New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-01-31

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INV 80 anna ''' 49, w.
IRON, Tie Loudon Cu~cl.
.ic t,yo crYt AID very real dlu-rr. foo ,ouucct 20
with IWp- dirt rtd ot'''-.Ic.-. ana 20 these tWO
,au-r> may bc safely attributed Mos, q q, ,..,a'lrd
Ramp icut.. Consult Iuy goo" Lamp seller. ard ha
VIII Eve yov any number Of fact. bearing out tli,
",-.uop. H. VIII toli Jon the gi'd source of danger
nc norvabN cIrccs, pcopl ctu d. on thee Its It is
diclit 90 r"'fe without personal obs alton. lie
cNIolict'r and wei! Gc,'I'sl reputation:
~l"f' ume since wc received letter from
lamp winch had been in Use Tor some the or iYur
yt1r.. dd hud AWAY, given the most -lti~fIctor, 49,
thii th~ lighted barn'r frl from III cortaincr. Ncr
ucarl, causing ~criuu, Ill -n>tcr We 40 occ wrutc.
animation and On receipt We found, %, wc Had ,tutc
rated. tnt tic sue va, completely choaci mp "lth
lre'i. ana th't thr WICK Wt' ore ~" too small We
requested our r.'- pendent to CALI ana his doing
80 pD'ntcI OF the condition 81 the barrier 60 'lr.
lie at once admit d 'hat Tic sole bam" rested ou him
Ell or li. -cvlut. bat at TIE time Informed o.,
tha he va, got awarr that lamp needed 50 much a-
During each year handle thousands Of burners
which are r"i - ne Tor repair, "l"' or gd>Nrs a1d
II is -urpr ile VIA small PERCENTAGE have IAN. pr
t'uCc To- cleanliness some. indeed arr sCruprlou-iy
cc the ont idc. polished up with paste the 90 -lo
how Yer. /, hlthN. and wonder no" they burn az all
Rc,cnN r'ciycd i circular lamp burner 10 pat
pL-r candle, which were fooi>hh used 10 ign!tc tho
wichs. Ny repair consisted m 'crpng on hi, WAY
and cleaning The burner, after which the lamp burned
perfc,ty. Tn lamp had been in n-c les ihaa eN
weeks. Another burner brought to me- held inside
store II dead hl"S I've touhtri forty ohdl. After
moving thee and ihc dist the lamp va al f,ht.
II T. all well E" say ir tn, or r tha done
to a lamp. an accident may DE the rrult but IT. a
nothing less dangerous. We hav, oursclvc, been
,truca with a,tonishmcnt when inspecting dirt
cloggcd and damaged buTcr-uoi - much ut the
Lnrncr elf - the fact that the people were able
tO ne II ~ all without accident.
- The utter carclc'NhcS' amountinS almost 10 rrck
cssnc,-. di paved by certain Individuals first in the
purchase then In the use Of oil and lamps. is qnit,
enough 10 account In my mind. for ten time. The mum
her - Cldcut~ that ralih do occur.
Wien the burner j., thoroughly clean. and the wirl,
nrcdcnt N lamp no na,t"r even if The oil ,c an
lie Inferior i, only HE HIGHT is affected 10y IN latter
thee Instance might be- indefinitely multiplied, but
the gi-t of all j, tac Granted CLEANLINESS and
ordinary care. there can be no accident. TO bcpin
in the morning every day. once week the oil e. n
ialncr should be tho;cuehly cmptcd out. ard the
small amount Of dirty oil thrown away. NcNt 81" that
the burner clean. Whenever the lamp burns badly
this should bc At once looked Ia. ii often t. Tn.
cause. II the burner ar boiled os few minute, In
soda aud water at Regular intervals. there Will bn
little difficulty in the burning NcAt see that the wicLs
required The lamp burner sh0lld alvay, BE- mt some
people buy their wclt bv cue mot foolish pun for
not only must n De u the right width but also Of The
right Thickness to allow of the oil rach,n- th.
amc properly and also to lcf Che wick De turned up o.
down ca.ly Another thing To- a.ccrtan IS If thc wrl,
Is WON ont: \ lamp should have fresh wick cv rv
nonth at least BE careful bcforc fitting IN wick
placed for ten fifteen minute Oh hot plate before
hXlng II the lamp, - rs {" remove amy moisture
II Is said that soaking the wchs IN VINEGAR and thon
ng: Ln o Of his there .houi lie no Far where ''2 the
amp is regularly and properly cleaned and trimmed
Ic very careful in trimming the wick, not t. lct any
Of the charrcd part fall into The burner. Thi, Is a
fruitful source ~ trouble. Lamp, with meta, rescr
volrs are undoubtedly Safcr than those Of glass or
china, ~ the former. II upset can b. picked up and
rrpl1ccJ hcfre the oil can c-cHpc Therefore whpr,
children are about II IS better to have only initial
| containers, or else metal containers which can be
slipped INTO the china glas, stands. Of cour>r the
oil used must be Of good Gnay. Th"r Is saving
Int on the contrary waste and some danger i'm poor
oil Rad oil clog The wick and the burner bc'Idcs
giving on en- unpleasant and very dirty vppOr
one mr., hIrt Never turn down a lamp allowing
II lust 10 emmer II f. meant 10 burn with the n,me
at full height aud when allowed to shoulder in this
way II will either smoke or smell possibly both-and
source Of danger.