ON T W U S E OF B U N S E N B U R N E R S A N D CORBUSTION APPARATUS WITHOUT CITY GAS. BY H. D GIBHS
DESCIUPTIOX of ail apparatus whereby Euiisen burners, either individually or in large numbers, as i n tlie combustion furnace. are readily niade available for use in laboratories devoid of gas of the proper kind and under the proper pressure. Finding it impossible to employ the ortlinar!, combustion f u r nace when the o'nly gas available \vas that manufactured from gasoline by two machines, oiie of 150burners capacity, supplyixg the general chemical laboratories, the other of 7j burners capacity, supplying the organic and agricultural chemical l a b oratories. oiving to the fact that not more than 4 burners i n the combustion furnace could be lighted at one time, even though the machines appeared to be giving as good gas antl under as great a pressure as is usual in generators of this character, I was forced to attempt the employnient of some other easily manufactured gas, obtainable quicl
