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LUCKY DsEAM. The forms ol the small
shot used by sporlsmen, are exactly spheriod-
ica The lnanner in which shis advantage is
seenred i Ingenious. !, i said that Mr.


Wait, native Of Bristol, and a pluabsr by
trade, had dream. 10 (which he shw the
whole conlSvance. A;persoa appeared be
fore him ON The top of high tower, with
a seive in his hand. and ladle OF melted
lead in the other; The lead was poured into
the seiye, which he shook violently. and the
liquid metal fell in drops, like rain, ID the
floor OF the tower, but in lis solifieJ state
The imaginary person then descended from
the tower and examined some Of the shot
and among them Wan saw several that were
not either perfectly round or had tails on them.
To separate, these from the others, the men re-
moved efshot 10 an inclined plane !; those
that were round ran down the plane. while all
that We're misshapen wriggled over the side -
"A perfect separation was thus effected. This
was. "a lucky dream for Watt. as he sold his
patent for -flO 900, and similar method is still
employed BY manufacturers. aalI slHgEs