Little Falls herald., 1900-07-20

You carry in your lower left vest
pocket the smallest, most delicate ma
chine that was ever constructed of the
same number OF parts. About IT'S
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 every day life. How
ever irregular your wn habits may be-.
it's habits must unfaiIingly regular; aud
whenever appealed to, at any hour of
the day or night, in cold or in torrid cli-
mate, on the mountain top or, III the
mine, it must tell the time within a vari-
alton of fraction of second a 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. A black
smith strikes several thousand blows on
his anvil in day, and is right glad whe n
Sunday comes around; but the roller
jewel OF a watch makes every day. and
day after day, 49,, 900 impacts against
the fork, or 157 100000 blows in a
year without stop or rest',or 3, 153, ,600,-
600 in the short space'of twenty years.
These stupefying figures are far beyond
the grasp OF our feeble intellects; but the
m arvel does not stop here. It has been
estimated that the power that moves
the watch is equivalent to only four
times the power in fea's Jump, conse-
quently it might be called four flea
power. One horsepower would suffice to
run 100000. 900 watches. Now the bal
lance wheel OF watch;is moved by this
four fiea-power one and forty-three one
hundreths inches with each vibration. or
3,558% miles continuously, in ''one .;year;
it neve: stops to spit on it's hands to
catch fresh hold!
And it doesn't take large can of oil
to lubricate the machine on It's $500
mile run 1t just requires one tenth OF
a drop to oil the entire watch for a
years service!
But it has mighty great naed OF
that one-tenth of drop. Consider if by
reason of thickenlng OF the oil, or wear
ing out OF the oil (or for the matter. by
reason OF running, or bicycle triding, or
jumping, or any form of a jar) the vibra-
tions of the balance-wheel are acceler-
ated or retarded three one-millionth of
each 'excursion,' the watch gains or
loses one second 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 sunanswer-
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 go --un-
cared for until the delicate pivote are
worn by dirt and they piteously beg to
be cleaned and oiled newly aud set a.
going. You will take it to competent
matchmaker. once every eighteen months
for it's rejuvenation.
Ihope- that you believe am a COM
petent matchmaker. I will try to de-
serve your bes opinion if you give me
a chance to demonstrate my skill upon
ur..aiIing::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 will conclude that it is the cheapest
in the END. Cheap repairing is gencr-
ally real extravaganza.
SPIRIT J. VAsALY,
Diamond Sign Jeweler.
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