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tin1= =Whea !:)auet Droz exhibited them
Il III" sesvfeiens OF France. Spain ald
England, thau&b noW they must he
put III operation y=haad
One Of this wonderful maus clocks
Went fer II very Ions time without be.
iuG reWo,nd This kind 0f perpetual
movement WAS produced by different
metals expanding and contracting ut
the same temperature Another clock,
without being tonelIcd answered the
question, "WhAt time is it," 1t must
hr presumed that the breath of the
ulIcstoncr WAS sufficient by Il delicate
combination To put the mechanism in
movement Still another exhibited the
hours, the minutes and the seconds.
the center Of the dial Indicating the
course of the sun through the zodiac
and the four seasons and the different
phases of the moon in perfect accord
with its evolution.
The dial was lighted at the time of
the full moon. and the stars appeared
and disappeared at the required in
tervals. This artificial firmaIncnt WAS
covered with clouds if the weather WAS
unpleasant or lighted if it waS clcar
4AS Spoil fS lit llolll WIS SlI lt.k II
chime WAS heard. 1t played nine diff
fcrcnt melodies, to which an echo re-
spondcd \ lady seated in a balcony
holding 4 book in her hand Hcconpa
nied the music With gesture and look
from time to time took a pinch of snuff
and bowed to those who opened the
glass door of the clock. When the
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on the hand Of Il child, whose. gestures
expressed admiration. sang eight diff
ferent airs a shepherd came in his
turn and played on the flute, and two
children danced around Suddenly one
of the children threw himself Oh the
floor in order to make the other lose
his balance and then turned toward the
spectators. pointing at his companion
with his finger. Near the shepherd Il
lamb bleated from time to time. aud a
dog approached his master to caress
him and to watch over a basket of ap
pies If any one touched the fruit he
would bark until it was put back in its
place
He presented one of, his clocks to
King Ferdinand VI. who was SO de-
lighted that he refunded the expenses
Of the journey and paid in addition 500
louis dor The king assembled his
courticrs IN order to show them his ac
QUESTION Among the automatonS WAS
clock with II shepherd playing on his
flute and dog guarding Il basket of
fruit
THE dog" said JIuuet BroZ. lis as
faithful nS he is well behaved Let
your majesty put him to the proof by
tonching one of the fruits in the haS
ket" The king pndeaVOred to take an
apple but the dog Immediately threw
himself on his hand barking so nat
urally that a hound present in the
room responded with All his strength.
The courtiers thought that sorcery WAS
a work and fled precipitately. making
the sign of the cross The king and
the minister of marine We're the only
ones 10 remain
The latter asked the shepherd what
time il WAS AS he did not answer
JaQnet-DroZ remarked stuilingly that
lie probably did not understand Span
ish and begged his oNeollencN to nd
dress him in French. The question was
repeated irt that lan&ua4p, aud the
shepherd replied ilumediatelN. The
minister WIS fri@htvnod and he. too,
hurried away. In consequence of tlds
seauee the Neuchutr artist fearing
that he might he arrested hv the III
QUESTION aud burned rs Il sorrorcr.
begged the lIn, 10 invite tn" grand
inQuisitor to he present. Jauu"t l'roz
took the clock apart in his presence
piece hy piece showing linn all the
springs and explaining to him the ae-
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