Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-01-23

Jects pertaining 70 the use OF electricity" con.
tinued Mr.. Kintner, "dstes from the time the
telephone came into general use, which IL about
class OF Inventions pertained 20 tsiegraphy. and
attention was given % devices by which mes
sases could be sent over wires without the re-
in sound telegraphy. There were, for instances,
such devices ~ the dial telegraph, on the face
needle running around indicated to the opera
tors IT each end OF the line the letters that were
employed In the message. There were also the
away when the telephone came into use and at
tention was turned 10 developing a. Thousands
IN the
thereon.
Following the telephone in quick succession
devices used In maintaining and displaying
this light So rapidly has the art developed
that tina even now electric lighting has passed from
already succeeded by the electric RAILWAYS or
patents for the employment OF electricity as .
IL the new field In electrical invention aud how
rapidly IL will be developed and what will sue
Snovlears ana nmo sS,, only 70 the future The
the very profusion which the inventive genius
OIL me country displays 10 proof, n there was
attained" ~ INV
kLEcrRIcAL auAcKKRY.
"Of course" continued Mr.. Kintner, with Q
tenders In this department as well rs IN all
Others. As an illustration OF this class. there
are the various medical uses 10 which IL is
claimed that electricity can be put to. For
Invention, accompanled by numerous at,,davi,a
oi people who claim that marvellous cures have
oeen enected through Its agency. When
consist perhaps, OF an ordinary electric light
wire, which Ia run across the ceiling of a bed
electricity over the bed where Sick persons l,e
they have, according To the inventors claims,
been cured Of grevous malades. Then, be-
You have no idea what n multitude
IL must be apparent that we, who are the ex-
perts In behalf OF the public in particular ART,
should be as proficient IL not more SO than the
class OF persons who come before us as invent-
ors, not only from theoretical standpoint, but
also In practical sense. Neither myself nor
any OF my assistants have had actual practical
knowledge OF the applications In the art and I'm
consequence we labor under serious disadvant-
ages. There Is perhaps no art in the Patent
Office In which there are filed many applica-
tions for patents tor alleged inventions. which
would be clearly. II allowed. humbugs or frauds
upon the public. This is particularly true with
whicS ar 70 s,scsm a, devices very few OF
true oil some telephone apparatus"
AN EXPERIMENTAL LABORATORY NEEDED.
"For this reason" said Mr.. Kintner 81 have
recommended TO the Commissioner the erec-
uon OF o one-story structure within the court of
this building for an experimental, physical and
chemical laboratory for the use OF the electrical
and chemical division OF the Office. During the
year have been twice detailed TO make tests
upon alleged improvements In telephones, in
both instances at the expense OF the Inventors
ana Ia both cases 1 reported adversely 10 the
applicants. II Is apparent that the examiner
iabors under great difficulties when he submits
TO tests made by an applicant with his own
apparatus, arranged Ia his own way. and under
such conditions as will give him the most favor.
able showing. There can be no question but
that the Office should defray all such expenses,
and should also be provided with apparatus for
making all necessary tests, and for familiariz-
ing Its corps OF examiners with the practical a
well rs the theoretical state OF the art"