The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-06-13
MANY INVENTIONS ny WOMEN.
A Collection of Interesting Articles
In The Tcnncssec Expusitinn.

IN IcnnrSsce
Nashville. Tenn. June 4.-They are wo-
mems inventions. gathered. colated and
duly labeled TO help in making = Tennessee
! holiday. They crowd room in the wo-
mans building. itself womaD's inven-
ton, and furnished throughout by efforts
OF other women. Tho room is not over big,
but chock full of most various and vari-
ously interesting things.
That Ia not so uncommon. therefore roto-
worthy ~ the sort OF things to which wo-
mans mind has run. Or rather TO their
bettermcut. One expects TO find them i'm
proving upon sadrons and fluttng irons
and churns AMI bread molds and other
such household small deer. But it is a
trlbla astonishing TO find a woman patent
ing the best brush for horse's coat yet
devised. WomaI'a wary fears explain the
rein protector. which makes it impossible
for the most evil minded beast that ever
drew in shafts to get his tail above them
The same is true of the net for belly and
sides Files in those regions are the root
OF many runaway. If 1t comes in spite
Of the net, here are two other shielding
devices il bit, warranted to uow the stiff
fest neck and more eliectual still. n ring
bolL running up through tho loot Of thu
vehicle, by pulling which horse and shafts
ara loosed ,rom the carriage body, at the
Same time that the wheels are locked so
1s go ohvlote dangerous retrograde motion.
Then there is n tent, good for soldier or
camper. II has light deal framework
with canvas roof and fly All the sides are
iillod with wire gauae in handy size sash
frames. Within 1t one can feel every W.
mat blows, yet bid superb defiance to
nudge. mosquito and all their train. There
is likewise a camp bed with mos Alto
attached ali warranted TO fold into port
Hple compass. Snug nests OF pans and
plates and cups also. Altogether II is more
lhan apparent here that the woman who
goes aheld has felt the need of things and
set her NILS 10 work al supplying ,hem.
For here is a camp bread-raiser upon the
princinle OF an incubator and capable OF
serving as pantry or tin kitchen WHEN
not IN active service. a lamp or the camp
stove supplies requisite heat Then there
Is cahteou, warranted neither TO break
nor spin. TO say nothing OF folding knives
ana forks and spoons and ladies. Good Tor
use anywhere are the mustache and uledi-
cine spoons. with hinged cover and orifce
eItler sldc, Their inventor, 1t is said was
a woman whose conscience OF neatness was
forever offended by the soup which got into
Aer husbands hirsuto adornment.
ipFti uillnB SNUG
oFer the Knees. and OF the most agreeable
ilshthess' VIII appeal strongly 70 every
woman Who has basted difficult bit upon
a nat surface Tho churn, worked ~
pedai after the manner OF a sewing ma
ohihe' opens vistas OF case and culture TO
ne women OF the farm, who have now no
l,ine to read, one can sit, through the
ehurnlng, reyeling in good literature. for
once things are properly adjusted there is
morning. TO do save work the foot until the
butter has come.
Here are fireinens can and gloves. due
10 womans comprehension. and already
adopted BY more than one city force. Here.
10 ~ the model dirt cart-a sort of bag
upon wheeis--deylsei by Mrs. George ~ I,
Warlng, Jr,, to help her husband In the
cieaning OF New York streets Here Is also
y machine for turning out paper hays. 1t
looks ever SO much more formidable than a /
ooihpsnion piece. which helps In preparing
.onle essential nart OF war vessels hull |
rhere Is a proDeller too, TO woman's credit. |
md ever so many lifeboais. cheek by jowl /
WIN clocks and sewing machines and
.h!mhleS and patent washers, all evolved
rom the feminine inner consciousness.
Dolls and dolls. of course. The most not !