RATT'S

GASOLENE.

There is assuredly no better method of illumination for suburban residences, hotels, mills, and other large buildings than by means of Gas Machines. A most excellent and reliable quality of Gas can thus be obtained at a cost varying from about 75 cents to a little over $1.00 for light fully equal to 1000 feet of Coal Gas, or less than one-half the price usually charged for that article. No trouble attaches to their use, as most of them are automatic in their operation. Of these Machines, there are several varieties, differing both in their construction and operation, and possessing, of course, varying degrees of merit. acquaintance with the respective qualifications of each and our long familiarity with the subject may enable us to suggest the one best adapted for any required purpose, should any of our readers contemplate purchasing one.

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We accordingly invite correspondence on this subject, and shall be pleased at all times to furnish full information about Gas Machines and all matters pertaining to the question of Gasolene Gas.

GASOLENE.-Nothing is so essential to the satisfactory and successful operation of Gas Machines as good Gasolene. Fluid of inferior quality is often offered for sale that is positively injurious to Gas Machines, and consumers will save themselves much trouble and expense by purchasing only a well-known and reliable article, and from responsible parties.-The best goods are invariably the cheapest in the end, and especially

is this true of Gasolene.

Good Gasolene cannot - like Kerosene Oil - be obtained from every dealer or even from every manufacturer.

Where consumers are unable to secure Pratt's Patent Prepared Gasolene from their present source of supply, if they will send their orders direct to us, they will be served promptly and with strict attention to their needs.

After an experience of more than fifteen years in the manufacture and sale of Gasolene, during which time we have furnished probably four-fifths of the entire quantity consumed in this market, we fully understand the requirements of customers, and respectfully solicit the patronage of those who desire strictly reliable goods.

Pratt's Double Distilled

& Deodorized Naphthas.

The attention of all who use any of these goods in the arts and manufactures is invited to our own products, of the various gravities, from 62° to 76° Beaumé, inclusive. These are prepared with the greatest care, and will be found especially desirable for manufacturers of Varnishes, Mixed Paints, Oil-cloths, Rubber and Enamel Goods, Window-shades, etc.; also for Druggists' use, and every purpose requiring a perfectly pure and sweet article. We are prepared to furnish them in any quantity, by the single barrel or car-load, and are confident that all who are critical as to quality will be well pleased with them. BOULEVARD GAS FLUID.We distill special grade of Naphtha (which we market under this name), for use in what are known as Naphtha or Vapor Burners, for street-lamps, a large number of which are now in use for lighting the streets of many cities and towns here and in foreign countries.

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And forward pass, and do not turn

Again to our disgrace.

For thou shalt bring to people's ears
But truth, that needs not blush;
And though perchance thou get'st rebuke,
Care not for that a rush:

For evil tongues do itch so sore,

They must be rubbing still

Against their teeth, that should hold fast

The clapper of the mill.

Desire that man that likes thee not

To lay thee down again,

Till some sweet nap and harmless sleep Hath settled troubled brain.

A PARADISE OF DAINTIE DEVICES.

A PARADISE OF DAINTIE DEVICES: A Collection of Poems, Songs, and Ballads, by various hands. At New-York: Imprinted for Charles Pratt & Co., at 46 Broadway, near Trinity Church-yard. Christmas, 1882.

Opinions of the Press.

"Advertising has become a literary art. Charles Pratt & Co. have prepared for circulation among their customers in the oil trade an excellent collection of poems, songs, and ballads. Printed on heavy paper with broad margins, and furnished with an enticing title, 'A Paradise of Daintie Devices,' it is an artistic souvenir for the holiday trade." -New-York Tribune, Dec. 13, 1882.

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"A beautiful little volume, bearing the quaint and not modern title of 'A Paradise of Daintie Devices,' is published by Charles Pratt & Co., oil manufacturers. It contains poems, ancient and modern, English, Irish, and American, selected with taste and printed in a fitting manner. It is an agreeable and curious product of the Christmas season."-New-York Sun, Dec. 13, 1882.

"The 'æsthetic' devices of tradesmen to attract attention are usually so odious that one is ready to forget the advertising purpose of so pretty, wellchosen, and well-printed a budget of verse as the Paradise of Daintie Devices: A Collection of Poems, Songs, and Ballads,' distributed by Charles Pratt & Co." The Nation, Dec. 14, 1882.

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"One of the prettiest books of the season is an advertisement of Pratt's Astral Oil, etc. 'A Paradise of Daintie Devices' it is called-the daintiest device being the harmless deception practiced upon the reader. It is a wellchosen collection of poems, songs, and ballads, dating from Richard Crashaw to T. B. Aldrich; and it is printed in Francis Hart & Co's best style.” The Critic, Dec. 16, 1882.