The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1876-05-05
Size in the Eye.

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generally conceded to be measure of CO.
pacity. A large eye has a wider range of
vision, as it unquestionably has of express
sion, that small one. A large eye will
take in more at a glance, though, perhaps,
with less attention to details, than small
one. Generally speaking, large eyes see
things in general, and small ones things in
particular. The one sees many things as
whole, considering them in a philosophical
or speculative way, often seeing through
and beyond them; the other sees fewer
things, but usually looks keenly into them,
and is appreciative of detail. Some eyes,
however, look at everything and yet see
nothing. Fullness of the eye, causing a
bulging of the lower eyelid, is a we'll
known sign of language. Persons with
this sign large, have not only a speaking
eye, but speaking tongue, whereof their
fellows do not long remain i'll ignorance.
A general projection or fullness of the
eye above and below, which brings the eye
ball forward on line with the face and
eyebrow, denotes the quality of physical
perception, or the capacity to see quickly
whatever appears upon the surface of things
A person with such an eye on entering a
room for the first time, would note rapidly
the shape, size, arrangement and general
appearance of the different articles of fur
niture in it, the color of the walls, curtains,
a4o 4oIr ;r ~rs4 foaiIifv tho faa-
lures, the color of eyes hair, size and ap-
pearance of any persen, would at once in
cline to examine the details, of color, num-
ber, grouping, attitude, and costume of the
figures composing it.
A newspaper correspondent says in ref
erence to school children measuring by the
eye: "What exciting contests there used
to be over the teachers favorite exercise of
having the scholars estimate with the eye
the size and weight of different objects in
the room. He would hold up his cane, and
have each one tell how long he thought it
was, and it was lucky child that could
come within half a foot of the right length.
He would measure an urchin and then have
the scholars try to reproduce the measure
on the wall He would mark off an inch,
or a foot or yard in some conspicuous
place, and then see how near anybody could
come to chalking the same length upon the
blackboard. And it was astonishing how
wide astray one would go. The fact is,
our eyes deceive us ridiculously even upon
the commonest things. At first thought,
which should you say was the taller, a
three-year-old child or flour barrel? and
could anything but actual measurement
convince you the same child is half as tall
as six-footer? There is an old saying
that child two years old is half as tall as
he ever will be; and after few experiments
in measuring one can easily believe it, but
not before"
IRRIGATION CANALS IN EGYPT.-Refer-
ring to the reclamation of lands from the
desert, the fact may be stated that there
are now in working order 113 navigable
canals IN the country, which feed 750
smaller canals, and these supply innumera-
BILE little channels that spread fertility over
the soil. Besides this agency for irrigation,
it is stated in recent official repax4 that
there are in the country no less than 30, 900
water-wheels with the bucket attachments
to the periphery, by which water is drawn
from wells or fountains to be distributed
over the soil the wheel is operated by
sort of horsepower arrangement, bullocks
or buffaloes, that have to be blinded for the
work, being employed in drawing from a
shaft around circle. There are also TO-
900 well-sweeps in constant operation for
the same purpose. AS illustrating the value
of irrigating Improvements, the fact is
stated that single canal has recently
brought into cultivation 90, 600 acres, which
add at least two millions of dollars worth
annually to the agricultural products of
the country. There have been constructed
within 10 years 112 new canals and 426
bridges. A fresh water canal for COM
merce and irrigation between Cairo and
snez is nearly completed. M Frances,
In Trey Times.