The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-07-22
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A NEW LIGHT
Fhosphorescent saIxhtInE n Goa
merciRi Feasibility.

Fhosphorescent .aIxhtInE Casi.
mereiSi Feasibility.
In these days things move qui.k.y.
Not two weeks ago the only proGi.se
Of phosphorescent lighting IN sight
was thu system by which McFarlan
Moore was making his laboratory TO
glow with an cxtemporlzed daylight.
u was looked upon by every one as a
pretty experiment; but the wiseacres
shook their heads. and talked OF the
Wide ana often unsurmOuutnble zap
that exists between a brilliant labora
tory demonstration and a system that
every man can use In the meantime
Edison had made one Of bis periodical
and sensational inyasinns into new
electrical domains. and has set the
country talking about n lamp the like
OF which has never before been
thought OF. lie " turning the y rays
into light. lie forces iiuorescing crys.
tals into the inner surface Of the glass
bulb When the current h turned on.
y rays, which are forthwith trans.
formed into light. II Is certainly a
beautiful iliuminant II Is perfectly
white, and through the spcctroscope
gives all the colors OF the spectrum.
thus showing lis knshlp 10 sunlight.
When Edison began 10 r.-ke his tests
he nankly acknowledged. This X
only pretty experiment. but / pro
pose 10 see what there Is In H." With.
In few days be had fairly fallen IN
love with his new toy. aud he now
talks Of lighting houses with a. The
difficulties Ia his way. however. seem
20 ordinary morials insupcmblc A
current Of Intensely high tension has
10 be used. and ITS vibrations within
the bulb crack the lining OF minute
csstals, which chip and break. Just
like the crystals OF a diamond. The
fracture causes the minute particles
Of mir they contain 10 escape. This
destroys the vacuum. rnd the light
loses Us characteristics and becomes
dim and useless. II this lisht H. ever
TO cOiuc into general use. the present
method ~ securing y rays viii have
e be slmplined AID chrapqned. While
Edison las thus been opening up ueU
ground. most extraordinary confirm.
alton has been given o. ihp wnri. OF
Moore. 4 stiteucnt which the H.
cenior has nndc "a cgiid 10 the pa.c.
teal efficiency and economy Of the
new llght was attcstel aud endorsed
10y we'll known expert but still con.
sentative electrical engineers refused
TO be- convinced. At the request Of
Mr.. Moore the system was subsequent.
~ investigated and tested by a COM.
miliee composed ~ some OF the lead.
Ing members OF the American lustl.
tuie u Electrical Engineers The r..
port OF the committee declared the
light 10 be FAR mOtr economical aud
efficient than Us inventor had even
claimed. As a. consequence. M.
Sgl amo1sq punoq auu 30 SUI aiooIy
most CONSPICUOUS figure OF the day Ia
the world 81 electricity. Tie new
light Is rs cheap as the lncandeS -
light, while being much purcr
more restful 10 the eye nnd Il is
derstood that "a cumngny II read
close contracts ia Install Il az ono
any building and ON any scale
pretty feature OF the system IA
the tubes are made of any color
cordlng 60 the degree a. which tl
within them ~ exhausted Thu
pink TUBE. while looking. when ui
necied, like an ordinary clear ro