The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1892-08-13
ABOUT BOTTLED GASES.
A GREAT AND CURIOUS TRADE
LATELY SPRUNG UP.
Osys-a .na hydrogen. laughing ia. and
S4rsonis A.ii sold la NA,t nua.-
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Leave orders for oxygen under
the door" is the odd legend that gfoels
the eye in tho second floor hall OF nn
upper EroadsAy building according
10 the Nes iork sun Tho door la
question leafs 10 this wing apartments.
10 use complimentary plurat oi tho
dealer ia ozy.eh iils ofIce IL tho
front hall rsOm on the same hoor
sufficiently erampel quarters Tor one
whose stock ia trade lie o. so o. Pensisa
nature. lie is ono Of a great mahy
persons whose bushes, IL 10 10 purNey
wind .~satenei and OihrrH .sc 10
the inhabitants Of this toHH
The sale of Invisible aud almost la
iaaeiblo aud impOn israDle merrhnn-
die Is one of tho most cur oIs oi tho
many strange bushes, developments
Of lhis great community. lou may
buy bottled case, as you huy bottled
bssr ard have them delivered al
your house as newspapers or Soda or
fresh vegetables ar. delivered - S.
gen hydrogen Nitrogen and carbon @
aeIl ara sold daily ~ b0ol- and shosa
srs sold They are handled with iu'
dilicr-Ecs Jus, hs other irrIsHt j.
handled sent by cypress carried uH
tho back, If nOnuhal.it a. Messenger
boyr. and in fact. Inya'sd a. 10 lLuy
we're not tremendously expansive
Hg-uclc, PACKED away unicr a pressure
Of 1. suu pounds to tho uaru luch
ono iArto y sells 20 ulI feet Of osy-
gen per moRth Hud EoeIs on hHnI
nearly that .uAnilty Ia STORAGE
tanks That volume II tho gas
40 chs mors than u ioH and "a qusr.oH
Several other concerns coll nearly Gs
much mosr Aad large quantity "
hydrogen {. sold To GO with IL i"r nee
IN producing tho limu Hight az ihrn-
ter, lectures and cllulck Beside
ihls oxygen ani hydrogen Aro sold
la mixtures oi vnrlou, proportions
aad great volume Of Hitruu, oaido
ar laughing gas Il sold To dcntIsl'
surgeons and hospitals Tho nuEers
o. Hcraicd water buy carbIu.r acii
In large quantities and Il j. used else,
where Ia tho art-. ~, use ior asiug
vino, long praciiccG o. inHsr ..
scarcely EhoEn l,un cnrh1uir acid
.s usually cold In liquid form Niiro.
rcn b. sold la small quantities Tor rl.
p-r,moniAi purpose, Il can be- rgu.
tuc-d Ia rimn,i unlimitAb.c quauii-
title, Mt low rates sin IL il given IN
as a ~as,p product In QUO process 81
making oxygen
No, oHly Hru cnsoi soid IN large
luau,iiir, to local CONSUMERS bat
ihoy arc sent by oAprus. ali over the
country. Laughing gas Ia particular
has an enormous sn'n In various pIrts
Of tho United States and l. ai-o
shipped TO tho irusi remote 20 u uf
civilized soIth America 1bu O.
pre-. companies haudlo this peculiar
freight without special charge aud
tho maker, Gay that acrlicats never
occur
III. United State. government i.
likely soon - become nn important
consumer Of otyg-n u, IL I, shortly
10. h.. .,s.l..--s ~. ..-- ... .e- iuru-rn
| s,rvic-. An expert Ia gases not rrs,.
dent in this city. gave Goub.i the
French designer oi torpedo boats nn
important hint an this subject Goubci
had n tiny submarine craft. and he
wa, accustomed 10 load i, before
starting on IA submarine cruise with
great cylinders containing compressed
mir. A, til. mir loose in tao tito
Graf, became contaminated 4, was
frc,honod by purp air out OF the
cylinders
Tho expert suggested tho uso OF
pure oxygen instead of mir aud nj
Goubots suggos lon made careful
investigation Of the subject lin came
10 the conclusion that hc could store
In onc.;hlriicih 81 the spuco occupied
by Goubot', compressed air cylinder
enough oxygen to do tho work uf the
air thus carried. lilo also suggested -
simple device for detecting tho pros.
cnca OF too much oxygen or too much
cnrbonlc acid In the atmosphere Of
the boat His device was To light "A
Tiny night lamp. such rs is used In
sick room lie knew that tho flame
would almost die In the presence Of n
dangerous percentage OF carbonlc
ncld. aud tina, 1t would dilnio when
tho proportion OF oxygen was too
great
On the day set for tho experiment
tho little boat was stocked with oNy-
gon In cylinders undcr pressure Of
|. 500 pounds 10 the $ ,unrc inch.
The cylinders were provided with
valves that would permit OF only n
very slow escape OF the gas The
night lamp WORKED TO perfection. and
Goubct and his companion remained
four hours under water with
no greater supply OF mir than
was free In tho tiny craft when
they descended. The oxygen kept
the atmosphc In such condition
that they were able 10 breathe in com.
fort and they spent tho time In con.
vorsntion. Mt luncheon and at cards.
Goubet has continued the experiments
on his own hook. and has kept his
boat submerged for six hours
Etiquette of the Hat
II IL customary in tho town OF
Quito when "A visitor takes on his hat