Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1866-02-09
RIDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 8. 1865


neous opinions prevail in regard to the
care Of pianos, that a correction of them
would be public benefit. Both extreme
cold aud artificial heat are injurious to
them--the first rusting the strings and
iron work. and injuring the varnish the
last shrinking and varying the wood
work comprising the larger part Of the
INSTRUMENT. Rapidly heating cold
room severely tries piano in various
ways. Dampness from steam, or air
charged with natural moisture, is to be
especially avoided. The problem so pug
cling 70 many whether the piano should
be shut or open, is easily solved thus:
IItmatters little which method is observed
provided the other conditions are right.
While the instrument is 10 use, it is we'll
to close it on ceasing to play, and at
night. If in disuse, it is better open.
as less moisture would thus be retained.
Great care should be taken to- keep out
pins, needles, tacks, end all hard sub
stances, as they hurt the tone and some
IIstimes clog its action Moving the piano
does not uutune it. The general belief
that it does, has natural foundation in
the prevalent ignorance Of the strength
of the instrument. The absurd notion
prevails, that the playing Of children
harms the piano. On the contrary, the
more experienced and brilliant the play
err, the greater the detriment to both ac-
ton and tone. To deteriorate is, from
the first, the law of the piano. It sell
dom improves, except sometimes little
in action.
| FANATIcIsM.-D johnson used
to say. that /" fanaticism was robust
ignorance. The irritable photographer
was generally very happy at a definition,
and this, in its truthfulness, may be
classed with the definition Of patriotism,
viz: q the last refuge of a scoundrel."
The radical fanaticisin of our age is
truly robust in its ignorance; tits robust
in its obstinacy; it is robust in its
senseless passion it is robust in its utter
/ ignorance of cause and effect; it is robust
in its utter disregard Of consequences.
To this robust ignorance, the country is
indebted for its present alarming condi-
ton. 1t was robust ignorance that in.
duced these wretchcd fanatics to prefer
civil war, with all its horrors, to com
i promise and peace; and it is robust
Ignorance, now, that the war is over,
and the South anxious to return and act
in harmony with us, that would desire
to reduce them to subjugated provinces.
The real object of the movement is, to
shut out the Southern States from all
participation in the next Presidential
election. Should the Southern States
participate in that election, It rings the
death -knell Of the radicals hence all
their efforts to prevent the restoration to
the Southern States of their rights under
the Constitution.
j TIE EDIToRIAL TREADMILL. - The
Home journal thus describes the EDITORS
burdens
1t is one of the hardships Of our
profession that its working wheels, brain
and heart, are not allowed to lag for
sickness, or to stop for calamity or
sorrow. The judge may adjourn his,
court, the school and the workshop may
features, and turn friend and stranger
from the door but the journalist must
!, forget before tomorrow the sorrows Of
to-day, must write gaily and freshly -as
: news-nionger on the triAe of the hour,
whatever burden has been laid upon that
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