The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-12-01
TO BAFFLE OLD BOREAS.
SOME REMARKABLE DEVICES OF
INVENTIVE MINDS.

From the Detroit Free Press.
Glow 10 keep warm This problem is
now uppermost in every American mind.
Modern genius has provided against
every discomfort of climate and wealth
CT. The writer has been studying The
great illustrated catalogue, containing
everything which Uncle Sam has ever
patented and is qualified TO enlighten
anyone as to the most mp TO date meth
obs Of keeping warm
From the patent office files it would ap-
pear that no one with a few dollars to
spend on luxury has any excuse for a
SILVER or a teeth-chatter in these pro-
gressive days. Cold hand and feet are
out Of the question. The brave explorer
need have no fear of living on the very
summit Of either icy pole nor Of navigat-
ing where the feecy snow clouds reign
in the heavens.
ton TO line your clothes with steam pipes
and carry a boiler around i'm your pocketf /
An ingenious Yankee has recently pro- {
cured a patent for such a system. re
Will make you lacket-someW naL cor
set-like-guaranteed to nj the upper par /
of your body. This steam underwear IS I
usually worn over heavy Manners ~ -
Of hollow steel tubes fastened together 1
with BAN and socket joints, mat tle /
Wearer will not feel as though placed IN
forms a belt for the waist and smaller
pipes branch from 1t. one running up the I
spinal column and others spreading over I
the chest like the bones OF me tuofaA.
I'm addition a hood of heavy cloth covers
the head and shoulders. a valve IN me
belt allows the steam 10 enter from elll-
er a general steam system or sWaH pol-
table boiler. The inventor suggests that
This device is of special value 70 persons
taking long drives OR sleigh rides IN
Mr. slim Jim. who suffers from cold feet
need no longer wear nannel-ilheu dIclS9 /
which cover the points OF ms idzoI-plau-
ed shoes He can purchase fOot-WaIher /
which Will not dishgure him IN the least
that is provided our inventor mas ever /
doomed his patent. 1t is a strange contrap-
ton, resembling long Y. m5tue on lup-
Der hose Each of the forked branches
runs down the leg of the pantaloons INTO /
the shoes. The single tube leads up
through the collar, ending IN a mouth
piece. As Mr. slim Jim walks he need SIM
ply eXhale his breath into this trumpet
and he viii feel it down in the very bottom
OF his boots.
MIR. New Wed need have no fear of get
ting his lumber nerves chilled now taat
winter weather is nearing upon nm ne
should get Mrs. New Wed a pair of SHOES
with stoves inside. such as are now maue
Each has a small compact lamp placed IN
a metal chamber between the inner ana
outer sOles. In the heel Is a small leser-
voir for oil or alcohol. slow. smolderlng
powder may also be used. Similar adap-
tatiOns are made for skates, saddle STIR
Gle pedals. Indeed, Mrs. New Wed might
provide a gas reservoir in her bloomers,
thus feeding the fame at her boots with
out utilizing oil or other dangerous 1ueis
under foot.
forms. Stoves are adapted TO hassocks,
stools for church pews, etc. Rugs contain
ing electric coils are now made for men
who attend open-air stands, or passengers
in street cars, ferry boats, railroad trains
and other public cOnVeyances. These are
simply connected with the ordinary cleo
trio light wire and the extra expense of
the electric fan in summer may thus be
spent for keeping warm in winter. Anoth-
er enterprising citizen has patented a COM
bination cuspidor-fOot-warmer, a luxury
evidently intended Tor the country store.
Hand-warmers are equally as numer-
Gus. The cold weather paraphernalia of
the up-to-date woman VIII be incomplete
without a mum stove. The inevitable
cold-handed man will not be happy with
out two overcOat pocket stoves. Patents
Tor these may be counted by scores. The
face-warmer is another new device II
is covered with velvet or plush and VIII
give a natural blush to the cheek. 1t
is convenient for those suffering from
neuralgia or cold ears. All of these min
ute portable stoves are made so that
no fuel can escape regardless OF the
position in which they are held. They
utilize all sorts of fuel-usually smol-
dering powder or cartridge. This burns
in a cavity in the middle of the vessel
Several coverings OF gauze and asbestos
and a partition or two of perforated tin
reduce the neat through insulation, at
the same time allowing sufficient clrcu-
lation of air. The outside covering is
made in various shapes and is usually
covered with cloth of some kind.
Now Mr.. ChatterchOps will equip him
self with all of these modern luXuries
lest he should catch cold on his way to
the street car in the morning. on en-
tering this conveyance, however, he will
have no need of them. Electric heaters
supplied with warmth by the FRACTIONAL
gear of the wheels raise the atmosphere
Erff "a
Lest draught should penetrate through
the window sashes or under the doors
OF his Office he has this sanctum fur
nished with desk revolving CHAIR ana
rug all electrically connected. If he feels
the least bit warm he need simply press
a button and turn on the current. An
inventor has been granted number Of
patents for all sorts of furniture COM
bined with heaters.
In the afternoon Mr.. c. goes carriage
driving or sleigh riding with his wife,
still he battles the elements. His equip
ages are all furnished with carriage or
sleigh heaters such as are now made.
When he reaches home he does not find
his doorstep covered with snow and sleet
such as might cause his death If trod up
on. BY an electrical device ne has
connected the front step with a circuit
which when turned on melts and thor
Oughly dries the whole surface. Similar
systems are now used for melting ice
and snow off the rails of street car and
other railway tracks.
For keeping warm at night our friend
of these is a long cylinder lying at the bot
tom OF the footboard. 1t has a steam
pipe wrapped with heavy cloth and COW
cred with rubber. or for colder weather
he may use one of the modern patent
beds with mattress and pillows of thin
rubber. They are to be filled with hot
water or to be inflated with hot air. They
are also valuable in summer, as the
patentee remarks. because they may he
filled with cold water. A luxury, indeed,
but not so great as the very latest cleo
trio beds. The mattress and pillows of
these are stuffed with mineral wool and
are placed in circuit with the electric
light wire. By using a switch at the side
of this couch Mr.. G. NAV al any time reg
ulate the temperature of his mattress and
pillows Least cold draught should PEN
citrate under his cover during The night
he takes to bed with him an electrical hot
water bag. A wire enters at the neck
and connects with a metal comb within.
which, when electihed. becomes hot and
imparts its heat to the water
There are nearly as many patents for
electric heaters as there are those for
utilizing coal, gas or steam. The major
ity OF electric heaters are very modern
OF course. Electric radiators will take the.
place of steam radiators i'm the modern
house as well as electric cook stoves. now
made in all sizes and forms. There are
q. nat srara a.