Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1900-03-14
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"'THE KNOLL"


ty of the appearance in the COURIER
OF the paper entitled, 1.-The Safety of
Acetylene Gas, to give to your read
ers few notes in regard TO my own
experiences IA this direction.
/. | have the North Light" Gen
orator, manufactured by the Pan
American Acety lene Co. Buffalo, y.
\. Ii Is the only Acetylene genera
tor that gained \ gold medal at the
Omaha Trans Mississippi aud Inter
national Exposition. Therefore, one
naturally concludes that il is the very
best on the market
,. This "Northligbt" gas geaera-
tor from Buffalo is installed in a lit
tie frost proof chamber In a corner of
my carriage house. Uncle Solomon
Carter and | are not bit scared of
IT and | am sorry that did not locate
IT my cellar. This course would have
saved me big expense of extra pip
ing and the cost of building the FROST
proof chamber.
3. 1t cost $500 to put the entire
piping throughout the house. includ-
ing two lights in the cellar and one
on the front porch. 1t might have
cost less if my plumber had only
known that Acetylene gas does not
need such large sizes of pipe Is city
gas.
4. The light is exceedingly good,
steady, brilliant, clean, Odorless. and
so cool YOU can keep your haad six
inches over the flame for several Sec
onds without finching. This won
derful GOODNESS should be borne in
mind III regard to summer lighting
of stores, churches, etc
D. In regard to cost of running, |
have proved that the Pan American
Acetyleue Co., OF Buffalo, are right Ia
saying that 1t costs J cent TO run one
of my dining room burners for one
hour; that it costs I cent TO run one
of my bedroom burners for one
hour; that 1t costs cent to run Que
of my passage or closet burners for
one hour.
o. Calcium carbide, made from
common lme anu coal. melted into
one mass AT a temperature OF 7OOOo
Fahrenheit, commonly called carbide,
Is the substance from which the gas
Is Stacked off by the action of water
slightly touching the under side of
the carbide.
Carbide can be bought IN large or
small quantities at 1919 per hundred
los. ! have nearly ton stored in
my cellar, which Is very dry with a
cement floor. | hardly ever give it
thought except just to send can
over to the barn when l. is needed.
:. la regard to running the geu-
orator or machine as We mostly call
1t, we drain off the refuse aud
refill with carbide precisely once
week. The whole operation occu
pies "a little over : hours, work being
done by Que colored man The ma
chine Is purely automatic with
action so simple Tor checking gener-
alton when enough is in the gaso-
meter that there Is nothing that eau
get clogged or out of order. La fact
| could lock the door and not open
ii again during the whole week and
still have gas.
s. | would advise country gentle
men owning their own homes TO
buy a North Light" gas genera
tor just AS they would reaping
machine, to save labor. \ 30 light
generator will cost $4,000
9. | have no interest in urging
my neighbors to spend their money
thus; but | will say this that am
willing TO ride out with Uncle Sol.
aud get them started right and ex
plain the whole thing to them, if
they buy the ''North Light"
10. do not know any thing good
about any other form of generator.
Many of them have defects enough
TO ruin the reputation of Acetflene
lighting altogether.
IL. shall be glad to show INV
generator by dav and it's light bv
night to any country gentleman suf-
'iciently interested.
u | would not advise the people
IN Berryville TO place generators IN
their own houses or stores for the
reason that have plan for light
ing the " hole town. streets. churches,
hotels. stores and houses bv means
of big "North Light" Gas Genera
tor. HERBERT b. WARDE.
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