A NEW ILLUMINNAT.

Press, Volume XLVIII, Issue 7949, 25 August 1891, Page 2

A NEW ILLUMINNAT.

In no branches of industry has greater progress been made during the last decade than in the arts and sciences appertaining to the production and supply of artificial illumination. Electricity, although it has been used for lighting purposes as far back as five-and-twenty years ago, has only come into public use during the last tea years. Bat although the expense and uncertainty of this means of lighting has militated against its general adoption, yet it has given a wonderful impetus to the various(branches of pas and oil illumination, and instead of the miserable flickering lights we were formerly compelled to put up with, we have now both gas and oil-lamps, which rival the electric lighs in brilliancy. Illuminating by means of oil must necessarily hold its place where gas is noc available, but even in the latter case a large number of people prefer oil to gas in point both of economy and health. Great improvements have been made in oil lamps. and every effort hae been made to produce improved oils. Our readers will be < interested and pleased to learn that a new illuminating oil has just keen put on the market, which bids fair to supersede the ordinary kerosene It is known by the name of " Luxene," and is absolutely white in color. It is an illuminant of the highest test, is absolutely safe, is free from smell when burning, and is more lasting, and, therefore, more economical than ordinary kerosenes. \vo cannot too strongly warn consumers acainst the false economy and danger of using cheap kerosenes, which are ac any time liable to explosion; nor can we too strongly urge the use of a good oil, and m this connection it seems to us that the purchasers of "Luxene" will have no cause for regret.