The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1859-12-01

Among the numerous mary eous inventions
which American genius has produced, wi,hiu
the last few years, sIe the folio wing, complied
hUm the Patent Olico Report
The report explains the prnc'plss Of tho oelo-
brsted HonBs lock. Its "unFaokabhity" dcrSnds
upo' o secuhdSry or falgs tct Of tlublors wlich
tOuGAes the real ones. Moreover, tho lock IL pos-
der.pooi, and may bs loaded through tre key holo
sh hred %, TIL tho hurgisr is tired ~ hih fru,toss
work. or 'oars that the eypoaions will bnng o. ylsy
his xpa riu,uts ln"re Si'n' than he dos rus
A balroOn Ia deturb'd which InGE % tho vi ale
kill husoi. Tn. more he pulls tho line, the do per
goes tho hArpooi.
An ioe.nstins machine has bcen patented which
u worried by Ast am sosina. In an eSperie-csd d
uia t fruzs several b ttlos Of shorty and prpiood
blocks Of Ice the szo II cubic fot, whom the thor
non.ter was up to eighty dogpes. IL is calculated
tbs. for every ton Of cOA put into the furnace It will
mEks n ton OF loo.
From Mr.. Examiner DALss report wo gather Snne
tdta pt the value of pst.i.ts. sno had m ado
. slight Improvement iu s.ra " cutter, took a model
Of his machine through the Western States, and
AfteI tour ot eight m 'nths returned with forty
thousand dollATP. Another hal mschine 60
ihrsh and clean gram, which, IN 6'teon mouths, no
cold for sixty thousand dolAis. Thsse arc ordinary
cp's, While such inventions % the telegraph, tho
plAning machine and india rubbr psoonts ars worth
DiliioIs each.
Ex.n,iI or LArfs report describes now electrical
l. SeLti nz Among these is electrical wha ing
apparatus, by witch tho whsle is literally 'shockod
tosNtn." Al other b an electro magnetic alarm,
which rng' bells and displays signals case OF hre
and burgNs. Another e an electric clock, which,
wakes you up, tells you what time Il Is, and ehts
lamp FOR you at any hour yuu please.
There iss " sound. gsthsrsr," q sort OF huge car
trump-t, u BE- plsoed In front OF oonm0tve, bring
IL ~ the engineers all the noise ahead, pef-
fscuy distinct, Notwithstanding the noso OF tho
trsiu.
Tbsre N an Invention that picks up pins nom
confused heap, turns them AROUND with their heads
up, and then sticks them In pspsu N regular rows.
Another gses T. rough the who,a process of cigar
making, taking t leaves and turning out finished
cigars.
One mscbine cuts cheese smother one soours the
hnfes and forks, and Another rocks the cradle and
seven or eight take In wAahing and iroaing.
There Is . palr chair patented that cannot be
tippYd back on two logs, and . railway chair that
can be tipped back In any podton without any legs
ct all
Another patent A for Q machine thst count, pas.
ponsom In an omnibus and takes their fsra. When
'sy fst man ssts In counts two and oha,ges
double.
There arc . variety Of guns patented that load
themselves; fshipg limo that ADJUSTS Ne own belt,
and ret tsp which thross say ths rot, and then
bsa,s ifself and stands In the corner for another
There u machine sso by which man prints in
stead q writes his thoughts. II is play cd like .
piano forte And, speaking Of pianos, II Is estimatet
that nine thousand made every year In the Vi nj
tet sssts, swing constant mpoyment to one thous.
and nine hundred persons, and cost over two mil.
hons Of dollars.