The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-09-10
A ROYAL HYGIENIC TEAPOT.
1t Has Been Patented by Her High
ness the Duchess of York.

1t Has Been Patented by Her High
ness the Duchess of York.
Since the world began. something over
a million and a half of patents have been
issued in different parts of Christendom
OF this aggregate, more than half a mil
Ion belong TO America. Since 1895 nearly
100000 have been issued by the United
States.
During the last twenty-five years the
government has granted Is inventors more
than 100 patents each. the whole number
ing about 1884. Edison has received III
patents.
Connecticut holds the record where
states are concerned. Last year S94 pat
ents were granted her citizens; this was
in excess of those granted to any other
state.
For the past few, years the most active
line in the whole realm of invention has
been the bicycle and its attachments; now
ii is the horseless carriage.
II costs about $4,000 to patent an inven-
ton all over the world. There are 81 coun-
tries In which a patent can be protected.
airy for keeping secret a formula for max
ing enamel.
Since the establishment of the patent
office, in 1890, about 1850 patents have
been issued to women.
Mary Kies, in 1909, with her machine
for weaving silk and thread. was the first
woman patentee. Her royal highness the
Duchess of York is one of the latest as
plrants for honors in the field of invention.
It is "hygienic" teapot which her nigh
ness has patented-a teapot which IS
adopted for the sick room. II is quite
generally used in London hospitals.
The Princess Beatrice is also of an IN
ventive turn of mind. Six years ago she
took out a patent-or, at least she is sau
TO have done SO. The invention was yea
caddy accompanied by tea-makihs
spoon. which does away with the neces-
sity of a teapot
Another grand dame is Lady Hail. ana
she owns the patent rights of a machne
which automatically bastes a fowl WhHe
it is roasting. Another ingenious anu
practical contrivance which she has pat
ented is a weed eradicator, which Is rake
and roller combined.
Lady Isabel Margesson must also hence
forth be considered benefactor 10 'hs
world in general and her sex In partcu-
lar. safety pocket for carrying Vaiu-
ables is her invention.
Among Americas 400 we look in vain
for any exhibition of inventive genius
that is for patented inventions among
women. John Jacob Astor is the antnot
of an important labor and time SAVING
patent-a pneumatic road-clearing ma,
chine, and Peter Cooper Hewitt, son Oh
ex-Mayor Hewitt, has patented gue
stock cutter and feeder which IS OF great
value to glue manufacturers. 80
Large sums have been received by III.
tie but useful things. The rubber tip AZ
the end of lead pencils yielded rs OTIS
nator 100000. Profits of $1,20OOW Wele
realized by the inventor of the metal pldleS
used to protect heels and soles from wea5
The inventor of the roller skate hlduo
nearly 81 600, 900 Notwithstanding the az
that the patent had nearly expired oel1le
its value was discovered. The man WIZ
put copper toes on children's shoes Hldue
81 900. The common needle threader
made $4,000 yearly for some years. nc
inventor of the dancing Jim Crow had 30
coo year for many years. Toys az
sources of great profit as a rule. lno
merest trlfe may be the key TO fortune