Smiths_1914_0060.jpg
Permissions
Please contact us if you wish to republish an image or documents from this collection; or you would like to donate illustrations to the collection; or if you wish to add to or correct the information on this database. Tel: 0118 901 5950 Email: libraries@reading.gov.uk
Every effort has been made to trace copyright holders, obtain permission from them and to ensure that all credits are correct. The Reading Borough Libraries have acted in good faith at all times and on the best information available to us at the time of publication. We apologise for any inadvertent omissions, which will be corrected as soon as possible if notification is given to us in writing.
In the event you are the owner of the copyright in any of the material on this website and do not consent to the use of your material in accordance with the terms of conditions of use of this website, please contact us at info@readinglibraries.org.uk and we will withdraw your material from our website forthwith on receipt of your contact details, written objection and proof of ownership.
Image Details
There is no information available.
Add to Basket
Related Collections
OCR Text
THE
TRIUMPH
OF
Electric Light.
Dr. George Carpenter, Editor of the â British Journal
of Childrenâs Diseases,â the well-known authority 011 childlife, remarks in one of his .works :â
â The air of a nursery cannot be too pure. I therefore,
do not advise you to have gas in it, as g a s in burning
gives off quantities of c a r b o n i c a c i d and s u l p h u *
r e t t e d h y d r o g e n , which v i t u a t e t h e a ir . The flame
of a lamp or a g a s b u r n e r will p o i s o n the air with
carbonic acid gas to the same extent as tw7o adults. I
wish 1 dared omit the discussion of gas. Well I know7
the b a n e f u l p r o d u c t charged with all sorts of l u n g
c o m p l a i n t s , p o i s o n i n g all members both of the
animal and vegetable kingdom, is respected in all your
houses. I must accordingly temporise with you. Do
n o t h a v e g a s in the night nursery. The most healthy7
light that you can use is of course the E l e c t r i c L i g h t ,
and if you are so situated that yTou can obtain it, you
should lose 110 time in making arrangements for an
E le c t r i c I n s t a l l a t i o n . â
And â The Standard,â writing on recent developments,
says:â
â Thus Electric Eightiug with all those conditions
which make it so great a luxury7, is now made available
at a l o w e r p r i c e than gas lighting.â
ASK -
-
The Reading Electric Supply Co., Ltd.,
To Improve Your Lighting Conditions and
Reduce Your Expenditure.