A NEW USE FOR MAIZE STALKS.
STOLTIXCI LEAKS ON BATTLE-SHITS. When our modern rapid-fire guns came into use it was felt that in view of the groat rapidity with which they deliver shells some other means of preventing any inflow of water in warships, in addition to water-tight subdivision, was necessary. The general method of accomplishing this result has been to fit a coffer dam, or double skin, for some distanco above and below the water-line, the space between being filled with material which would expand and keep out water when a shot passed through. The material used in most ohips (says a contemporary) is called Cellulose, and is obtained from tho husks of cocoanuts. The United States Navy has just reported favourably on a new cellulose composed of tfie pith of cornstalks, which is granulated by machinery. Our battleship Inflexible is protected by coffer dams fitted with a mixturo of cork and oakum, which aggregates in weight 143 tons. Tho American corn product would not, it is said, weigh ovor 25 tons, and would furnish mora reliable protection.
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Hot Lakes Chronicle, Volume 3, Issue 153, 6 November 1895, Page 4
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179A NEW USE FOR MAIZE STALKS. Hot Lakes Chronicle, Volume 3, Issue 153, 6 November 1895, Page 4
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