Literature and Art 



T2() 



"How could they measure time by shadows?" 

 asked Kate in surprise. 



"I'll tell you," said the clock, "and then you can 

 do it yourself. On the next sunny morning set a 

 stick in the ground. Watch its shadow. Notice 

 in which direction the shadow 

 points and how long it is in the 

 early morning. Look again in 

 the forenoon and again at noon. 

 See in which direction the 

 shadow points in the afternoon 

 and notice its length as night 

 comes on. The shadow-stick 

 was one way of telling time. ^ % 

 Then some one made a sundial." 



' ' Please tell me about that, ' ' said Kate. 



"Well," said the clock, "a sundial looks some- 

 what like a small square table made of stone or 

 wood with a three-cornered piece of metal standing 

 in the center. On the table top, or dial, there were 

 figures showing the length of the shadow which this 

 piece of metal cast at different hours of the day." 



"That was a very nice way," said Kate, "only I 

 don't see how people could tell time by the shadow- 

 stick or sundial on cloudy days or at night." 



A sundial 



