The San Francisco call., 1896-04-19

which, without noise or smoke, is capable
OF discharging the almost incredible num-
Der OF 1000 shots minute.
The gun in general appearance resembles
field piece of the modern type. Over the
barrel are some cylinders. surrounded by
pressure gauge, and to the rear is a
shoulder piece such as is commonly at
tached to rapid fire guns.
A little forward OF the breech is fun
mel, down which the bullets are passed
into the gun as fast as two men can pour
them. Underneath the gun and between
the wheels is placed the mechanism by
which the propulsive force is generated.
This is carefully inclosed, so that no hint
OF its nature can be obtained, althoua b
the presence of the pressure gauge might
be taken as an indication that compressed
air is the mysterious power used.
The mechanism, NJ. Sommery explains,
is pnt into action by simply giving slight
oscillating movement 10 the trail by means
of lever worked by two men, the trail
being geared direct to the mechanism and
having no attachment to the axle, as is
usually the case.
Once started the mechanism is said to
generate force enough as long as the
motion of the trail is kept up.
How the muscular strength of two
men could produce power sufficient
to throw 100000 bullets minute, with a
range of about 5000 yards. is something
that the inventor is not yet prepared to ex-
plain. He insists, however, that no other
source OF powerIs used.
The power OF the weapon seems to vary
greatly with the length of the piece, one
two feet long giving muzzle velocity of
So4 feet a second, while for the nine-foot
form the amazing velocity of 1852 feet is
claimed, the bullets in each case being
half an inch in diameter.
The inventor insists that his principle
can be applied to cannon of the largest
size.
A report on the gun was recently made
to the Board on Fortifcations.
Electricity in the Kitchen
In a modern house equipped with cleo
trio devices the use of coal and gas is alto
gether obviated. In the kitchen hot water
Is supplied by a tubular electric boiler.
Each water tube of this boiler is wound
with wire resistance coils, and when the
current is passed through the coils by the
turning of switch the water very soon
begins to boil because of the heat gener-
ated by the resistance to the electric fluid.
Along one side of the room is arranged a
polished wood bench, upon which the
electric cooking-stove and electric pots and
pans are placed. Above this bench is
arranged a smoke-trap, provided with an
electric fan for creating a suction to draw
all the smoke from the room and discharge
it into the chimney.
The electric stove is heated by plate of
separated resistance bars. This plate can
be raised or lowered in the stove to or
from the cooking article to give greater
or less amount of heat. The top of the
stove is provided with window, and an
incandescent light illuminates the interior
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at all times. The stove is started and
stopped by the simple turning of switch.
The degree of heat in the oven is regulated
i'll the same manner as in the electric
carpet.
Next to the stove stands an electric
broiler. This is composed of two hinged
frames provided with hollow-spaced bars