[Gutenberg 52825] • Petroleum

Excerpt from Petroleum

Although numerous volumes have been written upon petroleum, and some very educational works on this important subject are to be found in technological literature, it is strange that prior to the appearance Of this little book, it has been impossible to turn to any publication which deals with this Common Commodity of Commerce in a popular manner.

Of a truth, we to-day live in an age Of Oil, for the pro ducts of petroleum are inseparable from our daily life. Refined petroleum breathes the breath of power to the internal combustion engine which claims a realm Of its own on land and sea, in the air, and under ocean waters it also gives artificial light to countless millions in all corners of the world under a variety of circumstances and dissimilar conditions, while the wheels of industry unceasingly revolve consequent upon Oil lubrication.

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