Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 304, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 December 1919 — New Illuminant. [ARTICLE]

New Illuminant.

•Illuminating gas, in which acetylene replaces oil gas In a mixture with coal gas, _ has been tried in Swiss experiments, and the results seem to have been satisfactory. With the acetylene and coal gas in equal proportions, the illuminating power proved" about the same as that of the oil gas combination. It is reported that the new mixture can be safely used at a pressure of nine atmospheres, and heated to 100 degrees C without danger.