The Ripley advertiser. [volume] (Ripley, Miss.) 1843-1897, 1844-05-04
EVERY DAY KNOWLEDGE.
ny CHARLES HOLDEN

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principles Of mechanics, to tho saving Of q
public building in Paris. The walls of The
building were gradually separating, and it
became question Of importance how they
should be firmly restored to their original
position. Many were suggested, but were
imprac,icable. At length an individua ,
apply ing his n echanical genius to The case,
proposed the simple plan of running huge
bars Of iron from wall to wall, and securing
them on the outside by nuts. Then apply
ing sufficient heat to the bars in the interior
Of the building, on the common principle
that heat will expand, the bars were elon>
gated, and the nuts oosened Immediately
securing these tight as the iron cooled, it
collapsed, and the walls were draw to-
gether. Repeating this process sufficiently,
the walls were returned to their places, and
made firm as ever by the power Iha, sus-
tanned them. The work vas thus accom-
plished, (Which had puzzled The first me-
cbanics) on principles that every body OF
SIX months life in blacksmith shop UNDER
stands perfectly well-hu, applied in an i'm
portant emergency.
Il not the application of a principle of
mechanics, it was one of strong common
sense, which it relates Of two dogs quarrel
ling. One of them had taken firm grip OF
his antagonist, which he could not be lndu-
ced to quit A dog fight will soon attract b
crowd. Some proposed one, thing, and
some another, to induce the victor to unloO-
sen his Jaws. He was thumped, his tail
tail pinched, his ears pulled, but nothing
would avail A man passed along at the
time, and stopped TO look on with the rest
He soon saw what the matter was-ano told
the bysanders he would separate them IN
shor, time. They had little pride about
it, as people generally do, when they con'l
succeed themselves, they doubt if any body
else can; and they sneered a. his ability.
He took from his pocket a snuff box, and
having deliberately taken pinch Of snuff
himself, he clapped the snuff box under the
dogs nose tina, was holding the other in bis
grip. The dog, although quarrelsome, had
never debassd himself by making tobacco
box of his nose, and he could not take so
liberal pinch as the gentleman had offered
him, without sneezing To sneeze he
must unloosen his j4ws-and behold, the
work was accomplished! 1t was ludi-
crous case, but it showed ready applica>
ton of common sense.
How useful may one be in ases OF i'm
minent danger, by laying up a stock OF
every day knowledge that may be picked
up.-a little here and little there. But
month or two have elapsed since In
village in Massachusetts, valuatle woman
and mother, lost her life through tho want
of knowledge, among the two or three who
saw her die! BY some accident, vein or
artery was severed, and the life blood was
flowing rapidly away. The bystAnders
could only run for the physician, or stand
Iby, without means to aid till he come p!
When he arrived his patient was dead! She
had bled TO death! With the simple appll-
d. cation by those around her. of handkerchief
. hound above or below the wound, las the
nature of it wss,) and increasing its tight
ness with prong Of wood, the blood would
, have kept in the system, till the physician
could have arrived, and valuable life been
E saved!
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