The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-11-20
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BRIGHT WOMEN AS INVENTORS.
Son.s of rhcir Clever devices Arc Other
Than Domestic.

BRIGHT WOMEN As INVENTORS.
son.s of Their Clever devices Are Other
Than Domestic.
Just before Lord Roberts left for
South Africa It will be remembered
that Le received a curious present in
the shape Of bullet proof shield Of
aluminium.
This was sent to him by its inventor,
a woman. She who patented this very
much the reverse of domestic imple.
ment Is Miss Helen S. Murphy. one Of
our few women inventors. Her in
yention is so far success that II at
tracted the attention Of foreign gov
ernment. who has lately been making
Inquiries as to the supply OF large
quantity of these soldiers chest pro-
tectors for their entire army.
AS might be expected, the larger
number of patents taken out by
women are for domestic inventions of
one kind or another. Some, however,
like Miss Murphy. have turned their
attention to very different subjects.
A Mrs. Westham has recently pat
ented a new kind of solder for use by
metal workers A woman from Black
pool has devised novel tent, which
Is said to be very light, and easily
folded and carried.
Metal working is not the sort of oc-
cupation one would imagine congenlal
20 women. Mrs. Florence Harrison
has shown that the fair sex can excel
In such branch of industry by pat
enting n process for desulphurizng
certain ores.
Mrs. Ames Lyndc Is another we'll
known instance of q woman iron
worker. At her extensive works at
Thornham, in Norfolk. were made the
beautiful drive gates of Sandrlngham,
and the King has for years taken the
keenest interest in her work. Mrs.
Ames Lynde not only superlntends the
work which she has started, but pre-
pares all the designs herself. She has
invented many new and unique de-
signs as well as several methods for
welding together the separate portions
which go to form the elaborate pieces
Of work turned out at her works. So
industry extended that its head re-
,eived an order for the royal pavilion
At the Paris Exhibition of 1900.
Lady Colebrook is another woman
inventor. She Is well known as
sculptor, and has turned her attention
% branch of work hitherto almost
exclusively confined to men-that of
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arge class OF women and girls from
he district around her home at Alb
ngton, and teaches them needlework
and carpentering. The latest achieve
nent Is a pillar box on a new plan,
which is in use in the hall at Ablng-
.On.
Doctors nowadays are all agreed that
the ordinary cradle with rockers Is
very bad for children. The rocking
aud joltlng quiet a crying baby merely
ly stupefying it, and the result Is in
Jury to the child's health.
A woman living at Twickenham has
set herself to work to remedy this, and
At the patent Office may be found a
description OF her new baby car ham,
mock This Is combination between
cradle and a perambulator. which
.akes up very little room obviates all
larring and jolting. and at the same
line is so made that child lying on it
$ completely protected from cold air
and draughts.
Another domestic device which GER
alnly fills long-felt want, and for
which we are indebted TO woman. is
:alled the babyjumper. Judging by
he drawings of this device, the Mrs.
Wilson, who patented it. has conferred
an enormous boon on mothers who
,annot afford nurses. The invention
Is sort of frame in which the child
IAN be comfortably placed. either sit
ing or standing. and fixed beyond
each of harm with straps. 1t is sus-
pended to the ceiling by rope and
spiral wire spring, which when weight
s thrown upon it dances the baby au-
.omatically.
1t was n woman who invented the
tack -puller, which Is now so widely
used in this country. The tack-puller
S simply lever-llke arrangement by
means of which the tacks holding Il
carpet to the floor can be easily and
speedily pulled out.--London Answers.