. St Andrew's College Review, Pâques 1916. r deux prenant nombre 3.Donc il sera vu que les appuis ne sont jamais au repos pendant une minuteexcept le dimanche de 7 h à 11 h. au cours whichtime toutes les réparations nécessaires sont effectuées. Le travail lui-même est très fort à l'un. Le plus strenuousjob est physiquement que de chauffage les billettes. Le heatersstand en face de fours énormes dimensions le blanc-chaud de billettes, en même temps la charge des bières. ST. ANDREWS COLLEGE REVIEW ^j il y a habituellement deux chauffages à un changement qui prennent leur tour d'autres inworking chauffe. Leur temps de travail donc en cours

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. St Andrew's College Review, Easter 1916. r two taking number threes.So it will be seen that the presses are never idle for a minuteexcept on Sunday from seven a.m. till eleven p.m.. during whichtime all necessary repairs are made. The work itself is extremely hard on one. The most strenuousjob physically is that of heating the billets. The heatersstand in front of huge furnaces drawing the white-hot billets, atthe same time charging the cold ones. ST. ANDREWS COLLEGE REVIEW ^i There are usually two heaters to a shift who take turn inworking alternate heats. Their working time therefore beingonly four hours a day. One really needs to see these men at workto appreciate what they do ; and a most fascinating sight it is.On a given signal the furnace doors are opened, and through themflames will leap for a couple of feet. The heater takes his peeland manoeuvres it in such a way that several perfectly heatedbillets appear. How he finds them is a marvel to one not accus-tomed to it. Although they cannot be seen, a good heater knows. Scene of Cantleys Article how many he has in his furnace, and exactly where each one is.The heat is terrible, and it takes a lot of time to become inured toit. As the billets are drawn they are thrown over to the presseswhere they undergo three distinct operations, after which theyare laid out in pyramid piles and marked according to the heatseries. The men have to contend against gassy smoke, heat andburns. A great many are forced to give up forging owing to thegas impairing their health. The extreme heat causes muchtrouble and sickness. I have seen four different men drop withinan hour owing to the excessive heat. 24 ST. ANDREWS COLLEGE REVIEW Burns are very common ; a day seldom passes in which thereare not many burns, the majority of which are serious and allpainful. The spirit and enthusiasm the men show in their work issplendid. I have in mind one particular night when it struck memore forcibly than ever before. We had been working on t

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