ked atitI for the purpose. jectile during its flight, to increase its velocity and The patent for thisinvention was granted Nov. 6, found that the gum was precipitated to the bottom. I range. It is believed practicable, however, by in- have tried to use the naphtha in place of spirits of 1860,… … be applied to the projectile during its flight, I pro- [The above letter tells its own story. Our corre- the charges or gunpowder, and F the fuze or composi- pose to use the explosive force of gunpowder to drive spondent has not succeeded in rendering naphtha or tion, as before mentioned. In this…
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