inspector, etc.,
PROFESSOR COLLECTS ANALYSIS.
The following is the result Of the analysis
made by Professor Collstt, and his opinion
on the ingredients from which the "Hy
perion" is manufactured:
DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS AND GEoLoGY,l
INDIANAPoLIs. Ind, jan IL, 1870.
Hon. T. w. WoOllen, Attorney General State
of Indiana.
SIR-The sample OF burning fluid. marked
Hyperion submitted by Mr.. ii. Clay, state
inspector of oils, has been examined:
l. Physical characteristics, as odor, color,
limpidity and smoky combustion, indicate
products of petroleum.
2. It's coaguiated (thickenedl by sapauariu
officiualis, declared and authorized as test of
petroleum by the Journal OF Chemistry.
3. At suggestion of Professor Wyley, OF Pur-
due q University, with the assistance of John
Hurry, chemist, 10 was subjected TO the test
directed by chemical text books of practical
distillation, with the following results:
A. Napors CINE over at lis F., which were
not condensed by iced water, indicating pro-
ducts lighter than gasoline.
b. From 10 10 $50 +. the distillate was ~
per cent, with specific gravity of 0.6t6, indi-
O. From Isl TO 30 F. the distillate
amounted TO $3.50 per cent; specific gravity,
o 6sS, indicating c. naptha, mixed with gaso-
line.
d The rosiduoIn which did not evaporate
at 220 +. amounted to 29.4O per cent. of the
whole, with specific gravity of0.7SS, indicating
B. M ptha, with small amount OF A. naptha
The following formula describing products
of petroleum is FROM page 39l, volumne IL, OF
Apnletnn'S EneyclOpedla: