The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1895-02-20
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Some Things YoG Should Remembj

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! u on eartysiny your lover L # vest pooke
| the smallest, most delicate machine tha
Twas eyor constructed OF tho same number
lof paris About IFS different pieces 81
material enter into its construction, and
upwards Of 1900 separate operations arc
oonptisrti in it's manufacture. On this
tiny instrument you depend in some do
gree fer nearly oyery action ip your every,
| day lifo. However irregular your o,U,l
babits may bo,,Ysits habits mast bo unfail.
lipgly regular; and whenever appealed to
at any hour Of tho day or night, in cold
or ia torrid climate, on tho mountain ton
or. In tho mino, sit must tell tho titno With
In q variation OF fraction OF q second d
day, or you will wantito know the reason
why. A watch is really ono of tho most
wonderful achievements OF human inge-
nulty. Some Of ths facts connected with
It's performance aro simply Incredible,
when considered In total. A blacksmith
strikes several thousand blows on his anvil
in day, and is right glad when Sunday
comes around; but tho rollor jewel Of d
watch mako, every day, anl doy after day, [,
$4,000 impacts against tho fork, or s7,-
6So 900 blows in q year without stop or
rest, or 3 s., Coo, 900 in the short space of
twenty years. These stupefying figures
are P,r beyond tho grasp OF our feeble in.
tell'cts; but the marvel docs not stop
hero. 1t has beon estimated that tho
power that moves tho watch is equivalent
to only four times the forco used In flsas
jump; consequently it might be called Il
four floa power, One-horso power would
suffice to run 27o ooo, 900 watches.
Now, tho balance wheel Of watch is
moved by this four lea. power I43 100
inches with EACH vibration, or 3,s58a
miles continuously in one year, not even
stopping to catch fresh hold. And 1t
doean't take 4. large can of oil to lubricato
The machine on its $500 milo "run." It
Just requires IIo of drop to oil the
entire watch for yoars servcS
BIT it has very great need of that
liO drop. Consiicr, if by reason Of q
thickoning of tho oil, or wearing out of
the Oil, or by reason Of running, jumping,
bicycle riding or any form Of jar the vi
bratioas Of the balance-whcel nre accelcr-
ated or retarded 81 900 900 bf eaoh .'ex
cnrdion" tho watch gains or loses ono
second day, half minute month.
The least inoroasc OF friction on the
bearings, through charge 10 tho form Of
the tiny globulcs Of oil, or through tho in
PRODUCTION Of dirt, will briug about this,
or q greater variation.
These are the hard facts OF scientific
mechanics, illustrated by tho unanswerable
figures Of arithmetic. What is tho rea.
sonable Inference to be drawn thorofrom
This simply that IL you would preserve
tho time-kecping qualities Of your watch
you will not let it go uncared for until
the delicate pivots are worn by dirt, aud
they pitoously beg to be cleaned and oiled
ncwiy and set going. You will take it
to competent matchmaker once every
oightcon months for it's rejuyonation.
will try to deserve your
best opinion if you give mo n chance to
demonstrate my skill upon your ailIngg
"n'oh Tho price not tho lowest in
'hls eotioP but the lea,tthc Qnaiity al
my Workmanship VIII uifor, Maybe,
e'ie'al liUi4 o&fe,ionca, you @ ooaando
lhM II is lie cheOl2at ir tho aud.
'HhNar 'epaitipa i senet0ll. raaI or
tMyasancG, Witb hest wishes,
nm ainrcrell,
y. W.ca 'noLr,.
Benpeitsylio, S. G.
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