PRACTICAL ADVICE.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXVIII, Issue 8487, 11 February 1891, Page 3

PRACTICAL ADVICE.

« ■ The Waterbury will keep Greenwich, Auckland, Mean, Sidereal, or any other species of time, except bad time. In this respect; its morals are incorruptible. The old and threadbare story of George Washington (deceased), and the apple tree, has long since ceased to become synonymous foe truth and unswerving accuracy. Now, if a fond and respectable father wants to give his son a lecture he should simply say, " Tell the truth like the Waterbury, Johnny, and then nobody will ever doubt you." This piece of advice, with a Waterbury thrown in, costs you respectively thirteen and sixpence, or one poundaccording to whether the Waterbury thrown in is one of the old favourites, series E ; or one of the new Wonders, series J (gent's size), or L (ladies' size). See ib ! ' Perhaps ib is not generally known the Waterbury beats 255 times to the minute, 15,300 to the hour, 367,200 times to the day, or 134,028,000 to the year. Just 'think of it! Now, is it any wonder that thoroughgoing watchmakers say that in order for a watch to keep good 'time, it should be cleaned and oiled once a year at the least 2 And what machinery is there that goes constantly, making 367,200 motions a day, that will run for a month without cleaning and oiling, except a man's faithful friend, his watch ? . i