Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1859-07-15
a. List Of Wonders.

Anoiig tie thousands OF marvellous invcn-
tons which American genius has produced. are
the following, complied into abstract from the
Patent Offae Report. Read them. over end
Then say, If yoN can, there is nothing new uu-
der the sun:
Inc report explains the principle of the Gel
eorated Hobb lock. Its 'unpickabilitr' de-
peids upon a secondary er false set Of tuu-
oierS' which prevent Instruments used in pick
ing From reaching the real ones. Moreoyer
the lock is power proof, and may be loaded
through the key-hole and fired off till tle bur-
glar is tired of his frutless work, or feaR. that
the explosions will bring to view 6is est..si-
inents more witnesses than he desires.
Doors and shutters have been patterned tsssg
cannot be broken through with. either piek AZ,
siedge hammer. The burglars occupations
gone
a lEtfPo9u is described which makes the
whale Kill himself The more he pulls the line
the deeper goes the harpoon.
An ice making machine has been patented
which is worked by cam engine. In an, eA-
permenal trial, it froze several bottles Of
sherry, and produced blocks of ice the size Of
Il cubic foot when the thermometer was up t.y
eighty degrees 1t is calculated that for every
ton of coal put into the furnace, it Will make
a ton of ice.
From DIR. Gales examiners report, we gath.
er some idea of the vaIue of patents. A man
who had hfade slight Improvement 10 straw
cutters took model Of bis machine through
The Western States, and after tour of eight
mouths returned with forty thousand dollars.
Another had machine to thresb and clean
grain, which in fifteen mouths he sold for six
ty thousand dollars. These are ordinary cases
while such inventions as the telegraph, the
planning machine, and India Rubber patents
are worth millions eacEr
Examiner Lanes report describes new cleo
trical inventions. Among these is an electr-
cal Whaling apparatus by which the whale is
literally shocked to DEATH" Another is an
electromagnetic alarm, which rings bells al@
displays sigtts'ls in case Of fire and burglars
Another is an electric clock which wakes you
up, tells you what time it is, and lights lamp
or you at any h0ur you please.
There is sound gatherer, sort of huge
edr trumpet, to be placed in front of locoulo-
i've, bringing to the engineers ears all the
loise ahead perfectly distinct, notwithstand-
ng the rattle of the train.
Thefe is an invention that picks up ping
rom Confused heap, turns them around with
heir heads up. and sticks them in papers iii
regular rows.
Another gees through the whole process Of
;igitr making, taking in leaves and turning out
inished cigars;
Uhe machine cuts cheese another scohrs
lnives and forks another rocks the cradle
md Sven or eight take in washing and IRON
ug:
There l. a parlor chair patented that can
lot lie tipped back on two legs, and railway
hair HAT can be tipped back in any position
without any legs at all.
Another pateit is for machine that counts
'asscDgera in an omnibus and takes their fares
y SfeiI a very fat gentleman gets i'll, it counts
wo ind charges double.
There are variety Of guns patented that
)ad themeeltes; fishiitg line that adjusts its
*n bait, aud then bats itself and stands in
be corner for another:
There is u machine, also; by which man
rints instead of writes his thoughts: 1t is
layed like pianoforte And, Speaking
ianos, it is estimated that iiihe thousand are
lade every year in the United States, giving
orstant Employment to niiie hundred persons;
nd costing over two millions Of COLLARS.