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Show Every Link in Chain of Anchor Must Be Perfect The terrible effects which might result re-sult from carelessness In a black-smith's black-smith's work are well lllustruted by the great Importance of every link In the chain of a ship's anchor. The anchor chulns of the Lusltanla were 800 fathoms, long nearly 2.000 feet with a weight of 125 tons. Every link has to be carefully welded at the proper temperature. Such work requires re-quires Infinite cure, for in no case Is the saying truer than the chain Is only as strong ns the weakest link. On every single link In such a chain the safety of a giant vessel and the lives uf perhaps 2,000 persons may depend. The earliest blacksmiths' forges known were holes In the sides of hills, culled boomerles. The Romans Invented In-vented the first bellows about the year 3T0, using a Madder of goat skin. Nowadays enormous Ingots of steel are heated In furnaces, nnd the hy-dranllc hy-dranllc forging press Is taking the pluce of the blacksmith's hammer and anvil. The hammer wielded by the strong arm of the village smithy be-oVmes, be-oVmes, instead, a hammer equal In weight to one of thousands of tons. |