The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1898-02-23

Tlc Advancement in Science. Mechanics
and \ Agriculture.
IRAN tie 81. Louis RcpnLhc.

III DIUXTcSS Oh Tic WOTlQ III
science, in saving manual labor, in in
vcntions Of all kinds, is far beyond n
mans computation or even his men
tai vision or belief. The mere
thought Of approach TO it. the mercst
glance Of il will deter one from an
attempt. Nevertheless, We may look
at a very few things, which seem to
lie on the surface and which offer so
plain a sight that Il man of ordinary
mental capacity cannot but see. unless
he is willfully determined not to see
or 20 know. This brief sentence may
suffice to lead up to what follows; and
finally 70 the main purpose, which !:
is hoped will show what is intended
by the heading Of this article.
COMMERCIAL CHANGES.
Not many years ago it was a corn-
mon thing for o merchant ,!oing bust
ness in the smaller cities and villages
Of the United States to plan a spring
and fall visit to the large commercial
centers 20 lay in a stock Of goods to
last say six months, to be re%plcnisicd
Ivy letter or order if the demand war
ranted such action. At this date he
receives the commercial traveller,
known as ''drummcr.' with his sam-
pies: he gives his orders and stays at
home, unless unforeseen circum-
STAGES or social obligations induce
him to visit tic city. Ia the city de-
I.artment stores have almost every
article for which there is a personal
or family need. including books, sta
%tioncry and even medicines; they can
supply every need. ever to the lunch,
etc, while you arc under the same
roof on business bent.
II FACTORIES.
Boots ard shoes, clothing. furni-
ture, machinery, simple or complex,
and anything a man may want, are
made with such precision and accura-
cy that all that is needed is made in
PARTS and the parts are put together
in factories. \ machine in the Mis-
souri, l'cnitentiary can sole a boot or
Il shoe in 80 seconds. 1t takes in n
block Of wood, makes the pegs and
drives Thorn home. How can the sin
gle peg driven by hand, one at n time
compete With such a machine? The
typesctting machine has made super
auous the typo who once could piek
up so many thousands ems in a day.
80, also. the great presses Of books
and newspaper work have done away
with much OF the hand work.
TIE SEWING MACHINE.
Thousands Of people arc now living
who remember the day when no sew
ing machine was in use. No labor
saving machine has made such an in
n0vation in the manufacture Of cloth
ing Of all kinds, and especially taat
which had to be done in and for the
family. How the eyes grew dim and
how the fingers achcd over the family
sewing, which fell upon the wife and
mother. Talk about burning ''thc
midnight ell We old danes we'll
know what it was /" have long hours
for work and short hours for Sleep.
at this date every conceivable and
necessary garment can be bought
made in the best style for the money
the material used tn cost. The seam
,trcss, before the days eli this me
chine. received 10 cents for making IA
mans shirt with linen hvSoms and
wristbands. Now you can buy sncha
shirt for from 30 to 80 cents n%nlauri-
'lcrcd. A full-sixcd night shirt Of
very good material you IAN buy for
less mtncy than that. OF course
there is more time for social cvcutS.
but especially for reading. Sancho
Panza blessed the man that invented
Sleep. MI the sane world Of mankind
hlcssrs the man that invented the
sewing machines.
tnMMCElCATlnN.
Who in his widest Imagination
would have thought it possible for a
man to converse with his friend or
bushes, corrcSpnndtnt-facc to face.
as it wcrc-at a distance Of hundreds
Of miles? Yet Sucl, can be done by
long-distancc telephone.
TRAVEL.
Steam has annihila,cd time and dis
lance. The trip across the Atlantic
Ocean has become Il ferry trip. One
can scarcely get over the sea sickness
before ore steps ashore on the other
side. y young lady Of my acpuaint-
nee has been gone from home but
two weeks, and yet had already been
IN three contincnts-America. Africa