Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1900-08-03
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lou carry IN your lower lett vest
pocket the smallest, most delicate ma
chine 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 own 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 Icli-
mate, on the mountain top or: IN the
mine, it must tell the time .with;nia vari-
alton OF a 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 its 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 when
Sunday comes around; but the roller
jewel OF watch makes every day. and
day after day, 432, 900 impacts against
the fork, or 157,6s0,0O0 blows in a
year without stop or rest..,or 8, 153, $780,
600 in the short space:of twenty years.
These Supplying figures are far beyond
the grasp Of our feeble intellects;Ibut the
marvel does not stop here. 1t hasl.been
estimated that the power that moves
the watch is equivalent to only four
times the power in flea's jump;] conse-
quently it might be called four flea
power. One horsepower would suffice to
run 270, 100000 watches. Now the bal
lance wheel OF watchfs moved by this
four fea-power one and forty-three one
hundreths inches with each vibration. or
3,558A miles continuously, in ::one:iyear;
it neve: stops to spit on it's hands to
catch fresh holdl
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
drop to oil the entire watch for a
years service!
But it has mighty great need OF
that one.tenth OF drop. Consider if by
reason OF athicken,ng OF the oil, or wear
ing out OF the oil Tor for the matter. by
reason Of running, or bicycle lriding, or
jumping, or any form Of ia jar) the vibra-
tons of the balance.wheel are acceler-
ated or retarded three ope-millionth of
each excursion the watch gains or
loses one second day or half a minute
a 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 |unanswer-
able figures of arithmetic. What is the
reasonable Inference to be drawn there
from? This, simply-that if you uwould
preserve the time keeping qualities Of
your watch you will not let it go .un-
cared for until the delicate pivots 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 reiuvenation.
1 hope that you believe [ am Il com
petent matchmaker. l will try to de-
serve your best opinion if you give me
chance to demonstrate my skillI upon
your. ailing..watch. The price?-not--the
lowest in these parts, but the least sthat
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.