. Lessons in democracy . ses cause explosions. The miners must be pro-tected against such dangers. In the mines are men and women who do nothingbut look after the safety of the workers. As the miners dig the coal, they load it upon littletram cars. Some of the men operate these cars and send thecoal to the surface. Other men then send it to the great coalbreaker. The breaker-boys are watching, ready to sort andclean the coal as soon as it comes in. Now the coal is finally ready to send to the blastfurnaces where the steel rail is to be made. At the bottom of one of these great furnaces acoke f
. Lessons in democracy . ses cause explosions. The miners must be pro-tected against such dangers. In the mines are men and women who do nothingbut look after the safety of the workers. As the miners dig the coal, they load it upon littletram cars. Some of the men operate these cars and send thecoal to the surface. Other men then send it to the great coalbreaker. The breaker-boys are watching, ready to sort andclean the coal as soon as it comes in. Now the coal is finally ready to send to the blastfurnaces where the steel rail is to be made. At the bottom of one of these great furnaces acoke fire is started. On top of the fire is dumped amass of iron ore. Then a layer of lime is put on theiron ore, and on top of this are other layers of coke,iron ore, and lime. WORKING TOGETHER TO MAKE A STEEL RAIL 7 There is a blast pipe below, through which a strongdraft is driven, and a stack above, through which thesmoke and gases escape. The fierce heat gradually melts the ore into iron,which is later changed into Blast furnaces where men smelt the iron ore into steel. 8 LESSONS IN DEMOCRACY The steel then flows into a mold and forms asteel ingot. The steel ingot is then sent to the foundry, wherein a few hours it is made into a steel rail. Many people helped to make the steel rail. There were the men taking the iron ore from themines. There were the railroad men on the trains and thesailors on the ships. They transported the iron ore. The shipbuilders and carbuilders built the shipsand the cars for carrying the coal and iron ore. The miners in the coal mines and all their helperssupplied the coal. While these people were working directly to makethe steel rail, others worked together to supply food,clothing, and shelter. We must not forget the farmers who raised thefood. We must not forget the housewives who preparedthe food. We must not forget the factory workers who madethe clothing, and the carpenters and builders whobuilt the homes in which the workers live. Thus we
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