The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1903-10-02
NOVEL Photograph.
Registers Distance Walked, But
Also the Direction Taken.

The Photograph is a newly devised
instrument which not only makes a
record of the distance travelled by a
pedestrian, but of the direction taken,
SO that at the end of a tour map
can be shown giving the distance COW
cred and direction taken in black and
white. 1t is the invention of a man
named Ferguson, who gave descrip-
ton of the machine before the Engin-
GERS society, of Shanghai.
The Photograph, according to the Bal
timore News, is contained in box
that the person walking bears before
him suspended from the shoulder by
strap. This box contains small
board, on which is fixed a sheet of
paper which is to receive the tracing,
parallel to the board and at a little
distance from it being a plate Of I'M
polished glass. The active portion of
the instrument-calle the recorder
is composed of small metallic frame
bearing wheel with pointed teeth
which rests on the paper and traces by
punching holes. The recorder is sup
ported on the paper and on the glass
by small wheels. The board is
maintained vertically under the action
of it's own weight, the descent being
regulated by the shake given each time
by the steps of the bearer.
Here are the essential portions of the
recorder. A small moving body-ar-
ranged as an equilibrated pendulum
long spring acting on a very small
lever, which, at each oscillation. makes
advance to the extent of a tooth. and
a ratchet wheel, the axis of which car
ries an endless screw geared to the
printing wheel. If the ratchet wheel
has so teeth, so oscillations will make
one round of it's axis and the printing
wheel has made a mark for so oScil-
!ations or steps. If the interval of the
teeth of the printing wheel is 1.20 of
an inch corresponding to so steps,
1000 steps will correspond to one inch
or one-half mile. 1000 steps to two
inches or one mile, ETC..
The board is always vertical and is
fixed in the middle of horizontal axis
connected with the box or envelope,
| and consequently the board may turn
around this axis. At the upper part
of the box-which spirit level always
keeps evenly held-is a piece carrying
magnetized needle forming a COM
pass. A button, which is turned by
the hand. makes the piece in question
| always coincide with the needle, if
turn in the direction causes the walker
to deviate from the original direction.
A little transmitter composed of two
pulleys of the same diameter and an
&c ~.
| ing the needle to the axis of the board,
so that if the bearer changes his direc-
ton to right or left the board inclines
from one side to the other of its orig
inal direction, while always remaining
the same as the glass in a vertical
| plane. 1t will be found that the re-
corder thus not only traces the dis
lance, but also the direction in which
the bearer is going.
A Peculiar Bird.
There is a peculiar bird commonly
known as the "kiwi,' it's scien-
! tific name being apteryx mantelli. 1t
! is the lowest form of bird which ex-
| lists, but is SO scarce that scientists are
happy to get specimen in any condi-
! ton. 1t is absolutely without wings or
! tail; its legs are short, stubby, but
, very strong, anu are used by this bird
for digging. The body covering is a
! cross between hair and feathers
material which is very coarse They
can develop great speed, and make a
desperate fight when attacked. Breed
ing them in captivity has utterly
failed. and only a few museums can
boast of a specimen. They are now
very rarely found in the forests and
swamps in the north of New Zealand
IN. Y. Tribune.
| Soothed Artists Injured Feelings.
Once, wien the late President
Faure was icing escorted through the
Paris salon by an artist of note, on
the opening day. he caught sight of a
picture that struck him as safe to crit
/ icisei To his dismay he found that
the author of the "machin" which had
excited his amusement was his worthy
| guide. Turning to the mortified paint
er he said: You know how it is;
the buyer always runs down the thing
he has set his heart on. The fact Is
want that picture for the Palais dc
FElysee!v And, as good as mis- word
the president bought the yic.ure neU
day.