CHAPTER XIV.

SOME INVENTIONS AND DEVICES OF THE WAR.

Improvements in Firearms—In War Vessels—Catch-penny Devices for the Soldiers—Combination Knife, Fork, and Spoon—Water Filterers—Armor Vests and Greaves—Havelocks—Revolvers and Dirk Knives—“High-toned” Haversacks—Compact Writing-desks Smoking-caps and the Turkish Fez—Hatter’s Caps _Versus_ Government Caps—The Numbering and Lettering of Knapsacks—Haversacks and Canteens—How these Equipments Changed Hands 269