Morning journal and courier., 1891-08-14

house, say of 400 pounds, exerts in effort to fall constantly checked by & wire cable wound on the windlass below the keepers room, and running strong clock work which can be guaged and turned with great precision. the height and it's initial velocity, provided the wire cable parted. But that clock work connects with the disk on which the prism stands by cog wheels, and the disk or floor going around causes whatever is on it to 20 also. But the lamp is not on it. It is suspended in such @ way from above by chain and balancing weight. That 1t is moveable and at night made to hang just where needed on a level with the con vex lenses at center of the sides. There is a hole cut through this revolving floor beneath the lamp to let a steady draft of fresh air up, and for its tank of oil hold ing at least gallon or two, and peculiar arrangement of little pump also worked by a smaller clock work to keep the oil at 6 certain level about the lamps wicks. l say wicks, three of them of the Argand burner sort; circular, and one within an- other. The outer one might be all of three inches across. The inner ones less and less. Now it is of the utmost importance that said lamp work right. Therefore its workmanship, it's wicks, and oil are mat ters of particular care. Such lamps do not have chimneys. The regulated draft up alongside from below gives such cur rent of air as we obtain in domestic lamps by use of glass chimneys. You will un- derstand it is much better not to have any chimney save the verticle prisms of most radient glass already described. And so the inspector took out his watch, which necessarily must be very exact chrome ter, and timed the evolution of the whole Tense arrangement as thus described, and if it varied a second, or even part of a
 second, he would know, I must know.
 Sanhaty's propelling clock, once so
 got out of order, was told, and it had to
 be sent abroad to be put in order. A clock from Boston did not work we'll and they were glad to get their own clock
 back after awhile. If light is to flash once a minute-once minute it must be. And so think you understand the why and how, as well as I can relate it from memory. And at all events there must be books and Encyclopedia articles,
 enabling one to follow up the whole sub feet thoroughly if he wishes.
 After another walk around the storm
 deck outside the keepers room for fare
 well view of a vast prospect seldom to be
 enjoyed, as that day did, now we de-
 scend the spiral stairway carefully, but
 easily, and are outside the symmetrical
 slender solid granite tower, about twenty
 feet diameter at base, twelve at top, one
 hundred feet high above it's rock elevation.
 Close by is wooden building where oil and other requisites are stored. Also the
 assistant keepers house, of wood, good
 size and home like. A few hundred feet away the keepers house (no other houses
 or families on P. Menan), like some good
 New England farm house, within
 which we entered and saw very
 comfortable living room, well furnished,
 including books, papers, few pictures on
 the walls, very neat, cheery room, as
 New England housewives rooms generally are I seem to recall a sewing machine and cabinet organ. At all events they are owned in some of these houses. While the inspector is talking with the keeper about needed affairs have chat with the intelligent house mother, and believe she said the children were away inland al school At any rate, they do so go, and know some such children of another light
 house, very bright and promising childrer indeed. &
 Next we go to inspect the fog bell anc the engine houses, west of the keepers house, minutes walk near the water. Al these buildings are on the highest point ot the island, at the west end. The Page bell
 like good sized church bell, swings in { strong wooden frame just near the ground i and is worked by rope horizontally, or | which the inspector gives pull or two l and we get its tone clear and strong | and must be worked the minute fog comes on and until steam can be gotten III
 in one of the engine houses, butas the dry
 kindling and wood is already to light, il | about twelve minutes steam whistle | which screams to be heard far around Menan, will relieve the bell ringer day O night. Two engine houses thefe are. i
 one is disabled or of any cause unready. Th' other is, and will be heard soon after fos comes on. The Iris now lies nearer, wait ing our return. One of the men hal
 brought pail and basket ashore when w
 come, and bought milk and eggs for tn
 steward. We say goodbye very pleasant,
 all around to the little group attending u
 to the foot of the incline where our littl
 boat lies. Soon in it. 'Heave away!
 Petit Menan! Bright be thy light, whil
 sailors sail thy sea! Soon on our return What different story! Well I know tn
 need of thee where thou art, bright light