16. (LC) STORIES OF USEFUL INVENTIONS, excerpt
By S. E. Forman
1911
THE MATCH
There never was a time when the world was without fire, but there was a time when men did not know how to kindle fire; a
days we can kindle a fire without any trouble, because we can easily get a match; but we must remember that the match is
learn the history of this familiar little object, the match.
Fire was first given to man by nature itself. When a forest is set on fire by cinders from a neighboring volcano, or when a tre
kindle all the fires, for man by his own effort was unable to produce a spark. The first method, then, of getting fire for use w
firebrands were carried to the home and used in kindling the fires there. The fire secured in this way was carefully guarded
A sudden gust of wind or a sudden shower would put it out. Then a new firebrand would have to be secured, and this often
In 1827, John Walker, a druggist in a small English town, tipped a splint with sulphur, chlorate of potash, and sulphid of ant
the kind we use to-day. It is called friction-chemical because it is made by mixing certain chemicals together and rubbing th
only by hard rubbing, and it sputtered and threw fire in all directions. In a few years, however, phosphorus was substituted
was no longer necessary to have sandpaper upon which to rub it. It would ignite when rubbed on any dry surface, and there
Which line from the text shows the problem with the first matches? (5 points)
O A sudden gust of wind or a sudden shower would put it out
It could be lighted only by hard rubbing, and it sputtered and threw fire in all directions.
It is called friction-chemical because it is made by mixing certain chemicals together and rubbing them.
But the flame, however faithfully watched, would sometimes be extinguished