OUR YOUNG FOLKS

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXVII, Issue 3507, 8 April 1905, Page 4

OUR YOUNG FOLKS

An liitrn--.; ■ -if. For the Am* tVr 1V - a;xt At. In U ■■■> im< -'i: r-’-eisivi 1,1 r.-no «,f a f, .<>■ w Jiaturidiy t-xpi-o;. that a me. a.o i- • • •r. kind si:■ ,idu ;;o unfa: Lan indy ami ao.-i 'i amJy coi'i'ivi.. JO far:, it will pn.bat.ly require to bo lin eoidhrmity with Ilia ihlv'-c-o of (:ia f.ki-.,:!.•--•.•)•/, f-» • v.-ind it. tmeo a, <k:y and move 11n- band: torwaid about 1”. minutes every mv.hoy and likewise lf> minutes at ni.-.dit, and you'll havu a watch on v.ddab .Von i in ivly.” A do.-;:-rip! ion of tl.i i inceliuuif.ni, found In a German work, i.s given by Tho Jewelers’ Circular as i'ollov. “A thin arbor A nvis upon two supports, S ;il —a straight and truly round knitting needle will answer tho purpose

A V.'ATKC CLOCK, well. Ono of its ends protrudes beyond the dial fastened at ,'-‘I and carries a iuaiul. The hours only arc markod upon the dial, and consequently this tin; only hand la the hour hand. “About in the middle of the arbor A la fixed a pulley, TJ, with a deep groove. Around this pulley is wrapped a, thread, one end of which carries a cork float, I l ', while a small center weight is attached to the other end. Exactly underneath the float P is a so culled ‘tulip’ glass, which is filled with water to the rim when the clock is started. A conduit, an ordinary cotton wick, M, passes into an empty cylindrical u.;sel, it, which stands close by. “Tim natural consequence ensues. The wick M acts to a. degree as a siphon. absorbing the water in the glass E . and ... .barging it into the lower vessel, It. In consequence of this the former empties slowly, whilothclatter fills gradually. The sinking of (he water level naturally produces the same with the float P, thereby actuating the pulley 15, the arbor A and the hour baud C. Uy a suitably large pulley, 15, tiie hour hand can ho made to revolve in an approximately correct time. ” In spite of some difiieulties, such as getting a glass of exactly the correct shape and the pulley of the right size, readers of a mechanical turn of mind may find entertainment in endeavoring to construct this Imitation of a clepsydra, or antique Homan water clock. Scrap Steel Rolled Into Shape. | A process lias been discovered by which scrap steel can bo boated and rolled into shape, according to an exchange. Tho secret of the invention is a mineral composition, which, blended with certain chemicals and mixed with tho scrap, enables tho mass to bo heated, roiled and welded without melting. Crosspieces of Scrap aro placed in layers over a bottom piece, and the composition is applied. Finally a top piece is laid on, and tbo whole is strapped toget her with iron, making a bundle fib, inches thick, which is heated and roiled into any shape required. A Kcumrlcabic Fact In Botany. It is a remarkable fact in botany that no species of flow er ever embraces, in tho colors of its petals, the whole range of tho spectrum. Whom there aro yellows and rods there arc no blues, when blue and red occur there arc no yellows, and when wo have blues and yellows there are no reds. Tulips come nearer to covering tho whole tango of tho spectrum than any other species. They can be found ranging through reds, yellows and purifies, but a blue ono has never been found, says a scientific Journal. ______ The (Lavender of Commerce. In parts of England lavender is grown In large quantities. Tho loaves and blossoms of the peppermint are put into tho still, but lavender is only extracted from tho flowers of that plant. Most of tho lavender of commerce is grown and distilled In tho sou til of France, lint it is claimed that no lavender has been produced to equal the English perfume, and it fetches six or seven times the price of tho best French lavender. The Whole In Miniature. Thcro seem to bo records of but three specimens of the pygmy sperm whalo having been found on the Atlantic coast between Greenland and (’ape Horn. That many others have been stranded on our ,ponst is doubtless sure. A whalo so small and resembling as it docs a porpoise, if found by an untrained observer, would no doubt bo taken for tho common porpoise, which is so frequently seen along

rVCiMV SPKUM 'WHALE, lour New Jersey coast, during the spring find summer mouths, says Popular Science Nows, in which the following facts are found: Nearly all the specimens have been found in tropical or subtropical seas, tho Paeille and Indian oceans having furnished most, of them. It is not to bo wondered at that cetacean literature furnishes us little or nothing on tho anatomy of this animal when wo consider how few specimens have ever been Hound. A specimen was secured in Feb’inary, ISP 1, by the Vfistar institute, University of Pennsylvania. It is a mala weighing SIS pounds, measuring 7 feet ‘IOJ-i inches in length and 0 feet in girth just posterior to tho flippers. Tho skin Is [deep brown In color on the back and almost white on tho ventral surface. This specimen was found on tho beach at Sea Mo City, N. J. Tho adult pygmy whala Jprobahly does not exceed 10 feet In length. (Bo far as is known, it Is most <x&saiy Sated to tho true s; ’"’a.

HOW TO STUDY GEOGRAPHY. tjaaf.il Hints on the Subject For Young am! Old. Most countries owe their importer’"* In •' '' llir-t,-*- i tv, pept t ''W--. a-"' *"rreasons wby curtain countries nan; r. ■ Inin productions and not others. 'lc.'.s will bring in null ter;-; of tciopo’-nf -v- • rvio;,.!’. ■ I-: -I. CCwU , 'o.o' V IV, v„. T: = '-U-i r -i- ■■■ in.,., a.-. : Itnd they will serin sons 1 . Find out what other conu'.n>‘S u., the same productions, and which pro-• dnee the greater amount, with causes t tc. I. [any of the teachers would astonish their pupils by asking th-m wh> tho United Stales produces large cooe tities of corn, while England produces none, or why the coasts of Mexico have productions different from the inland regions, or why Russia is anxious to get control of Constantinople, etc. But the use of a country does not depend alone upon, what it can produce. It also depends upon its advantages for sending away what is not used at home, and also for getting the products of other countries which it does not have. Tho study of this question will involve tho proximity of a country to the seacoast, its navigable rivers, railroads, canals, etc., thus bringing out the vital points and showing their importance. The pupils are thus learning tho facta as moans to an end, and not as a large assortment of dry, disconnected ends. Ask them if they would rather live in Mexico than England, and why? Always why? Interesting and animated debates may often be carried on in this way. How to llcmnvo Staias From Marble. Marble is a very difficult article to clean if the stain lias sunk into the stone. Slight stains may bo removed with a pumice stone or with vigorous scrubbing. Greasy stains are best removed with a paste of fuller’s earth applied in the same way it is to wall paper. Stains of ink on marble may be removed by hydrochloric acid, which is a powerful poison, and be washed off with water almost as soon as it is applied to prevent its eating into the stone. Why a Cap Is Symbolical of Liberty. The right of covering the head was in early times a mark of liberty, slaves only going bareheaded. When a slave was given his freedom, it was customary for his late master to place on his head a small red cloth cap, called pllens. When this had been done, he was termed libertinus (a freedman), and bis name was registered in the city tribes. In 2G3 B. C., Saturnius, on taking possession of the capital, hoisted a cap on tho top of bis spear to indicate that all slaves who joined his standard should bo free. Marins used the same symbol when ho incited the slaves against Sylla. When Coeear was murdered, the conspirators marched forth with a cap on a spear as a token of liberty. The Goddess of Liberty in the Aventine mount was represented as holding in her hand a cap. In France the Jacobins wore a red cap. In England a blue cap bordered in white, with tho word liberty in gold, is a symbol of the constitutional liberty of tho nation, and in our country the statue of Liberty always wears a cap.

How to Dispose of Duplicate Presents. Some people who liavo a good many presents have a way of disposing of duplicate or generally inappropriate gifts. They put them carefully away in a drawer by themselves and consider this a depot of supplies to go to in an emergency when called upon to make a donation in return. The groat care has to be that the donation does not go back to its original giver. How to Rest. To begin with,' women sit too much, and women stand quite too much. Standing about and sitting are not resting, however cleverly women may delude themselves on this point. Absolute repose comes to the tired muscles only when tho body is in a reclining position, and absolute repose comes to the overstrung nerves only when the muscular system is perfectly at rest—relaxed. Tho middle aged woman should learn how to rest. Five minutes of rest flat on one’s back on the floor or on a hard, smooth couch are worth half an hour of so styled rest in an armchair or in that uureposeful tempter, the rocking chair. Some ono has said to the women of .today, “Never stand when you can sit; never sit when you can lif down." This exhortation, applied witl some elasticity, is tho best recipe foi beauty I know of. I recommend fre quent daily lapses into complete fallow ness. How to Preserve Russet Shoes. Do not uso any so called russet pol ishes. They are all harmful. Simply rub off the shoes every morning with a damp cloth and then polish them brisk ly with a soft, dry brush. They will soon show a beautiful polish without any stickiness. How to Blake Cream of Macaroons. A delicious sweet to offer at luncheon is made of whipped cream and macaroons. Use tho rich cream that is of tho proper consistency to whip well. Sweeten and whip until quite stiff. Get macaroons that have been kept about two days and roll them until they are finely crumbled, but not powdered. Stir enough of them with the whipped cream to give it a delicate brown color. This should ho served heaped lightly in dainty cups, as, while., it makes a most delectable compound, it is altogether too rich to be taken in any but the most moderate quantities. How to Make Beautiful Fire Screen*. Stained glass screens mounted in brass or wrought iron make the most beautiful tiro screens, their rich colors being clawing); broug'-.i out by .-’m dancing