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Show The head master of a Welsh school, 1 with the object of giving his higher clas3 a practical lesson in the use of the barometer, placed the Instrument on a window about seven fec-t from the ground, .at the same time telling his-scholars his-scholars to note any change in it and report to him. During the dinner hour, one boy, more meddlesome than the others, began be-gan tampering with the glass, with the result that it fell to the ground and was broken to pieces. Anticipating matters, he watched for the master's return from dinner, and, rushing to meet him. observed, excitedly: "Sir, the barometer has fallen." "How much?" asked the pedagogue, thinking of climatic changes. - "Seven feet," was the reply, to the amazement of the master. |