Re: [DL] a question for the history buffs

[Markus Finster <markus.finster@chello.at>]

At 04:54 03.07.2002, Jeff Shoffner wrote:
 >I was reading a pseudo-history set fiction book when I came across something
 >that I don't know what it is, but might be something "useful" to DL.  What
 >is a spirit lamp?  This is taken in context in a turn of the century (1909)
 >English hospital if that helps.  Just think of the cool "things" that come
 >to mind when "spirit lamp" and MS comes together....

I can only guess, but maybe an oil-lamp that looks like the typical 
Aladdin-and-genie-lamp?

Markus