The North-Carolinian., 1860-01-14
A LIST OF WONDERS.

Among the thousands OF marvellous inventions
which American genious has produced within the
last few years, are the following compiled from the
Patient Office report
The report explains the principles of the celebra-
brated Hobbs Lock. Its ''unpickabity' depends
upon secondary false set of tumblers, which
touches the real ones. Moreover, the lock is pow
der proof and may be loaded through the ey-hole
and erd of till the burglar is tired of his futess
work. or fears that the explosion will bring to
view his experiments witnesses than he desires
A harpoon is described which makes the whale
kill himself The he pulls the line the deeper
goes the harpoon.
AS ice making machine has been patented which
is worked by steam engine. In experimental
trial it foze several bottles of sherry and produced
blocks of ice the size of cubid foot when the ther
mometer up to eighty degrees. 1t is calculated
that for every ton of coal put into the furnace, 1t
will make ton of ice.
From DR. Dale's examination report gather
some of the value of the patents. A who had
made slight improvement In straw cutters took
model of his machine through the Western States,
and after tour of eight months, returned with
$40, 900, Another man had a machine to thresh
and clean grain, which in fifteen months he sold for
$50, 600. These are ordinary cases-whe such in
ventions the telegraph, and planning machine and
India rubber patents are worth millions each.
Examiner Lanes report describes electrical
inventions. Among these is electrical whaling
apparatus by which the whale is literally shocked
to DEATH Another is an electro magnetic alarm,
which rings bel g and displays signals in of
fire and burglars. Another is electric clock
which wakes you up tells you what time it is and
lights a lamp for you at any hour you please.
There is ''sound gatherer," a sort of huge
trumpet to be placed in front ofa locomotive bring
ing to the engineers all the noises ahead, per-
fectly distinct, notwithstanding the noise of the
train.
| There is an invention that picks up pins from
| confused heap turns them around with their heads
up, and sticks them in papers in regular rows.
Another goes through the whole process of cigar
making, taking in leaves and turning 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 ironing
There is parlor chair patented that cannot be
tipped back on two legs-and railway chair that
can be tipped back in any position without any legs
at all.
! Another patent is for machine that counts pas
sengers 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 prints
instead OF writes his thoughts. 1t is played like
piano forte. And speaking of pianos, it is estima-
ted that nine thousand are made every year fin the
united States, giving constant employment to one
thousand nine hundred persons, sand costing over
two millions o. dollars. Baltimore Sun.
| Va Swiss journal has a strange story of a wild
girl lately found by woodman of Saint Margare-
them iu the Canton Of Saint Gall He discovered her
lying wretchedly clad and benumbed with cold, un-
der branches and took her to his house. Accor-
ding to her story, she is the daughter fwhat are
led Heaathose parentsa sort OF parishs who belong
to Canton, aud although about eighteen years Of
age. neither she nor her parents had lived under
a roof Her father not long since Killed her mother
IN quarrel. upoa which she left him. and had
since wandered about the woods and mountains living
wild fruits aud vegetables pitfered from gardens,
To explain why Size had been vered sooner
she SAID that cUsone had been sleep during
day aud proui about at night. She knew name
belonging to her parents or herself aud had the
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