Heralds of the morning, the meaning of the social and political problems of to-day and the significance of the great phenomena in nature .. (1899)
Tait, Asa Oscar. [from old catalog] · Oakland, Cal., San Francisco [etc.] Pacific press publishing company · leaf 245
it is aimed. While theseterrible instruments have been in process of development, therapid-fire and machine guns have been invented and perfectedfor the purpose of destroying them and the boats that carrythem. How successfully this has been accomplished was de-monstrated by the inability of any… … Some grains of slow-burning powder. Nos. I, 3 and 5 show thepowder before it is burnt, and 2, 4 and 6 after. AND THE NATIONS WERE ANGRY 239 modern guns. This powder, as shown in the illustration, doesnot explode all at once, but begins to burn through the holes inthe center; and the longer it…
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