时钟发明后,沙漏(旧作计时用)成了古董。它的用途只限于玩具方面,需求量自然变小。制造沙漏的西村金助先生已有好几年无利可得,但是,一时又找不到其他适当的事可做,心中常为此而苦闷有一天,他偶尔看到一本书,里面写道:“马匹虽然丧失了运输的功能,但是, After the clock was invented, the hourglass (old timekeeping) became an antique. Its use is limited to toys, the demand naturally becomes smaller. Mr. Hashimoto Nishimura, who made the hourglass, has been unprofitable for years, but one can not find other suitable things to do anytime soon, and he often agonizes over it. He occasionally reads a book that says : "Although the horse lost the transportation function, however,