Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1859-12-08
A List Of Wonders.

Among the thousands Of marvellous In.
ventions which American genius has pro
duced within the last few years, are the
following, complied from the Patent Of
fee report: s4EkBs
The report explains the principles of
the celebrated Hobbs Lock. Its 'sun.
pickability" depends upon a secondary
or false set Of tumblers,. which touches
the real ones. Moreover, the lock is
powder proof, and may be loaded through
the key hole and fred off till the burg
lar is tired of his fruitless work, or. fears
that the explosion will bring in view his
experiments more witnesses than he de
sired. a9 g
A harpoon is described which makes
the whale kill himself. The mare he
pulls the line, the deeper goes the har-
pooh.
An lee making machine has been pat.
ented, which is worked by steam engine.
In an experimental trial, it froze several
bottles of cherry and produced blocks of
ice the seize of a cubic foot, when the
thermometer was up to eighty degrees.
1t is calculated that for every ton of coal
put into the furnace, it will make ton
of ice.
From DR.. Dale's examiners report we
gather some idea of the valne OF patents.
n man who had made slight improve
ment In straw cutters, took model of
his machine through the Western States,
and after tour Of eight months, return.
ed with $4,000. These are ordinary
cases-while such inventions as the teIe.
graph. the planning machine. the India
rubber patents are worth millions each.
Examiner Lanes report describes new
electrical Inventions. Among these is an
electrical apparatus by which the whale
rs literally shocked to death. Another
an electro magnetic alarm which rings
bells and displays signals in case of fire
and burglars. Another is an electric
clock, which wakes you up, tells YOU
what time it is, lights lamp for you at
any hour you please. . I
There is sound gatherer sort of
huge ear trumpet, to be placed in front
OF locomotive, bringing to the engineer )
ears all the noises ahead. perfectly dis
tlnct. Notwithstanding the noise Of the
train.
There is an intention that picks up
pins from confused heap, turns them
around with their heads up, and then
sticks them in paper in regular rows.
Another goes through the whole pro
cess Of cigar making, turning in leaves
and t1rning out finished cigars.
One machine cuts cheese another
scours the knives and forks another
rocks the cradle; and seven or eight
take in washing and ironisg.
There is parlor chair patented that
cannot be tipped back on two egs-and
railway chair that cannot be tipped
back in any position without any legs at
all.
Another patent is for machine that
counts passengers in an omnibus and
takes their fare. When avery fat gen
tleman gets in it counts two and charges
double.
There arc variety Of guns patented
that load themselves fishing line that
adjusts its own bait and rat trap
which throws away the rat. and then
baits itself, and stands in The corner
ready for another. 1890
There is machine also by which a
man prints instead of Whites his
thoughts. 1t is played like a piano
forte. And speaking of pianos, it is es
timated that EiEe thousand are made
every year in the United States, giving
constant employment to one thousand
and nine hundred persons, and costing
over two millions of dollars Baltimore
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