The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, October 25, 1922, Image 3
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"Cools Aiu istr-an..;
WiY %AS TRUMI1
-14RAG JIM0 CHIAINS
Will -linke J)ral .for Aty -Stutie Elec
tricity Found .InI Tanlk.
Wash31ington1, -Ootoiber 'll.-A big
tank t uuck trans porlin g gasotine ws 4
blown upj uy a territlc explosion 011
the sitreet .rnaontly -because a passerby
who didn't know -what he was doing
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"Our Family Medicine"'\
" WILL WRITE you in regard purely vegetable remedy, acting on
A to Black-Draught liver mned- the liver, stomach and bowels. It
icine, as I have beert using it is made from selected herbs and
more than 18 ycars," says a letter roAs, and,6ntains no cabinet or
from Mr. S. F. Mintz, of R. F. D.2, other mineraidrugs.
Leland, N.C. "I keep -It in -my ft has beenffound of greatvalue,
home all the time, for it -is 'mostly in 'indigestion, stomach trouble,
-our -family medicine. 'Whern we sick headathe, constipation, and
begin to feel feverish or sluggish, laaW liver, helping to relieve the
with trouble from 'the iliver <or symptoms caused b
-stomach, we take a dose -of troubles, and.to'put the digestive
TIhedford's Black4Draught andthe system Intoproperworking order.
trouble is soon over. ilimostly-buy (eta package of Black-Draught
a dollar packege-at.a time, ,and it liver medicine trom -your druggis
'has saved meimany P:bill." ordealer, today. Be sure to get
Thedfordfs Black.'Draught 'is ~a the genuine" ~Thedford's.
Thedford's
BLAC!KmDRA;UOET
A peurely Vegetable Uver Medicine
ismaefrm -secd h'rb an
SCRAP I --RON
Bring us your scrap
iron of all kinds.
25c Per Hundred
Hymen Lurey
Bank
with%
Thedfr' lacragtJ oisf the EN ae-ll'd ir.
fiancia Freoibly hatoabe foun 0.dK.in e fr
SEREirone of allknd.
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menHatouebnk isoe ureyat siog HI
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finai esons ieiy a to oue Reound Ba. K.ndor
we culd ecoe ad memer ofnt inthEERL.E
SERVMsyse O bankOR
Ten aEmerpBakifse National System
means Dhat, ourbank is one C. a V Rvast, n CAIN
of bak like toehrfrteprtcino u
depositors
Whe yor mtwyisin ur ankyouca GET:&v
picked up a piece T chain. i4e ;0
t1he chain dangling by one end trom
the truck and tholught he wou-Id pos
sibly save the 'truck from being
wrecked through fouling the -eJain in
one of the weels..
The man didn't know 1he chain
wias hanging there for a pur'pose.
lie didn't -know, that gaSoline, unlke
water, is a non-conductor of electrici
ty. 'Possibly he didn't even know that
flowJng gasoline, espeicially when
strained through such materials as
chamois skin .filters, 4ts ip consider
able charges of frik'ional or static
electricity. But that was what cause(
the' truck's destruction. Usuilly wher
the big tank -truck .itcks pl) to the till
iag plug at a SeraIce station or othel
Mforage place, the metallic nozzle fron
.the truck tuchos the muetalic intaki
plipe and tius forms a ground for an3
<charge of statk- ,electricity that miay
wolleet in the truck. -Sometimes, how
ever, the nozzle does not touch i
ground polilt, .an3d with no orner me
tallic ground from the truck the ca
is perfectly insulated, standing as 14
does on rubber tires. Sometimes, alsc
the nozzle of the truck outlet pi?
rests against a 'wooden piece in the In
take #.dpe and is thereby likewise i
sulated, for dry wood Is also anl insa
lator.
While the gasoline is poured intc
the storage tank a certain amount 61
vapor arises, and there is certain te
be some albout the intake and the
truck. The flow of the liquid will set
ll) a static charge in the truck. As
the charge increases, It may become
strong enough to leap the gal) to the
nearest ground, or the two points may
'be brougit into contact. There is a
spark, a flash, an explosion and untold
damage may' result.
Consequently tUhu careful tank driv
er always- has a metallic' part hanging
from the truck to the ground, a rod or
chain, to drain off the electric charge
as it collects, as long as the gasoline
Is being drawn off.
The same basic fact has been the
cause of numerous smaller fires and
explosions in garages, both private
and public. In one instance, a car
was being filled with gasoline from a
can. 'While the entloye ran the gas
into the can -he strained it tnrough a
chamois dilter in a funnel. To make
the funnel sit up straight ill the hole
in the tank a wooden ring was placed
in the hole and the funnel was placed
in that. Thus the can was isolated.
After pouring some .gasoline into tile
tank, the man brought the can spout
into contact with the -tank. There was
a spark, a 'flash and the resulting ex
plosioll.
A mai was pumping gasoline into
a can ill ils own *garake. .He hung
the pail on the hook over the spout of
the puib:). lie did not notice that the
pail had a wooden handle. By reason
of the wooden handle the pail was in
sulated from the pump. The flowing
gasoline set up a static charge in tile
pail which leaped the gap to the pulll)
and another -fire was started.
-Friction of silk cloth will i)produce
static electricity, and fires have been
caused, it has been replorted to gov
ernmlent agencies, whlen silk clothls
soaked with benizine or gasolinle were
used to ru'b -the grime .off mlechianics'
hands. S~parks are a prolific course
of gasoline fires, esplecially sparks
froml open flames, broken electric
lights, and from friction. EIven tile
clash 011 a concerete pavemnent of tile
nails in shoes have -heen known to
form sparks whlich resuitedl ini fires
whlenl gasolne vapior was1 Present.
. If gasolinle is storedl in all open
.place, such as ' a pail, the Un ited
Stgtes bureau of mlineg~ reports, the
rCom in whlich thle 1laii is left will
shortly be illied wVithl an easily ex
iplosive mlixture. Tihe limits of explosi
bility al-C betwveen 1.5 peCr cen~t an~d t&
per' cent ol' gasoline vapor ill all-. Iln
other- wVords, only a little gasolinle
vapor is needled to render all- exiplo
sixe-one and onle--half feet of gaso
line vapor- for- each 97 1-2 feet of air.
One gallon of gasoline cani under- per'
feet condition, r-endoer 2,100 feet of air
ex.:l osive.
LONEJ liSE MAltlS
TH'IE CO)TTION MAiIKETl
Lowest aime in tihe Fjrst Two Ses
sionis While Highest lienlced on
(lose.
Neil Orleans, .Oct. 22.--A long rise
marked the cotton mar-ket last -week,
lowest prices colmng in tile -first two
sessions while hlihest prices wer\
reachled 'on tihe closinlg session. Froml
declin'es uind'er- the close of tile preC
ceding week of fifteen -to tbwenty-f'ouri
points thlere was a rise to advances
of 117 to 142 points over, thle r'ange
of fluctuations being (37 to 157 points.
After trading as low as -21.72, Decem
ber~ rose to 23.22 and closed at 23.17i
gents. Spot clrices gained 125 points
on mkidling, whichl closed at 23. cents
against 18.25 011 tile close last week 'a
year ago,
Tile nmain r-easonls for tile advancl
es iwere to be found in the spot depart
ment waher-e the dlenand constanltly
broeadened while offeings precepitibly
lessened. A ideep impression was made
early. l9 the wek by messages from
poihtts in 'i'excas stemting that: in .some
case, tile entire day's offerings of
spots consisted 'of a single bale.
Later, Textis replorts stated that
both foreigh and domestic spot hous
es had in'atructed their buycrs to get
cotton, regardless of the price. On
the closing session no little buying
wis aroused (by the claim that fari
ers' narketing bureaus were tying u)
from 25,000 to 30,000 bales of spots
daily. All sections of the belt sent in
reports that were etqually as bullish as
the Texas aceounts and in the e- -n
helt it was said that cotton mill; ore
reaching out. into the territory st
rounding them and ignoring ntiddle
ien and railroads, were buying up
cotton and shipphig It to theit' exare
honses on their own motor tI'ucks.
Fu rther reports of a la'ge buisiness
being done. in cotton gooils intensi
fied the effect 'i'o nSt . 'The eeii
nus Ibro au will issue itli report ol
911iningr to (t-toiier 18, 'edtnestav an1d
the figures may hima an imlpmt-'llit
bearing on the net reSt'lts of the week.
Loso Leaf imedgers. Etc.
Advertiser Brinting Co.
Orea (Ckffihrg Stie. J. C. 'burns &
Co. '
LAND SALE
State of South Carolina,
County of Laurens.
M. V. Brown, Plaintiff,
against
.1. C. Langston and Planters (G rocery
Company, Defendant.
Pursuant to a Decree of the Court
In the above stated case. I will sell lit
pitblic outcry to the highest bidder, at
I1U urens, C. II., S. C., oil Salesday in
November next, being .\onlay the tli
day of thf monhi, during t he legal
hours for such sales, the following de
scribed property. to wit:
All that certain tract, %:iiece. or par
vci of land, having the following
boluidaries: Situoated inl Jacks Towna
ship, County of I latrens, Souith Caro
luna. an( knowi as the 011 Wlit mtore
Place, ald fountded as follows: oi tile
niorthi by Iive hain1ds, now owied by
William Coleman, oi the east by hinds
of William Coleman. on tl( sooth by
anuds of Ms. 1.. 1P. Langston and (Gus
I'avidson, an1d west by lands of W\'il
liam Coleman: containing two hun
dred forty-three (2 1:13) acres, more or
less.
Terms of Sale: Cash. 'ul rcliaser Ic
pay for papers and stamtp, if the
terms of sale arfe not compi1ed with,
the 1n111d to be re-sold oi 8iamtle 01r s011
snbsequent S alesday on same terms,
alt rIsk of former 11urcha1usmer.
C. A. 'POO\\1101R,
C. C. C. '. and G. S.
1DI1ated Octobr 2, 11122. 1 -1t -A
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system with
aiotabs
The purified and refined
calomeitablets that are free
from nausea and danger.
No salts necessary, as
Calotabs act like calomel
and salto combined. De
mand the genuine in 10c
a id 35c packages, bearing
uoove trade-mark.
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