Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-08-18
RECENT INVENTIONS.
A Way to Get Rid of the Big Theater
Hat.


The inventive genius of America is set
forth in the following interesting invention,
for which patents have recently been
granted: Boston man has invented a
method of preserving bread He preserves
the staff of life and renders it pure by bak-
ing it first in an oven under a temperature
which kills the microbes, and then while
the food is still hot wraps it in practically
alright waterproof wrapper, which he
says "efficacously and economically pre-
serves or protects it against microbes or
other germs, as well as from being soiled
or befouled by frequent handling or in
coming in contact with Objectionable
things
A man from Wisconsin who has evidently
suffered from backache incident to STOPPING
over and picking cucumbers has received a
patent for an invention by the use of which
he can walk through his garden and pick
the vegetable without STOPPING. To accom-
plish this he employs a wire attachment
provided with knife and sharp projections.
The pressure Of the knife detaches the Gu
cumber, while the sharp projections pick
it up.
man from Washington, D. c., has just
obtained a patent for a marine merrygo-
round. In his description of his device he
says:
1T is the main object of my invention to
provide an apparatus for affording amuse-
ment and pleasure, wherein a number of
body of water in a circular path by means
operated from central source of power.
"A further object of the invention relates
to the arrangement and operation of the
power mechanism for moving the boats,
whereby said mechanism will be entirely
hid from view and the boats have the APP
pearance of being moved by motive power
carried by each boat or by other means not
readily discovered, thus serving to perplex
as well as amuse those using the device.
"A further object of the invention relates
to improved means for producing artifi-
cial agitation. commotion or undulation of
the water whereby the boats will be rocked
or waVe-tosSed more or less severely in a
manner similar to the action of a natural
body of rough water, this unexpected &C
ton of the water serving, further, to amuse
and entertain the occupants
"a further object of the invention is to
provide continuous multiform rejecting
device in the center of the body of water,
operating, as will be understood, to confuse
the occupants of the boats as to the num-
Der of boats on the water, and as to the
, distance across the body of water
Theater-goers will hail with delight the
patent just granted a man from California.
1t is a hat-holding attachment for chairs,
and is specially designed for use in connec-
ton with theater seats. Briefly, the inven-
tor says in describing his invention:
1T being customary in places of amuse-
ment to require ladies who arrive with hats
to remove them, SO as not to obstruct the
view of other patrons, the time lost in re-
covering the hats if left in a separate hat
room is so great that most ladies prefer to
remove the hat and hold it in the lap which
is a great inconvenience.
My device is intended to provide a safe
receptacle for delicate hats. such as ladies
wear, where they will be entirely out of the
way and protected from injury and to so
construct the receptacle that it may be COL
lapsed against the bottom of the seat out
of the way when the seat Is turned up and
also to close the receptacle to prevent dust
or dirt from getting into it when not in
use"