The Republican journal., 1876-10-26

oiic: ttle pigs Nhen quite cUiu were ralSet
to given height ana allowed to fall upop
a great stone. II the iron contained mucE
phosphorus, they broke to pieces; if brit
tie, they only broke in two. or even resist
ed the shock The owners depended upol
more accurate methods; they sent from
time TO time specimens to city chemist:
to be analyzed OF all the constituents o
iron ore. that which is hardest to get ri,
OF is this very phosphorus. 1t deties the
efforts alike ut The scientific and Of the
practical worker, and nearly if not wholly
as much as goes into the furnace combined
with the ore comes out Of it mixed witt
the iron. The founder knew that anma
tissues abound in this element In the
shape OF phosphate OF iron, magncsia
Soda and potassa it forms an importan
percentage of the weight OF animals. BY
the process Of Herr FIpck from one hun
dred pounds OF animal tissues six to seven
pounds Of pure phosphorus are obtained
lor the purpose Of commerce Even By
this elaborate procedure much is lost. The
idea that followed logically upon the con
siderati0n OF these facts, the train G
thought once started, is obvious True
1t oitends our sentimentality: it is perhaps
to some impractical minds repeilant, dis
gushing. But his mind was, like his life
emnently practical Moreover, he was
in an abyss from which there might be
yes, even now might bean escape IIt
would see. II the iron of the last cast con
tanel no excess of phosphorus. his hoy
certainly had not fallen m lie would. al
All events, make the test At the very
worst, his condition would be no worse
than now. ii would be So far better that
the horrible element of doubt OF unGer-
tainty, would be done away with Per
haps his reasoning was fallacious. lie was
but u rough workman, who had tried Iii
lifelong to gain knowledge, but his minG
was not trained to retinements and subtil-
ties Of reasoning. His powers Of obserya
ton were not even drilled by scientific
processes. Tie was only by nature shrewd
sagacious, Very Keen to see what wa,
tbcut him He said to himself, with q
courage that was grand. II Will see how
brittle this last iron is 1t ore phosphorus
cannot be gotten rid Of. other phosphoru:
in the furnace by chance Will likewise stay
in the IRON
The dawn wore sIoW " away to day
ne had never iinoWn so long night Bu
sunrise came ut last. Suddenly the sur
rose up over the mountain-i0ps, and 10
it WAS day. Once again hope arose in hi.
heart. lie looked Il little like himself The
Mlh"s We're already ut Work weighing The
IRON AS each east Is made the produces
When cool IS weighed and stacked up
Charcoal IRON IS made Ill long slender pigs
ana cools quickly, The search after Ben
the confusion. the dlsnay OF the day be
tore had SO affected the whole valley thai
they had negIected to give the cormoran1
ITS usual supply OF food. and the yield lel
Tar below the average. There WAS only
about ton OF iron, less than half the usua
amount. y very lew pounds OF phospho
rHs would serve to make this iron very
brittle, to give a high rate per centum 0
lhe injurious tltmcht. Ills voice trcnblet
as ne ordered the men to give the custom
AIRY rou@h test rs rule, this was bis
work, put npW ms heart failed hmi hl>
knees ahook rs he stood. y big fellow
raised = pl9 -houlder-hlgh, and, pausing
glttefs - tAe aeadSman ; hands S-let il
ia.L Ill btoht mt" IL dozen pieces. lit
Uied another. 1t was shattered to irag
meniS NC light laded lfom the ionnder'
ilte. Slowly aWk"af"IY, almost 1eebly
ms S'fcn@ man llltcu another pig OF lrof
aNd hnlac inc test Iof himself; the result
was lhe Sahlr' mere could pc no error
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Another uismal DAY passed away. l'
was nQl AT ms post work was no longer
possible. lie wandered about the valley
restlessly' looking ike u man who Aad
long peen desperately III; ne hau no
slept nor TASTE" 'ooa' pay MS STOUT frame
would nave borne such prlVatlolIs as those
easily, Ills soul made hlnl hagEard. Inc
intensity OF his grlef cut hlm oil from al
human sympathy no man dared to SPEAK
TO INN. me disposition OF sorrow is pro
verbally sellish; For TINS reason light at
nlctlohs nave oiteh pleasurable navor
Whilst grave ones are douolE hard to bear
because 100 often they make us hate our
selves. NC scarcely thought OF his boy %
JectVely; IL was ne mat was deserted be-
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