Chapter 53
Section 53 of A Thousand Things Worth Knowing. This is a LibriVox recording. All LibriVox recordings are in the public domain. For more information, or to volunteer, please visit LibriVox.org. Recording by phone. A Thousand Things Worth Knowing by Nathaniel C. Fowler Jr.
To produce different colours. The colour printed in italics may be made by mixing the two other colours. Flesh colour. Carmine with straw. Pearl. Blue with lead colour.
Pink. Carmine with white. Silver grey. Lamp black with indigo. Lead colour. Lamp black with white. Bright green. Paris green with white. Buff. Yellow ochre with white.
French white. White tinted with purple. Dark green. Black with chrome green. Brilliant green. Emerald green with white. Pea green. Chrome green with white. Orange. Vermilion with chrome yellow.
Straw colour. Chrome yellow with white lead. Cream colour. White tinted with red and yellow. Ashes of roses. White with tints of black and purple. French grey. White tinted with black and purple. Olive. Chrome yellow, blue and black with red.
Trade unions. The trade union, although supposed to be of modern origin, was established as early as 1548. Mythical history which, of course, cannot be authenticated, indicates the possibility of an organisation of working men at the time of the building of Solomon's temple. During the last several years, trade unionism has grown to enormous proportions
and practically every vocation has its union or organisation. The right to organise is self-evident, so long as it does not restrain trade or interfere with personal rights. The employee and employer certainly have legal and moral rights to do as they please, provided they do not interfere with legal or moral law and do not use coercion. Moral influence, however, cannot be criticised.
The maintenance of a well-organised labour union is to the advantage of both capital and labour and should be encouraged. Naturally, the binding together of labourers or workmen and that of capital causes some abuses for humanity as it runs is not always fair. But one should not criticise either side without criticising the other. Both have their advantages and disadvantages. Both are fair and unfair. As civilisation progresses, the mistakes and abuses will be corrected and organised labour and capital will work in harmony.
A trust is an association of capitalists, organised for the purpose of controlling any one trade or trades. It is illegal and may be punished by imprisonment or fine. It is exceedingly difficult, however, to discover whether or not an organisation is an actual restraint of trade and to prosecute a combination. Undoubtedly, trusts exist in America and all over the world for that matter and are illegal. Great effort is being made to disband them, but so far has very little real effect.
For most of the trusts which are disorganised by law continue in some other form. The turbine has largely taken the place of the water wheel because it is more compact, produces greater energy and is more powerful. It is, un-technically speaking, a box containing a series of fan-like blades set at an angle so that water or steam brought against them will make them turn. End of section 53, recording by phone.
