Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-06-16
Is n.,,- cure Liver Ills; easy II
on THsrIs ExpEysIyE.
Dtackfsh and Porpoisc Furnish tho Best
Kinds.


Kinds
Philadelphia inquirer.
Tho general impression ia that oil In
cheap stuff, But do you know that d
tiny half ounce vial Of the lubricant
which the matchmaker or repairer APP
plies to the delicate mechanism OF q
pocket timepiece IL worth u quarter Of
dollarg True. gallon Of kerosene
can he bought for 10 cents; GU the
other hand, this iiner oil, which must
remain unchanged in character amid
all the changes of temperature, haH q
market value of $50 a gallon. r
The engineer sitting 10 the cab OF hia
locomotive, ever glancing at the dial OF
his watch, knowing that il never makes
mistakes, is confident Of the safety Of
his train. For this he Hud the pas
senge7s shonld give thanks to the
blackiish md this porpoiHe that onca
swan in the sea off the coast OF New
England.
These marine animals furnish what ia
known as "head" oil. q product which,
in very ANAL quantities, ia extracted
solely irom the under jaw and the pecu-
liar fatty growth On the rostrnm Of the
skull 10 front Of thu blow hole.
Blackfish head" oil has amoat
tripled in value, in the crude state, al
Provincetown, dnwn on Cape Cod,
where the bulk of II ia landed, within
this short period of seven years. That
brought in whaling vessels in 1890 was
sold to roinera for 81. 10 a gallon, and
in 1897 the price hal advanced to SIOia
gallon. No singla ship arrival WITH
more than IL gallons 90 board rs the re.
suit OF snason's work, although, of
course, there were other trophies Of
the voyages to he disposed OF for cash.
The present scarcity of blacktsh adj
mita of but ono explanHtion-to wit, the
almost complete determination Of the
species, the result of terrific slaughter
along the coast in the past.
Provincetown is the greatest 'headn
oil emporium OF this country. or tha
total quantity produced in tina United
states during the last 80 years, soven-
eighths ware contributed by that cane
town, where limited quantity, mel
lowed and bleached to purity and a,
vhiteness that arc marvellous during it's
long period OF storage, remains, pro-
vision 10 bo relied upon to an extent in
time of need.
A viait to the factory OF q refiner,
whose products are furnished TO the
Lending witch manufacturers and re-
pairers OF this country and Europa,
ELECTED the fact that tho work of re-
| lining is secret in part. This gentle.
man has no assistant who might dis
cover, and petchancs reveal the exact
nature Of the art.
To determine the purity OF the re-.
fined liquid metal discs are used ali
this factory. These are Of brass, app
parently, about the size Of an old time
copper cent. Oil dropped upon these
discs will reveal its imperfeotion, IL
there be any, in the deposit or forma-
| tion of corrosive substance of green-
ish hue not unlike tina color of salt
corroded copper. This although but
one Of several methods used al various
stages OF the work, ia an infallibe tBst,
and the oil which does not tarnish the
brRss dateGtor 10 individually up to
standard, ard equally certain to pass on
its merits.
To successfully undergo all tests. to
fully win the favor of the exactinR
watch, clock and ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ra
md rejuvnDHi0rs, the refined product of
the factory must be entirely devoid Of
acidulous properties absolutely gum
less, be ''free," have ability to with
stand the rigora of the coldest climate
without congeuIng, be able TO main
tain its body" or stability in high
temperature, and last. but not least. 10
must he of uniform quality.
One other ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
is the production of an oil the hue Of
which is exactly 10 the liking OF tbs
purchaser.
OF the two "hsad" oils, blnckfiah
and porpoise, the former is thu fayorite
by slight margin, it having triiis
heavier body than the latter, rut tue
porpoise oil III a very coae second in
point OF favor.
The ''melon'' and jaw of the black
fish yield n fair quantity OF oil, thies
gallons being the medium of product.
The porpoiss gives but little heads
oil, say one-half pint, and enc pint
from the Jaw and 'mslon" of average
apecinens of harbor aud sou porpoises,
respectively.