Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1853-10-26
worprRs or THE RATEsr OFFICE 4
Acursory szsminasioo Of the Rsfens -
sea Report for 1852 reveals soa'e surprising

fee Report foF 1852 reveals s0ne
Examinerss Ke?srt explains the primer
,,Ies 81 :be celebrated Hobbs lock us I'M
ick.bilityr depends upon secondary q
false set 81 tumblers, which prevent the 10
struments used in picking from reaching the
r...I. oaas Moreover, the lock IS poTd
,'ro..f and may be loaded through the key
pels .ad fred of uatil the burglar 10 tired u
n;s fr.itiess work. or fears that the report OF
his explosions will bring to view bis expert
,naats more witnesses than be desires
Doors and skaters have, also been patan-
ted that cannnt be broken through with
either pick Or sl<dge hammer The burglars
s.occupation b gore s.. sgs.
IA barpoou IS described which makes the
whale kin himself. The more be pulls the
line the deeper goes the harpooa ~ slss'a
An ice making machine has been patented.
which goes BIZ steam engine; inan expers
mental trial it freze several bottles OF sher-
ry wine and produced blocks Of ice the size
Of cubic font, when the thermometer was
standing at so degrees It is calculated that
for every ton Of coal put inso the furnace it
will ina ke . ton Of ice. y
From DR., Gales examiners Report We
satAer some idea Of the value, Of patents,
a msa who bad made slight improve,
ment IL straw c0sters. took . model of his
msehipe through the Western States and az
ter 4 tour Of eight months returned with $40 y
600. Another had machine to thesh. and
clean grain. which iu fifteen nonths he sold,
fur SCI, 200 A third ottsined patent for
printers ink. refused Sb0. 600 for II. and
finally sold it fer $50 1000. These are ordi
nary cases while such inveh,,ops sstbe tel
egraph. the planning machine. and the lndis
Rubber pateuts are worth; millions each
Examiner Lanes report describes various
new electrified inventions Among these is
an electric whaling sHartus, by which, the
whale 10 literally shocked to death III An.
other is an electro ma getic alarm WHICH
wakes you up, tells you What time it's, and
lights lamp for you. a. any hour you please
There IS Sound gatheres. . sort Of huge
car trumpet. to be placed IN fr1rt OF > loco
motive, bringing to the engineers ear all the
noises ahead perfectly distinct, Eotwithstand
lag the rattle Of the train
/ There ia an invention that picks up pins
from a confused heap. turns them all round
with their heaps up, and sticks them in pa
pers, in regular rows Another goes through
The whole process of cigar making taking in
tobacco leaves and turning out the perfect
article .aF ~ a ia
One machine cuts cheese another scours
knives and forks; another hlacks boots an
other rocks the cradle; and seven or eight
take in washing and ironing. 81
There is parlor chair patented that can
not be tipped back on two legs. and a railway
chair that can be tipped hack into any posi-.
ton. without any legs at al
Another patent is for q machine that counts
the psssengersin an omnibus and takes their
fares When very fat man gets 10. it
counts two, and charges double. ssua IS
/. There are variety Of guns patented that
load themselves; ish line that adjusts its
own bait; and rat trap that throws away
the rat, and then bats and sets ITSELF and
stands 10 the corner for smother
The truths Of the patent Office are stranger
There is machine also by which q man
prints instead Of writing, his thoughts. 1t is
played on like piano. And speaking of pi-.
amos il Is estimated that nine Thousand are
made every year in the United States. giving
constant employment TO one thousand eiae
hundred hands and costing over two millions
of dollars.