The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-08-18


cushioning principle. There are now pneu-
matte blankets. pneumatic pillows OF all
descriptions, pneumatic soled shoes for
running and jumping, and pneumatic car
fender guards.
A recent invention which has come into
prominence within the last two or three
years is the tin cap on the top Of beer bot
ties. This appliance is steadily taking the
place Of the rubber cork with the iron
thumb lever. II is found that the sulphur
IN the rubber cork is acted upon by the
beer, with the result of causing the rubber
10 deteriorate and spoil the beer. An Of
fer from some whisky makers Is attract
ing the attention OF inventors. 1t is a re-
ward of from $4,000 TO $4,000 for an ap-
pliance on bottle which will prevent their
being reflled. As IL Is now. all the great
whisky and beer manufacturers of the
country, and, indeed, of the world, are
constantly getting letters from people who
complain that they have received inferior
qualities OF liquids under well-known la
bells. of course IL is impossible without
some such appliance for manufacturers
10 guarantee the contents OF bottles All
appliances so far with this end in view
have been unsatisfactory. The chief diff
heulty seems to be to make the invention
practlcal and cheap enough for CONNER
cial use. The problem has been solved by
number of inventors, but at too great
an expense, for 1t has seemed up to the
present impossible TO get the cost below
81 bottle. Completed, the compliance
must not cost more than ? or 3 cents a
bottle.
Several years ago a patent was granted
Tor an addition to tin cans which made
the opening of them very easy matter
and did away with the old-fashioned iron
can opener. The can had a small rim just
below the breaking point. BY a blow on
top OF the can around the rim the top
rafnl h..
This did not cost the inventor one cent a
thousand above the regular price of the
cans. Armour, the Chicago meat man, as
soon as he heard of the invention, order
ed 100000 cans to pack meat in, to fill an
order for the German army. The inven-
tor of this can made fortune in the first
six months. His cans are now used all
over the United States for oysters and
fruits.
The ordinary wood-screw, patented Aus.
20, Sl46, by 7. j. Sloan, is regarded among
the simplest invention that have made
the most money. The screws were cut by
machinery some of which is still used by
the American Screw Company of Provi-
dence, r. L. But the patent has expired,
and the new method invented by c. d..
Rogers has many advantages over the old.
Under the Sloan system the skin of the
metal was removed and the screw conse-
quently weakened; now there is a die
Whlcn rolls the screw threads.
The man who invented the brass spring
fingers one sees on lamps for holding the
chimney in place got for a long period a
royalty of $4,000 a year. William A.
Thrall, former official Of the Chicago
and Northwestern railway, patented June
], 1886, 1,00O-mile ticket which possessed
so many advantages that II has been
adopted by many western roads. Several
years ago Mr. Thrall resigned his place
and Is now living on royalty of $4,000
year. Within the last two weeks a pat
ent has been granted on a new whistle
used principally by bicyclers. and made
on the principle of the siren or fog whis-
tie. 1t has been largely pirated through
out the country, but will not be put into
Interference, for the patent has been
granted. 1t is manufactured by a firm
in the east and they have only been able
TO supply the eastern trade. The invent
or has received for some time past 5000
month. Among musical instruments
for general use the autoharp has perhaps
made the most money The first one was
patented in 1882 Now they are sold very
| reasonably, and manufacturers report inn
mense sales every month. The organetIc,
| with perforated paper sheets. is another
/ OF the money-making musical instruments