The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-02-09

be Handled with Absolute Safety
II Was Discovered by Prof. Will
son In y orth Carolina and Not I'm
England, as Once Reported.
/ AcetyIenc as an iIluminant gives
I more light throws out less heat, con-
/ sumes less oxygen and can be pro-
duced at much less cost than other
! illuminating gases. The heat from an
] acetylene fame is no more than an i'm
, candescent lamp of much less powg
/ As a fuel gas. in the low cost and the
4 low consumption Of oxygen, il has the
same advantages as whom employed
for lighting purposes; but by the en-
pl1yment of proper pressure and suit
able burner the lEht-cmitting and
1 heat producing qualities are exactly
/ rcversed-the entire chemical energy
Of the hydrogen and carbon Of which
/ it is composed being in this case trans
! formed into heat and the flame being
| colorless.
As an illuminant, says the New York
World the quality or color of the light
which il emi,s is one Of its special
recommendations, it being free from
! the purplish color OF electric lights,
and the sickly greenish hue of the
''Welsbach." which makes the latter
so Objectionable in the eyes Of ladies
WHO WISH AIltlI cum 'lf+Nlo4l~ anu N'F-
tunes to appear to host advantage.
and Of merchants who desire that their
wares shall appear at night or in dark
places of the same color as in full day
! light.
The acetylenc gas turns completely
to carlponic acid and water vapOr i'm
stead Of partly TO the poisonous car
bonic oxide illuminating gas. Requir-
ing less oxygen for its complete oXid-
atiOn that does the ordinary gas, II
hence is doubly advantageous as re-
CARDS It's effect on the atmosphere.
since il removes less of the vital prin-
ciple and adds less vitiating products
Of combustion. The celebrated French
chemist, Grehant. states emphatically
in the Comics Rendus for oct 81, 1898,
as the result Of careful ANALYSIS and
tests on himself and the lower animals.
illuminating gas is much more dan
gerous than acetylene."
The rays Of the acetylene light being
more dinusihle than those of any
other luminant. and being in quality
exactly equivalent to sunlight. IL is not
necessary to employ as much photo
metric candle power as with ordinary
gas, and all cOlors and shades viewed
thereby have their normal value. as at
midday. The best results are obtained
by an ordinary fiat burner consuming
one cubic foot per hour and giving the
candle power gas burners. Beside
such a burner the ordinary incandos-
cent electric lamps look like n red-hot
hair pin. and casts a shadow.
The hygienic advantages are th~oo-
fold: First, the gas consumeI less oNy-
gen per candle-power than any other.
Second. IL adds less carbonic acid than
any other Illuminating gas does. and
emits no poisonous carbOnic oxide;
while a five-foot burner Of ordinary gas
produces carbOnic acid equal to that I'm
the exhalatious from IS adults. aCcty-
lore gives off but One-sixth of that
amount. Third II heats the air less.
the temperature Of an ordinary burner
being 200 degrees. that Of tho accty-
lene only 900 degrees. To these may
be added not only the dimiuution Of
headaches caused by eye-strain, but
the tonic effect upon the nervous gys-
TEN Of brilliant illumination, instead
Of partial gloom. As a matter Of fact
the most noted orulists I'm this coun-
try ere recommending this light for
those unable TO use the ordinary forms
Of artificial light.
Geor~e o. Knapp. expert and consult
Ing gas engineer of the Consolidated
Gas companies Of Chicago. writes un-
der date Of Jan. 10. 1896 as regards the
value Of enrichment by acc. ylene: Il
have made a long series Of expert
ments I'm the mixing Of acetylene with
other gases and find that carburetted
water gases, varying the candle power
from 2is TO p candles. are improved by
adding acetylene 10 the extent of an
average OF two candles for each ! per
cent. of acetylene added: several OF the
experiments showing an increase ~
from three to three and eiCht-tenths
candle power for each l per cent ~
ao"tylene added. Experiments with
o. q a % e..
i to Is showed also an average in
crease Of two candlo-ppwcr for eaen /
per cent. Of acetylene added.
The flame from the C-ifu~,-'trI
water gas when enriched by acctyIsna
not only has an increased uapdl- ,yer
as stated. but is made whittier and
brighter in the same prOporf nn rs ;Le
increase in candlo-poycr. ana can ne
used in the ordinary oTc1 Hat Tame
burner without SIR ke W q any re-
Quired candle-power. making rruJh
finer commercial gas that can Ia Ir0-
duced by the addition n any Ctlor
known material 4 most i.r1-t.rt
point, however in this conn --ti 5n is
shat with the acetylene YOU can E1 on
enrichinC the water gas to % candle
power or even much more and sun use
the gas in an ordinary open Gat flame
burner without smoke and with frn
effect. whereas. with uart.g 10 e. fm-
possible 90 gH over about 3D. candle
power without making smoky lame
TN che ordinary burner"
Acaty'eue may be distributed either
10y the already existing and familiar
system ~ complex and costly mains
ana ea~yi-. p. p-s or Hy FAR more sim
pie Inexpensive and factory r-,-r-
u3s with regard 10 fla Use ot aca.g-
len. gas hv gas companies through
their ordinary street mains services
urt,---. etc.. AMI wi'h the usual gas
pressure iu Che street mains. Nr Knapp
SAYS Their. lis I'D more difficulty .r
using g. either pure or where m.s.H
iu any proportion with either coal -..
or water gas. than Is found with either
Tho coal Gas or the water gas alone
The tyl.ra gas requires no ru.If-
cation. anu .- not all .L-I 81 change
us temperature as -l her caaI or water
gas. and the flame .s much tougher
than either. g. e.. Il .s extremely diff
cult q blow out"
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