The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-02-06

1t Burns Steadily Without ANY Com
meeting Wires or Extraneous AS
sistancc--Can Be Carried Around
in tl;c Hand-Fhen the Glass
Breaks the Flame Dies Inst.ntIx
To The st. Paul Globe
several inaccuracies having ap-
peared in the brief statements
that have been printed re-
garding the perpetual light dis
! covered by ME, l have concluded to
make the facts public. Here, for the
! llrSt time, therefore, 1 give q full and
| complete description of my expert
ments, reserving only such points as
! would reveal the nature of the chemi-
Gals that have enabled me, after many
years OF close application, TO discover
this remarkable light
1t should be known that this ia n
pIlIllant 1lluminant, shedding forth a
pure light. without the assistance of
any outside generator The light is
porn and lives within the globe from
! winch its rays dispense the darkness
ana shine with a steady glow
The globes in which the lights are
produced are spherical in shape and
/ composed of clear glass. They can be
made in all sizes. The light is in two
forms. In one it is diffused through
out the globe, filing it completely with
mellow phosphOrescent flame The
/ effect is similar to that of an arc lamp
enclosed in ground glass globe In
the ether form the light is in the center
and resembles ball of flame
notwithstanding the phosphorescent
! appearance of the diffused light it diff
/ ferS from phosphorescence, in that il
throws out light without heat Both
forms are fncandescent. The globe it
self remains cold, there being no waste
or,i,, f-,,,
! outside. The production of two different
forms Of light is accomplished by es-
tablishing different conditions within
/ the globe. The power that keeps the
/ light constant and prevents it from
! perccptlbly varying is the unchange-
I aple surrounding vibration of atmos-
+! pheric matter operating upon the
globe. The power surrounding the
! globe being at all times the same, when
the matter within it is reduced that
/ which remains is SUBJECT to q higher
/ state of movement. Instead of increas-
! ing the power upon a certain amount
! OF matter, the quantity Of matter is
! decreased under certain and constant
! power. which produces the same re-
suit. This principle is exemplified in
! the carbon filament of an Incandescent
| lamp. a less amount Of matter in the
| fliament carries the same power travel
ing larger wire, and IN so doing it
is raised to a higher state of movement
When the desired candle power is
reached with my newly discovered il
! luminant the globe is sealed There
after no change can take place. The
! light can neither increase or decrease
! in brilliancy. 1t is as lasting as the
! glass of which the globe is constructed
! This statement is based upon actual
tests and not on theory The power
/ of the light is not wholly governed by
! n no ole hut
conditions established within it,
/ They can be made Of anv intensity
from a fraction of one candle nower to
/ that Of great brilliancy. When the
| lamps are placed on the market. they
! will be rated at so much per candle
! power. and will be at so low figure
! as to put them within the reach of all.
Among the many advantages of the
new light, cheapness will undoubtedly
! be the greatest factor in promoting it's
universal use. Safety, however is a
/ feature of no less Importance.
! A fire or an explosion resulting from
| their use is an impossibility, as. when
the globe is broken. the light disap-
pears. instantly dying without the
chance of anything infiammable com
| ing in contact with it.
Glass of any color may be used in
| the globe, so that any shade desired
| can be produced.
ne SlODeS are small ana may De car
! ried about readily. Being entirely in
! dependent of any wires. the new light
! is a. portable illUminant. brilliant and
always ready. In the photograph, the
| lamp is shown suspended from a silk
! cord for the purpose of better obtain
! ing an idea of it's size and appearance
! The silk cord has nothing to do with its
! generation
| Only one objection has been raised
/ It IS impossible to turn the light down
| or out. 1t must burn steadily at the
same power fixed at the first. I am
experimenting. and hope to be able to
overcome this objection in time
Since great interest attaches to the
discovery, I will relate briefly its early
history.
L was always Of an inventive bent of
mind. and greatly in scientific matters
/ The questions of light, heat and cleo
tricity particularly interested me.
read whatever books I could obtain
on these subjects. and made such eX-
| allow.
About eight years ago began to study
the relations between light, heat and
! electricity I believed they could be
interchanged without loss or with but
little loss At that time it had not oc-
Cured to me that the various phenom-
ena attributed to atomic attraction
might be accounted for in another way.
About four years ago I received an
order in my regular business as model
maker for half a dozen solar systems
in miniature. It was while noting the
operations Of the planets of these di-
minutive systems that 1 was led to
conclusions which caused me to cues
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