Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-05-16
HOW TO USE A WATCH.

The following plain directions concerning q
subject which rs often considered so simple
that no ssntion is paid 10 n, are from a little
book cal ed The Watch" by II. r. Pisget,
New Yoik:
The WI toh should BE- regularly wound up as
nearly al the same hour as possible. Always
have key with a good pipe or square, ana one
that fits roperly on the square OF your watch:
for II 1t does not tit good and firm, Il will be apt
10 slip, 'ften breaking either the chain, the
ratchet or the click. If the square Of yonr
watch he too short or worn nearly round
get wttchmsker 10 repair il or make a
new one. BE particular 20 wind your watch
the prope way. While being wound, The watch
should b. held steadily in one hand. so a. TO
have no circular motion, which ALWAYS pro-
duces val latioh in The vibration Of the balance,
ana SONS times considerable arrangement in
the escap'ment. Ii is better 10 keep A watch
continually going than 10 lay II BY and wind n
up oeeasibnally. The going Of the watch keeps
the OIL an q liquid state and the watch keeps It's
regulation better. Always wind steadily and
slowly, h'ilding on the key 10 hold the spring
" hiie the click slips from one tooth 10 the
other, oth' rwise there l. danger Of breakage of
chains, chicks, ratchets, &c. The click chain or
spring Is sometimes broken by winding a watch
too fast. When a watch stops iu winding IT.
take IL TO matchmaker. English, or watches
Win chr rs, Will usually wind about four aud
hall IN. 10 every twenty fonr hours, while
those WITH a going barrel about three and a
hall turns tins will partly serve as a guide To
ascertain your watch winds right.
II the spnngs or chains break frequently y.
sure Their IL some dsfect in the stop work.
which must De corrected by a MATCHMAKER.
he part cular never 10 trIfie with 8 good
watch. or use a. a. a tOy, bat as piece OF deli
cate and complicated mechanism, reouir-
ing great ar; by 80 doing, you may preserve
your wstc 1, and avoid a great deal OF expense
for repairs.
Before hiding OF setting your watch. IL is
advisable 10 see that the key and the inside Of
the pipe cantains no dirt or dust that NAV get
ON the winding or setting square, aud from
thence'to tie wheels OF escapement
When watch Is hung up It should b. per-
fecuy at rest II hung on round hook with
cut further support the motion OF the balance
vii! gener; te a pendulous motion OF the watch,
aud Will ';ause much variation m the time.
Powerful watches should never be- tad hon.
zontally, u lless placed on a soft substance: n
placed on smooth flat surface. from the con-
SeNIiy OF a. glass or ca - the watch only rests
on poinl, and the Vibration OF The bal anc..
alone IL sufficient 10 produce motion an the
watch.
Should watch stop. see al the hands rub on
the DIAL am are free OF each o her. Il thew are
caught tost Their. you may free IA I'm yourself by
taking the point Of a small KIN fe blade. and
dlsengaglnl them. Your watch. II there j.
nothing more the matter with il, VIII then start
by gi' ing n a slight snake.
Frequent v. after a watch has had a new
glass put IN. it viii stop: that is through Ne
glass being too fiat, and touching either on the
center pIni' n, or oy pressing on the hands. In
n at case, b anne the person who put the glass
IN. and let l i'm put another IN. IL there a. not
as IN very AT watches, room enough FOR the
hands 10 W, Tx free Of each other, n viii often
be- aaNisabl' 10 have the cover OF the case I'D
little: IN thin watches, the case may have
been pressed fiat IN the center BY wearing
l. anNthiag A. the matter with yOur watch
which you cannot discover INN -diately. do
not Try 10 pat II an order " Trself, and NEEDLE
with the works, but show n a. once 10 A good
matchmaker. Many watches are Iniurpd by
wearers thlr king that they can make them 20
by opening, winding, aud sinking them.
Watches : Mould b. opened a. little a. posi-
bic. merely o wind. set or regulate them. BY
continually 5penlng Them, PARTICULARLY in tae
INSIDE cap, opportunity Is offered 10 minus.
paruCles OF art from the case, OF otherUis., TO
IntrUoe into the works.
Should a watch get wet BY falling ia the
water or Otherwise. n yOu are not near a watch
MAKER AZ 20 DE a. possible oT'en ~. and pour an
some oIl-aIiy kind wilt do i'm an emergency,
but olive oil l. the best: soon after a. con We
nleut. place ~ ia the hands of a matchmaker,
and n attended TO IN time. the whole move
rseui- OF az least many parts. nav h. saved. II
fefi too long without OIL, 10 prevent rusting,
particularly If Wet with salt water, the steel
voT f. VIII be- past repair.
In setting Your watch 10 time, always set
them with the key on the SQUARE: never q D n
oy pushing the hands. a. In most cases You
would break or bend them Many persons
think N Injuries a watch 20 set n baC X II Is A
by ~ unless the pIniOn which carries the hand
turns hard, in which case II would iniure il as
much 70 turn II fSrward a. 10 set II lack; and
recourse must be lad 20 a matchmaker.
Particular care should be taken 10 keep the
works OF a watch clean, even though perfectly
free from dust; thew ought TO be taken % pieces
and cleaned wh-n the oil has become dry, as,
without IA Is pTecsution. the best watches would
be spoiled. Ii II good watches that Will con-
unue 10 &c until friction ana wear prevent their
gong any longer; they are the most liable TO be
neglected. Matches, under ordinary circum-
stances, shosaid - cleaned every second OF third
year AT Funniest. Those that are small ana n At,
OF have corIptftated works, require cleaning
more frequently.