The evening times., 1897-02-15
SOME LATE NEW THINGS

To hoid a music book and prevent the
leaves from turning a new device has an
upright standard to which are attached
two Xshaped wire springs, the ends Of
which project over the edges OF the book.
the holder being adapted 10 fit any size
book 10y opening or closing the springs
The use CT a roll and case to hold clothes
lines when not in use has Just been patent
ed when il is desired TO use the line the
catch that holds the reel is released. thus
allowing the cord to unwind. when it can
be threaded through eyeietS on the diff
ferent posts and fastened to the last one.
winding up the reel 10 draw the line tight
from post to post
An adjustable dental mouth-mirror just
out has hcad-band 10 hold fast number
of adjustable rods attached TO each other.
the advantage being that the dentist has
both hands free for his instruments with
out having to hold the mirror.
For use in noisteninG and scaling envel
opes a new device consists of series of
rollers through which the envelopes are
passed by means of turning a crank at the
side of the machine, the first set OF rollers
holding the body OF the envelope fast until
the noistenng roller has operated on the
flap, wien it is passed between the sec
ondary rollers to seal it,
To prevent wind and rain from coming
into a house under the door a new weather
strip is fastened to the bottom of the door
ard is automatically raised and lowered
as the door opens and shuts by means of u
spring and projecting arm, which fits into
O recess in the door, the strip lying over
tile edge of the door sill when the door is
shut.
The protectionof shirt bosoms by water
proof body having neck band and stIaps
at the side for fastening { around the body
of the wcarer has Just been patented
One of the most useful OF recent in
yentioas is Il pneumatic hammer for driv
ing nails or riveting belts. etc, the air
pressure being admitted through pipe
connected with the hammer casing and
acting intermittently on a spring plungcr
CARRYING a hammer at its outer end, the
mechanism being controlled by 4 lever
at the side to vary the force of the
blows as desired by preventing the plunger
from coming clear back. The hammer can
be made In any size desired for light or
heavy work.
The damaging OF newspapers and maga
zines WIllle TeHiONItiS iHC NIdI'pcI 10 SuCU
an ordinary occurrence that people will
appreciate new wrapper. which has
scallopcd edges, the scallop extending 50
as to form "a slit or Sits having ungmmed
edges and being SO located as to be on
the exterior fold when the wrapper is in
use. the outer fold also having round
perforaton, into which knife or letter
opener may be slipped to cut the wrapper
new device To feed water into trough
for stock and prevent both shortage and
overflow OF the water has a tank or
reservoir, a drinking trough. a float lever
resting on the surface of the water to
operate the lever up or down, an arcrack
on the float lever, to which is fastened
q hand lever for setting the feeder to de-
liver water fast or SLOW; q valve rod in
the discharge pipe to open and close the
valve at the upper end OF the pipe, a
similar mechanism being used to feed
water into the reservoir above the trough
from the supply pipe beneath.