Evening star., 1925-08-09
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belt with a ball and socket joint.
The heating apparatus was supposed
to be placed under the seat of the
driver
A method and apparatus for pro-
pelling ana guiding balloons was
patented in 1887 by Charles r. f.
Wulff of Paris, who submitted an
elaborate and attractive design.
An intricate breeding calendar was
patented in 1886 by John w. Snider
of Fairland. Ind.
The contraption TO be fastened to
the tail of hen to register all the
eggs she laid was patented by Stan
ley A. Merkley of Buffalo, y, Y.
The principal object was to get an
authoritative record of the laying
qualities of each hen.
Joseph Donovan of Chicago Ill, Sc
cured a patent on a head-and body
armor. to be worn by boxers, which
would record the force of each blow.
The object set forth was TO provide
a simple, economical and efficient pro-
lection for boxers.
A kick-testing machine was patent
ed by Jennings William Carter of
Manila, Philippine Islands. 1t rep
resented an artificial figure of a man
in soldier or police uniform, with an
elongated neck on which is a scale,
so that when the kick is delivered
the neck stretches out to record how
strong the force of the kick was.
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IT is claimed that the India rubber
sidewalk was actually used in a
small town in Iowa, where 800 yards
were laid on one Of the principal
streets, and that a young athlete
practiced jumping on it until he was
able gracefully TO soar over his gate
and land with all the agility of a fly
ing squirrel on his front piazza. This
rubber sidewalk was unpopular in
warm weather on account of its dis
agreeable odor. it is reported.
The use of fowls as motor power
was patented in 1870 by jeremiah
Corey of Holden, Mo.
1t was a resident of the National
Capital who patented the idea of the
educational balloon" which would
represent the geographical globe and
be studied by a child as il f1oated in
the air.
One of the unusual patents was
granted to Little j. Green of Mar
shall, Tex. for a process of making
soft peanut candy"
Patents have been sought on meth
ods of knitting three or more socks on
one set of needles. or making hash,
cooking pork and beans, on swimming
apparatus or frying griddle cakes and
on a method Of cooking stale eggs.
A patent granted for hair tonic
to Frederick w. L. Muller of Chicago,
H., proves TO be an excellent cordial
1t contains 10 per cent of pure water.
an extract of ripe black currants,
granulated sugar, best corn whisky
and port wine
Application was maze some time
ago for patent on the Lords Prayer
repeated in a loud tone of voice. to
prevent StammerinG.
The poetic inventor of a patent
watch pocket gave it this inscription
as an advertising slogan: He that
hath watch. two things must do:
pocket his watch and watch his
pocket, too"
Probably the prize patent of them
all is the one issued TO J. j. and Kate
NJ. Strong of Alabama on a chalk
mark. They applied in 1875. setting
forth that the chalk mark is IAN ant
guard" Their new idea was that by
making a chalk mark on the concave
band of a table leg. refrigerator. etc,
the ant would be stopped. II was all
based on the fact that a chalk mark
makes an ants legs slip up, ''as the
grains of chalk will give way or be-
come detached. thus preventing the
further progress of the insect" One
Savannah Cruikshank opposed the
Strongs, contending that the chalk
mark was his idea. 1t was fought out
for five years, with occasional vic
tories for either contestant, until the
Supreme Court of the District of Co
lumbia finally ordered the Commits.
sioner of Patents to issue the patent
on this chalk f1ange ant guard to the
persistent Strongs.