, 1875-04-17
SPARKS OF SCIENCE.


11Haulito. or Eihn&'po~6ett may 90 trthfrort'
Cd bT Ill ordloary ueaus Of conveyance In evory
r'lnhto aud Temperature without danger Of OF.
rlosion. 6ovcrnl European Governments nl!nv
II to rnss as common freight. Tho Becrnt Of ita
safely lies in tito fact thai! tue absorbent ts Hofs,
conptcsalble, ht,d plastic. and is no moro o{rcct-
ed by blow than ia cushion. II has bon SUBJ
jccted to thu novnFcst tosts by ec,cn'iGo met,
and exports of every gort, and l,as proved
hy lta conduct that tho on,Y u,sans Of exploding
It ID BY large aud powerful poso.lssioi,-cap. In
contact viii, ro 1t hurrs to .sbes lt:.a saltntra
papor. A lot of s.o00 pounds has hec.: burned
at once without exploding. It mar bo poured upan
Ecd+hot plata, or n rct-lot poker may bo thsnst
INTO It box Of It may bo thrown upon rooxa
from any height, 60 tint tho box In ri,attored,
heavy Wetehta may ho tlravn upon 1t; It may
be bcason wiih eledge.llanlmer IL my bc
hell in tho }au1 and sot on fro, and nt,en
flals-consumcd he exing,,islod With watnr nil
tlt ntny be dnne and tho powder will rofnse 10
e1i1Edo. There aEe twn kinda nf dynamite.
Ono IL composed o1 rs per cent OF nitru-glycor.
other haa mitch lcnH uit,og1ycn.tEe TIN .iafiecn.
cv icing supplied br nttte, salts ctfe mud resin.
Thc second IN not 10 h.ront "a tito first nuj IL
Only half as eostlv; Tho substance han The iook
take pncc !,ko gut'povder. b,raing from po:ns
10 roInf, Int tho ent:ro maes. however large,
hulsts a. onco, az II tim baud that he'd /: woro
cut and th" rccot! Of oae.1 grnln TOOK riaco NJ
tue same tna;ans. Il rhattefs tho hardest rock
~ II 1t worc Tho most fragile of tt'n,H, md
refds ~ronFht.iror a1,i soild etnet ~ II thov
wo.o raCH. Tic l,shtast c,aseo Of Il ID sho;
heaviest rlilo or Cannon tears the V1ln int1
tl'ol'sand ptcccs. It is as ro1d In wator
ae out. II turned looao into toso-holo
i''lca viii, water it e1uks 10 Tho bo,lom--
r,s n.1pcu W ...o Wa'ot aa e3Enues WIN tnl o.
IL sooee Is nn da,,rarr,.s tn ra1s,,,r, ~. = =
ts IN trutt, uujto otborwwe. Cnnrrnea In, rnndc
It misdcmeanor puuialrnb1o by heavy fms Of
mpttsnnmons to tlp highly rfIsmn1,l,|e or din.
EcrousiY. Y.nxpioave enbs tn1co. without ,scfoein9
tnot charac,or BY labsls OH ths hoxca or vessels
containing them. 4 Into trlal boIorc Uni,oa
statsa 0olr. established tho fact .!tnt ,isn unto
cannot bo rcckonol ono Of these Bu stances.
-
AVENoMcus sFR2Enr.
A specimen Of tho Hamadryns c'aps, ven.
70 sno coaectlon OF roFponsa IN tto Geological
.'ntoons' LONDON In7 enaka Ia fonmt tn India.
tho Aodaman nnd Philippine Islands. ind ia New
attnfns a tarro sIzo. somotImca nnon,nr,n1 n
sont ~ ,s...;, ~ ~ t,a,,, .,''1 ,as.N,'.r ~
1ses ;" .oktu' aul 20 ~" ".'o 'o.a''"ao'o u''
envy ish venom 10 1atal III Tow minutes. alr.
Iheobola ! slated that h' heard Of "ell'aushen-
;dltet, nv liza htt.' Tn, c,cnh,rt =: v,s ,t;,,,,,
a '1,. 'y ~" ~ w.. 1n' o'opnans "ao p'"'."s
oo"a WIN '"h 'tunh some cFeepefa or boughH,
when lnrGo Guam (thc 1ndlah name Of tho SER
pcnt} wa!cl, Was diaturbed In tho treo. struck
tho elenbant In tho trt,n1r letvnon Nh, avsa rho
oi.,,,.,. - 49,. .a."~.,.s 49," ~
.,,s, n'aus N ouso 49, .'Hsaseu pcea'ns H. t"'as, ana
diea IN aoo"t 'hfeo hours" mr. Iheobhd ro-
'ates OF hia Eorsona| knowledge that
a euake.chaymet yas bitten hy nm
and f,;ca ~ Tim ,xon,,a tr,,s,,,,,a,,
trh. sa.ai,,,.1 t., ~. ysa1sA,, e}. n,;
A"' ePee'''e" u. s'o too'oR'ca' oasueos ~
2vor ieo. 70 length ana !. IN cxcoi'out l1oaith.
ehoftly h1sor Its ahf!val ho WaH fcA nlfll III
i!rst. Ihe tiamadEvaH reHemh!eH tho cobra. but
has iese assoioroa iood. ttiat: "sien soFead' ts
Il so.cs IL trt stInnnT. III u1u ' un no 'Maa
Of a lizard, Wleu B.ttiug IN With hood oxnan,1.
Cd. tho saaha IL constantly Jerking its lload in
fsstlo-s manaor. 1ts oyo is olaslr and bright.
@ mnon n Matafeed; e II hs.sa ouay anu extends ith
rnDryoIn,ss celortty. ''o'0' '''A'''"s ~ VIII
Dr., Faycr, in lis work On Tho "ycnonou,
Smiles Of tho Indian Pen'nsu!a," rolases AZ,
aneedo'o illustrative Of tho aerce, Aggressive
nnauas nraas o. t,,,t 10 1asa tsa Am Intelligent
ntunh,et1 nnon a nost of theuo sern,ts uuo 10y 10y
itnnediately rotreatci, but the Old fomaie
Gaye chsse. Tho man fed with all sueed
over h,ll and dalo. dinRle ana Rlndo,
rs,..;', so."t, ,!ve ~ %"a m 1, ~ e aG ~
bad escnred his lory onen,y ht,t. ia On rroc,,.
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