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Show Gatllng's Idea of War. "War Is an anachronism a relic ot tho stono ago, when prehistoric man, adopting tho only moilo of argument known to him, fought for tho possession posses-sion of caves. When It Is mado too horrible to contcmplato it will ceaso to bo tho resort of civilized nations." Dr. Richard Gatllng, who died Feb. 26 In Now York, wroto that opinion to a friend many years ago. Dr. Gatllng was the Inventor of tho famous Gatllng Gat-llng rapid-fire gun, tho first "pepperbox" "pepper-box" designed for wholesale slaughter of troops. Ho was once a clerk In a St. Louis store. Witnessing the sufferings suf-ferings ot wounded soldiers coming from the front during tho civil war lod him to wondor If a remedy could not be found for tho great world evil. When ho took up tho construction of his machine gun In 18C4 his llfo was threatened by peoplo who considered him a "public menace" and a wholo-salo wholo-salo murderor. Gen. Butlor used two ot tho first Gatllng guns In tho famous James river expedition. Abroad the Invention was taken up at onco and many similar mechanisms sprang from His Idea. Collier's Weekly. |