The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-11-12
The Gsun-Cotton.

(trom the w Arlington Union, NOV 10y
Mr.. Peter Won Schmidt a Russian by BIRTH and now
resident of the United states polite enoughs show
sa %o,nY sp w S
Russian II appeared like raw cotton made up in
small balls eapOdsd either BY applying spark to it,
not as rapid as gunPowder 1t gave out much smoke
its explosion and left many stains white paper thus
showing as Mr. Won s. remarked that the elements Of
the combination not properly united, or not
in the proper proportion IT certainly inferior its
have lately heard such extraordinary accounts from Eu
rope; but first step in the process and prepared
us for believing the possibility OF more perfect compo
Within two hours after Mr. Won s had left u.s. wo had
the pleasure of taking by the hand Mr. Robertson our
consul at Bremen, who brought with him in the Britain
mia the packet which had been made up by Professor
shonben II to be opened only by the President Of
the United States and contained of the prepared
cotton.
Mr. Robertson has returned to the United States full
of the experiments which he has seen in Europe, and
deeply impressed with the importance of the discovery
which has been made. Our own correspondent con-
nues to conffm the truth of the description which he
gave short time SINCE land happy to his
letter generally circulated in the newspapers and, in
addition TO this have been favored with the following
showing tho materials which enter the composition
or sulphur, and the nitrous acid furnishing the oxygen
with more repidity than nitre itself, the materials
combustion the materials whch enter into the COM
position Of gunpowder
Extract from letter received in this city, dated
The secret has been discovered by celebrated chem
DrOmulRa-
ted to the world hasten to furnish you with transla.
tons of two publications which be has just made
corning IT,
The guncotton can be prepared under the accompa.
nyng directions by any apothecary who his
avocaon properly. Many experiments have been made
with in this city, and the result uniformly has been
such establish general confidence in its superb
GRITTY gunpowder-an estimation which, from the
first, believed 1t would attain"
(rRATsLATTor)
From the Hanover Gazette
Brunswick, October 8, 1916.
Totally Independent of shonbein and Bottger relying
on an observation Of Pelouce which is contained in my
compendium OF chemistry first volume, page 1885, have
succeeded in preparing exploding cotton, which, after
experiments made with IT, seems to BIO excellent sub
siue for gunpowder In order that tho results impor
tant discoveries be brought the highest degree of
perfection, without unnecessary delay. appears
70 De proper to give publicity to them imme diaely in
serves IN making improve ments upon such inventions
nereoss disdsn TO sell ask patent for the highly
vsoeoie one which has been made by myself the vast
CONSEQUENCES Oh which vet be calculated and
public " w. WV e'A''"A Use " As
For making exploding cotton the common wall cIasnsd
staple must De dipped in highly conce Acid of
satpetre Vhe acd which uae Is made by dstinS tan
parts dried sspetre and six parts oil Of yitrio or sui
pnuric acid) then At IL put into fresh watsr which Re-
often changed, and care be taken IA Ico.ar
matted after which, II must be well dried Tbu. a.
exploding article is in state Of preparation for The
barrel. ~ '"0 gu"
The effects Of this article astonish every BODY who
witnesses them. fns SMALLEST quantity sxplodss with