The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1885-04-11
LIVING GUNS.
Plants and Insects that Explode
with Dynamite Forco.

Plants and Insects that Explode |
with Dynamite Forco.
"Comc around to my place tonight
said scientist TO the writur, "and III
show you thclatcst thing In dynamite"
The latter was on hand nj the time ap-
pointed aud found around table q
dozen or moro faces moro or less famll-
iar In the world Of biology. In the cen
ter Of tho table were n number OF boxes
Of various sizes, u dish containing
substance that looked snsplclously Ike
water and several other ARTICLES Of an
innocent and unexplosyc character.
Don't sit In that chair exclaimed
some one, as tho writer was about TO
pull up "Ihcrcs a current Of cleo
tricity going into II strong. and powerful
enough TO kill an OK"
Take the lounge" said the host,
that is II you don't mind snakes" The
writer did, especially rs tho one upon
the lounge was a python, about ten feet
in length, brought In to be experiment.
ed upon.
.Ile's harmless" said the first speak.
er. II chloroiormed him half an hour
ago"
A chair was finally found and the
meeting was called 10 order, and tho
members proceeded Ia business.
VEGETABLE BOMBS.
speaking abotit dynamite. said a
naturalist, II have brought 4 fcw spcci-
mems TO illustrate that feature In low
life--as there are dynamiters in tho
lower animal kingdom ms well rs In the
|. higher. and curiously enough, we might
say the same Of the vegetable kingdom.
| remember few years ago was
travelling on u small vessel between
some Of tho West India Islands and at
one place had purchased number Of
curious seeds, placing them under my
berth for safe keeping. ! was sitting
Mt tho small table, hanging ON with
both hands, In company with negro
passenger, when there came an explo-
sion that sounded as u barrel of pow
der had gone OF. Something whizzed
by my face 30 closely that ! felt the
wind. and another projcc.ile struck mo
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ihc l'iAn nau "'eh snu.s n h
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was se'e'M """'s p,,"'" W. ,"o '',
.hage eou'u =" ssoppsn , sa ...a' .os'
,o'n ~ Ssa' 'on'sun ',1 mopP'a w., ~
nhs cAo'n ,polr, anu IN, a'oawaas ,... '.s.e aa.
mgp anu w., VIVA. w. :,,a NV saPPv., ana ~ T a.,
o'"s is y'' ~, $500" 's ~. ~ a a,,,ost,'a" '
Tha hoe, NJ ,ha s.bIa h.d IN ann. way
Affected ,bem so tbat they went of IN.
cartridges. and as each was made O,
several pIeces n had somewhat the ef
feet of erape.shot One struck the ne
gro rs related anoiher mis,cd my hea' '
ana shattered iooklng,,giass pehin'
me, another struck me 10 inc ehest
took off Tho handle of A pitcher q
monkey.coolor that stood ON tho table
-Four of the seeds dldnt go on. and yo'
may be sure put ihe', IN Mrong pox
a number oi seeds, continued tn'
speaker nave similar haoit OF OK
ploding, and j i generally aprovisiol
.onhscra VII I'm .n' I a,al's,sM ,ssa. " ss,os s
IN the west nave seen uees sxplod
win a reposi INA. couln oe heard nearll