Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1874-03-20
huc IlnyCROCS IN PATENTS.


he amount Of misapplied talent en-
ed on inventions that can never be
is as wonderful as it is prolific,
there is a ludcrouS element in
nv of Interpretations which is worth
pstiration. We extract from tie
BIRDS of the Patent-oilicc an account
some of these, that show more
il> than common sense, and have
duccd more laughter than profit:
IN 1870 the owner OF Il certain bee
q. irritated by the loss OF his honey
1thr bee moth. asked for patent for
bmbincd hen roost and beehive. He
noticed that the bee moth travels
hight. while the busy bee works by
i. His desire, therefore, was for Il
Iite that should admit the worker by
and keep out the thief by night.
Is his ingenuity effected by the cree
d Of a hen roost pivoted upon Il bee
te provided with gates. The bees
Re expected to be in their cells just
fore dark; the hens lighting on the
tstS. were then to close the gates of
J hive and keep them shut all night.
e early rising of the fowls would
tomatically open the gates again and
nrll the beeS-their honey all safe
Ehe airs Of heaven and the flowers of
earth. He received his patent.
Ancthcr applicant asked for Il patent
ht for an artificial moon that should
BIT each town that used it without en-
h>e. His eye had of, en- been struck
the reflection of distant windows at
hset, and how far the light travelled.
therefore proposed a balloon for
N town, sufficiently large to raise Il
g. reflector that could be hoiSted
Dry evening ut dark; about the time
! hens had shut i'll the bees. The re-
Zion Of the suns rays, cast down
pn the village, was sure to light it
5ough all the darkness Of night.
funatoly for himself, the inventor
een;cl his application through Il
en, attorney, who told him that it
doubtful if it could be obtained.
n The fall of lS1la gentlenlan-prob-
y nom California-applied for and
[elved patent fer building houses
whccl> or rollers. so that in case of
seanhquake they might roll forward
backward but not be shaken to
Yes.
Pny three years have passed away
ce very ingenious gentleman from
rural districts applied for a patent
prevent cows from switching their
s' lie presented two modelS-one
kpad like Il bottle, around the
k oi which the cows tail is to be
pei; the o;her consisted of Il square
cA, WI,h hole through the center,
e!elh the tail was to be put and then
III a Knot, SO that the animal could
WithdraW it. on the presentation
the application the examiner
Roght 1t could not be granted, be-
se OF similar device i'll Don
uAete' where Sancho i'anZa, i'll try
10 sleep in Il hav-loft, was kept
aNe by the Drawing of his donkey
o". Ills wakei'ulncSS gave Sancho
10 reflect that when riding the
'Nev, the animal always switched
'aII when he brayed. Descending
Guy from the hay-loit the Sqnile
Il eIocll To the donkey's tail to pre-
MN from braying. But as this
zee ori@inatcd with IA Spaniard, and
never been repeated in this cOun-
'lle officer decided to grant the pat
our readers will therefore re-
uiner that they cannot tie a cows
20 prevent its switching without a
vlegc.
no'iier gentleman applied for a
TN ior heating canals by steam SO
ooa'ing could go on in Winter as
is IN IN Summer. The office decided
HIS invention was worthy OF pro-
,"h k' and gave him a patent.
hloIhcr applied for il combination of
ana bed, so ingeniously con-
Iteu that when the clock struck
"p,'om of the bed would drop out.
! sIialiled that his plan would awaken
IIfeakinS of combinations, he must
,e come from Missouri or Kansas
p' asked for IA combination of cannon
Eel p'ow. For this purpose he filed
81 appllcations, making the e,ong-
far, handles of the plow hollow. so as
n, M TWO cannon. These were to be
R In. ipaded till guerrillas were after
q siie cannon We're then to be fired,
Fmas suerrillas shot down and the
Geina, , 10 so on his plowing way re-
y u he ne TOO, must have come from
Imh;nruetifs Ih3ruefs who asked for patent of a
he ,,,tioh ,rn'', OF IA trunk and house.
Hd n, "u''k WAS made of triple sides.
b dar d'aea y, up and down. Doing duty
Ime an ,n guarding clothes, when night
hls VI, ana no cabin near the triple
)yhto1' 1'eVated into one and the be-
|Anoe,it traveller was safely housed.
kon,in"pr kpr asked for Il patent for the
\ har;.h hoh oi the generation of steam