Tombstone epitaph., 1891-02-08
aow GRANITE Is pousEgn.
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 The form is given to she stone by tias hands of skinsd masons. b much the satae way as l. dase gith otiieT stones of softer natura or course the time re- qaired s considerably greater in the case of granite as compared with other stones
 II the surface is not Co bs polished, but only hne axed as it is called, that is done by the use ot s hammer ealnposed og sss';sfzsstsss sitts .bf stsei oi about a SIX. teeRth of an nsch thick, which are tightsy bound together, the edges being placed on the satre plane. With this tool the workman ssnss5ths the surface of the stone by series Of taps or blows given. al right angle Co the surface operate, upon. By this means the marks of the blows ss given ohiiquely oa the surface of tbe stone are obliterated and Anooth face produced.
 Polishing is performed oy rubbing in
 Ge 6Est place with an iron tool and with saud and water. Emery is next applied, then putty with hannel All plain sur face and IDolding can be done by nla- chinery, but all carvings. or surfaees broken into. small portions of various elevations, are done by the hands of the yeSent hand polisheES.
 The operation of saving a block of granite into slsbs for panels, tables or chimney pieces is very slow process, the rate os progress being about half an inch per day of ten hourG The machiues employed are few and simple. They are technically called lsfhes, wagons and Pendulums or rubhers. The isthes are employed for the polishing of columns, tbe wagons for hat surface, and the Fendulums for nolding and such fat AoEk as is not suitable for the wagon
 In the iathes the column Is placed and supported al each end by points, upon which it reTolves. On the upper surface of the column there are laid pieces of iron, segInents Of the circumference cf the column. The weight of these pieces of iron lying upon the column, and the constant supply by theIathe attendant of sand and water, emery or patty. accord ing to the state Of finish to which the column has been brongi.l, constitute ths whols operation,
 While sand iS used during the rouZher state of the process, these irons are bare, but when using emery aud putty the sur face of the iroc aext to the stone Is coy- cred with thick 6anneI.
 The wagon is carriage running upon rails, in which the pieces of stone to bss Polisilatl are fixed, having uppernost the surface to be operated upon. Above this surT zee there are shafts placed perusu- diculaEly. on the lower end of which are liked rings of iron. These rings rest upon the stone. and when the shaft re- wolves they rub the surface of the stone. At the same time the wagon travels back ward and forward upOn the rails, so as to exIose the whole sllrfac.. of the same to the action of the rings.
 The pendulum Is a frame hung upon hinges from the room of the work silup. 10 this frame are attached iron Eois. moving in a horizontal direction. In the line upon which these rods move, and under them, the stone Is firmly placed upon the floor. Pieces of iron are then loosely attached 10 the rods and allowed 70 rest upon the surface Of the stone, When the whole Is set ID motion, these Irons are dragged backward and forward over the surface uf the stone, and so it Is polished.
 When polishing plain surfaces, such a the needle oi an obeiiSz, the pieces of iron are fiat, but when we have to polish g nolding we make an extra pattern ol its form and t'rs irons are cast from that pattsrn--StOue Mason, England.