Some clocks have a lever in the movement — an extension of
the striking mechanism release arm or shaft — which can be
moved up or down to release the striking mechanism and al-
low it to strike as many hours as are necessaiy to bring
it into agreement with the indication of the hands. Or, if a
special lever for tlic piwposc is not providedj it is sometimes
easy, on opening the door to the works of the clock, to find
the release arm itself and by raising it accomplish the same
result.
Care of timepieces.
Precautions should be taken not only with clocks but also
with watches to keep them at a constant temperature if one
wishes to obtain the best results with them. If possible a watch
should be kept at nearly the same temperature at night as
during the day. The variations with the drop in temperature
at night will alTect the rate of the alarm clock uncompensated
for temperature much more than that of a watch, which is usu-
ally compensated for Iiigh and low temperatures.
MANUAL OF HOME-MAKING
The careful handling of a timepiece of i\m balanee-wheel
type — clock or watch— is ako important, because of the effect
on the adjiiistment and rate. All sodden changes of motion
should Ix^ avoided, and a fall in liable to bend some of the pivots
and seriously change the rate. The position in which it ii*
kept also makes a large difference in its rate, especially with
the uoadjuHtt*d cheaj>er types. Both the watcli and the clock
should best l>e kept in an upright position, both day and night,
as uniformity of practice is the chief essential. All tioicpieces
should, of course, be kept protected from du.st and dirt. They
should l>e wound regularly. It is perhaps better to wind a
watch twice a day than once a day> if it is done regularly, and
the last part of the winding should be done slowly to avoid in-
jury to the mechanism.
An alarm clock.
An alarm clock may he made very useful in giving a warn*
ing of the necessity of inspecting a given process which other-
wise might be overlooked, and when food materials are fre-
quently spoiled in preparation from lack of attention, the use
of an alarm clock will soon save its cost.
In using the alarm feature of an alarm clock, the setting
mechanism should be turned in one direction only, for the
same reason as in the case of setting a clock with striking mech-
anism to correct time, to avoid locking or breaking the setting
device. Occasionally the indicating hand of the alarm will
not Ix- placed correctly on its pinion and the alarm will sound
at a different time from tliat expected. This error will be a
constant one, however, and its amount having l>een once
leanie<l, allowance may l>e matle for it in setting the hand; or
a watch repairer can correct the fault very quickly. Many
alann clocks have the dial for setting the alarm of very small
diameter, making it difficult accurately to set the hand. For
this use it is desirable to secure a clock with as large an alarm-
hand dial as possible^ preferably one having the alarm hand
set on the central pinion with the hour and minute hands.
With such a clock the alarm can be set quite accurately
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HOUSEHOLD MEASUREMENTS AND THEIR USE 143
for giving a signal at short intervals anti can \>e used to
give warnings of the time to inspect certain processes of the
kitchen, for the taking of medicine at regular intervals, and the
like.
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Some clocks have a lever in the movement — an extension of
the striking mechanism release arm or shaft — which can be
moved up or down to release the striking mechanism and al-
low it to strike as many hours as are necessaiy to bring
it into agreement with the indication of the hands. Or, if a
special lever for tlic piwposc is not providedj it is sometimes
easy, on opening the door to the works of the clock, to find
the release arm itself and by raising it accomplish the same
result.
Care of timepieces.
Precautions should be taken not only with clocks but also
with watches to keep them at a constant temperature if one
wishes to obtain the best results with them. If possible a watch
should be kept at nearly the same temperature at night as
during the day. The variations with the drop in temperature
at night will alTect the rate of the alarm clock uncompensated
for temperature much more than that of a watch, which is usu-
ally compensated for Iiigh and low temperatures.
MANUAL OF HOME-MAKING
The careful handling of a timepiece of i\m balanee-wheel
type — clock or watch— is ako important, because of the effect
on the adjiiistment and rate. All sodden changes of motion
should Ix^ avoided, and a fall in liable to bend some of the pivots
and seriously change the rate. The position in which it ii*
kept also makes a large difference in its rate, especially with
the uoadjuHtt*d cheaj>er types. Both the watcli and the clock
should best l>e kept in an upright position, both day and night,
as uniformity of practice is the chief essential. All tioicpieces
should, of course, be kept protected from du.st and dirt. They
should l>e wound regularly. It is perhaps better to wind a
watch twice a day than once a day> if it is done regularly, and
the last part of the winding should be done slowly to avoid in-
jury to the mechanism.
An alarm clock.
An alarm clock may he made very useful in giving a warn*
ing of the necessity of inspecting a given process which other-
wise might be overlooked, and when food materials are fre-
quently spoiled in preparation from lack of attention, the use
of an alarm clock will soon save its cost.
In using the alarm feature of an alarm clock, the setting
mechanism should be turned in one direction only, for the
same reason as in the case of setting a clock with striking mech-
anism to correct time, to avoid locking or breaking the setting
device. Occasionally the indicating hand of the alarm will
not Ix- placed correctly on its pinion and the alarm will sound
at a different time from tliat expected. This error will be a
constant one, however, and its amount having l>een once
leanie<l, allowance may l>e matle for it in setting the hand; or
a watch repairer can correct the fault very quickly. Many
alann clocks have the dial for setting the alarm of very small
diameter, making it difficult accurately to set the hand. For
this use it is desirable to secure a clock with as large an alarm-
hand dial as possible^ preferably one having the alarm hand
set on the central pinion with the hour and minute hands.
With such a clock the alarm can be set quite accurately
J
HOUSEHOLD MEASUREMENTS AND THEIR USE 143
for giving a signal at short intervals anti can \>e used to
give warnings of the time to inspect certain processes of the
kitchen, for the taking of medicine at regular intervals, and the
like.
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