The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-06-08
BROOM ST JAWS
An Interesting Experiment With Com
monplace Materials.

An Interesting Experiment With Com
monplace Materials.
From Hdrper's Young People.
snow, here's queer thing !" said the boy.
bursting into my room between IL and IL
o'clock one night.
Pm quite used to his energetic entrance.
only turned over sleepily and asked:
"What have you nowW
"We've been trying some daisy expert
ments. Now, this is really curious. Get
I'D and see" he cried. a
Thus urged, got up and lit the gas.
what Is it, Two broom straws! Drag
ging me ous Of bed for such nonsensel
declared"
ut isn't nonsense. Just see here"
He stood before the mautelpiece, and
rested his hand lightly upon it. Between
the thumb and finger of each he held
the end OF smooth brown straw about
eight inches long.
NOW hang these two bits of straw across
this one, one at each end, by my fingers"
he said
1 picked up the two bits. They were
each about two inches long, doubled in the
middle, making in shape the letter V. |
hung them across the long straw as COM
manded, their ends just touching the man
tel.
MAKE the points incliue toward the CEN
ter-just a little," ordered the boy. Com
mand comes natural to him. The queer
thing is that people don't often protest.
turned the points toward the center
just the tiniest bit. Then a funny thing
happened. Slowly, slowly, as IL by some
irresistible impulse, the two little pointed
bits Of straw began to move along their
support. They went at about the same rate,
their legs moving along the mantel, their
heads pointing towvrd the center of the
straw. "Well-I-deolarer
STEADY, steady" said the boy. flushed
and laughing.
The two little broom straws walked along
Walkedl Yes they seemed to do just that.
II ever things in this world appear to know
their purpose, and move steadily toward ir,
those two broom straws did. They walked
evenly along, met In the center and, their
points touching, stood still, forming pyra-
mid.
"Therel" cried the boy, triumphantly.
He lowered his long straw, drew it out,
and the little pyramid stood erect, made SO
apparently by its own volition.
Il never would have believed It'll" / said.
Isn't that worth getting up for2" asked
the boy.
We tried It on the polished foot boar d of
| the bedstead. and on other surfaces. The
little broom straws didn't like too much
| friction, but who doesi
Then we experimental little. II we
| started the straws in the center, the poin Is
slightly inclined outward, they walked in
the opposite direction, stopping only at the
! fingers holding the straw. II one was bent
| to form q sharper angle than the other and
| its ''legs' cut little shorter the longer,
broader straw would pass completely over
| its smaller comrade, the little one going
under without hitch, and each proceeding
| on the even tenor of its Way until ii reached
the oppoeite end. This was very funny.
The straws must not drag too much, just
| touch.
Seems just as If they had sense, doesn't
it," musingly asked the boy, watching
| them.
If hadn't seen It, never would have
believed It'll" l repeated, creeping, shivering,
back TO bed at last.
81 wouldn't myself. either" declared the
boy emphaticallY.
But that's nothing. That boy never
believes anything unless 1t is proved to his
complete satisfaction.