SUPPLEMENT TO THE WEST SHOKE.
INVENTIONS RECENTLY PATENTED
We herewith give brief descriptions of some
of the noteworthy Pacific Coast inventions re
cently patented through Dewey fc Co. 'a Miniwj
ami Smmyu and PaeyU aural rnm Patent
Department, H, P.:
Stkamimi CUmriD Mkats, Fish, Ere, G. J
Ward, S. P, Tliia invention ia an improved
device for steaming or cooking fresh meat, fruit
or vegetablea, more especially such as are to be
sealed up in cane for preservation. It como'sta
in the construction of an inverted metallic tank,
aecured to a base and made air-tight by means
oi lnngeil MM holding a wooden packing be
tween the metallic flanges, and also of mnva
Die trays and perforated bottoms. The aaid
tank has a ateam gauge and a pipe for the ad
mission nf steam, and also a pipe for the dis
charge of condeiiaod water. arums methods
have been employed for cooking hermetically
mmiu gooos, run. mat most generally employed
where the tcuqierature is to be raised consider
ably above that of boiling water, ia to place the
cans in a solution of salt, chloride ol calcium,
or other suitable Hiihntai the boiling point nf
which ia considerably alwvo that of water. The
use of these aolution Htaina the cans, destroys
Some of the goods, and greatly incrcosea the
UbOT of handling, cleaning and packing. .Mr.
Ward's invention is intended to prodttOB a
mechanism which ia easily operated, which may
be opened and closed hermetically in a very
short time, and in which a large number of
eaus may be handled easily, kept clean, and
their contents cooked with rapidity and without
variation. The protean of the external steam,
which is considerable, and in proportion to the
increased temperature, tenda to prevent the
caiiB from being exploded by the act of cook
ing, and the percentage of loss ia much less
than when the cooking is done by a high tem
perature unaccompanied by a high pressure.
ytxt jhmakuuV Oil Oof, Eugene It Weber,
H, F. The improvement OOnststl in attaching
tlio lid or cover to the cup by a spring, so that
the cover may be cosily slipped on Of off by a
simple movement ot tin tniiiul) and linger.
When it is desired to remove the cover to reach
the oil, the operation will be as follows: The
cup '.hi. I on tlie bench, with its front towards
the workmen, who, with his thumb ami third
linger at the base id the cup, holds it. while the
forelinger slips the cover off to the back aide of
the enpi where it ia held by a spring which
holds the cover constantly against the cup and
in connection with it. When it is desired to
replace the cover, the operation is the same; the
spring, with slight touch on the cover with
the forefinger, throwing thu cover securely in
place. The advantages of this invention will be
readily seen by all familiar with the uses of a
watchmaker's oil cup. The oil must lie kept
absolutely tree from dust and dirt in order to
be suitable for use, and with tin- ordinary form
of lid, which is easily knocked oil' the cup und
is very apt to Ihj mislaid ami lost, the oil is
frequently rendered unfit for use. By this in
vention these objections are entirely over
come, as the lid is always attached to the cup.
POCKKT SOB OliOTUIMa, Yung Chow, S. F
This is the second patent which we have secured
within the past few years for a native of the
Culestinl empire, the patent in both instances
covering improvements in clothing. The ordin
ary pocket opening! in overalls, jumpers, etc,
are subjected to severe strains at the comers,
and various methods for strengthening them
have hi en resorted to, mich as rivets or strips of
material, formed ill cutting out the goods or in
dependently, and sewed across the comer scum
in thsfpoakok intliislnveutlonof Yung Chow 'she
does away with these devices by so const rue Ling
tlie pocket that there are no eorucr teams, and
the oloU) is continuous ,tt the pocket points
where the corners of the pocket openings are
formed, so as to reinforce these points without
the necessity of extM pieces id any sort
Cn Ki n s:. PllDID ion TURBSfUXO M.
CHINKS. Win. 1.. Mery, Chioo, Butte county.
Mr. Mery's invention relates to certain Improve
incuts in mechanism for feeding unthreehed
straw to the cylinder of a threshing machine,
ami it consist in a novel construction of a
aeries ol rotary feeders, placed one after the
other in a feeding trough or spout, and those
feeding cylinders are provided with arms or
pickers. The piekors are nioiiuU d upon Miafts
extending from cud to end of the cylinders, and
the shalts are so Operated by cams at the ends
as to 1h' alternately moved in a radial position.
where they nre locked until they hare carried
the straw to a point where it is to be delivered
to the next cylinder, when the arms are allowed
to fall and lie against tlie cylinder so as to free
themselves from the straw until they have made
a partial revolution, when they are again pro
jected to their radial position.
IUnmi.e ion BOJUB, li. V.. Mowrey, S. F.
Thil patent covers the application of peculiar
flexible handles to that class ol boxes, 111 which
straw Wn ios mid other small fruit is packed in
drawers for transportation. The rope of which
the handle is mailc. is covered with leather to
protect it. TWO hob s are Isircd in each end of
the box, through w hich the cuds of the roM' are
passed. A countersink is made around these
holes on the inside of the box, and on it the
ropes are secured, leaving the inside surface
smooth. Au inclined groove ia then cut down
ward from these holes on the outside of the box.
in which the handle lies when not in use. A
WOOdM strip is placed across the outside of the
1ki. just ak.ve the holes, so that when the
handle is grasped and pulled upward, it will
strike the edges of the strip and protect tile
knuckle.
Qaj Psjottoorjra Comfoprd, Look Marks,
S. F. This is an improved gu producing com.
pound or composition to he used in the manu
facture of ilium mating gas. It consists in com.
billing certain ingredients into a block or corpo
rate body, which can le anaTSiileosb handled
and transported from place to place, the blocks
are then placed in a retort, subjecting them to
heat in the usual way.
8c B E EN. Jamea. H. Cavanagh, S. F. The
object of this invention is to provide a sieve or
screen for separatora, which will carry the
straw and allow the grain to pass through
between the alata without the possibility of the
straw lodging and choking the screen. The
invention consists in the employment of paral
lel alata or atrips, which extend lengthwise of
the screen-frame in a line with the travel of the
atraw. The acreen ia conatructed without any
crosa-bara or othur intervening obstruction for
the atraw to lodge against. The slats are
placed edgewise in the frame and their upper
edges are provided with teeth. An end shake
is imparted to the acreen, aud, as the straw
passes up tlie screen, the falling and receding
motion causes the teeth to pass under the
straw ami take a new hold, so that on the next
motion it ia carried further up the screen. This
ahakca the grains from the atraw and carries
the straw off.
Sack Ho LOIR. Covert, Garner and Wal
thall, Modesto. This is an improvement in a
patent granted to John S. Covert, Auguat 28th,
177. Ihc Improvement consist in mounting
the frame which curries the adjustable sliding
liars ami sOCROXe upon a portSDM vertical stand
LECTURE ON COBNS.
In a lecture at the St Louis Hospital, Paris,
on hypertrophy of the epidermis, M. Ouibout
observed that, while in callosities the hypert
rophy takea place at the surface, in corns the
hypertrophied part becomes pyramidal, and
takea the form of a nail, with its point directed
toward the deeper aeated parta. ThiB sharp
point, lodged in a kind of cupola, which exactly
boxes it in, has a tendency to penetrate into the
substance of the dermis whenever the base of
the corn ia compressed. The portion of the
dermis w hich is in permanent contact with the
epidermic induration becomes inllamed and
altered in character, its papilla; disappearing,
so that at last it becomes a true matrix, destined
to form deep, new, horny epidermic layers, in
proportion as the more superficial layers are
eliminated.
Changes of the weather often give nae to
great pain in corns, which has been supposed
.n hi i ue to t neir nvcloiriciric nauire, wmui,
by causing their enlargement, adds to the
LAME AND LAZY A FABLE
Two beggars, Lame and Iazy, were in want
of bread. One leaned on his crutch; the other
sat, rubbing his red eyes, and staring in the
gutter.
Lame called on Charity, who was standing at
her door, and humbly asked for a crust In
stead of this he received a loaf.
Ijizy, seeing the gift of Charity, exclaimed.
"What, ask for a cruat and receive a loaf l
Well, I will ask the old lady for a loaf: uerhsn.
Iahallgetacake." F "
Lazy now opplied to Charity ami loudly
called for a loaf of bread. J
"Your demanding a loaf" aaid Dame Charity
"Droves that vou are of that claw nA
ter who ask and receive not; so be off directly
and get some work to do."
Lazy, who always found fault, and had rather
whine than work, complained of ill treatment
and even accused Charity of a breach of au ex'
cecding great and precious promise, "Ask, and
you shall receive."
v-nanty pointed to a painting in her room
suffering. Hut, in fact, the exacerbations are j which represented three beautiful figures
lesa severe during the time that it raina than j Faith, Hope and Charity. Charity appeared
they are for some days preceding; and they are j larger and fairer than her sisters. He noticed
also linct W illi WI1CI1 me wefune r is niHioi. wt : inai rier nirni nana neia a pot ot lionev. which
3il i
elevated or depressed to suit any high M size I chftl, fr!,m wot.to " Thc8e Pan(ul exacT j ft? ilf"'eb hwjjjg lost its wings. Her
of sack. The invention also consists in ex- M0" of the Vmi ,of f "equiteas remark- left hand was armed with a wlnp to keep off the
tending the tubes or sockets which receive the 1 amu 011,1 M "V1"1" " ",u Vl I "U1
Inling nan tlirougii the. axis or imr on whicli MM
they turn, so that the alidea may be as long as '-'-.J ','
desired: and lastlv in the tminlovn.Pnt ,.t n S-'tf--. ' -'
Spring catch by which the holding bars are held
up out of the way when desired.
Pencil PoOKBT. Samuel Hill, S. F. This
is au improved device for holding a jiencil when
it ia out of use, and in a convenient position for
use at any time. It consists in the construc
tion of a metallic tube having a pin attached
for the purpose of fastening thu duvico to the
at it vi ,t. I In, tune III- i i I it i i i ri -H niniti' in
thu aides through whicli the pencil may be
T.i ' d by the thumb aud linger to remove it.
The elasticity of the caae ia such as to retain
the pencil in place when not wanted.
Simoli Biam Barbo w. John M, BfoPlke, st.
Helena, Napa Co. The "single beam harrow,'
as the inventor calls it, is an attachment for plows.
It is more especially applicable to gang plows,
and consists of a single neani provided with in
clined teeth, so constructed aa to clear them
selves. It also consists in a method in attaching
ami adjusting the harrow. With this device
the harrowing am) plowing can be done at one
operation, saving both time and labor, while a
peculiar diagonal motion given to the Implement
makes it do its work very thoroughly.
Uonr Rut a UmiNli Cistkkn. Ata recent
meeting of the Bdlnburg Engineers Society,
Mr. Romanes described a form of roof which ho
had designed for a round cistern. The usual
tie-rods are superseded by a central pillar,
from which the roof ia supported, iitubrella
wise. To regulate the supply to the cistern,
the opening of the pipe is closed by means of a
OapSnaped covering pressed hard against it by
a lever worked by the float
Stock Couktxr, P. Lyttlcton, Austin,
Nevada. This device for counting stock consists
in a gate or door, so connected with a register
ing wheel that each and every animal in passing
through the gate w ill be counted, and the count
recoided on a dial which receives the count
from the wheel. The gate partially tills an
I .' hicli 1 1 just ide enough to allow the
class of animals being counted to pus through,
so that each animal in pseeing opens the gate to
its full width and operates the register.
IXTSBKeT. "An American Almanac and
Treasury of Facts," by A. It. Spoll'ord, Libra
rian of Congress, OOntaillS muoh that ia valuable
for reference. Wo extract a few lines which
express very forcibly the accumulation of inter
est at low aud high rates: " One of the causes
of bankruptcy is that so few persons properly
estimate tlie difference between a high ami low
rate of intercat, and therefore often liorrow
money at a ruinous rate that no legitimate busl
ness can aland. Very few have figured out the
difference between 0 , and S ,. One dollar
loaned for 100 years, at li L with the interest
collected annually and added to the principal,
will amount to .10. At 8 , it ninoiinta to
ML208. or nearly seven times as much. At 8z.
the usual rate of interest In England, it amounts
to 10,85 whereas at 10 which has been a
very Common rate in the I'nited Statea, it is
118,800, or about 700 times as much. At 12
it amounts to $84,078, or more than 4.0(H) times
aa much. At IS it amounts to $15,148,007,
At 24' , which we Sums times hear talked of, it
reaches tlie eiiomioiia sum of 92,551,790,404.
One hundred dollars borrowed at ti with the
intcreat compounded annually, will amount to
lt84fi in Ml years, while the same $100 Isir
rowed at S w ill amount to $4,600 in .Xl years.
One thousand dollars at 10 compounded,
will run up to $1 17880 i 60 years,"
UaUUAQE Never marry a man who has
only his love for you to recommend him. It is
very fascinating, but it dm - not make the man.
If he is not otherwise w hat he should be, you
will never Ih happy. The most perfect man,
who did not love you, should never be your
huslkiud. Hut though marriage without love is
terrible, love only will not do. If the man is
dishonorable to other men, r meau, or given to
any vice, the time will come wheu you will
either loathe him or sink to his level. It is
hard to reosember, amidst kisses and praises,
that there is anything else in the world to W
done or thought of but love-making; out the
days of lite arc many, and the husltand must tie
guide to In1 trusted, a coninion, a friend as
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matic pains. The sole etlicacioua treatment is
excision, but care must lie taken that this is
complete. The Bumniit of the cone must be
cut down to, so as to entirely empty the dermic
cupola. And then it is quite necessary to de
stroy, by cauterization, the inner surface of this
cuimla, namely the matrix of the corn, which
w ill otherwise be reproduced.
The Wat caustic is sulphuric acid, of which
w o may deiHiBit a drop, by a match or glass
rod, on the wxciaed part. If the corn recurs,
the aamc processes of excision and cauterization
must again Ito resorted to.
TsUCIHG as UsiiKnuunrnii Stkeam. There
are many cases, in varioua parte of the world,
where the w hole or jart of a atream suddenly
diaapiH-ara from sight, and, in aome instaucea,
the place of its re-apiearaoce is unknown, or,
at best, but a matter of conjeetuie. It is a
eommou experiment, where the waters of a
river make a plunge and re-appear at a Bhort
distance, to throw chaff into the upper waters,
ami note its appearance upon the surface of the
lower. The ).ii'jit,t,rmj tuul Minimj Jotirmii
describes a different practice. It having been
supposed that a ihtrtion of the water of the
upper end ol the DsJIUbe went to feed the river
Aach, an affluent of ljke Constance, and some
10 miles distant from the Oauube, I'm feasor
K hull Of I II I -lull.- ImMmU mmmmtXm L
well as a lover Many a girl has married a titiwl this experiment by emptyiug into the
man, whom she knew to W anvthmn but irood.
"Uvauio he lovwl her so." Aud the llame has
dnsl out on the Hearthstone of home before long,
and Inwidu it she has Itocn aitting with one that
she could never hope would lead her heaven
ward, or who, if she followed him, as a wife
should, would guide her step to perdition.
Marriage is a solemn thinga choice for life; W
careful m the choosing. --Tfrorurw.
1's.iiuov some i. gallons ol nuorvscencc ( a very
powerful green coloring material I, of which
l-A).000,UUOth part will impart a perceptible
color to water. Ia about tU hours the waters
of the Aach began to show a marked green
color, which continued for a day, end, although
the current of the Aach passes l,."00 gallons
per second, was so prouounced aa to alarm the
inhabitants.
"Don't uudcrstand it," said Lazy yawning
and stretching his anus.
Charity replied, "It meanB that Charity fseils
the lame am! flogs the lazy."
I i i gathered up his rags, and turned to gu
shambling off.
"Stop, 1 said Charity; "instead of coin I will
give you eoxuistl. Do not go and live on ywir
poor mother, for I w ill send you to a ricA uni.
"Rich aunt V echoed I,ozyboneB.
"Where shall I find her, I'd like to know P
"You will lind her in Proverbs, (ith chapter
and fith verse." Hut that is where lazybones
did not look; so he aat down by the gutter, and
rubbed his eyes and grumbled.
Biutais's Importation ok Pood. A late
issue of the London Thntu contains an interest
ing compilation of statistics, showing the aggre
gate sum expended by Kngland for food from
abroad, from which we glean that the amount
paid in the year 1S77 to foreign nations for com,
cattle and meat was $484,308,085, to contrast
with $435,040,930 in 1876. For live stock the
sum disbursed wjw, in 1877, $30,078,450 ss
against $30,301, 515 in the preceding year the
prices paid being somewhat lower last year ''Ul
the year before. The sums for fresh meats were
much larger, consequent upon the shipment froni
the United Statea and Canada of quantities of
I t - f and carcasses of mntton. The total sum
paid for foreign stock alive and dreaaed was, is
1877. $8ii,50S,370 ; in 1S70, it amounted $9eV
152,275. For corn, the sum paid lsst year was
$315,001,120; in 1876, $257,073,240. Foreip
butter cost in 1877, $47,691,525; cheese, $23,
840,206 ; and eggs, $12,302,406, to becomparea,
respectively, with $48,513,120, $21,257,140, d
$13,051,055 in 1876. The British demand t
Americau butter and cheeee is constantly increasing.
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