Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1854-11-22
AMERICAN INGENUITY.

| of 1851 :-cLet us take brief survey OF
I American c.ceutfirilies in the Palace .siskt
Of all, cast your ayes upon the case il is No
4 larger than porimantean-o open it. andsxpu
will find therein an entire house Of caoI = eut
witch sou may erect. wherever your ISripg
/ fancy may lead you. upon very slight n-
dation, which folds Up into the smallest ps-
siblc compass. no bigger than an udtI IA.
All necessary furniture for the establish Ent
is packed in the came eas5--to wit. at X
celleut elastic mntsrass which you may Aw
up at pleasure; small packets also. which
With breath you may convert into most
commodions cushions Is the evening fine
and starlight? Take that long band = it may
be easily Inflated ioto luxurious sofa. upon
which yourself aud your whole family may sit
at ease. In the course Of your peregrina-
tions. do you suddenly encounter broad ri
We, whose waters bar your further progress
You may navigate the stream lay bold Of
that paletot-you never met with its equal
before--it is no bigger than an ordinary
MGckia osh- you would take it to be one
you may see one like it every day in Hyde
Park, OF il the Clamps Elvsees; no daney
appears without che: But feel IL one Of the
pockets you will find therein small pair eff
bellows; apply the tube to a little opening,
and suddenly your paletot swells out. changes
its shape. and in a trice is transmoglhed, to
| all intents and purposes, into an excellent
serviceable boat. A conps Of oars lie bid
den at the bottom Of the wonderful case
you embark, seating yourself upon the same
serviceable case 10 which your house is con
tanned you pass the river, and your canoe
fesumes its original form, According to the
temperature of the atmosphere it remains on
your shoulders, or disappears into its hiding
place from the contaiaer becoming the Goa
tQised''
"A little further on, you stop before a
small brass machine. abou; the size Of "a quart
bottle; you fancy il is a meat rooster, not
at all la Ha! it is tailor! Yes, vcri-
table Sttcher Present piere Of cloth to
it; suddeuy il becomes agitated, it twists
about, screams audihly "a pair of scissors
are projected forth--tbe cloth is cut nee
die sets to work, and 10 aud behold the
process of sewing goes on with fcverish ae-
tivity. and before you have taken three steps
a pair of ineIpresSibles are thrown down at
your feet, and the impatient machine, al!
frett;ng and filming. seems 80 expect second
piece Of cloth at your hauds. Take care.
however as you pass along that this most
industrious OK all possible machines does not
lay hold Of your cloak or great coat; ;f it
touches even the hem OF your garment, it is
enough-it is appreciated, the scissors arc
whipped out, AND with its accustomed intel
| iscnce the machine sets to work. and in q
twinkling another pair is produced OF that
article of attire, for which the Euelsh have
as vet been able TO- discover no name in their
most comprehensive vocabulary. See now.
how, with this wonderful case and this most
extraordinary machine, man may travel far
and wide without the aid Of his fellows Aud
ouly add to this small quantity Of luggage
one of those steam ploughs lately Invented
BY the English, with which six shares are
readily set to work. and you may plough
your field up in jiffy Is not astonishing,
to travel, to sleep, be clothed and fed, with
out assistance from human handsi"