Clinton News-Record, 1984-05-09, Page 77Windmills, once a great source of power in Holland has been replaced by
modern technology. Still Holland has more than 950 of the great wind machines.
Windmills kept Holland afloat...
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wooden wheel frames provides the
power to pump the water or crush the
grain. The windmill cap taking in -the
upper 12 feet of the structure, rotates on
a turntable, allowing the operator to
change the position of the wheels
according to the wind direction.
Industrial windmills were used to
grind wheat, saw wood, turn rags into
paper and even grind snuff and spices.
The windmills were also used as a
communications system, sending
messages for miles across the flat, open
countryside. Messages were sent by
altering the positions of the wings, or
sails.
When one pair of sails were exactly
vertical and , the other pair were
horizontal, it indicated that the mill was
ready to start working. A slight turn of
the sails backwards indicated a birth; a
slight turn onwards, a death. For
marriages or other celebrations, the
sails were decorated with flags,
rosettes, hearts of tin and, angels
blowing trumpets.
Despite their unusual beauty and
intricate workings, windmills were
found to be an insufficient source of
power. The development of the steam
engine, the internal combustion engine
and the electricmotor provided more
force to operate the pumps and mills,
thus ensuring, modern, continual water
control.
Still, windmills lazily churn in the
Holland breezes. Today they stand as a
grateful reminder to the Dutch people
of the precious land that has been
salvaged.
In Canada too many Dutch -
Canadians still honor the great wind
machines with replica models gracing
their properties.
Every, year on the second Saturday in
May, National Windmill Day is
celebrated. As many windmills as
possible are made workable and as
many as 400 wind machines are in
operation on this special day.
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