. The Canadian journal of science, literature and history. 2^66 NITRO-GLYCERINE. "In five cases, congealed nitro-glycerine was melted purposely over a fire. " In three cases, a red hot poker has been inserted into the oil in order to melt it. " In one case, a man kept a cartridge, with a percussion cap and fuse afiixed and lighted, in his hand till it blew ; A case very similar to the last was reported in the newspapers as having occurred at St. John's, New Brunswick, during the recent eclipse of the moon. A gentleman stood at the window of a hotel, holding in his hand
. The Canadian journal of science, literature and history. 2^66 NITRO-GLYCERINE. "In five cases, congealed nitro-glycerine was melted purposely over a fire. " In three cases, a red hot poker has been inserted into the oil in order to melt it. " In one case, a man kept a cartridge, with a percussion cap and fuse afiixed and lighted, in his hand till it blew ; A case very similar to the last was reported in the newspapers as having occurred at St. John's, New Brunswick, during the recent eclipse of the moon. A gentleman stood at the window of a hotel, holding in his hand a dynamite cartridge, which he intended to fire as a signal when the eclipse commenced. The fuse burnt out sooner than he expected, his arm was blown to pieces, and two other gentle- men who were in the room at the time were severely injured. " In one case, two leaky canisters, full of nitro-glycerine, were soldered under continual reports produced by the heating of drops leaking out, but no accident ensued. " In one case, a man took to greasing the weeels of his waggon with nitro-glycerine, not knowing what it was, and it went all right until it struck hard against something, and the wheels went to pieces. " In one case it was burnt in a lamp, as an improvement on ; At Newcastle, a number of cans of nitro-glycerine were broken open by blows of a spade, and then flung into a hole. A melancholy explosion was the result, by which several persons lost their lives. There is no doubt that nitro-glycerine is a dangerous substance, even in the form of dynamite. But so is gunpowder, and so is steam; and this fact; though it should lead to the greatest care being taken in the use of the exj)losive, is of itself no reason for abandoning it, for power and danger are Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not
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