Due to a power outage, I had reason to fire up my trusty Coleman lantern. <br><br>Its mantles were old, having far outlasted their expectant life, and crumbled to dust after brief use.

The Coleman Company, one of the world’s largest ... during a year from simultaneous use of four different Thorium mantle lanterns — an individual is exposed to roughly 200 millirems.

Oh, sure, several good lanterns burn liquid fuel. Many, in fact. Probably the granddaddy of them all is Coleman’s repeatedly tried-and-always-true Classic 2-Mantle Lantern ($65). I just love ...