Democratic Sentinel, Volume 17, Number 15, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 April 1893 — Why a Shadrach Is So Called. [ARTICLE]

Why a Shadrach Is So Called.

Every child knows the wonderful story that tells how the three Hebrews, Shadrach, Mesliach and Abednego, went through the fiery furnace at the bidding of cruel King Nebuchadnezzar, and yet passed forth unscorched. It is rather curious to find, at the present day, the name of one of these Jews used in a sense that is meant to commemorate the miracle. Such, however, is the case. It seems that sometimes a bit of iron or iron ore goes through the smelting furnace without being affected by the heat. And a piece of iron like this the miners in parts of the Ignited States, and it may be in other countries, too, called a shadrach. The men further believe that a shadrach has the mysterious power of enabling the human being who possesses it to remain cool when he or she might otherwise become overheated, that is, passionate and angry. Boggs —“The United States Senate is the great National Theater, after all.” Foggs—“How so?" Boggs—“Seats in the body of the house cost more than those in the gallery.”— Smith, Gray & Co. 's Monthly.