El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-06-13

M out. and uninspired by the
least thought or ambition,
go out. If the evening is serene, and
pause long under the stars. I get a
rest for the head. and stay staring AT
the spectacle above me with more in
terest and wonder than a child expert
ences at an exhibition OF motion pic
lures.
The heavens are the most marvellous
Of all Kaleidoscope.
That word is not heard much now
adays, and the little instrument or
which il stands is seldom seen W ns9
1 was a boy almost every hOusehOLo
had one The derivation OF lhe mans nam
from three Greek words-kaloss
beautiful eidOs, an appearance,
and skOpeO. Il view"-reveals its na-
ture. and tells its story.
Three strips of black glass, two
inches wide and six or eight long, are
set edge to edge, lengJhwlse, making
triangular enclosure They are Intl
fixed in a round pasteboard TUBE Win
a peephole at one end, and pair OF
transparent glass circles, placed a
quarter OF an inch apart al the outer
end. The outside circle IS OF grouna
glass. The space between these circles
is partly filled with broken bits OF
varicOlOred glass which tumble about
among one another as the instrument
is turned on its horizontal axis
Reflects Many Images
The polished sides of the long trl-
ANGLE reflect multiplied images OF She
bits OF glass when the kaleidoscope S
held with its outer end toward
bright light, and marvelously beautl-
ful combinations of color ana eN-
Quisfte forms are revealed to the eye
looking through the pecphole As the
instrument is turned the bits Of glass
fan continually into new shapes So
pleasing and surprising IhaL luey often
1t Is hardly possible to give child
a more entertaining, and at the same
time useful, toy than kaleidoscope
and il requires very little skill TO make
one. it is said that makers of artistic
designs sometimes employ kaleido-
scopes to stimulate their invention,
and suggest novel combinations.
To the discerning eye the starry
heavens are a gigantic Kaleidoscope.
But we. whose lives are but glimpse
see only one OF its infinite comolna-
tions. All is in motion, but all seems
e rest The three score years and 10
of a mans life afford him but a single
peep into the wonder tube Of the uni
verse We know that IL is Cndlessly
turning. but we should need to live and
watch for a million years IN order TO
see its manyhucd and Infinitely di-
verse stars falling in ceaseIess show
ers from one combination 70 announcer,
and the consultations rolling from
form to form like clouds or sparks.
Here the marvellous power of tine
Imagination. guided by science, aids
US We can look both backward and
forward in time and see the heavens
as thew nave been and as they viii he.
sights OF the sky.
When YOU look at the sky tonight
Won viii nercefve. low i'm the west Leo.
the Lion. with its principal stars form
ing the figure of sickle High over
head YOU will catch sight of the Big
piDDer.~ is T-rsa aiOr- No name could
be more truly descriptive of the figure
shaped by it's seven stars Just i'm the
south. well above the horizon. shines
the beautiful white star Spica which
would be "A far -randcr sun than ours
il we could approach near to il. Spica
is surrounded with many stars which