Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1859-11-04
NEW SERIES, NO. 2O1.
TERMS sI,5O strictly I'm advance
ADlM'o, sa,OO at the years end.
A List of Wonders.

Among the thousands of marvellous inven-
tions which American genius has produced with
in the last few years are the following, compiled
from the Patent Office Report
The report explains the principles of the
celebrated Hobbs Lock. Its /" unpickibilty ~
depends upon secondary or false sett of tum.
blers, which touches the real ones Moreover
the lock is powder-proof, and may be loaded
through the key hole and fred of till the burg
lar is tired of his fruitless work, or fears that
the explosions will bring to view his expert
ments more witnesses than he desires.
harpoon is described which makes the
whale kill himself. The more he pulls the line,
the deeper goes the harpoon.
An icelnaking machine has been patented,
which is worked by steam engine. In an ex-
perimental trial. it froze several bottles of sherry
and produced blocks of ice the size 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.
some idea of the value of patents. A man who
had made slight improvement In straw-cut-
ters, took mode of his machine through the
Western States, and after a tour of eight months
returned with forty thousand dollars. Another
man had machine to thresh and clean grain,
which in fifteen months he sold for sixty thou
and dollars. These are ordinary cases-while
such Inventions as the telegraph, the planning
machine and India rubber patents are worth
millions each
Examiner Lanes report describes new eiectri-
cal inventions. Among these is an electrical
whaling apparatus by which the whale is liter
ally " shock to DEATH Another is an electro
magnetic alarm, which rings bells and display
signals in case of fire and burglars Another
is an electric clock, which wakes you up, tells
you what time it is, and lights lamp for you
at any hour you please.
There is q sound gatherer,' a sort of huge
ear-trumpet to be placed in. front of locomo-
tive, bringing to the engineers ears all the noise
ahead, perfectly distinct Notwithstanding the
noise OF the train.
There is an invention that picks up pins from
confused heap turns them around with there
heads up, and then stick them into papers in
regular rows.
Another goes through the whole process of
cigar making, taking in leaves an turning out
finished cigars.
One machine cuts cheese another one scours
the knives and forks another rocks the cradle A;
and seven or eight take in washing and ironing
There is parlor chair patented that cannot
be TIMED back on two legs-and railway
chair that can be tipped back in any position
with ont any legs at all. s..
Another patent is for machine that counts
passengers in an omnibus and takes their fare.
When very fat gentleman gets in, it Counts
two and charges double.
There are variety of guns patented that
load themselves fishing line that adjusts its
own bait, and rat trap which throws away
the rat, and then bats ITSELF, and stands in the
corner for another.
There is machine, also, by which a man
prints instead of writes his thoughts. 1t is
played like piano forte. And speaking Of pi-
amos, it is estimted that nine thousand are made
every year in the United State, giving employ
ment to one thousand nine hundred persons,
and costing over two millions of dollars.