The organ of the temperance reform. (Cincinnati, O. [Ohio]) 1852-1853, 1852-05-28

kN0leu Oy the ttettflC OOttlti Wheu tho hNNttn7
Of all the famous slectriciansin England, Hol-
land, France, aud Germany, are to be drunk 10
/ electrified bumpers under the discharge Of guns
from the electrical battery"
We now turn to groupe Of capital little TEL
, lows who did something more than tly thelr
kite. These were English skippers, promoted
{ somehow to the command Of vessels before tney
had arrived at years Of discretion; and chancing
to meet at the port Of Alexandria in Egypt
they took it into their heads-these naughty
boys-that they would drink bowl of punch
on Pompey's Pillar. This pillar had often
served them for signal at sea. II was cOmpos
ed of red granite. beautifully polished, and
standing ia feet high, overtopped the town.
But how to get up? They sent for kite, tote
sure; and the men, women and children Of AL
exandria, wondering what they were going to
do with it, followed the toy in crowds, The kite
was flown over the Pillar, and with such nice.
tv, that when it fell on the other side, the string
fssjged upon the beautiful Cornthian capital
Bytkis meaus they were able to draw over the
Pillar atwoinch rope by which one of the
Youngsters swarmed to the top. The rope was
fnow in very little while converted into sort
of rude shroud, and the rest of the party fol.
lowed and actually drank their punch on spot
which seemed from the surface Of the earth, did
not appear to 3 c5ps6ie Of 'hEotd}ing more tHaa
lone man
By means Of this exploit it was ascertained
that statue had once stood upon the column
and statue of colossal dimensions it must have
been to be properly seen at snch height. But
for the restif VIC except the carving Of sundry
initials on the top-the result was only the
knocking down one Of the volutes Of the CAPT
tai, for boys are always doing mischief and this
was carried to England by one Of the shippers
in order TO execute the commission of lady,
who, with the true inconoclasm Of her country,
had asked him to be so kind as to bring her a
piece Of PomDey's Pillar
Little fellows especially Of the class of brick
layers, are no great readers otherwise We might
suspect that the feat Of the skipper boys had
conveyed some inspiration TO Steeple Jack -
Who is Sleeple Jacks asks some innocent reader
at the Antipojes, lie is little spare creature
who flies his kite over steeples when there Is
any thing to DO to them, and lodging a card on
the apex contrves by its means TO reach the top
without the trouble Of scaffolding. No fragl-
ity no displacement Of stones, no learning from
the perpendicular, frightens Steepcl Jack. lie
is as bold as his namesake Jack the Giant Kill
er, and does as wonderful things. At Dun
fermine, not long ago, when the top Of the
spire was in so crazy a state that the people in
the street gave it a wide berth as they passed, he
swung himself up without hesitation. aud set
everything to rights. At the moment we write
his cord is seen stretched from the tall slim, and
elegant spre CT the Assembly Hall Edinbourgh
which is to receive through his agency light
ming conductor; and Jack only waits the snb.
silence Of a gale Of wind to glide up that fimy
rope l;Se a spider He is altogether straug,
boy, Steeple Jack. Nobody knows where ht
roosts upon the earth, if he roosts anywhere a
all The last time there was occasion for hi
service, this advertisement appeared in the Scots
mIn.
Steeplc Jack is wanted nt such place i'm
meliately'-and Immediately Steeple Jack be
came visible.
In 1897 the child's toy was put to very re
l. markably use by one Master George Pocket
ar This clever little fellow observed that his kit
Il sometimes gave him very strong pull and
st occurre to him that if made large enough
le might be able to pull something else. In fac
- he at length yoked pair of large kites to
ar rar-i7ge, and travo led in it from Bristol t
Is London, distaucing in grand style every othe
- conveyance on the road. A twelve foot kit,
" it appears in a moderate bie ze, has a one. ma
d power of draught and when the wind is bril-
re ker, force equal to 900 lbs. The force in
j., rather high wind Is as the squares Of the length
rt and two kites of fifteen and twelve feet rC
J. spectiVely, fasteIed one above the other, wi
/ draw a carriage and four or five passengers
A the rate Of twenty miles an hour. Bl
TO Georges invention went beyond the simple ile
W lie had an extra line which enabled him
. e C .
l. the horizon, so as to make his aerial horses
IT. fast or slow as he chose; aud side lines to va
he the direction Of the force, till il came almC
re, to right angles with the direction of the win
rit His kites were made of vanished linen a
ON might. be folded up into small compass. 7
the same principle was successfully applied by
1ur nautical lad of the name of DaDsey to the pr
to pose of saving vessels in gale Of wind on t
the dread lee shore His kite was of light ca
Of vas.
by In India, China, and the intermediate cou
er. tries the aggregate population Of which inclul
The one half of mankind, kites are the favorite
I'D Of both old and young boys, from three yea
"a to threcscore and ten. Sometimes they real
zen resemble the conventional dragon, from whic
nd among Scotch children they derive their nan
es sometimes they are Of diamond shape. al
Ks. sometimes they are like great spider with
m. narrow waist Our Old Indani is eloquent
3D. kites aud the glory of their colors, which,
ied the days Of other years made her girish hes
N: leap and her gjrlsh eyes dazzle. The kite sh
is like tulip bed full of gay and gorgeq
his h1es The kites are made Of Chinese pap
oy thin aud tough, aud the ribs Of finely sp
eld bamboo. A wild species of silkworn pass
Iy; into the service, and set to spin muck for t
is strings-a kind Of thread which, althou
ne fine, is surprisingly strong. Its strength, no
an ever, is wanted for aggression as well as G
p it duranCe; and a mixture composed Of pon1
rnd ed glass and rice gluten is rubbed over it,
at Having been dried in the sun, the prepa
the string is now wound upon handsome reel
,me split bamboo inserted in long handle. {
pose Of these reels, if Of first rate manufactu
and costs a shilling, although coarse ones are Y
lee cheap; and Of the muck, about four aunas
the sixpence worth, suffiCes for a kite.
ark, Ia a HindOo town the kite-fying usui
very takes place on some common ground 10 the
hest cinity, and there may be seen the young
feels old boys in eager gronps, and as much int
ent. ested in the sport as if their lives depvn
sup npon their success And sometimes, inde
rain their fortunes do. Many poor little fell
t its bets sweetmeats upon his kite to the ext
Jeen Of his only anna in the world; and many
lave rich baboo has more rupees at stake than
Ids can conveniently spare. But the ezhiIarat
the sport makes every body courageous and
not glowing colors Of the kites enable each
Is Of identify his own when in the air, and 2
rew him ia it, as it were, a more absolute prope