The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-03-27
USEFUL THINGS TO BE INVENTED

There are dozens of common things
of which people have become so ac-
customed that any alteration, eombina-
ton or transposition of them would
appear almost ludierous, if not wholly
inconvenient. The objects now dealt
with are really very little modified, yet
what strange aspects they present!
says Strand Magazine.
When we are cutting up our dinner
with an ordinary knife it is impossible
to cut a piece of meat or potato into
more than two sections at one stroke !;
but by using double blade. we
should secure three sections at
every movement. The number of por-
tions is, of course, increased as add
tional cuts are made With common
knife the rates successfully would be,
by making symmetrical cross cuts, two,
four, six, eight, etc, instead of three,
nine, fifteen, twenty-five Cor even
more). with precisely the same at
tempts
Why are saucers used2 No one
seems to know with full certainty
Some people say that they are intend
ed to keep the tabIecloth clean by
catching spilled liquid; others declare
that they should be used for cooling
the drink. As it is universally CON
sidered to be bad form to follow the
To- / -,
first suggestion is correct. To
anyone who imagines that such an ar
rangement would be unsteady and
awkward, advise fixing a common
saucer in such a position, and making
a rough test. With this utensil, how
ever. saucer bowl would be per-
manently attached to the edge of the
cup, and would he of course, quite
firm No liquid could be spilled on the
tablecloth; nor would drinking from
this queerlooking affair be at all trou-
blesome; indeed. | believe it would be
rather pleasant.
Simple as is the idea of a
combined comb and brush, / do not
the market The mother-we will
iedNe .UHe critical IatHeE OUT VI tue
question-would he less worried if she
had only to look for one article in
stead of two, where children have
access to them.
Turning to men. | am reminded that
] have deviee--or rather the design
of associated with one of their
own customs Now. except among
navies, pipe-bowl is held with its
orifice upwards. being made for that
position. By lust turning a bowl SO
that its mouth is directed frontwards
great change is effected. and I dare
say that many people would laugh at
man who paraded the streets smok-
ing such curious pipe. Why should
this be so! The bowl would be as
suitable 50 placed. surprising it had a
perforated lid. and it is clear that such
n pipe would be much more.
Everybody who uses spoon knows
quite well that. whether medicine :
being measured or fine sugar ladied
out. some of the stuff is bound TO
dror. BY affixing a secondary bowl be-
meath the ordinary one, trouble of this
character could he avoided.
Family people know what an awful
confusion occurs when father wants
coffee. mothers wants tea. and the sons
and daughters divide their preferences
between these two and cocoa. Break
fast and tea times are made uncom.
Portable in consequence Of the number
of utensils and the successive waiting
for he water. BY having a large pot
divided into three compartments. eaen
communicating with spout, the three
beverages could be made at the same
time. and so save trouble. Now who
viii be the first 10 use so awkward
looking, though useful, contrivance