The Mountaineer. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1859-1861, 1859-12-10
I'd SAFE LAKE CITY. SATURDAY., DECEMBER 10. 1850

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Eone inch wide, and -four inches in depth,
rs sixteen times as strong Is q board one
inch wide, and only one inch III depth,
and four times as strong MS one with the
same breadth, but only two inches III
depth. Experiment has also proved
that hollow tube Is stronger and
sitter than d solid rod containing the
same amount Of matter; and that the
thinner the surrounding shell ii in pro-
portion To its diameter, the greater IS
the strength and stiffness sc the ma
Hterial. The bones Of men and other
animals are constructed upon this prin-
Hciple, which accounts for their great
strength Engineers have taken ad-
vantage Of this discovery, and have
made their machinery hollow, which
not only increases It's strength, but
saves d portion Of their materials.
Experiments in relation to the abso-
lutte strength Of different substances,
have led to many curious and useful
discoveries. ii has been found that d
steel bar one inch square, Is capable
Eof supporting 135, 900 lbs; q bar of
gold Of the same size will support
q, 900 lbs, while 800 lbs. will pull
apart d bar Of lead similar In dinien-
Hsions. These are facts with which
mechanics ought to- be acquainted, III
they desire to become adopts at their
professions Il IS true that 4 great
many philosophical principles have
been discovered, Or learned by work
men, who never thought Of studying
any of the branches pertaining 10 Ma
tural Philosophy, and have been APP
piled By them IN many Of their labors,
III such Norkmer were asked why they
did certain things, their reply would Be
in nine cases out of ten, q because we
have found them useful and If they
were further interroga gated as To the
reason Of this utility, d simple, g 40
not know, but / have found BY expert.
Ience that it is So, would often Be The
response. A partial application 81
principles which might be more extern
siYely applied, and q very limited re-
Eception 81 their advantages, is consc-
fquently the result. Natural Philosophy
mot only teaches these principles, which
may Be SO bcnefcially employed in the
various occupations Of life; but il goes
Ito the very foundation of many of
them, and shows the means BY which
they produce their effects A know
ledge of all these things is calculated
to extend tho sphere Of mans useful
ness, and to be q continual satiafac-
ton. .=..' 4 ... .. B. NH
The acquisition Of such information
/ is NOT o:Gifiicult as many appear to
think it 81. The opinion seems to be
current, that the study Of Natural
Science requires more than an ordinary
amount of intellect,-that none but
those who have the brightest talents,
need ever expect to become proficient
therein; this is o mistake. Any per-
son Of common ability, By little APP
lplication, may obtain q good knowledge
of it. Some oil the greatest phfloso-
pliers that ever lived, were considered
very dull in their youth; but, by perse-
verance, they surmounted the obstacles
which appeared to bar the way to emf
hence, and secured to themselves that
position which entitled them to the
plaudits of their fellow men. The
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