SPOUT WASHING.

Mount Ida Chronicle, Volume V, Issue 295, 24 October 1874, Page 3

SPOUT WASHING.

We may confine' our attention to two points in- slie«sp\vashirig." us containing about the gipt.of .the fubjec.trr.vi'S. lhat of softfriiiigjir dirt or impurities from the fleece, and that of removing it when so rendered soluble. In the latter case the pressure'..jet of-spout is alone woi thy oi notice. I_t may be true'that in some cases it has been found insufficient.

action of a spout is twofold : that of its detersive or cleansing power, and that of its mechanical ton e Now, if we consider that when ail the softening by hot water or other means previously proves insufficient, then a minute or two more or less in the cull water of a spout cannot have much effect,-and. therefore- the determent qualities are infinitely insignificant in"comparison t- the mechanical force of the spouts.—' Brisbane Courier.-'

A fortune teller has predic ed that Mark TVain would di: this year—hut he is only going to stirt a paper, which is pretty close for a futune teller

Two American base ball clubs have sailed tf-r Kngland, where it is presumed they purpose " starring it. : ' If there is one time more than another when a woman should be entirely alone is when a line full of cl/thes co.ties down in the mud '

The" Washington 'Star' denies the story th it George' Alfred rammed his uin-b.-ella "down the throat of. his ant ago ' nisc and then opened it. Writing ot the " Military Captain," whi.se brief career in Dunedin was hri ught to a dose lately, the ' Colonist' say.-.:— ' It that young .man had .settled down honestly to work say for a dozen years "iiV' sm), and it he had pdd-eyeiy man what he. owed him, it is very quest'onable whether he'would have olr'ained credit olany one if-he'had asked for it; or ii he hal wanted some'"money for legitmate ts'ade purposes, he might have obtained a loan (as a very great fav r).-hy payins? very dearly for it. Soit is." honesty is frowned down and oppressed, while winning smiles and a premium are held out to roguery "

STRAS'Q-rasi pacing a visit to Dunedin are often at. a loss to know what is the be»te-tnh lisli'ment to visit, for tile puri'linse of drapery and cloi.tiing. Herheit, Havnes, and Co off.-r special advantages to •he i-uhlic'iliat e'm be nii-t with nowhere el?e in the city. They keep nt all"limes the lnrtrest and best stock of every class of goms. imported direct' fioni the leadirir manu'acttirers" mid w..re-hou-'eirieii nt home/ which, being bought entirely upon cash.'terms, tliey n.'e.enabled to offer g'Hid-j of -uoh sterling value as c.vuiof be equalled by any. other house in the trade i'lvery iiriiele'iii p't<iclt" is marked at a fixed price for ready ir'oney, from which no abatement h ever male, so that tl.e most inexperienced buy their go >ds at the same prices as the bc^t,judges Their termsare—net cish, without discount <->r red ictious of any kind.— AnvT. • ■ . - ■■'.--

hut we bel eve that has been simply from the fact- that the eight, feet tank. - which we seem to have adopted as a standard all over the land, is so Very seldom kept quite tr.ll and that a' pressure oi nine feet . six to ten left is ,a lar better .or necessary stan lard. Willi this and a length covering the whole sheep, and proper 1 abler, for landing stage, there would be no probability"ot - a spout not doing its" work well. - We may remark, however, that much ignorance is too often displayed as to spout washing by overseers in' charge" of" washpools. ' ! F<'r example, if ;\nv unusual eti'nit is requited, all the?auention becomes devoted to the spoirs seemin giy" quke'cblivious of-lhis : That a spout 'so tar is y'mechanical machine'capable of doing,a^ceruiin^thing, but y ii6 more ;* that even jhe work' (it the men c'ou'iLbe. done, by t mechanical .contrivance.; so that it a iset of men L ar«- wording cheerfully, 'and 'know they can neith.r slum.their V ork nor sleep over it, then, except in a very sma 1 degree, no extra results can be got irom th< m but at the expense and sacrifice oi per't ctness or iffic'.eucv. W may* also aid that the effect ot thi