The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-12
NEW INVENTIONS.

Fires are easily lighted by a German i'll
ventors device, which is formed of two or
more sheets of flexible material, with COM
bustible substance between them which
burns with large, Slow flame.
To indicate when a bottle has been opened
a new attachment is composed of ~ glass
rod inserted in the cork and extending in
side the bottle. with a ball at the inner end,
the rod breaking when the cork is removed.
An improved razor has a. removable blade
which can be taken out for sterilizing, the
back having a grooved channel into which
the blade slides, with spring catch enter
ing depression in the shank to lock it in
place.
In an improved massage apparatus small
motor is used to revolve flexible shat
carrying roller at the outer end, by which
an electric current is applied to the body as
the roller is rapidly turned and drawn over
the flesh.
Bicycles are easily cleaned by new de-
vice. consisting of a glove to be placed on
the hand, with one finger extended beyond
the rest and ending in a flexible tip which
is guided into places difficult to reach with
a loose CLOTH
For the protection of banks and other
buildings from safe-breakers an electrical
alarm mating has been patented having
hollow cells with two contact plates inside
which spring together when stepped on, and
give an alarm.
To assist in quickly determining the
weight of a load on the scales the rod carry
ing the weights at the end of the scale beam
Is graduated on its face. to Indicate the total
value OF the weights without the necessity
of adding them.
A Nebraskan has patented a bicycle which
has the chain extending from the rear
sprocket around wheel fixed i'm the tubing
close to the seat post, passing thence to the
front sprOcket, the chain and wheels being
lnclosed in the frame.
Westerner has patented handy tool
for cleaning pneumatic tires, consisting of a
fiat casing containing a crescent-shaped
blade on one side and pointed blade
the other, both being locked open shut
by an internal spring.
In a new computing scale the fucrum of
the price-indicating beam is movable, and
can be set at the price of one pound of the
material being weighed, the sliding weight
being then moved until the beam balances,
indicating the total price
To prevent stock watering troughs from
freezing UP an Illinois inventor has designed
a trough which has a Hanged edge to rest
on the top of wooden casing, the walls
of the casing allowing the passage of heat
from lamp set under the trough.
To change eyeglasses into spectacles a
new attachment has a semi-circular rim
with a bow extending from it's center and
spring clamps at the ends which engage the
rim of the glass and hold the bow in posi-
ton to extend back to the side of the head.
For removing axle nuts from wagons
without soiing the fingers a new wrench
is formed similar to carpenters brace
with thumb screw by which the clamp
ing jaw at the outer end is made to grip
the nut ard prevent its falling when I'M
screwed.
In a new automatic regulator for electric
motors a ball-governor is revolved by
portion of the current derived from the gen
orator, moving system of levers as the
speed increases and decreases TO shift the
rpu
orator.
A Georgian has patented a driving bit
which can be used to give medical treatment
to the animal, the center of the bit being
hollow, with screw-threaded ends, TO which
flexible bulbs can be attached to contain a
medicament, discharging 1T into the horses
mouth.
The spindles for blind Stats are made of
metal in a Western mans patent, being
formed of a fiat piece of tin bent into
toothed clamp, with a rounded projection
at the end, allowing the Stat to be cut from
a shorter strip of wood and making it less
liable TO split.
The nuts which fasten rail joints are Sc
curely locked by new attachment to pre-
vent them from turning loose the nuts be-
ing all turned square to the plate forming
| the joint, with a slot formed in the plate to
carry member which engages the lower
edges of the nuts
In an improved fastening for betting the
| of a narrow hinge with bolt to connect
| the two parts as they are brought together,
| the bolt having screw thread cut on one
| end to enter a socket in the hinge to pre-
| vent it's coming out.
Railway and street cars are to be fitted
with a new design of cuspidor, comprising
! a hinged plate set in the floor with push
| button at one side to be depressed by the
| foot and swing the plate open in order that
| the spttle may be discharged on the ground
| through the opening.
A combined cane and folding chair has
| been designed by New Yorker, the cane
being of tubing split lengthwise, with a
hinge on the crook TO allow the parts to be
| spread out, the interior carrying a curved
| seat bar, which also unfolds and a short
! brace to rest on the ground.
A Californian has invented a street rail-
way curve sweeper and oiler which can be
attached to the truck of an ordinary car, a
/ frame being carried on two auxiliary wheels
/ under the car with gearing to revolve
brush depressed against the rails by a lever,
which also discharges the OIL
An improved temperature alarm has been
designed by a Southerner, having a ball
suspended in an expansive liquid, with a
! rod attached to the top, which slides back
/ and forth as the liquid moves in a tube,
/ completing an electric circuit with ADJUST
/ able plates at any desired point
/ For distributing liquids to surfaces TO be
moistened a new device has liquid holder
| of conicaI shape. with distributing head
1 Of absorbent material into which the liquid
! is forced by pressure on the bottom OF the
/ cone being discharged by pressing the head
/ on the surface to be moistened-
/ A Kentuckian has patented a packing
auger for filling holes with solid earth, haN-'
ing two blades arranged at angles on OPP
1 posite sides of a central rod. TO be reNoiNed
IN an opposite direction from common
auger. loose dirt being pressed into the mole
by the under sides Of the blades
Watches are securely held in the pocket BY
q new guard, formed Of a two-piece snap