Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-07-12
ALL KINDS OF GASOLINE.

others.-New York Telegraph.
ALL KINDS OF GASOLINE.
And the Motorist Should be Careful
What He Buys.
With gasoline and oil ''for sale"
signs peppering the motorways Of the
whole universe, garages springing up
like mushrooms alluring brands OF
lubricating oil more numerous than
breakfast foods. the motorist is apt
to fall into careless custom Of feed
ing and lubricating his engine wher-
ever he chances to stop.
Manufacturers endeavor Of course
to put out machines which will stand
a great deal Of abuse, says The
Michigan Manufacturer, but 1t Is very
unwise for an owner to see just how
many different kinds Of oil and gas
oline his motor will stand without
baking.
Gasoline and lubricating oil come
from a mysterious source and by the
time these commodities reach the
consumer, particularly If he pur-
chases from the small outlaying dealer,
they have been juggled quite as much
as any of the pure foods that have
caused DR.. Wiley so many sleepless
nights. Even scientists do not know
whether the base of oil and gasoline
is vegetable or mineral.
In the United States there are near
ly a dozen states widely separate
from which these "crudes" are OBJ
tanned, namely Pennsylvania, Ohio,
California, Texas, Oklahoma, West
Virginia. Kentucky and Virginia, and
a few isolated districts where a min
imum amount Of oil has been taken.
Pennsylvania Of course leads as to
quantity. but West Virginia is the only
state which has produced direct from
the ground a natural lubricating oil.
The oil taken from other parts Of
the country must be treated generally
very deliberately in order to bring 1t
to a state Of refinement where 1t can
be used for fuel or fabrication.
Gasoline is one Of the first products
taken from crude oil, and the higher
the density the quicker 1t vaporizes.
Pennsylvania crude, as 1t is termed
in the trade, Is considered of high
quality and possesses the lightest
gravity. At density Of so degrees
refiners get very light naphtha and
the lower the density goes the heavier
the oil until 1t finally reaches the
distillates, petroleum jellies, tars and
paraffins. In order to produce large
quantity at density Of about rs de-
grees, which is excellent for motors
refiners start their process at ap-
proximately 80 degrees density.
1t is almost impossible for an own
er to make a private test Of the
quality Of his gasoline or oil, as ex-
pensive instruments and testing para
phernalia are necessary. Probably
the only simple test to determine the
amount Of carbon in the gasoline or
oil is to burn It in a pure white plate
and note the amount of SCOT left on
the surface Of the plate.
Comparisons can be made between
kerosene and gasoline, and 1t will be
found that the kerosene will leave a
great deal Of carbon, which Is one Of
the important elements in creating
light. Gasoline Of 76 degrees dem
sity will not leave much carbon. So
far 1t is not known that even the most
INSCRIPTIONS dealers have attempted
to adulterate gasoline. There Is moth
ing which will mix with 1t except
kerosene.
Gas Is usually tested by profess
sional analysis by means Of hydro
meter, a glass instrument which must
be handled by experts. 1t is used to
take gravities, and the process is not
a safe one to carry on within a build
ing unless one has had considerable
experience. If the test is made in the
open air a false state Of density is
obtained. What Is commonly called
neutral oil Is supposed to be decar-
BOMBED as far as possible.
AS has been already remarked, the
market is filled with oils with attrac-
tive names, some culled from the
Greek and some from the vaudeville.
Names, of course. mean little unless
they are backed by firms which rep
resent both honesty and skill in man.
ufacture. Experts can detect the
quality Of fuel largely by the odor
coming from the exhaust. There Is
what they call "the sweet odor,"
which sometimes denotes high quail
ity, and this is graded down to some
thing which resembles a breeze from
Bavonne. Poor fuel gives Off a rather
sickening odor, while what is known
as sweet fuel' has little or no odor,
although the exhaust is emitting a
dense smoke.-New York Sun.