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The Hymn of the Cannon-Ball

           "Aluminum?"criedhisthreecolleaguesinchorus.

           "Unquestionably,myfriends.Thisvaluablemetalpossessesthewhitenessofsilver,theindestructibilityofgold,thetenacityofiron,thefusibilityofcopper,thelightnessofglass.Itiseasilywrought,isverywidelydistributed,formingthebaseofmostoftherocks,isthreetimeslighterthaniron,andseemstohavebeencreatedfortheexpresspurposeoffurnishinguswiththematerialforourprojectile."

           "But,mydearpresident,"saidthemajor,"isnotthecostpriceofaluminumextremelyhigh?"

           "Itwassoatitsfirstdiscovery,butithasfallennowtoninedollarsapound."

           "Butstill,ninedollarsapound!"repliedthemajor,whowasnotwillingreadilytogivein;"eventhatisanenormousprice."

           "Undoubtedly,mydearmajor;butnotbeyondourreach."

           "Whatwilltheprojectileweighthen?"askedMorgan.

           "Hereistheresultofmycalculations,"repliedBarbicane."Ashotof108inchesindiameter,andtwelveinchesinthickness,wouldweigh,incast-iron,67,440pounds;castinaluminum,itsweightwillbereducedto19,250pounds."

           "Capital!"criedthemajor;"butdoyouknowthat,atninedollarsapound,thisprojectilewillcost"

           "Onehundredandseventy-threethousandandfiftydollars($173,050).Iknowitquitewell.Butfearnot,myfriends;themoneywillnotbewantingforourenterprise.Iwillanswerforit.Nowwhatsayyoutoaluminum,gentlemen?"

           "Adopted!"repliedthethreemembersofthecommittee

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