Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1900-07-06

pocket the smallest, most delicate ma
chime that was ever constructed OF the
same number OF parts. About ITS
different pieces OF material enter into it's
construction, and upwards OF 2 400 sepa-
rate operations are comprised in it's
manufacture. On this tiny instrument
you depend in some degree for nearly
every action in your everyday life. How
ever irregular your wn habits may be.
it's habits must unfailingly regular; and
whenever appealed to, at any hour OF
the day or night, in cold or in torrid eli.
mate, on the mountain top or IN the
mine, it must tell the time within a yari-
alton OF fraction OF second day, or
you will want to know the reason why.
"A watch is really one OF the most
wonderful achievements of human in
genuity. Some OF the facts connected
with it's performance are simply incred-
ible, when considered in total. \ black
smith strikes several thousand blows on
his anvil in a day, and is right glad when
Sunday comes around: but the roller
jewel OF watch makes every day. and
day after day, 1882, 900 impacts against
the fork, or ISL, 100000 blows in a
year without stop or rest, or 3, 153, GOO,-
600 In the short space OF twenty years.
These Supplying figures are far beyond
the grasp OF our feeble intelects: but the
marvel does not stop here. 1t has been
estimated that the power THAT moves
the watch is equivalent to only four
times the power in fea's jump;] conse-
quent]y it might be called four flea
power. One horsepower would suffice to
run 270,0O0.O00 watches. Now the BAL
lance wheel OF watchIis moved by this
four tlea-power one and forty-three one
hundreths inches with each vibration. or
3,55SX miles continuously, in ::one.iyear;
it neve: stops to spit on it's hands to
catch fresh hold!
And it doesn't take a large,.can OF oil
to lubricate the machine on its $500
mile run 1t Just requires one tenth of
drop to oil the entire watch for a
years service!
''But it has mighty great ed of
that one-tenth OF drop. Consider if by
reason OF thickenlng OF the oil, or wear
ing out Of the oil Tor for the matter. by
reason OF running, or bicycle Iriding, or
jumping, or any form ola jar) the vibra-
lions OF the balance-wheel are acceler.
atedlor retarded three one-millionth OF
each excursion the watch gains or
loses one second a day or half minute
month. The least increase of friction
On the bearings, through change:.in the
form OF the tiny globules OF oil, or
through the introduction OF dirt, will
bring about this, or greater variation.
''These are the hard facts OF scientific
mechanics, illustrated by the tunanswer-
able figures of arithmetic. What is the
reasonable inference to be drawn There
from? This, simply-that if you would
preserve the time keeping qualities of
your watch you will not let it 20 IN
cared for until the delicate pivots are
worn by. dirt and they >piteously beg to
be cleaned and oiled newly and vt a.
going. You will take it to a com petent
matchmaker once every eighteen months
for it's rejuvenation.
hope1 that you believe am COM
petent matchmaker. I will try TO de-
serve your bes opinion if ysu give me
chance to demonstrate my skill upon
your::ailing:watch. The price?-not the
lowest in these parts, but the least that
the quality OF my workmanship will
afford. Maybe. after little experience
you win conclude that it is the cheapest
in the::end. Cheap repairing Il gener-
ally real extravaganza.
SPIRIT j. VAsALY,
Diamond Sign Jew eler.