THE SUN LIGHTING AND HEATING COMPANY.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XVI, Issue 5634, 6 December 1879, Page 7

THE SUN LIGHTING AND HEATING COMPANY.

Much noticc has been excited by the Sun Auto Pneumatic Gas Making Machine, au ingenious iuvcution, whereby without either coal or fire, smoke or dirt, a gas of high illuminating power can be generated, producing neither coke nor tar, aud entirely free from sulphur compounds, so injuiio's to health, llowen, furniture, pictures, gilding, Scs. The mechanism of the .Sun apparatus is of the simplest kind—there are uo complications of chain whetls, or other g.ar which can possibly get out of order. The machine is made of the strongest materials, and the workmanship 13 of the bcot description. The chemical character of the liquid employed secures absolute freedom from corrosion. The liquid used in the Sun autopueumatic machine is not affected by the lowest known temperature. The machine is therefore never rendered useless by the fre zing of its contents in winter when most required. The illuminating power of tho gas i 3 high, for brilliancy and steadiness of light it excels that of either th« moderator or the pe rolum flame, it i* also perfectly free from the flickering so noticeable in coal g*s. The labour of working the machine is practically nothing, aud can be safely entrusted to any servant or labourer on the premise?. Whatever hydraulic apparatus is applicable, 110 attor.tion is required beyond filling the machine at intervals of from four to five weeks. The cost, though exceeding that of coal gas in lar<re towns, compares favourably with private coal gis works, lamps, 01* any mode of lighting. The absence of sulphur aud other hurtful compounds r-nders this g*?, from a sanitary pu-nt of view, superior to all other illuminating agent' ; it is, moreover, perfectly harmless to plant*, paintings, and decorations. The advantages of the Sun

machine over private coal gas are : —That it occupies little space; requires no gasholder ; the first coat is less ; is portable, and can be set up auy where ; requires no skilled labour ; creates no nuisance ; is not liable to get out of order. The gas contains no sulphur compound?, nor other impurities, and may he used in situations where coal gas would be fatal to animal auel vegetable life. The Sun machines are superior to all other ga-3 machines for the following important reasons :—They contain no water, and the liquid used cannot be frozen. In them no galvanic action is a«tup by the presence of dissimilar metals. These machines deliver more gas in proportion to their rating than those of any other make. They are constructed of the strongest materials. They are of superior design, better workmanship, and deliv-.r a steadier ti »w of gif>, tli-i quality of the light b ing beyond comparison.