. Scientific American Volume 10 Number 24 (June 1864). panied a party of officersto Atlees station, on the Central railroad, ten milesfrom Richmond, to witness some experiments withthis ball. The ball is an iron shell containing com-bustible and destructive materials, as well as odorifer-ous matter, and in appearance is similar to the stink-ball in use many years ago. It is designed to bethrown by mortars, but in the test on the occasionreferred to, the fuse was lighted and the shell allowedto fulminate where they were placed. The stenchwhich followed the explosion wao the most fetid andvillai
. Scientific American Volume 10 Number 24 (June 1864). panied a party of officersto Atlees station, on the Central railroad, ten milesfrom Richmond, to witness some experiments withthis ball. The ball is an iron shell containing com-bustible and destructive materials, as well as odorifer-ous matter, and in appearance is similar to the stink-ball in use many years ago. It is designed to bethrown by mortars, but in the test on the occasionreferred to, the fuse was lighted and the shell allowedto fulminate where they were placed. The stenchwhich followed the explosion wao the most fetid andvillainous that ever outraged the olfactories of man-it provokes sneezing and coughing, and produces nausea, rendering it impossible for men to do dutywithin reach of it. A single ball will impregnate theatmosphere for fifty yards around, and the fetid com-pound, entering everything it touches, emits thestench for a long time. The opinion of all who wit-nessed the experiment was that these balls were afair offset to Greek fire, and Gen. Winder, and several. DENNEYS SORGHUM MILL. other officers of rank who were present, expressedthe belief that it would prove more effective for driv-ing off besiegers than anything ever invented. Bethis as it may, if Richmond is ever threatened by asiege, the sneezers, as the inventor facetiouslycalls his balls, will form a prominent feature in thedefensive operations. CHIPMANS RAILWAY WASHING MACHINE. A great many washing machines, ingeniously con-structed, have been offered to the public of late years,
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