The origins of Candle

Among the things that used to light the house. (Before the electronic age) and then taper occur far later. Its story began to appear in the documents of the Romans during the first century Roman records. The new invention is used instead of oil lamps.

           The candles made from tallow and vegetable colors and flavors. But eat Army famine will be a candle-Pan. And several hundred years later, a candle was recognized among administrators lighthouse. Which is usually isolated for each other.

          In the previous issue of candles. Cut the wick Even the candles that are very expensive, it is also necessary to cut the wick, leaving every half hour. Cut the wick is gradually trimmed out the candle burns out without making the cut will taper off if not bright enough and the consumption of meat, candles, too. The meat is used in candles are burning just 5 percent left to be dissolved. And even with the cut wick. But do not be number eight candle sticks weigh about 1 pound will be gone in less than half an hour. Castle was one of the hundreds of books and candles week. 'Officials cut the wick' particularly well.

           Cut the wick requires special expertise. Lawyers of the Scots, who wrote the biography of Samuel Johnson named James Boswell had to cut the wick itself several times but without success a few times in the year 2336, he wrote about it. that "I would be sitting up all night to cut the wick to. Until about two, I missed the candles he lit it up ... I can not have. "

           The lighting candles to light the other things around the house and put out a task that requires a lot. Since no one has invented matches. Who ever read or watched Don Gihon State. Remember the frustration of the hero's Law Services sonatas while lighting candles to light the charcoal well. In addition, cutting off the candle wick is made until the word 'snuff', which means 'cut the wick' has distorted the meaning becomes 'extinguish' or 'fire' to.

           Even in the 17th century, the theater will be there waiting to cut the wick (snuff boy) was deemed by cutting the wick is an art children who do this have to walk up to the stage as the drama going on intensely. To trim the wick neatly and skillfully. No fire or flame swing stumbling to disturb the sense of being interested and captivated the audience with the story live on stage. If a job well done He will receive a round of applause from the audience like an actor, art, cutting the wick up into the late 17th century, when the wax is widely used. Paraffin wax is more expensive than tripled. But the brighter Meat and some wax volatile Samuel Pepsi year's British record in the year 2210 to the use of wax in the theater at Drury Lane Theatre in London, "Now theater light up a thousand. and pretty much over with. "

          Moreover, the wealthy will use beeswax candles, home decor, elegant, special occasion needs. He has stated that one of the British House of candle wax over one hundred pounds in one month during the winter of 2308.

          I would like to taper through the present to congratulate its evolution in the next century. The English invented it, a white candle wax. America is making candles Green Bay berry aromas.

           Who knows, someday the world may have to turn to the power source, again, it is not.