Litchfield enquirer., 1834-01-16
To. S2.-WnoLE No. S96.
POPULAR SCIENCE.


 POPCLAR SCIENCE.
 Why could a man, if a heavy anvil were placed upon his chest allow severe blow to, bs given. to the. anvil with hammer and bear it with imp0nity?
 Because the force of the blow, from the hammer, would be difTased through the sub stance of the anvil, and the man would scarcely feel it.
 Why is 1t that door standing open, and which would readily yield en it's hinges, to gentle push, would not be moved by a cannon ball passing through it2
 Becanss, although the ball would over come the whole force of cohesion in inc wood, yet its passage through the door wouId. be so rapid i. would not affect the inc ert'aa ot the, door so as to produce sensible motion. A cannon ball, having great ve- locity, passes through n ships side and leaves but little mark; while one with less speed breaks the wood to considef- able distance. A near shot will iniure a ship less than one from great distance. Why is a hollaw tube of metal stronpar. fthafl the same qaantity of metal in assolid rod4 @
 Because the par.icves of matter in the tube stand farther from the centre and re- sist with longer lever. Hence pillars of cast iron should Be made hollow that they may have strength with as little metal as possible. Hence too the strength in the hollow bones of birds--in the bamboo cornstalk, &c. S''st
 Why is chimney in low cottage more liable to smoke than one attached to house of several stories7 @,. Y,
 Because in all cases, other things being equal, the draught of chimney is il, pro- portion to its length ,Chjmneys qsicken. the ascent of hot air by keeping a large quantity oft together. Afcolumn of two feet high rises with twice as much force as column of one foot, and so in proportion for all other lengths just, as two corks, strung together, and ,itnmersed in water. will tend upwards with more force than a single one.-POrtsmouth Jour.
 LORENZO DOW. x ..
 The Hillsborough, Ohio, Democrat re- lates of Lorenzo that when he was on q western tour. some Bears ago, in holding, forth. to one Of their, congregations, he dwelt with unusual pertinacity upon the wickedness of mankind, observing that many persons became so extremely wick ed, that they actually swelled and bursied,' and brought forward numerous instances to substantiate the truth of his declaration.--- During the whole of his sermon, he had been patiently listened to by gentleman whose abdominal roaasdhy and eornulens, dimensions bespoke him rather Falstaff than an Edson, and who treasured up the words of Dow for lis future benefit, little dreaming that he himself should be the un- happy victim of Divine wrath. and this too in so short period. .
 Th he sermon being ended, the gentleman repaired to the inn where he put up for the night, and was shown to an apartment in which number of other gentlemen also lodged, where he be,ook himself to balmy slumber. The impression, however, which had been made upon his mind by the lan- guage of the preacher, was such as to dis. turb his nocturnal repose to such degree; that it was impossible fos him to sleep; he already fancied himsslfswelling to an enott- nous size" and awakiag in .grea. agony,i found himself perspiring freely; and being unable to chase the false delusiou from his mind, Ire sprung from his bed, resolved to have light upon his periloas condition. He seized his uhnehtiopables, and eagerly drawing them on, was further surprised to fnd. that it was with the greatest difficulty that he could force his monslrous legs into the lower parts. He succeeded in that; but, alas! imagine his consternation upon finding that the waistband would not encir- cle his prodigFous body by abont twelve inches Being now certain that his was "a Egono case,' and expecting soonto be called from time to eterhity,' the landlord was awoke, and light brought into the room; when to the great relief of the gentleman. and the similar grasi6cation of ihe host and his other guests, it was discovered that- he had through mistake forced on the saF- ment of a man about half bis own size It may be proper to. remark. that tho gentle man still lives to amuse Iris friends by the recital ofihe story, and has neither incress- ked or diminished in size since the occur frence transPired.-SPy.
 Qn;n and ike poor POek-A poor poet had placed q tragedy in his hands one night behind the scenes. whilst he was still dress sed for ihe character he had performed.-- Quin put the manuscript into bis pocket ! and forcot it. The bard hayinr allnvvad