Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1900-01-06

DR.. Calling. the inventor Of the IA
nous but somewhat out of date Cat
ling gun, has determined to exercise his
inventive powers in the art of peace.
While he does not propose to fulfill the
ancient prophecy that swords shall be
turned into plOwshares and spears into
pruning hooks, he does propose to ap-
ply the same principle that made t!.C
Calling gun an instrument for killing
by wholesale to the construction of a
plow that will make farming pastlmp
and emancipate the horse, mule and
OK from any further slavery to the la.
Dor OF filling the soil. If DR.. Calling
makes good his promise the labor of
five out of six of the men required 10
do the blowing under present methods
will be dispensed with, although he has
so far failed to invent plan by which
the surplus farm laborers will get tIr.,
living. Briefly, DIR. Calling proposes
to use the automobile as the motive CT
his new multiple plOw. 4 series Of
plows set in a frame one behind the
other propelled by an automobile for
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motive power and managed by one
man. will do as much blowing in day
AS has heretofore been done by twelve
horses with half as many drivers The
motor is to be so constructed that ii
can be used TO thresh grain, shell corn.
saw the wood and haul the farm prod
nee to market. In other words. it is
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adapted to about everything but haul
ing the family TO church on Sunday, or
to the quilting and husklng bees OH
weekday evenings. While the average
farmer Is fond of horses and likely to
be little shy of any lab0r-saving in
vention that will curtail the demand
for oats, corn and hay. he will not be
aVerse to an invention that will make
blowing pleasant relaxation from la
Dor instead of the wearing, tiresome
work 1t is now. and if DR. Calling will
construct a machine that will enable
one man TO do the blowing for six and
ride on an upholstered spring seat while
he is doing it an entire pillow weary gen
Grafton will rise up TO call him blessed.
Poor Richards much-quoted couplet TO
the effect that he that by the pillow
would thrive must either hold himself
or drive can be laid away In the gar
ret along with DIR. Cuttings outdated
gun, The blowing for the spring crops
can be done so quickly that the farmer
and his family can go to the watering
places along with the other summer
seekers after rest. the farmer return
ing home for week to live on a cold
snack while he gathers the harvest and
gets ready to Superntend the fall plow-
ing. DR. Cuttings new invention may
be yet long way from the patent right
stage, but ii is at least a better con-
ception than that of the invention for
which he is best known at present 1t
is much better to make life easier for
human beings than to kill them. and
if DR.. Cuttings automobile pillow will
perform as well rs he promises he will
close his career as a benefactor of the
human race If he did begin 1t as an
arch destroyer. DR.. Gatling certainly
means we'll with his proposed new de
vice TO save weary feet and aching
backs, and those amiable souls who ara
willing 10 take the will for the deed
may begin to shout his praises at once
if they like.