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improvement in the Harpoon. salt.
petre,' it seems is about to be introduced even in
the whale fishery. A now barpoon has been in.
vented oy Mr.. Albert Moore, Of Maine, the
liuke and shank of which open by a hinge and
admit the introduction into the nuke. and under
the shank, OF a small vial of explosive powder.
which is then shut up and fastened by wooden
pin. As soon as the harpoon is thrown into ,ho
whale, the wooden pin is broken by the force of
tho whale pulling upon the line, the fluke opens.
the turning of the hinge breaks the vial, and pro.
ducins friction, the powder explodes and kills the
whale.' ''' wv