Show THE pig GREEK lre lne this nom com compound blind rep reported to oliace li ave li be n OR qualifiedly anathematized by barr Baur baumgard gard as the most villainous ever eyer used by civilized nations when hen thrown charleston at a dil dig tance of four miles by Gil gli mores morea marsh bat b at 4 cr iely ert ery it 1 would deli biem siem beem after ali all ff dfora om ahe the tol fol extract n 0 T havel bavei bei bek been holly wholly 4 i a enod er ern n int estloa historical data shor that it ivaa ivas W i s used liy by nations called f as a low lon ion alb aib a jo aa as t the e of the 1 1 century or atre till christian sra era k bether lether or dot det gea gen gilmore di a nie nig e a san nan tite tito himself himo hito self seif into tb e the ifie south yo ran ab nb at charleston Charle ston ae as represented by tome come bome rome bunny binny 9 a liner hab has been seriously a d many mady 1 regarding nir it as a military mil mii ilary extra r 1 ari arl zi wh which ich 1 is is butt tut a a ca iid lid ild te terra rna for tor official lying a pr r atice i well weli t eli ell known to be po poda A 4 TUO bud da ili iri vogue when rhen r reference efer eier n ce is made to thit this th doig doin dois ot of aspirants tor for mil ta tary ry r renown goirn it la is scarcely presumable abathe that the mase mard masterly erly e enzinger enc enz anz ratie ineer inper ei of the de fences of dare darc leaton ton toB was wag h Lignor eignor ignorant MA of the origin and tri trl lt tit we ime of the ure etc fire by be the greeks themselves and end nd afterwards by br lle ilk the ani and and other warlike rations fiat riat ions of an antiquity the assertion asser asier llon tion smacks or oc the lahy aaby fiby the tle uin oli i s tron which we e extract the following account copied ino inlo its calums from the american encyclopedia thinks that if the theres th ereis is no brim bria stone atone in t the h e compound it will erl no not be became the traitors of charleston do da not de deserved serveT dose of itji itys the knowledge possessed ot pt this ancen fc ir atena avena ot of wan war is gau gat gathered beed by gibbon in we tb I 1 decline and ja eail orthe Empire 3 Chap 42 the subject is alro also ab ably y trea treated teV by y lr macd mcculoch loch in vol XIV x IV of or het the t quarterly journal of science the greek fire fige nf defonce wa was most advantageously bously employed in the defence of constantinople during the two twel i leges sieges of tha tho saracens saracena Sara cens of A D all ali aux auw 7 16 the secret of its preparation and a wid use was derived from a native of of serij or according to Ced Cedre renus nus nug of eget who dev get det i arted to the service of jbv be emperor it appears to have been a compound of bi sulphur and pitch and to have been poured from caldrons caldroni cal drons or projected in fire balls or on or arrows and javelins around which flax waa was twisted saturated with the inflammable com corn pound it was vomited through long copper tubes from the mouths of hideous figure which hibb were set in the he prows of fire ships these were themselves consumed a as 11 they sent fire and destruction among the galleys of the enemy dor tor yeas ts to secret was successfully by the romans romane ol 01 the east the trw vengeance ol 01 heaven being imprecated uron uror whomsoever khom should divulge the composition coinTo which he people were taught to believe was revealed by an ani angel to the a and nd greatest great of the C not antines the maz mam ma b homm edans finally finaly obtained the secret ana aha in the holy boly wars wara of syria and egypt turned the art abai agai guhe christians joinvil ile lle in his bis dt de st rouf jlouis describes the alre fire as coming through the air like a win winged wined ed lon ion long iong tailed failed dragon about tho h ners ness of a ho ghead hogshead with the report of derand the velocity of lightning producing eo so much light from the tae rigal city of fire it threw out that one might see in the camp is es it it t had been daya description not nov to th the e rocket its ita use was continued till the ibi middle of the tle tie fourteenth centar century yi when it gave place to the he more efficient compound of some gome somewhat what whai similar r nature then invented the tho name greek fire baa haa been applied to compounds that burron burnon burr burn on the 0 of or under the water an art inflammable liquor of thin character js said to hav been discovered ha tat 1755 1753 by a gol goldsmith demith of paris named who mho vi ho was not however perin perra tied to make nta nna character known the photographer ba M de st victar victor has experimented by request of the french al inister erot of war upon the property of berh bev ioa zoa T ole ioe to burn upon water kmer ancl and of igniting it if a bit of potassium or of 0 of calcium be couta contained ined in it i ile lie found that if it a gla clarn vasel essel estel containing soo grammes ot of beia bein lle fra iro mi one hair half gramme of ozi potassium were on the surface of the water the woun imme flume lately overspread a considerable ea oa fa tace face cei bursting a atthe same bame time into flame A mixture of three parts of avd asa ana one of of lood MOOD earbon carbon being put into a hand hard grenade previously heated by in boiling water prodo produced ced a di sen ben of vapor which could be ignited and continue conti to burn from a je jet t t till III ili the t whole hole hoie aa mas consumed con cen fumed us I 1 in it solution increase indrea me its power of sett betting setting I 1 rg nire fire to e other eber her ber objects ohl oil of petroleum caay alay be substituted for the bens bea zole i jt it was thought mal this be used bi A naval caval warfare as fhe ibe ancient greek fire was employed the ct is fully treated ly by cod cottrn coffern cot frn irl iri his work i ork projectile weapons of war aid vid ald explosive compounds Compound sly ely londi Lon dB ir names mixtures that spontaneously ignite and may be usel used f for or the same aaroe purposes as greek hr lr A solution ot of rits riis in rot fot carbon abou thrown in ili a giard glass fourd found in at ignite sooner atter after the ligum was chlon chloride ide idt of sulphur may aay be f far r the carvon carbon the ignition not tek in tj ing place qui a BO so soon thu thua giving the e h liquid awid t pRe pote predate tate lito aitu boad soad oed oud work anil and canvas ali an abom abominable mable mahle udor diffused iv dring aring the combustion combast lon ion I 1 I 1 40 h aw an col wm win IT dane aa ai mr charies charles wall cached fifty ef figr ilar t rear sear parowan carowan paro Pa rowan wai wah it was put lc ir a pine fine in e lot loy 1 p ia buried burled beneath boine some rocks where it ws wall allowed to remain four years when taker takei from its hiding piare a ehert ebert ume ago it wa was wag fonua to be b quite fo and excelle excellent bt it 4 wert were man maa a fron frob jt it the earr sacr geat gent gentlemen lemin have one some ont blore cour four our va ilea tied pee pet away at the same tame time as ali til the e ally ity pon foo aloye mentions menti ont d which thoy they thy lattus leaving IY two amro wro ar or abrell abr years kinan |