Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1885-06-04

THE ART OF SEEING.-In everyday life
it is much more important to be an accurate
observer than mere book learner. have
frequently seen the latter made to blush for
his deficiencies by the most unlearned, says
a correspondent in an English contenpora-
nv, for in contest between eyes and no eyes,
eyes have generally got the best of it. Ma
ture has given us such an ineXhaustible store
of interest that those who 20 through life
without ''seeing" lose much of the zest of it..
The savage, who necessarily depends upon
his keen eye and quick ear, cultivates those
faculties in an extraordinary degree; for
does he not see indications and hear sounds
which to an Impractical observer would be
utterly unintelligible? Soalso with all per-
sons who live near the heart Of nature.
The English shepherd, while perhaps igno-
rant of the very formation of the alphabet,
stores up fund of interesting knowledge,
derived entirely from observation. He can
give you simple, interesting astronomical
facts which might astonish a scientist, as
we'll as trustworthy information on natural
histOryand even botany. His pursuits lead
him to study nature in all it's varied phases {;
it is in this way that he can tell you that the
arrival of the swallow may be expected on
the 18th of April, and not later than the
14th. He will tell you the best time for no
ticing the flight of birds, and nearly every
bird has different manner of flying, and
that each has wings adapted to its different
habits; for instance, those like the swallow,
who catch their food while in the air, have
long pointed wings, while rounded, short
wings are only for birds who have slow and
short flight. He will also tell you how the
tiny pimpernel warns him to house his
lambs by closing tightly its petals on the
slightest indication of rain and thousands
of other simple facts which to student OF
nature are most interesting.
Thus, one may possess everything in the
way of scholarship, but if he or she have
that alone, those who are unlearned but OBJ
serving will often make them feel very small
| would, therefore, urge my readers to cultl-
vate the art of seeing or observing; there is
nothing like seeing things for ourselves.
Our ideas become fresher, more natural, and
more in unison with latter day tastes when
they are formed from observation. Natures
book is the one wherein we find the richest,
the most varied, and the most ineNhausti-
BILE subjects for thought Whole pages of
lessons may be learned from the very stones
we walk on, and the most insignificant of
God'screation possesses an interest unknown
to those who 60 through life without ''see-
ing."-&ientifc american.
HOW STEEL Is MADE.-Ihere are Two
methods of making steel from iron. If the
material worked upon is cast or pig iron, an
excess of carbon must be taken from it;
if it is wrought or malleable iron, carbon
must be added to it. The second, or carbu-
ration method, is used for the manufacture
of steel of the first quality: Two chests of
fire brick or stone are fixed in dome shap-
ed furnace so that the flames from the hearth
below can play effectually around them.
A layer of charcoal or SCOT is placed on the
bottom of each chest, and upon this are laid
the bars of wrought iron. These are gener-
ally about three inches broad and three
quarters of an inch thick, and should be Of
iron of the best quality. They are arranged