Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-09-24
MORE INVENTIONS NEEOEO.


The Possibilities Of the Brain are Richer
Than Gold Mine.
III one should learn the location Of q
hidden treasure he would steal out at
midnight, working hard and fast to
secure 1t before its whereabouts be-
came known to another, says al ex-
change. But one Is absolutely indif-
ferent to the great wealth that lies be-
meath ones very nose, as 1t were, In
the need Of inventions.
This is not only progressive age,
but 1t Is an age that likes to be amused,
IL the amusement Is tinctured with a
modicum of appeal to what we call our
astuteness. When the inventor OF
"Pigs in Clover patented his clever
little scheme Of inducing the wiseacres
as well as the foolish to trial OF
nerve, he had no idea that his happy
thought would net 100000. Yet such
is the fact. The wooden return-ball
that has delighted every child earned
$4,000 for the inventor In one year.
The little tube inserted in rubber toys
which, when pressed, gives forth
sound supposed to represent the cry
of an animal in whose body 1t Is lodged
yields thousands of dollars yearly.
There isn't man who sees one OF
these simple inventions who doesn't
feel an inner consciousness that he
could have done the thing himself and
he scolds himself mentally because he
was not the first one to think the
happy thought.
BY no means has everything been in
vented. The need of "happy thoughts"
increases as the world advances.
Thousands Of dollars lie in wait for the
man who will invent any improvement
on the bicycle. Each manufacturer OF
the silent steed stands with open purse
to welcome the inventor Of the least
betterment that he may outrank his
rivals. An Invention that will deaden
the noise of the typewriter will bring
with it a large fortune. If any man
can conceive a method Of making a
bottle which cannot be refilled when
emptied, he can soon rank with the
milliOnaires. The largest paper house
In the world is begging for machine
to place mourning border on stationery.
Every woman In the land is crying out
for cheap, handy scissor sharpener
and cheap device to help teach young
children to walk would be hailed with
delight by thousands of tired mothers.
A self-locking hat pin and good fold
ing baby carriages are other inventions
sure to find ready purchasers among
women. These are simple things, but
it is really the simple things that yield
the large incomes.
A woman was dressing in hurry for
the theatre. AS fast as she hooked one
part of her waist the other part I'M
hooked. The words with which she
gave vent to her annoyance were Of
the class that appeal rather to the ear
than to the eye. Her husband looked
up in surprise. "Humphv' he mildly
calculated. "You would do better to
hump these hooks" exclaimed the ex-
asperated woman. The hump was put
on the hook and the simple invention
not only Melted an immense revenue,
but has proved a blessing in the home.
The bent wire by which the cork is
held in place in the soda water bottle
is most simple invention, but it was
n lucky man who thought Of it and
patented it and thereby received a
princely income.
There are other needed inventions
that would require something more
than merely inventive genius. For ex-
ample, bicycle that will turn round
in about its own length; an attachment
for embroidering machines, permitting
the needle to take the thread directly
from the spool-one Of the largest lace
manufacturing houses Is asking for
this: an apparatus for utilizing wave
power; a cheap guard attachable to
and detachable from freight cars to
keep brakemen from falling off the
roof-as there are thousands Of acct
dents yearly from this cause the in
ventor would not only make his for
tune, but would be instrumental in
saving life and limb of his fellow man.
A means to make kerosene odorless
would be of practical use and would
appeal at once to manufacturer and
buyer. The list might be extended in
definitely, but If some one will invent
collar button, or any means to fasten a
collar that will dispense with the sad
loss of patience Of the average man
struggling with freshly Numbered linen
and a refractory button, or IL he will
invent toothbrush the bristles Of
which will not come out, or shoe lace
fastener he will erect for himself, like
the poet Of old. monument more last
ing than brass.-Chicago Record.