Show VERY DEADLY TO THE USER holy witter water sprinkler and other old timo time awkward weapons cop right 1857 all rights reserved the machine guns repeating rillas and self cocking revolvers of oc today loday aro are certainly elaborate fighting inspru monts almost too elaborate ono one Is IE tempted to ray bay making wa war r largely a contest of inventors and engin engineers cem but n after all these ill modern battle engines are effective and here the up to date inventor of 0 marde rouss devices has tho the advantage ever since the none age geniuses have kept themselves busy but to in make success v c ul use ue of 0 some borne of 0 their 0 elaborate labor i i lell awkward products in the past one P la forced to conclude that lotions muil havo have been first caught and bound they strongly recall the absurdity ot of a certain cranks deadly nea hea powder er which WILS was deadly enough but could only be applied IV by capturing the uprightly sprightly insect and inserting the iho poison between helwe eni its ILs jaws A striking example of E this sort art of perverse ingenuity Is IB the iho so called Holy water sprinkler the innocent pounding name to have wigi rated in tic the slang at 0 the times the meshe medieval r at warrior or was rather fond of jokes of 0 that description thin elaborate construction vaa as a club like affair lt containing at one end four short barrels each of of which was fired with ft a match the priming was waa protected by a sliding wooden lid and the end vinne vas covered by an iron cap furn furnished klied with a valear ake blado blade and hold in place by a hook tho the intention was to flet alave bl tye away at the enemy to till the bonnes gon nes at tho the end and then to use tile the weapon at closer quarters as a club but to effect all this roust dudl have requited more care in manipulating an and dmore more delay than grini w war a r commonly permits of course it if t the he enemy were obliging and would stand kland still while the slide and cap call were removed d the erinnes bonnes gr Kon innes nes all fired in proper order and the cap replaced and securely fastened lest it flop back and tile the head of the iho then lie ho was wan welcome to 10 rush on arid and take his hl clubbing but unfortunately the enemy like the rabbit in the aztec fragment Is so liable to go and while some of the parla aarts of the combination were vero being adjusted sted the inconsiderate toe foe might amigh it COMO come on prematurely and spoil tile tho arrangement on the whole the sprinkler ice was like tho the famous hallous Hal Bal louB lous revolver al together altogether too comprehensive and like his coffee it was tar far to fee technical tor for practical purposes tho the bandoleer bandolier ban band dolier was another awful contrivance e for putting the villainous saltpeter to murderous derous ce cees es it consisted of so verell tin list loses covered with leather each containing a charge ot of powder suspended by rings from a cord card made to p pass a a through larger rings A flap of at leather lher vaa us arranged on each side to protect the cin cans from rain and to ono one ot of these was attached it a circular purse for bullets clowd closed to by y a draw string the whole affair wai voss buckl ool around the waist whenever the cases were stirred either by tile r motion of the iho wearer or by the fitful bra tile chev made a elan but their chief distinct distinction foll and interest liy lay tn in tills danker danger that the mauli match cord noo was it liable s bip at luly any moment to ignite and am how orr oft tile the entire line of charges for the private benefit of 0 the wearer a into of t the ae ca cylinder linder only by striking the butt bull of tho the weapon sharply against the ground thoro there Is in nry no doubt that the gennari who invented this TOI got the better belter of his 1 tigi brother in mechanical thill skill and tile tho weapon wa waa su sure re to lo do some omo damage with a at t last one cone of f it ita poil ritt 0 if tho the once rot got a fair at his hi enemy but belt it waa no HO lengthy that before lie aoud pet got time to draw it back and tit in position for another thrust some comrade or of tile tho slain man would hao bava opportunity to rush in and lemense his death it if war was the pastime for princes it m must u L have been a very childish as s a e ell ll 11 s aa brutal game came in the old days day rr for pern and private combat which was also one of the gentlemanly diversions of use the sixteenth century a truly infer infernal eval little affair called by 0 O u rt c g a dagger classer was much ini in favor T this h ls vas isles so BO constructed that after belne being thrust into it a person by the pulling of it a little latch catch it could he ba made to open like a glove stretcher and the center blade was at the same time prolonged thus admitting of EL necona and blow having on once driven tho the atrocious thing well home its owner neuel havo been obliged to make a plesent of it to his cetlin let lin who ho could scarce help it however un filing for the blade wore were provided with hooks curvin curving in suell such a way as t to make it almost impossible gible to withdraw this tool though chev were noth ing lii can exceed the malice displayed i in these clumsy instruments of murder Cr tho the world after fill all la Is growing better MARGARET ALISON na I 1 nsf 0 0 I 1 mf 3 0 I 1 lah l ia 4 1 medieval dagger dager 2 tho the bandolier bandoleer Ban dolier 3 the holy water sprinkler 1 4 the concealed Kaus Rans eur contingency not calculated to put him altogether tit at hit ease care tile band dip 1111 gaily to tile hie man in C I 1 could never tray ray lei in fact ills situation was wa about ax as precarious as that ot of tile the soldiers mile ft ho hurt bad loaded their cannon on OIL the back of 0 a mole which made uneasy by UK the sputtering of tile the fuse begis brgan ro to turn slowly round find round lei 1 a vain endeavor to net get at tile the cause of 0 its annoyance no thus thim every point of the horizon with hla big murderous roua burden to the utter and panic ot of tho the experimenting gun punsters but devices tor for shooting did id not ex haunt all th the possibilities tor for clumsy war tools the weapon called the concealed lana eur a rort port of 0 tareo po sated spear was quite lid iu kable in lla its way as aa any gunpowder plot arrangement it van long slid and lance like in form the upper part belne an if lion oil cylinder cofeild by a call capt thelie old time tu alsta great on cover which arld coce could bo borg removed leaved by touching loudil ng a bolt a ot below it this thi was then riven given a ahari jerk forward and three blades ll 11 new t out tit in the form of 0 a par I 1 jall once lei th lei position poi allon they were held firmly and could be thrown back |