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power into practise. And who, after all, should be the object of most of the exasperated remarks, shading from complaint to embroidered profanity, but central herself?
This Copenhagen found out, and set herself to remedy. University professors there who discover another flaw in Dr. Cook's records and ring up the rector right away, only to find that the wire is busy because half a dozen colleagues have similar messages, must not abuse central; the connection will be switched at once to the phonograph, which has no feelings and is an unprejudiced witness in court. Testimony of as a will recorded thus was recently held valid in Russia; and the notaries will invent another form: "Appeared before me this day Phonograph No. 123, said phonograph being turned on, deposed, etc. . . . Polonius, notary; Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, witnesses." Polonius' advice, "Give thy thoughts no tongue," holds good, and better for the Danes than in the times when, in language of to-day, the party at Elsinore had no 'phone. (1943)
Machine versus Purpose—See Purpose Discerned.
Machine Work—See Monotony
Machinery, Excess of—See Master Hand Lacking.
MAGNANIMITY
The exercise of magnanimity and charity was as natural to General Grant as breathing; and he demonstrated on this occasion that the hand that wielded the sword was moved by kindness as well as by patriotism. The prisoners of war, who so long lived in hunger, now received abundant rations. So much kindness was shown them that when the Union troops entered the city, both sides "fraternized as if they had been fighting for the same cause." And when the Confederates passed out of town between two lines of Federal soldiers, the scene was solemn and pathetic. Under instructions from General Grant, not a cheer or a word came from the conquerors that would humiliate the fallen foe or give them pain.—Nicholas Smith, "Grant, the Man of Mystery." (1944)
Gen. Fitzhugh Lee witnessed the memorable meeting between his uncle, Gen. Robert E. Lee, and Grant, and he frequently exprest his appreciation of the magnanimity displayed by the victorious commander on that occasion. The fact that General Grant refrained from asking for Gen. Robert E. Lee's sword made a lasting impression on Fitzhugh Lee, who subsequently said: "General Grant not only refrained from demanding my uncle's sword, as is customary, but he actually apologized to General Lee for not having his own sword on at the time. (Text.) (1945)
See Good for Evil.
Magnanimity, A Boy's—See Vicarious Sacrifice.
Magnanimity, A Nation's—See America's Attitude.
MAGNANIMITY, UNDISCIPLINED
Precipitancy of judgment and heat of temper are responsible for all the errors of Walter Savage Landor's life. To recount these errors is neither wise, necessary, nor generous. One thing, however, is noticeable, that in every case the difficulties which he created for himself arose from a sort of undisciplined magnanimity of nature, a belief in impracticable ideals, a radical inability to adapt himself to the common convictions of life. He sinned against himself in a hundred instances, but against others never. His generosity was extreme and incessant. In his enormous agricultural experiments at Llanthony he squandered seventy thousand pounds in five years—J. W. Dawson, "Makers of English Prose."
MAGNETISM
The use of powerful electromagnets for lifting pieces of iron in foundries is increasing. In The American Machinist, E. F. Lake gives some particulars of recent applications of electromagnetism to lifting, and discusses the economies effected thereby. He says:
"At the West Allis works of the Allis-Chalmers Company, lifting magnets are prest into service for saving the small pieces and even minute particles of iron and steel which have heretofore been allowed to go to waste without thought of the possibility of recovery.
"This is done periodically by hitching the magnets to traveling-cranes and allowing them to sweep over every inch of ground area, both in and around the works. It is a never-failing source of wonder to the shops' management how much lost metal the magnets can find." (Text.) (1947)
