The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-07-26

tory would be left standing or where both
parties interested would land.
M. Maxim invited the visitor 20 set UP
the camera and shoot at him while he was
doing a few tricks" as he called them.
For some of the experiments a fire was
needed !" the laboratory stove. and after
putting in sorle shgv!ngs. sticks and coal.
NJ. Maxim fastened the ignition by lighting
stick of smokeless powder and holding 1t
Now. said Mir. Maxim. II suppose YOU
would ike to see Maximite melt Ike wax.
burn Ike oil and become soft ike rnolasses
so il can he poured out of a saucepan into 4
projectile head?" Ard with that he DELHI
erGteiy DROPPED some Jumps of ii into fry
ing-pan and proceeded TO demonstrate his
statements.
FRYING WITH POWDER
While it was burning in the frying-pan
with bright Sreenish flame. he fried eggs
IN another pan over the heat generated by
It.
It didn't take very long. and It is surpris-
ing TO see this material adapting itself to
domestic uses when ut anoller time ana
under different conditions it is most de-
Structivc shattering force
IT'S against my principles to smoke in the
laboratory" said Mr.. Maxim as he produced
a cigar. but l feel like smoking lust now.
but will not invite you to join mo here.
1t flashed across the visitor that be might
join the inventor somewhere else IN Il few
seconds. but he. said nothing-he was
speeches. with his eyes rivetcd upon this
man with a re-ve OF steel who had taken
a stick of Maxiinite. lit It In the fire and
posedly as it had been 4 lucifer match.
While he was preparing to load a pro-
iectile with the molten Maximte the visitor
had decided TO use the tiashlicht to insure
i better photograph
It later developed that fash powder and
other explosives do not live peacefully un..
der the same roof. especially when one OF
them is on the warpG-th.
Mr. Maxim had removed the pan full OF
Of fluid and was about tS pour II into the
TO lock W just as the trigger was about to
be pulled.
Hold on there man. he yelled.
And with blanched face he jumped upon
the bench near the camera. removed two
cans from the shelving overhead and de-
After the picrrre had been made he was
asked the reason for the hasty move
We'll" said Mr.. Maxim ''if your fias hire
had scared over those cans Of illuminate.
And here he looked thoughtfully Up
through the skylight as though conteaipiat-
jected two bodies averaging 1I5 pounds.
specific gravity SO much. resistance so much
and so on.
MIXTURE CONTAINED ILLUMINATE:
He explained that as 1t was a compound
containing illuminate that caused the loss OF
his hand he had since then respected the
stuff more than formerly.
10 NOTe Clearly
plcsive and insensitive nature Of Ma1imite,
a Clipper of lead was melted over the now
raging fire in the store. and with perfect
cemposure Mr.. Maxim poured the contents
of n few hard and cold Jumps OF MaNimite
The same quantity detonated in i densely
packed shellhead would have rent a three
inch ffarveyized nickel steel plate
Having taken up considerable time in the
laboratory. It was now lunch time, 3nd after
Mrs. Maxim and the visitor sat down to
lunch prepared over some compound to take
the place of oil or gas, the nature Of which
Mr.. Maxim did not wish to disclose.
He had only made small CGantity of 1T
and yet it was clearly experimental.
With the range fire out the dishes were
washed with water brought to the Boiling
point in few seconds.
The maid lit stick OF some explosive
compound held at the end Of pair of tongs.
and immersed it in the pan OF water. In
less time than it takes to tell of it the
water was boiling ana ready to use.
For lunch there was Welsh rarebit cooked
in silver. chatting dish.
Mrs. Maxim gave an example Of her mas
terfui manipulation Of that convenient ac-
cessory to the dining table.
Maxim excused himself for having forgot
ten: TO order alcohol. In place of It he had
used nitruglycertn!
The first impression was that he was jok-
ing. Who ever heard of burning nitroglyc-
erin like that, and with open fame like
alcohol?
He seemed offended that he should be
and. removing the lamp from. the socket
proceeded TO the back yard, where a few
drops We're exploded like the report OF 4
gun.