The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1842-10-06

slsncer. or epPsssd 70 The end 10 Be se-
eamplisheds The sarlling Of iron. far
example. rrquifss lhe sppliesllen Of tie
nosi sloieHi heal that can be raised, aud
% commonly performtd IN isIl farns~es,
eEfed By great iron bellows. dnysn By
sissm-sneInes. Instead Of smtlsy ing
hrs Poser % force ar lsto The furnace,
through The insrvenuoa Of bellows, %
@ss. on one occasion. attempted 10 rm
Ploy shs Steam I,.eli. in. apparently. .
much less eIrcDIious manner. hy dmset
ing The current ~ steam IN ssrln.snl blsss,
IRON The boiler % oncs mo the ere. From
one Of The kno~n ingredients oil ssrsm
being highly inasmm.bls body. aud aha
other that sssrnusl part Of the az which
supports combustion. u VS. imagined that
This aould have The edsei II increasing
ihe hre 10 lsniold fury. whereas il simply
blew u Oui; result which q slight con.
sIdefaiion OF the ls~s Of chemical COM
binstlon, and The state in which The insie.
dent elements exist in steam. would have
enabled any one 10 predlci silhoul q
lrIal.s
Another Illustration. from the same
su1hoF, 10 shaw that every mechanic
Ought 10 know his science well, IN order
10 accomplish be ends IN the easiest and
most saselual manner. may moi be inap-
proprls'e. In some paris Of France,
whsrs mIll-slunes ste made, a mass Of
stone sufficiently large iscal inlo c, lin.
der several ieel high. and the question
then arises how 10 subdlside this into
hofizoDisl pieces, so a. 10 m.ke az many
mil SHINES. For This purpose horiznntsI
'ndsnla ions or grooves sr. chselled oul
quite round The cylinder. 81 distances cor
responding 10 the Thickness intended To- be
gwen 10 The mill stones, into which
ssdees Of dried wood are driven. The
wedges ore ihsm wetird. or exposed 10
the night dew. and hex, morning the dlf-
lerehi pieces are found separated from
each ohei by iAe expansion Of The wood.
eonsequen, on iIs absorption OF moisture;
an irresistible natural power lhus accom-
PlIshing, almost witbovI any trouble. and
o. no expense. al operation which, frun,
shs peculiar hardness and texture oi the
stone. would otherwise be inIpraciic able
but By The mrs, powsriul machinery or
the most perssvering labor.
A knowledge OF the sciences ought 10
be acquired. no, only because i, gives an
individual q great advantage over his
nr,ghbors IN . pecunisry sense. but be-
cause ], slevs,es snd sblsrges his mind,
and makes him more eompeteut 90 dis.
charge h,s junes % member Of society.
And IN this country. almost every me-
ehanis has an opportunity rs well Of learn
'ag The scisn,i6cal principles of his trade,
Sc Of becoming highly useful and ho-
norsbls ~ any sphere or profession Of
life. Here he lsbnrs under none Of the
peculiar aud severe resIrlcIians which are
imposed up"a the mechanic Of Europe.
No one. l have been inioraled, huwe,er
sell skilled he may be in his trade, 10
allowed to set Up as . master-workmsn
~ Germany. until he has travelled or
randered Tor the spsee Of three years.
For the purpose OF enabling the journey.
man TO wander. without being molss,ed
or Delayed. the m .ster with shom he
has served his apprenticeship. furnishes
him ~lih duly authenticated wandering
book. and he Is cen, 10th To beg for work
or s,arse. During this period Of painful
aud oppressive pilgrimage. he visits at
least seven Of ,he ptnciral ctnes, where
his trade 10 carried on; aud even then,
bsf"re he is admitted Z" the privileges OF
the craft, he 10 uader the necessity oi
paying q tax TO the government, aud Of
producing wha, is called his ma,,er-piece.
which is often rejected. Aud IN Eneland.
annI The reign oit;eorge tina Third. every
mechanic was bound 20 the soil by the
operation Of certain laws. Ba, in this
country every journey man n,echsnic has
The privilege OF aspiring. al any time.
no, only 4" the condition. oil master-wo,k-
aan. but 10 the highest honors Of the land;
aud his personal (reedom, whilst he works
no injury 10 his feli"w-ciuzens, 10 a.
unreslnc,sd as the winds.
4 -
Perhaps no principle onghito be more
indrlrtly impressed upon the human
mind than that which recognizes the true
nobility Of labor. II order be heavens
6rst law. thou shall labor was heavens
first great command. Let no man be
ashamed Of a hard hand or a eun-burnt
continuance. Let hun rather exul, in
the couvicuon that he rsrri,s with him
dailv the Uncomfortable evidences that he
lives. not BY fraud. chIcanery aud spe>
ru'ston, but by The sweat Of hue brnw
Labor is honorable, because it il ordaiaed
0l the Creator; it 70 honorable, because by
il we provide things honestly IN the sight
Of al men; II 10 honorable, because IL IL
useful; and Il rs useful, because II sdds To
the common stock Of things, and preserves
both the body and the mind ia hesl,hful
exercise. Labor 10 To this country whs,
oeiioa was to the great Athenlsn crs,nr
-uis every thing; and no measure should
be put down. by the clamosss II sectional