The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1846-11-27

/ ing unsealed. mass Of cotton. of deem
er yellow linge than common, presented
i,.elf-and weighing about 60 or 20
grains. Col. Talcou, the head Of tie
Ordnance Bureau, aud Mr. Robertson pro-
ceedcd to make some experiments. A
small quantity of he pfo pared cotton was
laid upon white sheet Of paper,
/ When touched with another piece Of
| paper on fire, the cotton instAnmncously
exploded, producing a small volume Of
smoke, and having slight stains with very
small PARTICLES on .he paper.
The hes, gunpowdrr was then oxplo.
dcd. II produced more smoke, and left
larger siains-thus showing thai the com
bus'ion was more complete in the former
than in The later case, A small quantity
! OF cotton was then throw over some grains
OF gunpowder, but both exploded togelh.
er. In this respect, as well as in The
stains on the paper, the test failed. On
applying the tongue these PARTICLES which
were lriI upon paper by the combustion
of cotton alone. II presented the alkaline
taste, showing that the lldid in which Tie
cotton had been immersed was not CON.
peiely prepared--a portion of the potash
from The nire had been deposited in he
vessel, and in dipping the cotton into ii,
| ii had imbibed some Of The alkali, or some
Of the nlIe itself.
Upon Col. Tolco,,'s putting some of
the cotton into gun, with cap on. an
/ explosion took place with comparatively
IlIs!e noise. On loading the gun second
time with abou, ten grains Of the cotton,
a wad of paper upon it, and ball and an.
other wad upon them, The gun was fired
with a smart noise. Ii was discharged
from the upper window Of the War Of
flee, and aimed at the Navy Office, about
forty yards distant. The ball was !ouud
about eight yard, from the basement of
the Navy Olhce, Eom which il had re-
coil,d, after making smart iHdeniaiion
IN the stone wall and so great was lie
force with which IT had gone and reboun-
ded, that when it was picked up it was
found considerably nsticned and smash
ed.
Il was evident. however. that tie cot.
ton was no, Drepar.d in The hes, manner.
Mr.. Robertson is about 10 have certain
1uantitv Of The raw material f.av "a
poupisl manufactured in The mo.t sciep.
life manner, and further experiments are
to be made a, the ARSENAL with the deli.
cate machinery which test, the C,rce If
gunpowder. I'VE shall take car, ,h,,
these experiments shall be duly reporeJ.
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DomeS'1c"iio" " me DDHdIo.-Iho.
A!ith' OF d. Louis, III I've Ca|'rm0r,
says:
Attempts have been made IN Missouri
anu on HE banks "I 'he Arkansas at DIT
'ereM tines to domes''caie the buffalo.
The success was c'miIeie. buI arc
Bul'al'es worth d"mesicalI V they
nave ocen mixed win oar common cattle
the cows nave oceh 'n.'Se'' aud The
ou'i' nave oeen mace 10 u'a" "e pow
bu' hel'her species was improved ey m
'cfn''A'"te' We cows give f'ch n''H'
ou' very li'''e Of W. i"e oxen nave great
Strength, IN 'heiF 'ore PaT''' oH' lhelr NINA
IAiI' ana are ao' 10 te compared WIN our
common oxen IN endurance. 1heIf man
sHehg" seems 10 ot III 'h'ir hean' neck
'hu shoulders ou, 'ney 'apef OH behind
AZ strength ana i'ItH' a"a soon o'eah
uo"h ""eh "o'%eu' ihey ne ihpa'
ueh' OF 'eNS''o"' anu i""er uhmah"eeH'
Die when goaded' ih'y break over Ten
ces win facility, having great strength N
'heir horhs' 'aNeh when calves ihtv
are easily demonstrated. and will herd
WIN common cattle lhe hlnd quarters
rIos' humps anu tongue III The cows are
esteemed GOOD eaIing'-Dui lew would
Tbe RprrLo !. chiefly ,.I,,ble f., III,
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