Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-09-28
Ingenious COntriVauces.

The smallest engine in the world i now
in the possession Of John Penn, in Green
wich, England, the eminent maker oi great
engines. 1t will stand on a three-penny
piece It really covers less space, for its
base plate measures only three-eights OF
and inch by three-tenths. So small are
some of the parts that they require pow
erfu magnifyug glass to see their form.
The whole weight Of the model is less than
three penny piece. Il works admirably,
and when working IT'S crank-Shaft per-
forms an almost Incredible number Of
revolutions in a minute.
A library IN the museum at Cassel, Ger
MANY is made from five hundred Europes
trees The back of each volume is form
ed of the bark of tree. the sides of the
perfect wood, the top of young wood, and
the bottom Of old. When opened, the book
is found to be box, containing the flower,
seed, fruit, and leaves OF he tree, either
dried or imprinted on wax.
Human art and skill are chasing hard
after nature even. If they never come
nearer overtaking it than in The following
effort of surgical ience, thousands OF
mained sufferers will still have cause to
rejoice: A gentleman OF Marbehead,
Mass, who, by sad misfortune. mad lost >,
large portion of the roof of his mouth,
together with tine soft palate, and consp-
auently the ruin of his articulation am
ease Of eating and drinking, entered a
friends Office in Boston, recently. and
} presented Tor his Inspection tn ingenious
| piece of mechanism, invented and con
= structed for him at The request of a famous
. surgeon. 10y Mr., Dudley, Sr., oi Salem. Il
g was no less than an entire root tor the
i mouth, with several teeth m pnn ell there
on; also, hard and soft palate. Witt
this artificial substitute for the natura
organs, the gentleman convinced his Irient
; by actual trial that he could speak plainly
- and decl red that he could eat and drlnE
rs well as before his misfortune. He as
sured him that he would not take tel
thousand dollars for the doctor artiticia
work, and expressed much gratitude 70
IS the excellent service Of the sklllful dentist
o We thought the invention sufficiently in
is genious by which the cattle We're forced [
3. draw their own drink, setting the pun
stream running by their mere weight on
scale platform before the water throug
but the following contrlvance OF adlustln
5 the habits and manners of two species {
q creatures at the same time. 50 as to sav
% life and property, is certainly much NOR
.r iugenious-it deserves 10 be called Witty.
e. A bee-raiser in New England is said
" have patented an invention for the prote'
st ton OF bees from the attacks of the hone,
W moth, which enters the hives at night ar
g. rifles the stores The idea rose out of b
D. familiarity with the daily routine, not
in bees only but OF hens. Hens, he observe
retire to rest early; bees seek repose ear
er still. No sooner are they sunk in slur
70 Der than the moth steals into their abo'
~ and devours the produce of their toll. /
w. has now built a stand of hives with he
o. =, house above it. The bees first beta
VI themselves to their dwellings and sett
=, themselves for the night. The hens th'
an come home to roost on their perch, and,
M they take their places upon it their weig
is sets some simple mechanism to wol
~ which at once shuts down the doors OF ;
Of the hives. When the day dawns, howevt
,r. the hens leave their roost, and the remoT
he of their weight from the perch raises
hive doors and gives egress to the bees
time for their mornings work.-PhIttd
phia Satu, dag Night