Omaha daily bee., 1888-09-13
THE STANDARD TIME.
A Chapter on Horology That VIII
Prove Interesting.
-Four Hours Difference Between san
Francisco aud the Eastern Coas
of Maine.

All measurement OF time is wholly arbitrary
II It's character, because the actual and that
four clocks agree only as TO local time on four
and December 4. This applies equally to all
local stan Iards used in this country. The
trouble to practical men was the fact that there
was four hours Inference between san francis
co and the eastern portion OF Maine. The adop-
ton of both Washington and New Orleans time
~ n single standard was open to the same OBJ
lection. The great change that would have to
be made to make 1T Il O'Clock, noon, in all parts
of the country at the same time would serious
ly interfere with and change all old customs
and usages. In 1873, Prof. Abbey suggested the
try, biscd on the u, 70, los and lsIdegrees of
longitude. There was to he just one hours diff
ference in clock time between each two OF these
points. The change caused but unimportant
differences anywhere, save in places where two
belts meet, and then in passing from one belt
to another, there is lust one hours difference in
time, The plan IA the simplest and most con-
venient that can be devised.
The early history of clocks aud watches is en-
vcloped inso much obscurity that 1t would be
almost impossible to point out any individual
who could with propriety be led the inventor.
the latter part OF tho 18th or the beginning of
the l4th century. The middle of the l4th cen.
tury seems to lie the time which affords the tirst
certain evidence OF the existence of what would
be now called q clock or regulated Theological
machine. The first clock at Bologna was fixed
up in 1855. Conradus Dasypodius gives an ac-
count OF a clock erected at Strusburg, about
1864. Lehmann intormes US that there wasa
clock at Spire IN 1895. Venice had one in 1897.
The conclusion to be drawn from the evidence
here adduced Is that a well regulated horologi-
cal machine is neither OF so ancient n date as
some writer's suppose, nor get the more recent
invention Of the last two centuries and that the
inventor is not certainly known. So numerous
nave been the novelties III the clock and watch
manufa ture within the last few years that tho
bare enumeration of the names of the inventors
would occupy n considerable space.
OMAHA IS one, Mr.. i. NJ. Boyer, who when inter.
y s,oys Nv W? @s so at hl I'm SS ssrees' n Mr. the Ho lswi is Z
native of Denmark, and came to this city from
there about three years ago, he says:
ter with me when | was about IL years old, and
it continued to grow worse until 4 became al
had the most eXcruciating pains over my eyes;
my eyes were watery and growing weak; my
nose was continually stopped up, ilrst one side.
dry, hard scabs from IL. | had a continual
dropping in the back part of my throat, which
caused my throat to be quite sore most of the
time; my lungs were sore and ! had an awful
, ,Gs t /, Srsa oh my At G timsss. h pariIegnl IA IiW wss this his
noticeably at night when | would retire: i
would often have to get up and sit in a chair SO
as to be able to breathe; this of course would
cause me to get but little sleep and make me
unfit for active work the next day., was both
cred considerably with my stomach too, and to
make u long story short | was about as miser-
able a sufferer from catarrh as can be found. 1
read the advertisements of Dr. G. NJ. Jordan
in the daily papers and found the symptoms
there described to tit my case so well that !
called on HIM and was examined, ana he told
lht tlub i Voc t'e tlia 'iNS 4 h"NA pohiS
polypus tumors growing in my nose that would
have TO be removed. He removed them, and
the treatment he gave mo soon brought no out
a well man. / treated for three months and my
nose and head is clear. No more headaches, not
more pain over the eyes, no moro sore throat
nor hawking and splitting, and when ] retire at
night it is to good and refresh AZ sleep, and l
do not have to get up to be able 70 ~reathe. What
bothers me now is that there are so many peO-
pie in this city. one sees them every day on the
streets, who can not say they have heard their
| natural voice for a long time. who have not had
q good nights rest for months, and who are In
perpetual misery, all wing TO Il chronic case OF
cntarrh, but there Is no necessity for such
things as long as there is a doctor who
can and will cure, it, and do II cheapiy, too. |
was surprised at the cost OF his treatment. l.
| had supposed that 1t would cost quite a sum OF
money and that | would have to lay of from
work, but | was 8greeably disappointed as 1T
cost but a nominal sum, and | did not lose q
day from my usual occup ltion.
The following are the symptoms road by Mr..
Boyer and which convinced him that he had ca
tarrh. Read them, If 50, then you too have ca
tRrrh.