GELIGNITE

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 36, 1 February 1908, Page 5

GELIGNITE

i iu the Editor. ! s>ii, — Tbe Ij»t Jt-H- tl,n> luve jlu an exploit\c ■—a >ul>- ! «?tuiin* u*>: -ciwral.y ui.»U kiiouti. from : ih«' jH-amv hU .uU-itj:*.' I Iliv.- ui it, u 1 Bcr'jn to liavt' a detonator to , * <au-' an In your paper a j j an- ol a stout: U« illy Muuu Uj pu:ei*» lit I .>tr.ui.pi.l v*.u, liit'iiUoilfU. tlu- twploMve r M ' *« l ; *e CMi. iliiJ it U'Cll ill,- j i'IHH,-. luc lu-at ui tiu* liiv i.tu- I

an 1 am given lo uuderstan. :. i ,i- g.-I.itiiioiis pr.i.iuctioji will bur,, without any damage being the result, I Cuiild yuu give your readers some in- | ioi;..a; ...'1 i.g.-rdmg it?--l am. etc.. AKilil K 11. A.MULUV. [t.cliKiiitr is on.- of the modern forms . i>f iihioglycerine. Mr. Ambury's ipierv ! y.iu l»-t be answered by ipaoting the foi iouing caution is-ued to all u-ers m ■ nH!,j-glj,..nn; explosives. The caution L-u.-d l.y the maker*. Nobels Explosiv, voiiij.jiiy. Limited, of Glasgow:— "l ui i tbiu to ls. r . „f .Nitio-Glyeerine i\ | plw-i\e-. Ii j. hijjhly dangerous lo place juitrogiy.erine e.\plo,ivi*. on or ilea. | urr», stoves, steam pipe-, or anv higlilv- ; Ualed metal. These explosives m ,i*,t n-ver Ik- put Into warm water to noftcii. Iney ought always to be put first in a watertight vessel au.l then that vcs-ei •In übl lie placed iu the warm water _iv.lr.-h -liould not be bnjlJH., tt -lieii lille.l j into the water-jacket of the warmiii" ■ pjin. li.e c.irtridg,-. when haul, mn'v I L •oiteiie.i without dang.r in warming- ; pan-, tii,.h a., the c.Mip.iin -upplv for ■ lb.- j.urpo-e. Ac. ,1. Nts have ~-,'uiie.l | iliroiigh warming ..n or lieii.re I -t-ve. and t11Vj.1.1.-.-. or iu kettle- of | w.it-r: Ihi- i- highly daiigcr.ui-. lor th--e r\p;.«,tv<-.. wh.-n -l,,w|v lieated be- I >■<«■} the bo g |,..int ~f'water, are |

lniiie to explode with great violence. Tbe-i .-xplo-ives -liould never Ik ex-ji-is-il to the direct rays of the sun. Frozen or unfrozen, thev should alwavs be !umlb-.l_ wi:h care."' Cnlike guii |s-.wder. -j.-iijrniie reouirts. a -pe.-i.il nio.hof dnng. whi.-h consists of a verv -tnmg fxpb.ling cap. cillcsl a "detonator." at" tai-hed to a pi.-,-., of safelv Th- >■■- lir.- th niisi-iti-ii i':i the dot.,nitor whi.-h then exp!.«le- the cartridge. -I'M-i