Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-07-16
WEAPONS.
.o oF THEM WHICH A TRAVEL. ea PICKED UP IN PARIS.

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 .aa tinla nlurderous objects 1 have 'as y. s sssn in rll my travels l picked up " o.ris during my trip there last sum- U @ oaid J. v. Atkinson of Savannah b friend. :. .,,..., e.,,., ., o,a
 sn;tb in the Quartier Latin, and he Euu ars1 me they were, without doubt, ss'. anly ones in existence, as far as his .,sladoo " of death dealing instruments luy l.0t md he also told me that he had sslb sssbased them of all old Spaniard who la'YDs snort most of his life ill the South snerican countries.
 al, iT am sure he must have had them ..5o fo his especial order, for, as l lave .a lI.sadv stated, during all my travels ] 'ase @ never seon anything that would in sar ss 0ay approach them for yillainous. marderous purposes
 arhe first. as you see, looks innocent ,omQl,. and when I ask you what you %ok it is you will reply - "A silver matchbox, ? answered the ,.Dorter as he gingerly handled the beau. SbIly chased silver object.
 aTouch that spring .
 t an easy touch the lid of the box rsa opon on powerfully hinged spring < ,sd disclosed the interior, and i'll com. 2 ,msmeut about half of the capacity < tbe hox were dozen wax matches. I aNow you'll find tiny button on Ind ddo next you and near yoar thumb 3jaa press that lightly.
 4 Is the suggestion was followed a lit 1le sharp pointed, creamy white, curved 3be3t popped into view from that DOT. m of the box not occupied by the 4naehes
 4#Aat is that?"
 E IAal, said Mr. Atkinson, "is not 3saa nor less than the fore fang of the 5otaas hofridns, the great American E stlesaake and one of the most venom N s of serpents known to ichthyologists. a4a will notice that the fang is sharp q aheeda It its point: that it is slit
 distance up the middle, and that ,3 hollow You will also observe that iaa anlbsr eolored, iellylike substance {. qHtaiHed within the hollow of the |'5ag That is nothing less horrible than venom of the crofalidse, and the ]1sast poison, the most deadly of s ats known to man. A couple of .~ aBas on t man hand or face mean 7sIlain and d horrible death-nausea W vomiting, retching, eonvulsions, 3nparalysis, complete paralysis, state % Gana death in 2 most horrible form the swelling to horrible proportion,
 the corpse as it rapidly turns black zH n he yirulence of the venom. You
 luke the fearful agent, bake it be.
 Ecu bricks. freeze it between blocks s.s Fe, and Il will still retain it's terrible sa Y0u may inoculate a rat with N ygn0m, and he wili die in a few
 neats, q dog in five and q man in a ien minutes to an hour, according
 hs amount received and the condi-
 adhis system at the time. The blood hs first rat can be inooulated into 3 3na and tie blood of the second into
 aiH, and so on down through 100- M 200 auhjects-without recourse tn
 Nginal venom, and the last subject
 de as quickly and conyulsiyely as
 hgst, for it's yirulenee is absolutely
 lou can readily sec what q terrible
 s9n 1t would be in the hands of au F adpalous villain A scratch or two, # lhs deed would be done, while ths
 lnw would simply imagine that hs
 oeen seraped by a pin. Yet ill
 aght with some Of the despicable
 Pais and murderous thugs who ara 3 lng yolr fair city l do not think
 \ have any soruples about using il Of them myself
 Soald be difficult even for a first pAysiclan 10 discover at the first Ni ust how the man met his death. ' companion piece, of deyilish in 'u Is needle gun. Peculiar look. 7 ~ 4lhg, IS It not?" asked Mir. Atkin. ' ne passed richly engraved and
 mounted object that looked liks \ 2 oetWeen a miniature double bar < a'o'gun and a revolver to bis Wno handled it with extreme S
 sS httle gun is about five inches
 l' and yet it contains within
 numbers, in the boxlike part be.
 nose me watch spring steel bar
 ae pistol grip, enough of flend. lS M 'siel to lay ont dozen strong
 SAatge ls strong but powerful x made of highly explosive C ~ which, by the peculiar con p 3E sa oi me hambers, makes go lit I & 'nst 1t could not be heard by ] VI feet away. The instrument
 sae'ion $ q bunch of fine cambric
 @ sna' nave had their heads slight
 s, sAsa 10 offer resistance and catch
 sslNhg fotce, and their points s, sa ia 'he very same sort of ven E. ,aSn . spoke until they are thor r s9Toded with it.
 &. 0as. gss 'Sage the gun they scatter
 5Aa'e ss to the most vital spots,
 ,ssn vsn terrible work is quickly
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