Show and filament there Is a certain similarity between the electric lamp and the old lamp both are everlasting barring accidents but what most people forget Is that the filament of an electric lamp Is no more everlasting than the wick of the oil lamp both will burn out in time everybody who has used oil lamps snowa and expects this the difference between them and some users of electric lamps Is that tho latter fall to realize the fact they expect the filament or wick to last as long as the glass globe in which it Is enclosed so when the lamp burns red and does not give its usually good light they blame the electric light company for not furnishing good current whatever that may be the tact ts that when the lamp burns red and dim the filament la about exhausted best then to replace it with a new one it Is con luat as much current ea it did ben its light was good thus making a poor light as expensive as a good light every electric light company ba basla of exchange |