On Sun, 01 Aug 2004 04:17:46 -0000, Marty Shapiro
wrote:

Does anyone have more
accurate information about this gas than my fading memory?

As recently as 20 years ago, white gas was sold in gallon containers
as lantern and stove fuel. Dunno about octane, but it was my
impression that this stuff was less volatile and less dangerous than
what was sold at Gasoline Alley downtown.

My wife's aunt and her husband lived in a house with electricity or
telephone (it did have running water, courtesy of a windmill). As they
got older, and the eys got dimmer, they upgraded from kerosene lamps
to Coleman lanterns.

all the best -- Dan Ford
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