Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-07-16
KIhLnD ON wnoNa raINolrIns.
Laok Of Science Displayed in the shooting
OF People and Animals.

Lack oil science Displayed In the shooting
OF People ana Animals.
| ''To me II is matter of the greatest
regret" said an inventor who had
spent some time about the patent otiico
recently,to Washington Star reporter,
that every man who has been killed
or wounded in battle since tho world
begun has been killed or wounded ON
wrong priDciples--tha is, killed or
wounded by the wrong shaped ball. So,
also, has ivory squirrel, bear, deer or
other animal that has been shot with
slug or bullet
1.-THE muskot or rifle of the soldier,
| as also the cannon. has either fired
| spherical ball or conical shaped slug,
| fat at one end and pointed at tho other.
Now, both are wrong, decidedly wrong.
FIT is well known fact that military
officers or soldiers have never invented
any article used in warfare The bayo-
net was invented by farmer and was
put in use in spite of the military men
of that, cru, as were number of other
similar inventions. IL is not surpr;s-
ing, therefore, that military officers,
and naval officers as well, should oppose
the Introduction of my cannon and rifle
hall, for 1t convicts thom of shooting
the wrong shaped ball during the past.
Tho round ball Is wrong for the reason
that it will not take the rifle of the
cannon or rifle and will not go straight,
or as directed. it is bound to waver
up or down or to one side Tho result is
that the ball IL lost, as is also the
expense Of shooting it, which is con-
siderable these days.
The slug shaped ball is equally
wrong. Itmatters not how carefully IT
is intended to be delivered after it goes
out. of the cannon. rifle or pistol which
delivered it, it goes along in a
bumpety -bumpety kind of a way, and,
one end being heavier than the other,
II gets turned over and under, any way,
out of its course, and il lands olse-
where than whore intended. The re-
suit is delay, vexation aud expense Of
firing and the ball.
Nov. my patent, for have finally
forced the patent office to patent it,
calls for conical shaped balls for all
guns, rifles and pistols, pointed at each
end. Between the ball and the powder
there 10 soft lead contrivance call q
. driver, which takes the rifle of the
weabon and delivers the ball turning
around like screw. 1t goes exactly
where II is started. There;is no escape
from IT.. 1t has to go where directed.
Bcing shaped right il properly directed
it does the work intended, and every
ball does service, saving loss of firing
kand cost Of bali and powder. Marks.
mon fret and fume about rifle matches
and feel very proud when they got sis
or seven bulls eyes out of each ter
they fire. The cause Of ii is not their
lack OF skill in properly directing the
rifle. but because the ball they fire Il
shaped wrong. If they shot a conica
shaped ball, pointed at each end, they
can get ten bulls eyes out of each tor
shots. n4,
Indeed, they can shoot the ten hal |.
, through the same hole in the target il
, they desire for. If properly aimed, the
! ball cannot go elsewhere than where
directed
Now, as simple as this idea is,
dont you know that Russia was tho
only government that had intelligence
enough TO buy my patent, though
oiferod 1t TO them all. Rifemen every
where are welcome to my idea, but Il
any government uses it thpy will bay,
to pay royalty. 1t is bad enough tt
shoot any man in battle or elsewhere
but il we must keep up the practice O
killing of people because we have no
enough intelligence or judgment tt
arrange national or ,internationa
4 difficulties otherwise, why, not kill of
the people of our own or ;pther coun
tries on scientific principles and at th,
least possible cost2 1t seems simpl,
enough, but when 1t is ,remenb beret
, that the expense of firing some OF ou
big guns is over $500 for, each round
cost comes into the consideration. l
. oil the guns Of our navy and forts wer,
to be kept firing as rapidly as the.
could for "a hours continuously i
would nearly bankrupt the country. 1
/ would cost much less to, buy of |
nation than to fight them."