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The Projectile-Vehicle

           Thelungsabsorbtheoxygen,whichisindispensableforthesupportoflife,andrejectthenitrogen.Theairexpiredlosesnearlyfivepercent.oftheformerandcontainsnearlyanequalvolumeofcarbonicacid,producedbythecombustionoftheelementsoftheblood.Inanair-tightenclosure,then,afteracertaintime,alltheoxygenoftheairwillbereplacedbythecarbonicacidagasfataltolife.Thereweretwothingstobedonethenfirst,toreplacetheabsorbedoxygen;secondly,todestroytheexpiredcarbonicacid;botheasyenoughtodo,bymeansofchlorateofpotassiumandcausticpotash.Theformerisasaltwhichappearsundertheformofwhitecrystals;whenraisedtoatemperatureof400degreesitistransformedintochlorureofpotassium,andtheoxygenwhichitcontainsisentirelyliberated.Nowtwenty-eightpoundsofchlorateofpotassiumproducessevenpoundsofoxygen,or2,400litresthequantitynecessaryforthetravelersduringtwenty-fourhours.

           Causticpotashhasagreataffinityforcarbonicacid;anditissufficienttoshakeitinorderforittoseizeupontheacidandformbicarbonateofpotassium.Bythesetwomeanstheywouldbeenabledtorestoretothevitiatedairitslife-supportingproperties.

           Itisnecessary,however,toaddthattheexperimentshadhithertobeenmadeinanimavili.Whateveritsscientificaccuracywas,theywereatpresentignoranthowitwouldanswerwithhumanbeings.ThehonorofputtingittotheproofwasenergeticallyclaimedbyJ.T.Maston

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