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By Lewis H. Cline

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Petroleum or crude oil was first discovered at Titusville, Pa. in the year 1859. Texas is at present the largest producer in the U. S. Some has to be pumped from the ground, some flows freely, or spurts out in the form of a gusher like an artesian well. It is believed to result from the decomposition of plants and animals that lived in the sea, which was originally in the areas where it is found.

Bulging of the earths crust due to tremendous internal pressure built up while fermentation was going on has formed pockets at the upper part of which are found natural gas, still sometimes at great pressure. It is a thick brownish green oil and as found is a mixture of Carbon and Hydrogen in varying proportions.

For instance, the formula for cylinder oil is C23H48, which means 23 parts Carbon in a chemical mixture with ...

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