The Cecil Whig., 1886-07-31
Ordinary illuminating Gas for
Fuel.

What bouutiful aud timely provi-
sion for the multiplied wants of man ma
turc has provided in those great store
houses o. fuel, hidden deep down in the
bowels of mother earth. How wise the
infinite foresight that planned the success
sion OF the iuexhaustible coal beds of the
world. to the exhaustible forest growths
which the demands of human industry
are daily and SO rapidly levelling. And
Vet necessary a dependence of civil
lruation as coal is, important factor as
it may be in the arts sciences, and me-
chauics Of the age we live in, it is no less
indispensable to the personal comfort of
the human family and has become an alb
solute element of domestic concern. Con-
sidered in its single use as ''family' fuel,
how important part it plays i'll the do
nestle economy. And yet as rapid as
has been the enforced substitution of
coal for wood III domestic uses, we have
no doubt that the day is not far distant
when coal, both Anthracite and bitumin-
ous will be largely supplanted as an
agency for heating our dwellings and
cooking our food. The substitution of
'i-t- buE and other coal centers-or
manufactured from coal, will be the next
advanced step to contribute to our health
and comfort But few possibly of our
readers may be aware of the strides that
have been made in the last few years in
this direction. Ingenious men have
minating agency in our dwellings, in all
ccnters Of population, and have naturally
asked-Hhy should not tne same agency
| be used to heat our apartments and
dwellings, and Supplant in our kitchens
the so0ty Goals? They saw that recent
Improvements had greatly cheapened the
cost Of producing Illuminating gas and
| that gas burners of modern invention
! gave such light as would have been
thought impossible a few years ago. To
! tam, therefore, to domestic account this
| to obtain from it the greatest amount of
| heat in sanitary condition has been for
! years the labor of the scientist. That
/ this result has been accomplished i'll the
/ use of a scientifically constructed stove
/ by Mr.. John Baker, of Philadelphia.
seems To Us an incnutrovertable fact The
| principle upon which Mr.. Baker has at
'ai,cd this result is what is known as
/ the re-Generative system, which means
/ the burning together of hot air and hot
! gas. BY this means a perfect combus-
! uon IS secured aud the heating power of
al gas IS increased over seventy per cent.
! The process Is Il very simple one. The
stove Invented aud patented by this gen,
! tlcmau for this method Of combustion is
very similar in appearance to many ordi-
nary coal stoves now in use In its cen
| ter and near the bottom of ii, is located a
rouud burner il many respects like an
| Argaud gas burner. In the center of
this burner and passing down and II
Meeting with the tlues of the stove is a
/ hollow tube, the !lucS connecting with a
/ pipe leading into the chimney. The gas
! ii.me burns up and around this central
tube, and is drawn down into the tube
by the suction Of air from the chimney.
. The tube soon becomes heated to a red
heat, the gas, and the air which supplies
the gas with oxygen are drawn in the OPP
posite direction through tho bottom OF
/ the stove. and must of necessity come in
contact with the chamber before reach.
jnE tI,r burner, and by this means art
heated 10 temperature as high as eigh
teen hUudItd degrees before ignition
Tins ia tie secret Gf us wonderful in
cre.5n of temperature. 1t must be borne
III min,t that all this takes place inside
the stove, the entire product of combus
tinn passing up the lIues and out the