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range themselves in their proper order, though( how they manage this smaling mechanical test I I cannot say. It the year is a leap- year an extra day. February 29. is added!
The center or middle dial is s
mlest gleam-in the candle- regular clock. which tick-tocks oil
the hours of the day. But the up-
will shed a .giow- on the dark- per dial is a planetarium. so ii you ' are the least bit interested as to comes on the scene at the ilrst
show the position oi the seven planets.
Tourists who visit Btrassburg Cathedral are simply amazed, too, at .the many little ilgures which are constantly on the move about 'lthe iamous ticker. For example, every quarter oi an hour you'll see one of these clock iairir.-s running along the lower gallery. A child
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points to twelve, a tottering beard- ed old iellow like mp Van Winkle passes along the gallery. Atop his bent shoulders sits Death armed with a scythe, so. in the.spsce oi one hour, you'll see - ii you ever happenlto be in Strassburg cathe- ldral, the whole course 01 human liie pass in review on the wonder- iul mechanical calendar clock made lby that master clock-maker Bchwil-
there is a solemn procession oi
twelve tiny ilgures dressed
like .
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monks. quietly they move 110118 There were ll members and tour
the upper gallery to disappear one by one, into the innards oi the wonder clock. Then from the tower rings out that iamiliar sound "cock-a-doodle-dool" which seems to awaken in every human being a vagueeieeling oi anxiety.
The joyiul aound comes irom a pint-sized little iigure oi' rooster
visitors attending the Kilmuir W. I. meeting on November 19. This was the annual meeting and was held at the home oi Mrs. Colin MacDonald.
Mrs. D. Stewart, the president gave a brief and interesting ad- dress.
Election of oiiicers ior the com-
mon sneven V
Mu. A.-N. lssomseraon and am. vhiablllss soonaspouibla.
P. MacDonald: auditors, Mrs. Oy- s-i.l Johnston and Min Evelyn MscPhes-son; Red Orou convenes, Mrs. M. N. MacGowa.n; condolence convener, Mrs. Colin MacDonald.
Pamphlets and other literature was passed around ior members to read. On reporting the results of the pantry sale held during the month, the secretary reported that every item had been sold and a
The committees gave lids re- g ports ior the month. Mu. I. Far- quhariaon and Mrs. A. X. Mac- Pherson will visit the sick during the month oi Decanter.
The roll call at the next meeting istobeanexchangeotohristmu gifts. Concluding a pleasant social hour at the close of the meeting refreshments were served by the
Fiitcen minutes later I sue.
hoatem, Mrs. MacDonald, who was assisted in serving by Mrs. E. Farguhari-son and Miss Laurie
MacDonald.
ht. "Heilo"- said with the position of any planet in the quarter. 3 smile heavens you have only to look at young man steps in the 1alrie'sl will brighten a day-that aeem- the planetarium. Around the circle place. Fiiteen minutes pass and. a ,d gray ior awhile. are arranged the -twelve constella- middle-aged gent, comes to view. They ring out the quarter hours simplest message--From tiona of the sodiae. seven hands Finally, when the minute hand on s set oi chimes. At twelve noon
iriend to iriend i will keep everyday marry-from
beginn1nB '10 "id-" -
gm hear of the Indian iaklrs - .
..1lnng-stick clock? The cane stick '
M omgonal. At the top, on each .
,, me sides, a small hole was dril- '
(.1, into which iitted a short peg. .
when the iakir wanted to know g , - - p i n ----
ile lime oi day he liitcd up his .
"Wane clock by a string attached -
.0 me top. The shldow which Ihi , . . x . .. 59; cast on the side of the stick.
matted him what time it was. This .
y .
the task of measuring
substantial sum collected. The sec- retary was instructed to ascertain the amount owing for music in- struction at the school and to pay
Each oi the little iigures already who says hello to the world in his in; yggp we. .3 10110”; President,
mentioned has a duty to perform. own lingo. Mrs. D. Stewart (re-elected): Have you ever heard oi a clock secretgry . gpegsu;-,1-g Mn, com,
like that, I say? MacDonald (re-elected); directors.
"for 1954-
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....... ...........n., is W... n. experienced V-8 builder , ilnck had so many sides. . mlhnl great drawback to this kind '"V ' cl a i' nck was that on cloudy days Hill jllfl couldn't tell the time with :;p,:; (irqrec oi accuracy.
uiiulh water has ilowed over the lam since you and I met." is a very . ml saying. Do you know what this ml r.xnl-cssion means. It means ii you 'llE a mnounr with water and then ,vp'5ll lll(' top the water runs oii. '- lnlghl take a whole hour to drain "hr mnimm.-r. ii youlillled it a sec- (lllll linie it would take another nour to run oil, etc. The Barmouar is .1 uater clock used in Babylon mo years ago.
one advantage water clocks had nrr mnc timepieces: they did tell .lmf' in bad weather and at night.
The Chinese water clocks were la'liPr simple in construction. inf iact ihey were nothing but copper; miles arranged on steps, one below the other. The water passed irom nllf: krttle to the other every two haul;
in remote part oi Chins these sncienl water clocks are still in we by the people.
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. . . rhr um jlnr-mr .mr.mrlon afI9.l4. with n lransparrnl llums ol linrerl pIt.iiglauI
imp ni the wonders oi strassburg vmlwlml is its clock: and the man ulm hatched the idea was a very skilled workman.
This amazing timepiece boasts three dials. The lower one is a calendar; a huge, revolving circle. lllll(l('(l into 365 parts-onmior each my of the year. At one side may be mm the iigures of Apollo. the god wt the sun, and Diana, goddess oi the moon. An arrow in Apollo's lmid points to the day. But there's inure to it than that.
l-Ivory year, on the 31st oi Dec- .-lnbrr at midnight the seven days ul ill! week take new positions. illlidiLl'S such as Easter, which fall in rllilcrent dates every year, ar-
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