Weekly national intelligencer., 1851-07-19
MECHANISM, No. XL.-Br JonAa Horsaoor.
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II foh rHE NATIONAL IHTELLI6KxcER.
Inc SCALE diyders, and triangle "THE THREE TOOLS
juvenile mechanism No child over eight years old either
nome OF at school, ought TO be without them Thsy NAV
more instruction than ten tmes probably hundred
their cost expended in books They also give to books
vale which they cannot possibly possess by themselves
alone Iney render books practical and entertaining and
schools places Of delightful They are the Instruments
Of " "SsLP-IssrRUcTIos."
For young pupils si1-nch scale, made Of wood brass or
ivory, convenient MANY Others vsryngin material length
graduaton and u, may be had occasions should call for
them The dviders should be furnished with point pencil
and Pen The triangle should have one rgh,-snsle ous
angle Of sixty degrees, and the other will be NECESSARILY
thirty degrees the three angles Of triangle In s cases
amount precisely hundred and eighty degrees Both the
scale and triangle should be marked with inches and parts Of
inches The former should also contain he line Of chords
and the scale Of equal parts z"
Such triangle 10 probably the most comprehensive little
instrument that exists, that exist II contains the es-
menis of the equatera triangle and square and those two
ngues together constitute the elements Of universal mechan
Ism both OF divine and human origin Tho entire simplicity
with the boundess and endess usss Of se three tools ts
them for training young hands and eyes sn for nsucting
entertaining, and refining young mind 10 an exrea, much
beyond any book, any number of books which can be pro-
vded for them; at the me greatly neseasns the value
Of books. By their very gest sis,cy hsy can even be-
made By tho pupils needing them several soys nos long
snce made some divdess Of wood, fitted with point,
pencil and Pen. which they found 10 answer good purpose
~ making smooth and straight min piece Of board with
inches marked on it. the scas is provided By setting pair
OF dydes with the points .a. inch., s .-iiase
raj triangle, with sides Of that ls1g Be- dvswn in an in
sanssay paseboard line drawn from ode corner Of
that triangle to the centre Of heoppos de will fbrm two
tianses precisely Of the chaauter popos Ths pasteboar
thus divided by lines aedescb, b cut by scissors into
the very anglss desiredeach having right angle one
angle Of sixty degrees, and one of thirty.
The variety Of Of being szecuedby these three
juvenile instruments is literally boundess and endless and
applicable to every human pursuit. whether connected with
the highest departments of science, he common ope-
rations of the farmer mechanic housekeeper They also
afford to the pleasure high and so pure apd useful
ness mabe both pleasure and useulisss constantly in
creasing to afford safnard asaib Juvenile plea
sures Of immoral doubtful tendency than can possibly
Do provided BY attempted restraints upon The exabence Of
feeling the energy Of action csnsany and necessarily ex
hibted wherever the creatures Of God possessing muscle
mind and SOUL to bsfound II is hence proper here to
express opnioD founded ulOn very long and very large
experience that hetor instruments ofinsucto or Of en-
ertainmen possibly be put into younghands than THE
THREE FOOLS" orjuvenile mechanism Their usss though
lightly understood Grs :t become more manifest the
more they used.
ExPEaIMENrs.-SeTeraf boys, much noted as truants,
not long since put in charge Of lady whopovded for
hem various kinds Of work. including both using and makng
he scale, dvide and tiangs In that school not one was
known uan,. Their drawing end other work soon be-
the admiration Of their psrenis many piscss of which
contributed for sending abroad let their light shine
These same boys being transferred another school,
where Book LgssoSs were only given, again became
ruants-raher deseers from school-ther parents sntirey
falling to secure their attendence.