The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-07-17
NEW FIELD OF GRANDMOTHER
MRS. KRAG DEVOTES HTRSEII
TO INVENTIONS

Nomen-AnyNay, She FINDS u Plea
anter Than sitting I'm . ChImn., Co.
ner and knitting Net Easy. Thoarh
! The sewing machine attachrla,I' Whic1
I invented ana which II earning mo- A ro..
fortabl. living il a direct proof Il d.. ir,,,1
81 the saying. Necessity II the M. The, a,
/ invention. said Mrs. Martha ! kra- .b.n
asked - tall about he's work "a, IN m.
ventOI. \ was making a shirtw.i,t An,
wanted IL hemstitched. | had two choio..
either e. d. tho work 10y hand mp h,y .
special machine that would do na,hip,
but hemstitch. II was Worrying over H.
I little snarl that led me Ia inventins nv Al.
tachment
NO woman should fancy that even IN.
simplest invention l. an easy matter
/ Though Il tool; me- less than half a dsy 70
/ get m the right track II required waaks I
might almost say months II careful study
and hard work To turn that idea into an
attachment that would work.
At first | went tp machine shop. ana
got other persons. always men IN rnaks
different parts of tho attachment. I
found great difficulty in maklny them I'm.
dar-tand just what wanted There va.
nothing for IL but for me to learn to do N.
work myself. 80 I went ~ work and did /,
! can truthfully say that made every par,
~ that first complete attachment with nv
own hands
AFTER the patent was taken out the nsrt
stem was putting the attachment on the
market Having invested both tune and
money in the Effort ! was not willing 70
soil out To any 81 the sewing machine com.
panIes that made ms offers. Just 10
had met IIoopls who assured me that ma
chine shuns were no place for women.
now met those who thought that mana glns
a company was not woman : SPHERE
They couldn't reproach NJ" with
nsglecting my family, for all my children
had grown up and we're married. ~ with
families Of their own excepting one son,
and he was on at college. NV husband
had been ordered south for his health and
Was then visiting our eldest daughter.
so being free OF home duties II seemed
To mo that about any work that ! wished
Ia do was a proper sphere
4 managed to form NV COMPANY for
the manufacture Of the attachment Then
came tho matter ~ proving to the public
that ". had something they should buy.
or course in every sales place one % the
first needs Was q demonstration Every
one 81 those first demonstrators had To be
taught the use Of IN. attachment and
had 10 be the teacher.
That work lasted months longer than
any on" had supposed IL would. not
because people were stupid hut because
We found ~ - dIffcult To get enough
men and women fitted to- act
a. demonstrators I did JlIst what\Nll
women are cautioned not 10 do. worm
" ith too much enthusiasm. Because ~
a ttachmant was my Invention and | waS
bound that IL should h. u success worked b
until I was ht'le more than flesh and
b1n~s.
Now thrt m the ht-dsst work IL
ngs, and peoyh' compliment mo IN INV
-u"cess. saving hoW lucky ! WAS - hive
lvcntad such -implA wav Of earning
money. many Of th"m think me unap-
pr 'ciativ" t-'"auS' | don't agree with
ltam. u may look simple aud easy ~
iAr'r. hut = so~ll al the hours Z worked
in tn m1.hil' shop, th"l the night hal
getting up thN ComInny ani thu long
months a"ting ~ d'monstrator and
coaching mon and women 20 S,nd out
IN 'Dugh tn" county
-!Aftsr NV II st dIy's work On the at
IA chmeHt ! gave up all idea 81 chance
with invention ! learned
that the I'd - might come - you in
fash. hut IN king &c tn real thing capable
II doing pr IctIctl work was an exact
science aud had to - worked out A.
tctly a. s Mathematical problem
Il hive IA ! 10 lds OF ideas since par
'sCting The attachment, but only
ihree or four Of them wer" capIhh -
Sing brought down % the p=lrScA
point | am working on them now
,nd ma time expect ~ nut them OF TIA
market az course | do not 'Nv"Ct -
nave as much trouble - with th" attlr1-
nent because have learned the rni-S.
Dut when u comes u making tIe ld~.
,ra teal 90 ca invocation has 10 L. worked
,ut and proved for itself
MANY OF my friends are surprised 'ls'
should have taken M gICh WORK Ih"v
hink | would he happier living aruInI
Nth my children. knitting or nurs,n-
ny crandChlldrsn Well. all women are
q ~" and in spite Of tho fact tia 70 DOESN'T
Ipr.ar Ia bo vAfy ladylike work sin,,'
an never keep my hands look iig quite
potl,.ss and am forced Ia wear a coar-.
Ipron entirely covering my clothes.
IN going Ia keep at u
Il an fond OF machinery and | mucn
refer wear n out 10 r'Isting out Having
my own household know jIS'
here women need assistance. in Just
hat fields household inventions ara
acking plan TO devote INV tim" tn
hat field. To help Younger women Ia rear
nd care for their children know there
re a multitude Of inventions all sim
III wing the woTg OF the home. but A. th-
nine time there are many things that Ns
r. using to-day that ~er" old when our
r"at grandmOthers were girls. am
1re that many Of these old methods can
q made easier 10y machinery. iho-e arr
b" inventions ! shall struggle to inhN"
nd u saams tO ine much pleaSant"r
: we'll a. 81 more importance than sitting
the chimney corner knitting scarfs and
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