Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-08-03
MAY USE NARCOTIC BULLETS.
Missile Would LuIl Victim to Instant
Slumber and Rob War of Terrors.


A narcotic bullet that lulls its victim
to almost instant slumber has been I'm
vented by Alexander r. Humphrey,
Pittsburg scientist, Experiments on tn,
effect of the new missile are being con
tracted by committee composed Of ar
my officers. police officials and sports
men. 1t is considered alike humane n
warfare and deadly in hunting big game
In self-defense It provides the poo
marksman with all the advantages o
the gun of unerring aim.
The soldier who receives a slight desl
wound from the narcotic bullet fights n,
more that day. He Is animated by n,
feeling OF revenge upon the enemy 70
the discontinue caused by his wounding
instead, he calmly stretches himself on
upon the ground and goes to sleep. TIL,
man who receives a serious blow suffer
no agony The narcotic from the bulIe
Is absorbed in his system and he Is la
sensible to pain while he Is carried to tn
Held hospital and has his Injuries
dressed. The brave fellow. whose woun,
is mortal. sleeps away peacefully. TIL
battlefield would be saved much of It
horror.
Tho fleeing burglar who would receiv
slight scratch on the heel from a mar
cotic bullet from his pursuers pisto
would not escape In the darkness. TIL
work of the police and detectives woul
be simplifed greatly. Mr.. Burglar woul
decide to take nap within a few sec
onds after being hit, and his arres
would mean only the trouble OF carryin
an unconscious man to jail.
The hunter of big game would feel NJ
danger of counterstroke from a wound
ed tiger, lion or grizzly bear. ALTHOUGH
the bullet would make but slight woun,
Mr.. Leo or Mr.. Bear would toppIe owe
helplessly and the game would b
bagged.
In his seep--inducing missile Hum
phrey uses minute particle OF morphia
The drug is carried i'm tiny wells In tn
steel packet of the regulation army bull
let The inventor claims that this In no
wise interferes with the effectiveness o
the missile. The slight indentations il
the steel packet. he says, causes nj
splintering when the bullet comes in con
tact with bone. The wound of the mar
cotic bullet. according to Humphrey
theory, does not differ from that cause,
by the regulation bullets now used In ap
proved army cartridges.
No deleterious effects will follow tn
unique administration OF the drug. ac
cordng to the inventor. He declare
that its use in civilized warfare woui
mark more humane methods than tn
nations have been accustomed to In TIL
present mode of war. Upon the report o
the committee now experimenting wit
Humphreys invention no will take u
the matter with the United States Wa
Department and the Cabinet Ministers Q
other countries.
DR.. A Wray Barley. a Pittsbur
physician. has recommended that
hunting ferocious animals the bulle
could be provided with the deadly Komb
poison. Kombe produces almost instau
death Kombe is the native name ana
the root of plant found in the innel
most parts of Africa. 1t is used by TIL
tribesmen. who dip their arrows /
Kombe and thus render the weapon
poisonous The drug is so powerful ths
the dose required to kill a grizzly bea
would be OTIS grams.
But great danger would attach to III
use or bullet for game that had bee
treated in the deadly Komb poison. an
that would be IL any one should be o,
cidentally shot with such bullet. AS
is fatalities through hunting accident
are altogether too high, but with Komb'
treated bullets every one that was eve
scratched by the accidental shooting wit
such bullets would lose his life. And
1t is so powerful poison that .07
grams would kill grizzly bear. or an
other game. and the game was also use
for food, the chances are some of ii
poison would get into the system
whoever ate the game, and more dealt
would result Mr.. Humphreys idea
the humane narcotic bullet seems by II
the best for either game or war.-Ne
York American.