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CHARLOTTE DAILY OBSERVER, SEPTEMBER . 1903. SCIENCE AND INVENTION . A BOON . TO WIREMEN . t rt' . : : '.' 'if' " ; IV required the collaboration of two men' in Colorado to evolve ths wire- rnan'a soldering tool which la shown . In Jihs cut, but It will be wall worth i tne tnougnt apent ana may save more -than one man 'from death or Injury. - ' NO DANGER OR SHOCK. The tool consist of two arm, plvotally connected like a pair of shears. On the end of one arm ts a trough, running at right angles to It, and on the other la a pair of curved fingers so made as to engage trolley or telegraph wlrea and hold them In tho trough. Then the solder can.be poured Into the trough and the wires Joined. The handle Is made of rubben. or some other non conductor, and the soldering can be done without going to the trouble of turning off the electric current and without danger to the man who Is doing the work. Many a wlreman la killed or Injured through handling a live wire unwittingly, but the In vention Just described not only elimi nates this danger, but results In a better piece of work, as the wires Joined are held firmly In position. fornla man desires to still add to the comiorts of shaving by introducing the unique adjustable mirror which Is shown In the accompanying Illus tration. .The reader, at a glance. will recognise the immense-sidvantages of this mirror- .to the man who is shaving himself. It Is held upright ona bracket which Is sujpandeJ by a wire frame encircling , the neck. The mirror is attached to a handle, which can be quickly adjusted to suit the convenience of the user, s Instead of endeavoring to shave fey the aid of a mirror, which often ts hung In a dark; corner of a room, the user can stand In any position near a win dow or other - light and obtain the exact light he desires. If this can not .'be obtained In one part of the house, he Is at liberty to step Into open the can for the reception - of tome tftoie refuse, it 10 not necessary --'-'- --: - ------ , - .., , -.. Idli I I'.-i i DEVICE FOR ACTOMOBILISTS. The preneju tendency of auto moblllsts to drive their care at the highest possible speed, In an endeavor to exceed the speed regulations and Incur a fine, has impelled a resident i MIRROR IN ANT POSITION DE SIRED. anther room, where rie knows he can secure the correct light, tho mirror at all times accompanying mm. in addition, the entire device is collapsible, so that It can be easily folded up and carried in a suit case or other receptacle. CNIQVE CLOTHES RACK. Among the novel inventions re cently patented Is the detachable clothes rack shown In the illustration below. It consists of a frame work of rods, which Is clamped to the end of the bedstead. Naturally bls clothes rack Is intended to be em ployed mostly at night, when l'ie occupants are using the bed,, some of the discarded garments being pended on the hooks on the upper bracket and others folded on the lower arm. In addition, this clothes rack would also prove useful to the housewife during the day, aa It could be employed for airing the bed domes: w nen not in use it tan :i quickly detached from tho bedstead TOE'S PRESSURE OPENS THE GARBAGE CAN. to touch it with the hands, a pressure of the toe answering all purposes. Extensions of tho handle acting as levers engage Dins in a steel stran rivited to the top of the can. so that Dy pressure of the foot the hinged lid is easily lifted. A loopat the back of the lid serves as a stop to keep It froiu- swinging beyond a perpen dicular position, and when the pres sure Is released permits It to close by gravity. ElitCTJUC LIGHT LIKE BELT. It has always been contended that fn order to make life saving apparatus more effective at night a light of some kind xnould be provided. The chances of rescue would be greatly enhanced. Anion recent foreign Inventions Is an Improved life belt designed by a. resi dent of Antwerp. Belgium. It Is claimed that this life belt Is Insub merHible. it is strapped over the neck snd shoulders, tho neck In this way machine- but in . the iftccompanying Illustration, the Invention of an Illinois man. the stool Is plvotally connected to the Iron frame of the sewing ma chine, so that when not In use it can be readily folded ' Into a compact space and swung Into the open space underneath the machine. . In the lat ter position it is radically out - ef sight and out of the way. The stool also-affords a more comfortable seat for the person using the sewing ma chine than does the ordinary chair which is generally employed for the purpose.. The operator can freely move on either side, there being no chair back or arms to hinder her movements.. Also, when necessary, she can get up or down from the stool without Inconvenience. stools. Not 'long since we described ( by connection with an adjacent In- one that was formed byhe lid of the I candescent lamp socket, provision na turally being made to avoid any elec tric shock. The t)ci is simple and IMPROVED KITCHEN UTENSIL. A contained funnel and dipper is an Improved 'household utensjl d signed by a Texas man. which is shown In the illustration below. The increased usefulness of this arrange ment of the funnel will be at once apparent, saving time and preventing accidental burning of the hand, which often happens when hot liquids are poured through the commons funnel. In using this devico much time Is saved whn transferring boiling pre fa 1 STRAPPED TO SEAT. of Germany to devise what he calls a "safety device for occupants of vehicles." In his mad desire to travel at a mile-a-minutc gait, tho man at the steering wheel in oblivious of the safety of the others in the car. He can readily retain his equilibrium because of constant holding of the steering wheel, while the others in the car are forced Jn all directions and frantically clutch at the sides to prevent being thrown out. As shown in the Illustration, his object is to provide a detachable set of spring harness for each occupant, whereby they are prevented from being pitched out when rounding curves and hurdling ruts. This harness consists of a series of rubber straps, which are attached to the shoulders and connect with a spring. The rubber scraps and the spring exercise an elastic pull on the body of the wearer when he is thrown upwards and for wards by the vehicle striking an obstacle In such a manner that he is pulled back to the seat - CLOTHES RACK ON BEDSTEAD. and placed in some out-of-the-way corner, to be, again clampol In position when needed. It is desirable that the clothes rack be -constructed of tho same material a:id finished in the same manner as the b'.-Jstead. IMPROVED RUBBER STAMP. One of the well-known faults of the rubber stamps employed for stamping "Received Payment" and similar phrases constantly in da'iy use in business houses is the ubsci.ee of any identifying marks. Where tow or twenty of these s:amps are In NO CREVICES OR CORNERS. An unclean refrigerator can never be a good refrigerator and the proper care of this very necessary article Is always more or less a care to the housekeeper. Great advances have been made in the construction of re frigerators, mainly by the elimination of all cracks and crevices which might otter a lodging place tor particles of food. The perfection of tnis scneme seems to be in the manu facture of the Interior lining of the refrigerator In one piece, being pressed out or the sheet metal and , , JflT VTf.RKS REFRinrcnATrtn enameled In the same manner as the Sorcelain bath tubs. This leaves sll is Interior surfaces entirely . smooth so that every part may . reached with the cleaning cloth or brush. Another advantage claimed Is the positive Immunity from leakage. ' UNigi'K PlBTA BLE MIRROR, J - To tne man wno disuses to shave 'himself with the eld-style razor, the Introduction, of the safety razor solved . the problem for him. and made the task an easy one for him. A Csli- ELECTRIC LIGHT IN CAP. being preserved from the stroke of tho waves. The cushions arc so arranged that the head cannot sink beneath th waves, even If the unfortunate one is unconscious. Jn conjunction with the belt there is a cap, encased In which is an electric lamp connected with a storage battery. It is claimed that this electric lamp can be seen at sea for a distance of about a quar ter of a mile. CONTENTS EASILY PUl'RED. serves, etc.. to Jars and buttle. The pan Is easily held' and tilted In one hand and the flow of the contents accurately controlled by the funnel, reducing the liability of spilling it on the table. Soup and similar liquid foods are also more easily handled In this Improved device. HAIR CURLED BY ELECTRICITY. handy to operate, with no complicated mechanism to worry about. The in ventor claims that only one-quarter the time is required to curl the hair with the electrical curler as com pared with the ordinary Implement. A PORTABLE DESK. If the Illinois man who Invented the portable desk is not a traveling man, he Is a good friend of the family. Also he has added to the comfort of flat dwellers. Closed, the desk Is about the lse and shape of a dress suit case, which it closely resemble. Open, fl ts a substantial desk, equipped with drawers and pigeon holes after the most approved fashion of a big roll top. Metal legs, of the lazy-tong principle, unfold to form n support and a supporting ro(j holds what might be termed the lid In the posi tion of a writing table. To the ton is attached a handle, by which the whole may be carried. For salesmen who have much writing to do, the portable desk Is of Inestimable value, as it of evolution of the Ferris wheel, only the new amusement is much more complicated than tho wheel and can be made to accommodate any number 01 persons, according to the space available for the erection of the framework on which, the machinery rubs. Tho principle is that of an end less chain, to which are attached cars at appropriate intervals. Tho chain or cable can be run. In a vertical or horizontal position 4r can take dips, like those of a scenic railway, though this device does not run with such speed as the railway do. The cars always maintain an upright position and nervous people need not' hesitate to take the trip, as there is nothing of an alarming nature In it. Pas sengers can see -the occupants of other cars on the line as they pass them going up or down the towers or across the horizontal runways. FOR OPENING FRUT JARS. Any person who has ever strug gled with a fruit Jar that had the lid stuck will be grateful to the Idaho man who 'has given us the fruit Jar opener. This device is constructed on the principle of a pair of pliers, and the Jaws, which are semi-circular and NEW TOOL FOR BARBERS. Barber wlil be Interested In the new Implement designed by a fana-j dian Inventor to provide an easier method of trimming and dressing men's hair, which is shown In the ac companying Illustration. In form it ; is" a combined razor and comb. In the latter It is a longitudinal slot, in whirl! the blade of the razor rests, lnsteal of first dressing the hair with a comb and then cutting it, as Is now done j the dressing and cutting Is aCrom- 1 pltshed In the one operation. By a broad, well denned line, (he edzfg of which ar not marred by splotches, such, as are left when a brush ts use ! and which often make It difficult to determine : when ' a: "sail is : "in" or "out." It takes a few minutes to mark an entire court with such a machine, -.i :.'.''. ?.' . .- XO MORE MAIL OX FLOOR, : A simple and yt convenient device that will be found useful In offices has been patented by a Boston man. This is a letter-catcher that can ho affixed - Ay-- NO DAN O'ER OP CUTTING HAND. made to fit around the- iop of a Jar, are serrated in such a way as to ob tain a firm grip. Heretofore it was lmptstble to get a good purchase on the tops, as the band would slip be fore tho top would turn if the latter stuck very badly. Then, too, the opener eliminates all danger of cut ting the hands on the metal of the top or the glass of the Jar. Many a case of blood poisoning has developed j from a wound sustained In thie way and, taking a different view of the case, many a family has sat down to the table without preserves because the Jars could not be opened. In the old days a prolonged soaking In hot water was the only remedy for an obstinate top WILL NOT DEFACE DOOR. 'i to the oftlec door and will catch tho ' mail as it is dropped through the slot. The device Is a net fastened to a Clr- : cular rim of metal or wood. Two hooke, shaped something like the let T .. .u U..IJ a I. i - i the door, one end of the hooks hold- , '. Ing the rim and the other end pass-f ing through the letter drop. With V this receptacle In position the mail drops into It Instead of on the floor, and Is in no danger of being torn, when the door Is opened In the morn- ing, as Is sometimes he caoe whsrSJ - there is a large pile of letters lying -' i . i ....... , n i t. . ill llic naj. Aiiuiiiri au , an l.q va i. the contrivance Is that it can be put t up or taken down In an Instant, and, J does not scratch or deface the door V In snv wav. It need not hang In posi tion during the day, If considered nn sightly or In the way. but can hooked Into place when the owner I. !.. ASn. a , nl.hl SCIENCE NOTES. Preparations are being made to celebrate the four hundredth anirt-, versary of the founding of the Uni versity of Madrid, which occurred! October id. 1 5 0 ft . NOVEL Etif.-BHKA K ER. It I Interesting to note the variety j of Inventions which have recently been brought forward to add to the comfort of diners and enhance the COLLAPSIBLE UMBRELLA. One of the disagreeable features of the , traveling xalesman's vacation Is the necessity of carrying along an umbrella In addition to bis ault case He invariably finds the umbrella more of a nuisance than the suit esse. Often STAMPS PLAINLY MARKED. constant use. each carrying a different phrase, and constantly of vaiyinj sizes, the only clue the user has 40 determine, the particular stamp he aesires to use Is to be u!d.-d by the size and his famlllarltir with iu par- tlcu.Hr construction. How ssl)y mis onjctuonable feature of the lum ber Stamp OS now cona, --ni-roil can be overcome . Is shown by an Im proved rubber stamp designed and patented by a Louisiana man. As shown in tho Illustration, this stamp In general form is -similar to the stamp commonly mninvnt. with the exception of an opening in tho body in wmcn is place a a nat card. The particular pnrase carried by the rub ber stamp Is printed on ih frnnt and back of this Identifying card and Is displayed in the opening, being visible from ' opposite sides. - The stamp may fall on the desk' in any I'vxiliuii, irt ipe loeniiTV n m..n. will always be plainly discernable, so that the user will readily be able to distinguish It from many others also lying on inaesa in .cioss proximity. ' ' THE MD FXJES OPEX. -An Improved garbage can hs a lid which Is operated by automatic means, a feature which will be readily recognized as one of great value. In the first place, the "lid is always in place -and not cavorting around th yard as a detached lid often !.- and then, again, when It 1 desired to re- - i i r ' i i 1 TOP INFLATED WITH AIR. he would be glad to be rid of It. His desire could readily be realized by using the collapsible umbrella shown here, which can be quickly folded up ana tucked away In a corner of the suitcase. Or, better still. It can be car ried In a back pocket of the trousers. In construction the handle of the umbrella Is in the form of a telescone. which. , when collapsed, reduces to a section aoout nvs incnes long. , The numerous ribs are hinged at the joints, readily' folding up. In addition, the a bag, which Is designed to be in- top of the umbrella is in the form of flated when the umbrella ts onened Whsn thus filled with air the umbrella Is naturally' buoyant, tout little effort being required to carry It. v FOLDING MACHINE STOOL. Several patents have been granted lately for folding sewing machine v.. 1 xv DRESSES AND CUTS THE -HAIR. drawing the device through the hair the latter Is parted by the teeth of the comb, the razor cutting it off at the proper length. FOR IIItill-HEELKD SHOES. , High heels on shoes and slippers lost their favor with the women sim ply because they found they could not wear them without spraining or in juring the ankle. Shoemakers know that the high-heeled shoe is much preferred to the low heel In fact, the higher the heel the more It Is liked. A Virginia woman clulms that any hlgh-heeltd nhoe or slipper, especial ly, can be made perfectly safe for t h. wearer by the introduction of a small supporting plate placed Inside enables them to carry a supply of all sorts of stationery and to carry on correspondence at any place. Instead of writing their letters and filling out contracts In the public writing room or their hotelH, they have simply to open up their own desk In their own room. If the whole wpaco In the desk Is not needed for paper it can he used for samples, or on short trips to carry the clean linen required. NEW KIXK FOR SKATERS. The fifth wheel to a wagon has long been cited as typical of uselessness. but the fifth wheel to a roller skate, aw arranged by a Pennsylvania man, has several uses. This fifth roller l fastened toelow the front portion of the skate body and Is on an axis thit Is parallel to the latter. It revolves about this axl In a direction trans verse to that taken by the supporting rollers and under normal conditions Is held above the floor level. By the means of this extra roller s skater can stop quickly by bending jeSE55SHfBSBSSBZS""-- ' Ir. J II. Musser, Philadelphia. IS chairman of the national commutes for the I'nlted States of the sixteenth international medical congress, to tS held n Hilda Pesth next year. The second international snatoml- ' csl congress will be held at Brussels, Belgium, In 1910. Brussels offers; miny advantages for such a congress. ; Slid the city has an established repu-'j; tatlon for Its hospitality toward '', scientific guests. . - - i . . ; Successful objection has been mads " by the medical and scientific men of Berlin to the form of the proposed memorial to Vlrehow. w hich la not a statue of Vlrehow. but Introduces as " the chief group a symbolic represpnta tlon of his life work In the form of a , struggle between a giant and a fabu lous beast, while on a pedestal a me- t dalllon portrait of Vlrehow Is placed. CAN'T BURN THE HANDS, pleasure of the hours spent at the I table, pleasant u they already are to I most of us. A "olorudo man has JumI i Introduced an egg-breaker which re duces to a sclencs the breaking of an egg and makes what was some times a painful ojieratlon an Interest ing bit of work. This device consists of an apparatus much like a pair of pincers, with long wire handles snd semi-circular Jaws, each equipped with tiny teeth at the end. Above and below the Jaws are conical springs, iormlng a receptacle the shape of an egg. The egg Is placed In these springs and by gripping the handles of the device the Jaws press upon it. cutting through the shell as neatly as a man might cut a piece of fruit with a knife. The egg m thu opened ndt only without soiling the cloth, but without burning the hands, which was the Invariable experience in the old way. A canvass of its membership was recently made by the officers of the ' Royal Geographical Society for tho purpose of ascertaining tho attitude; of the members upon the question of,, the admission of women. The num-" ber of voting papers sent out was 170,, and 477 replies were received. TH hundred and forty-eight fellows were In favor of the admission of women - aa fellows and 217 sgalnst their Sfl ! mission, but of this number were In favor of their admission as associates. ; ', The tallest chimney In the world Is now under construction at the Great Falls. Mont., smelter of the Amalgs- '' mated Copper Company.- This stack: has a foundation pf "4 feet In dlam- eter and will rise to a height of ' feet, with a 64-foot diameter top. lt; location Is on a bluff overlooking tho.' Missouri river, and connection wlta . , the rurnaces will be made by a flue. 10 feet high. 48 feet wide and LIS-, feet long. The talleet chimney hither- , to built Is that of the Halsbrucker; : Hutte near Frlelw-rg. Oetnany. 49 , feet In helaht . ; i ................. ,, a ...-iin T ail to act as a brake, the fifth roller ro tating and saving him from a stop so sudden as to unsettle his equilibrium.- At the same time It saves the floor. Fancy skaters will And this de vice a great advantage, as it will enable them to pirouette about Ion their toes and cut all sorts of elaborate figures which they dared not attempt before. The extra wheel should also make It easier for beginners to learn how to use roller skates. NEW AMCKEME.VT DEVICE. A Londoner has Just patented In this country an Invention that will probably be seen next season at some PREVENTS SPRAININO i . ANKLE. OF STOOL FOLDS UNDER MACHINE. he shoe, close to the Jieel. This plate Is of metal and curved to conform to the heel of the foot -of the wearer. It Is placed In the shoe In combination with tho sole, the plate lying; under tho heel and extending upward at each aide, ending In a T. which en gages the side- of the foot immediately Ibelow the anki. ? V - iIJBCTRICAL CCRLl.VG IRON, J Every young lady should rejoice In the possession ef ths electrical curl ing Iron recently invented and patent ed by a Missouri man. especially so as the present fashion of hair dressing call for numberl curia. With Uie ordinary hair onrter she must -patiently hold the rnd of tho irjn er the gas flame after making e-0 curl '.to reheat the Iron. The time thus consume 1 U ellmlnaUd with the use f ths electrical curler, aa heat Is furnished continuously to the curling iron. , The necessary heat la obtained IMPROVED TENNIS MARKER. Two Illinois men have Invented a decided Improvement on the old style tennis court market, for with their CARS ARB ALWAYS CprflOHT. of ths amusement "parks, of whk-h America has so many. This Is a sort MARKS CLEANLY AND QUICKXT. dsvlcs, either liquid or powder, can be used and a clean, lasting Job can ho dons In a very short time. Tho marker consists of a hollow sr heel propelled y a handle tsar. Tho edge of ths wheel, which Is about two inches "wide. Is perforated and It re volves upon a hollow axis. Extend (ngi up along ths handle bar is a hopper, with extensions communicat ing with ths hollow axis, and tato this hopper ths material to be - used for marking Is poured, a cord Js laid down alonr ths line desired and bv trundling the wheel along the cord tne white substance ti. n..n.-t nf the Hoval College of ' Surgeons has alven permission to Dr. Elliot Smith and lr. Wood Jonea, of . th Cairo Medical School, to carry out. In tne museum ui ir cvurici examination of a collection of ma-' terlal found during excavations in ne Nile valley. The material is re pro-. . Isentatlve of people innaoiung .u?ia i . iin... .ml 1 vnftcteit to) in anvi-ii oi- " - throw light on their pathology, and the results of their . surgery. Tho r.f VDiMn ifv-hiiii-iii - f its willingness to present the collec- ;,r: tlon of specimens to the" museum Of , (the Royal Collsge of Surgeons. .- ; A committee oae own cruira t. .- . the British government to consider y tho dangers attendant on tho use of ; lead In pottery, and to report how far these can be obviated by Improved appliances and methods In lead pro cesses by ths limitation of, the use of lead, by the substitution of harmless comDOunds for raw lead' or of other materials for lesd, r and by other means. The 4mmttte is also lo atructed to consider the danger and injury to health arising from dust or other causes In the manufacture of - . 'potter, and the special roles regu- 0 latlng ths decoration of earthenware ' and china. . . . , .. ;;- . -,- ; -r -l nrM wiraicn lunnni rn main talned by tho Swiss government In tho Alpine regions, located, respect lvely, on the summits of Rlghi and. St. Clo there and at Dailty. above SU Moritx. The operation of these its- J tions has been attended with great , success and vindicates the statements that tho Alps are a great "attraction : to messages dispatched from stations In other and distant ;arts of Europe. For Instance, marconlgrams .from, steamers In the Atlantic and from stations In Cornwall and on tho Baltic coast have reached tho Rlghi and ft. Ootham stations.. These .long dis tance messages arrive mora frequent ly when the weather Is unsettled or stormy, and chiefly in the early hour of tho morning. On one or two -easlons It has . happened that 1 two Swiss stations were vnal t eetabllah wireless commuhioa; with each other, such me3ss ItVtids filler. through ths perforation and is-ives jicktl ua from, abtoad. A
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