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vantage of thus" procuring a cheap paper and encouraging the
spread of literature cannot be over-rated.
Unfortunately it is hot all " peace and good-will among
men on the earth," to wit, Krupp's exhibition which next
meets our view, and which is bristling with cannons of all
sizes, from the muzzle-loading mountain piece weighing less
than two hundredweight to the gigantic breech-loading how-
itzer weighing fifty tons without the carriage. If one did
not feel tempted to place by the side of these figures the num-
ber of human beings these murderous engines are destined to
kill, one would express unmitigated admiration for the high
finish and ingenious working of these guns. It cannot be
denied, in any case, that Mr. Krupp fully deserved the great
prize he received^ and his magnificent block of steel, melted
in 15,000 crucibles and weighing forty tons, would alone
have entitled him to it.
The Bochumer Company exhibits also some remarkable
Works in steel, and' among others a fine toned bell weighing
fifteen tons. Our pious forefathers composed their bells of
precious metals which made them a coveted prey for invaders ;
being made of steel they will probably be more respected.
Chemnitz, one of the, strongholds of the German metal
trade is represented by Wagner and Zimmermann's well
wrought machine tools ; by Munich's apparatus for brewing
and distilling ; and by Hartmann's splendid locomotive with a
compartment for the driver and stoker, sheltering them from
smoke or bad weather.
Keppler, of Esslingen, exhibits also a fine locomotive*
intended to run from Delhi to Calcutta. How is it, by the
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vantage of thus" procuring a cheap paper and encouraging the
spread of literature cannot be over-rated.
Unfortunately it is hot all " peace and good-will among
men on the earth," to wit, Krupp's exhibition which next
meets our view, and which is bristling with cannons of all
sizes, from the muzzle-loading mountain piece weighing less
than two hundredweight to the gigantic breech-loading how-
itzer weighing fifty tons without the carriage. If one did
not feel tempted to place by the side of these figures the num-
ber of human beings these murderous engines are destined to
kill, one would express unmitigated admiration for the high
finish and ingenious working of these guns. It cannot be
denied, in any case, that Mr. Krupp fully deserved the great
prize he received^ and his magnificent block of steel, melted
in 15,000 crucibles and weighing forty tons, would alone
have entitled him to it.
The Bochumer Company exhibits also some remarkable
Works in steel, and' among others a fine toned bell weighing
fifteen tons. Our pious forefathers composed their bells of
precious metals which made them a coveted prey for invaders ;
being made of steel they will probably be more respected.
Chemnitz, one of the, strongholds of the German metal
trade is represented by Wagner and Zimmermann's well
wrought machine tools ; by Munich's apparatus for brewing
and distilling ; and by Hartmann's splendid locomotive with a
compartment for the driver and stoker, sheltering them from
smoke or bad weather.
Keppler, of Esslingen, exhibits also a fine locomotive*
intended to run from Delhi to Calcutta. How is it, by the