The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1906-09-07
FORTUNESFORDEAS
Some Simple Little Things That
Haven't Been Invented.

which prove most prontaDIe 10 their
originators. The field is not yet ex-
hausted.
For instance, it is asserted that the
genius who conceived a process for
loading coal on ocean-going steam
ships which will effect a saving of one
half a cent a ton over the present
method employed can get check for
81 1000, 900 for his idea the minute he
is ready to demonstrate the practical
bility of his plan.
But, valuable as would be such an
idea, it is a question whether 1t would
bring a larger price than a method
of treating straw hats to prevent them
from changing color with the weather.
There is also demand in the Amer
lean household as well as in large
canning establishments for an effec-
tive and rapidly working device for
sealing cans. Fully so patents have
been granted for contrivances aimed
to meet this want, but the ideal has
not yet been reached.
A typewriter that will do its work
without t he present nerve-raking and
clacking would bring good return
to the inventor and would be as great
a boon to humanity as speeches.
barber.
In the airship field there is ample
opportunity for fortune making, and
the submarine boat can still be i'm
proved upon profitably. A flying ma
chine that will go up and come down
at the pleasure of the operator are
nightly to be desired and would be
of vast financial value.
The genius who contrives motor
actuated solely by the rays of the
sun or the waves of the sea. and of
practical use, IS assured of fortune
and niche in the Hall of Fame.
Shoe manufacturers have long
sought a neat and durable substitute
for leather. and they are willing to
pay handsomely the man who solves
this riddle for them.
Millions of dollars await the man
who invents a substitute for coal. One
of the biggest bills of the world of civ
ilization is its fuel bill. Cut this down ]
a trife a year by any new means and
a fortune surprising Rockefeller's will !,
be he reward. I
A device that will entirely obliterate 6
the grating mechanical sounds of the
talking machine win find dozen bid
ders with certified checks waiting to /
purchase it. a
The man who devises a method OF l
cleaning ships bottom without dock !
ing it will never have to work another
day in his life and can take trip
abroad in his own private yatch If he
Iesires to do so.
1t is estimated that millions of dol
airs are locked up in waste of various
kinds from factories. ANY scheme :
hat will effectually utilize this waste
md save the millions will all the cot
ers of the inventor with coin.
Probably 500 patents have been Sc :,
cured on noh-reusable boxes and five 8
lines as many on non-refillable bot s
les, but no one of these meets all the
The inventor Of the I,
,erfect thing in either of these classes =
will live on the fat of the land for the q
est of his days. Q
Automatic chicken pickers and oys- O
er shuckers are in demand. :.
One of the ideas upon which the in. a
entor may exercise his ability with Ii
roftable results IL he is successful Il
J an automatic gas cock that viii shut =
# the flow as soon as the gas is
There is self sht arrening paper cut.
er which keeps its blade on edge
through the very process of cutting
aper There is a tidy 100000 wait
lg for the man who can apply the
anne principle to scissors and shears.
A pen that will not corrode, pin til
nat will not dull, gasolene for auto pa
lobiles that will not smell, an ink q
rat viii not evaporate. coloring mat n
er for light dress goods that will not tn
lde. selflubricating sewing ma fiC
hine, an automatic tire for bicycles OF
nd automatically puncture closing e.
neumatic tire for bicycles and auto TO
Iobiles, perfect smoke consumer. tn
device for accurately timing camera &c
zposures. a typewriter key that will
OF clog, and hundreds Of other -
themes that will add to the comfort
I'D economy of living, are all wait q,
g to be brought to the stage of per-
.ction that win make them service
,le.-New York Sun.
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