The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1883-05-08
Vest Pocket Dynamite.

Prior to his departure for Europe
about week ago, to attend the COMING
coronation of the Czar, Professor Mezz
roll had long conversation in his lab
oratory with reporter, in which he
explained to him the wonders and beaut
les of science as illustrated in the de-
stru ctive power of some of his recent
Inventions.
'The progress of invention in this
department of science, said the great
dynamitist, "has been 80 rapid that II
is dltiAeult to know where to begin. but
If there is any special point that YOU
wish to suggest, I am prepared to give
you the desired information, scientific.
ally, of COURSE"
II should like to be more fully inform.
ed about your new NO. 60 which dy-
namltists have so frequently referred
to?"
s"That is tri-nitro-glycerine with
fifty times the power of gunpowier. It
explodes ut the rate of 400, 900 miles a
minute. To get more comprehensive
idea of it's power or momentum, suppose
you take 100 pounds of it. The NOM
entum OF this. which is found by multi
plying the weight by the velocity, will
be found to be 10000, 600; that is to
say, 100 pounds when exploded has the
same force that 10000, 900 pounds of
any other material would have moving
at the rate of mile q minute; that is as
quick as fast express train. just i'm
aglne the execution this enormous mass
OF rock, say, would do moving through
the air at that rate and coming in collis.
ion with any ordinary object, suoh as q
house or fortress. Then you will
have some idea of the latent power that
dwells i'll 100 pounds of tri-nltro- -glyoer-
ine."
"And this. you say, can be handled
III any Quantity, large or small, without
risk. Will you explain how this is2"
II shall, III so far as can do so with
out giving away the secret. The explo-
slve Is perfectly harmless, or, paradox
Gal as it may seem. it ls non-explosive
until another substance is brought in
contact with it." '.
"What Is that substance?"
"That is just the part that can't he
given for publication, and that, as you
are aware, is the qualitity that gives it
value as a secret"
"Can 1t be applied without danger or
suspicion?"
'lt can. This is the beauty of it.
You can carry it in your vest y ,cket.
and IT 1T should be found with YOU.
nobody would suspect what purpose it
was tor, and it would not injure a fly
until 1t is brought in contact with the
other compound, which Is also harmless
when alone"
nWl,nf IN ~, nj, n nj ionI. &c. y, 10
trl"nltro- lycerine being SO enormously
powerfulr
''The chief reason is that it contains
oxygen within each molecule. This
renders it's combustible force quick aud
Irresistible making the explosion in
stantaneous."
"How did you make the discovery for
exploding 30 readily2"
''As all great discoveries have been
made-while trying to find out some
thing else, 1 discovered it in Germany
few years ago, while working at somo
experiments on Bunsen's 3 lamp. Through
the substance WAS in very diluted
form, had very narrow escape from
u fatal blow i'll the &rst aoci, entail exper-
lment. saw its power again tried at
Plevna Oh pretty large scale, with
terrific effect, where the gallant Skob-
cleft barely eaoaped with his life. On
that occasion saw dynamite that was
supplied by the henchmcn of DisraeIi
freely used by the Turks"
"What object have you in view In tho
manufacture of this internal compound,
as the newspaper term lt?"
"My first great opleot ls humanitarian.
I an convinced that it will eventually
destroy the art of war. and that nothing
else will do. What have all the peace
congresses amounted to since the move.
ment began3 Do you think the ruling
powers OF Europe havo any faith IN per-
manent peace? Won Moltke, whom T
take to be pretty fair exponent of the
minds of the governing Glasses in Eur
ope," said Mezzroff, "I think, has ex-
pressed the prevailing notion in those
circles III q letter to my friend, Professor
Bluntsohli. He says: eternal peace is
Il dream, and not even Il beautiful dream.
War is all element of tho order of things
established by God. The most noble
virtues of man develop themselves i'll 1t;
courage and self-abnegation; faithful
performance of ones duty aud the spirit
of devotion; the soldier offors his life.
Without war the world would begin to
rot. and would lose itself in material.
ism."