Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1866-11-22
Esnnnrfa nj To Travellers.

As there is great deal of travel on our
railroads at this season Of the year, we
have procured the railroad signals, which
will be found interesting to those who tray
ell on the cars or witness the movement Of
Of the trains, and the men who operate the
roads may desire te know the signals used
everywhere On the roads The signals are
given by the whistle, by lantrens, flags and
motions Of the arms The Specification is (:
One whistle Down brakes"
Two whistles 'sOf brakes"
Three whistles-'' Back up"
Continued whistle-s'Danger."
4 rapid succession of short whistles is
the cattle alarm, at which the brakes will al
ways be put down.
A rapid succession of hands on level of
eye is the signal to Ego ahead y
A downward motion of one hand, "to
stop"
A beckoning motion Of one hand, to
back"
A lantern raised and lowered vertically
is a signal for starting" swung at right
angles fos crosswise the track, t'to stop =
swung in circle, @ back the train y
A red flag waved upon the track must
be regarded as signal Of danger. So
with other signals given with energy
Hoisted at station is signal for a
train to stop.
Struck up by the roadside is signal of
danger On the track ahead.
Carried unfurled upon the engine is a
warning that another engine or train is on
its way.
A WATERFALL ON FIRE-A young la
dy riding in car on the Susquehanna
Railroad, was suddenly assaulted very
violently the other day by an old lady in
the seat behind her, who tore the "water-
fall' from the young lady's head, threw
it on the floor, commenced stamping on it..
The young lady was at first disposed to re-
sent this treatment, but it was soon explain
ed to her that her waterfall was On fire
when the old lady seized it, She was sit
ting by the open window, and aspark from
the locomotive had lighted in her back hair,
and would soon have lighted it up had not
assistance been thus promptly rendered
THE HUMAN Foam The proportions
of the human figure is computed to be
six times the Length Of the foot. Whe-
ther the form be slender or plump. the rule
holds good; and any deviation from it is a
departure from the highest beauty in pro-
portion The Greeks made all their sta
tues according to this rule The face,
from highest point Of she forehead, where
the hair begins, to the chin, is one-tenth
of the whole stature. The hand from the
wrist to the middle finger, is the same
From the top of the chest to the highest
point in the forehead, is seventh. If the
length of the face, from the roots of the
hair to the chin, be divided into three equal
parts, the first division determines where
the eyebrows meet, and the second the
place of the nostrils. The height, from
the feet to the top Of the head, is the same
as the distance from the extremity of the
fingers when the arms are extended. key
Stone.
WHAT A BAR OF Iron BECAME. "A
bar of iron worth S., worked into horse
shoes, is worth S1e.50; made into needles,
it is worth $3.50: made into knife blades,
it is worth 1925; made into balance
springs for watches, it is worth $500, 600.
What drilling The poor bar of iron must
undergo to reach all that. but hammered,
and pounded, and rolled, and polished
how was its value increased? 1t might
well have complained under the hard knocks
it got, but were they not necessary to draw
out its fine qualities and fit it for higher
Offices? And so all the drilling and train
ing to which you are subject, all the trials
and hsrdships, thurnps and pains which Of
ten seem so hard to you, serve to bring out
your finer qualities, and to fit you for more
responsible posts and greater usefulness II
the world.