Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-06-12
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.Of wire, Dorothea," replied her

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.Of wire, Dorothea," replied her
mother.
..steel WREN W ssiss
Yes. Essa ~ 81 @ - 81 sasB
cit must be very fine?
cit is SO thin that $1,000 Ordinary
needles can be made out Of one pound
| of the wire. =
p shsy make ' onss needle 49,. :. !.
.No. dear; that would be : very slow
process, and would make them rather
expensive. One hundred wires eight
feet long are placed in : bundle and cas
into proper sizes by :. poEertnI pair q
s sss. ss5 az e sas RS ds9
of twelve hours Il YaNats n gi4aAas
Dorothea's eyes widened. @ssss
j" How are they polishede ?" she asked-
II. hardly know whether ] can ex-
plain the operation to You. replied her
mother. q The needles are tied up In
bundles. and are placed in what is called
the scouring-machine. They are kept
in motion from eight 70 fensi hours,
which is gives them i. siiyery appear. :,
ance. ,,.-,,,ss 49, !. ~ -
asIThats seems simple enough, OBJ
served DUrotheA. ssae asay14t8 N
II didn't say they came out Of the
machine polished, |" resumed her moth
er. - The rolls are then COVERED with
putty powder and oil, wrapped in1can-
vas, and placed An D fsimil2r mschine
called the neutrality-suspicious.. A tEird
process is necessary. The canvas Y. re-
moved and the needles are agitated in q
vessel filled with soft soap and water"
vIn order to remove the oily" Dor
othea asked. 1laae3 bGa sgsel .li.ya
eetYes. dear. They are finally, dried
in ash.wood sawdust. after which they
are tempered tssa 4 vgsae svtAcHf
(Which means made brittle. don't IT,
mammal"
Just so. 1t il done BY making them
hot, plunging them into Oil, and after
ward burning of the OIL -si lsss I 9ss.,W
sDorothea was very much interested.
She closely examined the needle which
she had in her hand. sssFI aexI ro3i9
Mamma, do they drill the eyes and
sharpen the needles before they temper
Them" she ASKED. ~ef!sx t.s.ss -.
Eyes, Dorothea. II was getting along
too fast. in my description. Aoelever
workman will drill and polish the holes
of seventy thousand needles q week
That is q large number, mamma-,
Are they sharpened on . grindstonea's.
~ "a eS- z = ~ .A9ra& HI t4ss4R
Z ..Oae needle at . timePi'l "a s.sss .,s,5 40
.asOb, no. An expert grinder viii
hold twenty five of the wires EaE Tonee
against the stone. presenting an theft
points bya dexterous movement ofihis
thumb -ts7H ,sosAs't." =
= Dor6thea pushed her Inqufriessxss
iisf'Where are needles principaAfJASN
rnamniaPshs eisE es1zx ;i'E. ia 49, 49,
lin Redditch. small town a6ar5$sr-
mingham. in England. 1t is the Great
center Of the needle trade, and ii may
be said that II Has osappfeA the whole
world for ALMOST two hundred years
Ninety millions OF needles are Turned
:. IL was asirlargerq number. ~ than
Dcrothea's mind could grasp.1asq r,.sffsg
%. 70 Did they use needles In Old times?r
she asked. ,t.Iz.t x : ia
i .tThey are mentioned by some. very
bid WRITER'S. The beautiful Babylonian
which were often made
out of gold thread, were wrought with
needles. The bod of the wife Of the
Emperor HonoriHs. whose grave was
discovered at Rome IN as i544, was
up in an embroidered dress;
from which thirty six pounds of gold
were obtained. The needles use6 by
the ssnqf4 yrtiaas. weya made 81
bronze fhey hid no eyssl An tlienA.
owing to the difficulty Of piercing such
minute holes in the metal.
Dorothea put away her patches,eA
look fliingiher face.guisf
Mamma" she said, ..thev had
needles in Bible times. Needles that,
had eyes ID them, too!'' q sdiasao. aiiE
.'Why. do you think so, Dorotheaess
49, Because it says. in the eighteenth
chapter of Luke, twenty-fifth verse.
hat it is easisr for q camel to gos
through a needles eye thar for rich
nan to enter into the Kingdom Of God.n'
stThat. Dorothea, is now supposed to,
efer to the name needles eye,i which,
vas given, to the narrow side entrances
n the fortified places In the East In
49,, AZ as 1|seaest sSiRs ss through {
@dk, a lpterbiai phi 80 Dtne
y that; ins the dia1ect yof d$3ijseotbe
told for taneisa means aSso tEe glsaBie3
vessel" ~ isnot at all proSablet TINT.
ur Saviour meant the eve of a sewing
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