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Show It is said thst in the intense hot westher the Washington monument at noonday leana a little to the north. It ia only perceptible by the nse of fine instruments. It ia not very much, but it is a little. High winds eanae perceptible motions of the plummet plum-met thst is swung outside the monument, aad in still weather delicate vibrations of the crest of the earth, otherwise un perceived, are registered in the monument. If any more such monuments are to be' built, 550 feet high on so email a base, we aiispeet the engineers 'will recommend reinforced 'cement as ths main material, which can be plastered outside by any substanee they, may desire. Reinforced cement ce-ment can bend a little without hurting it, and the beauty of it ia that it grows more and more durable dura-ble the longer the days and years are spread out after it is put in place. . . - e - |