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About The west shore. (Portland, Or.) 1875-1891 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 1, 1880)
268 THE WEST SHORE. October, 1880. NKW INVKNTIONS. Wa publish descriptions of th following new inventions, obtained til rough Dewey k Co., Mining anil SeifHllfit Prut Patent Agency, Han Pranclaooi Maciahh KiKK-AmM. (Jiwrge K. Williams, H. F. Patented Aug. 31, 18W. No. 231, .TWO. Too improvement shown in tliii flro-ann re mora Mpecially applicable to tint clul of gtine lo which tii cartridge la reooived from the magaaine into a carrier-Mock, and la elevated ly thia block to a level with tlx bore of tlia gun, and ia than forced Into it chamber in tlia liar rel by a oarrier-blt or breech-pin owratd ly a lever end auitalile oonnocliiiglinks or arma. Thia invention oonaiat of a Mculiarly elutted ilata, formod with tha breech-pin fwlt, and adapted to mciprooate tha bolt by tha action of tlia guard lavar. It alao ooniiite, in onmhina tlon with tlia bolt, of a hinged locking-block, which ia connected with tlia guard-Invar by links, and ia thrown up by them to allow the bolt to ba retracted, and ia drawn down an aa lo look It firmly when it haa hern forocd lor ward and tha cartridge introduced to ita cham ber ready for firing. Ill'TTim. Iaaar I-eeynky, 8. Y. Patented Hepi. 7, IHHO, No, 2.12,04. Thia invention ralatea to aa improvement in button! and sim ilar davioea which ar naed for connecting por tions of clothing or other articlea together; and it oonaiita of a item, having two perU project ing from tha button or head, in combina tion with a rubber or other elaatio cenUir, whioh la held between the button and the goada, and furniahea an alaatio, non-wearing aurfaoe, which tlia button-hole aurrounda. Itt'iintK. Uriah It. Hoott, Portland, Oregon. Patented August 54, DUO. No, 231,023. Thia veotion relate to oartain improvementa in that olaaa of ruddara known aa "lialaneed" rud der, euch a ar oommonly ueel on ligkt-draft atarn-wheal river ateamera; and th Improve mania oooeiat In providing a curved or bent runner aiori, ao mai when uia ruililnr ia turned it will lit oloa lo tha bottom of the boat at all point of ita awing, thereby preventing drift-wood or other obstructions getting lw twoea th rudder-plate and bottom of the ooav I'll ('orhio Norton, Tuecarora, Nev. I'at- nted Kept 7, 11 No. 232.0M. Thia pick la eieclaly ueeful for mluera' purpoee where lb tuola reoelvehard aut, Th improvement oooiui IB lormlng a head ol malleatde iron, out with a Bucket for the tuck-hudle. anil k.. ing a alot through which th ick iteelf ia ead. the uhk Mn eeoured in nUoa h a key filling into a oeulral notch. No wedging n in nu.ii ia neoeaeary lo keep It In place, aad neither pick nor handle la apt lo gel looee from the head. "urtae ram PaaHtavixo Hiut in rug (. riaallichard Jonea, IWkeUy.tllouoeeterahir, Kaglaad, relented, Aug. SI, llttO. No. 231,. tktf. Thia urocwea eoaeiila in ntiliiing th sir ealatory organa of tha Wood lo equally dutnb, te throoghoal the budv a aotutimt, and by thia action la mine! th aubeUaoea Intimately with Um blood, ao IW ti.y permeate the whole body and aoagulat with th blood in vry aad Uwroujffcly preaerv la mi without giv ing it a aoJdea eppearanoe, S ara. Aaaarta liewrick aad John I. (id. mear, 8, H. Patented, Aug. SI, ISSU. No, tSI.S-VX The acre per ia formed (a a cap tlid triangular farm. It I made by mean of a di ia which it ia atraoa up, ia euch a (arm M to giv th mate! strength with a minima of maUL fly thia ooaatrartioB the acre per oaa b kepi aharp with bat bill grinding. HvirrrmA-WiiATiH it! What i hysteria! uki a young lady who aayi aomo day ah will atudy medioine and bo a physician, oven if for no othor purpose than to know about the body, ao wonderful in ita make-up and ita action. In retdv we mav aav that hystoria haa been do- fined in many wayi by many physiologists, but in our opinion most of their definitions aro faulty in many ways. Hysteria is a sort of nervous storm, in wnicn nervous acuuu umn over all restraint of the will and the judgment, forsakea ita normal courso and gives rise to in coherent, unnstural, irrational ravings. Hys tri, i. uirt nl iriKjMiiiv. The forces in the nervous system, liko the forces in nature, are suhjeel to various iiutuniancos. in nature moy break nut in thunder-storms, hurricanes, etc. In the humsn body we have instead, hysteria, paasion, auil other phenomena. If we oould A....tfv.l lk liatril.iifitn nl hnnf ftlwl mill in nil- ture, we oould modify or do away with violent oostnio onanges ny equalizing everyininK. Ane aame would prevent hysteria, Kquilizetho cir culation of the blixnl iii tha human body and hysteria would rarely if ever appear. Htrakl of J I rail h. CHIPS. "Kani tcaiiv shoes" are advertised in Kng and. They are warranted not to siurak. Tux incorrigible bachelor hath a miss shun in th world. A cm i.i) without legs has just been born. "Tl,.,,!. l...vnn -,... ;,. r.ii,... iol. will never lie a champion pediatrian." nrr.An oi mau a marine urnw aim ne will glow with conscious pride, but allude to his marblo head and he's mad in a minute, M'llirtl au VV n. VVV . !:..... ...I. we always think of the amount of criss-cross ..,,i..,u.i i. Till boat summer resort for a spiti dog ia a watering place, Tha dog should be placed It ia no doubt a very nioe thing to marry a wealthy maiden, but at the aama time a wealthy widow should not be apoken of dis paragingly. Tiikhk's a man out in Illinois who awings dumbbells for an hour every morning, and walks ten milea every day, and yet he is too lazy to work for a living. TllR lliiatin Mm,t.. Ill, I t, . , ..... iv uu t pieaa ant for a man in delicate kid gloves to irraso a . .,u ;., .,K,r u ny noeii turned by a man in anarch of a towel Will) 1 mm hun'l mnr. Ik.- . . . .. - - mini iiunuie vo catch a train, and is running for it with all his might, it ia somehow just the time sot apart bv . . , ....iruiLi vo oroan. A l.Ai.r friend reoently found a small eel in her nnlk-liail. anil uLn .....I., i- ,i -.. , ' . . , 7." !"' vo me mux man about it, he sai.l that he hal noticed that one of his cows acted strangely. H'd th, wUr ttefore he allowej the cows to drink it hereafter. Till KnidUh Isnmia-M ! f..i .. - n -r- viuiiiivriui ior its aptaeae of eipreasion. When a number of men and women get together, aod look at each other Tl u.k ?' room' th'' a ao- ciabk When a hungry orowdoalle upon a poor minister and ml. k.m .t . l ' . . ' thaf. cled . donation party. " Dmt' "Uv know " aaid I'lato to Socratca, "that mjluoa must be kept oool 8ooratos iodded wTr?L,LN0W i1 ,,Uto- "n.elon. wa aoaro. and deecendanU ol Ham very no, merou. IB the vicinity, how would yon Wr. replied 8oer.Ua. .ehilW imn X,"e",, Ilia New Zealand newspaiiera notice an - -uuKtiiim sioppnl. The .u.,, aa iT.ii. wi.k: oo' wm1 .W oal, UdihaTtVw ow if an, pa--er had clung," ,T DOMESTIC RECIPES. Bati kr Cakes. 1. With one quart of flour sift live times two heaping teaapoonfuls of bak ing powder, or one teaapoonful of soda and two of cream-tartar, add a tablespoonful of salt and sweet milk till the batter ia of the right con sistency. Then add two eggs, beaten whites and yolks apart and then together. Fry on a hot griddle, using as little fat to fry with as pos sible. If the griddle is of polished steel, no fat at all will be needed. 2. Into one quart of flour pour enough buttermilk or lour milk to make the batter of the right thickness, add aoda to neutralize the acid, salt to taste, aud two eggs beaten as prescribed in the reoipe above. Try a bit of the mixture, and see whether the proportions of the aoda are right before you fry the whole. Old buttermilk or sour milk will not make nice cakes, and buttermilk ia much to be profcrred to sour milk. The griddle must be of just the right hotness to insure success, and the llro must be good and steady. In spit of everything, howover, one doei not always produce the best results in batter cakes, and fails without being able to divine any possi ble reason for failure. Some malicious fairy doubtless gets into the dish and speils it. Pkki.ing Peaciiks with Lye. I have used lye for removing skins from peaches for canning or drying purposes, and think it better than peeling with a knife. It is not only a quicker process, but a better one, leaving the fruit per fectly smooth, and especially nice for preserv ing whole. Fill an iron kettle with water; place ovor the lire; put in a pieoe of concentrated lye, and lot it dissolve until strong enough to out the skins (you can tell of its strength by drop ing in two or three peaches), then take out and put in the fruit. Home-made lye ia a good as concentrated, but not having any ashes, I bought the concentrated artiole. The fruit must not remain in longer than is necessary to cut the skins. A wire basket ia the best thing I have found for dipping them in and taking out. Plunge at onoe into a tub of oold water, rinso thoroughly, and wipe the akina off with a oloth.-jl1-s. M. L. K. in Rural JVeio Yorker. Hop Yeaht. Three large potatoes, one hand ful of hops; put in a small bag; put the potatoes and hops into two quarts of water and boil down to one quart; take out the bag of hopa and pota toes; mash the potatoes fine and throw back into the boiling water; stir flour into this while hot until it is quite stiff; let it stand until it is nearly oold, then add half a cupful of yeaat, half a cup ful of sugar, one tablospoonful of salt, and half a tablespoonful of gingor; set in a warm place to rise; when light, put in a covered jar and place in a oool place. Okha Soup oh "Gumbo." Two dozen tender okra pods, two quarts of water. If only an okra soup is wanted, 10 or 12 poda will auffice, but then it is not a gumbo, and you miaa a good thing. Cut poda in oiroular slices, fry in butter or lard, or with baoon alioes, till well brown (not burned); have ready boiling half a ohioken or bits of mutton or beef or rabbit in aforesaid two quarta of water; add a handful of washed noe, pepper, aalt, tomatoes, a few pod of ten der green beans, one ear of corn (cut graina), and last, fried okra. Hard Vkaut . -n- , l enough flour to make a thiok batter, and a ta blemMxinfulofM.lt ).t u ..: .... ,i n - aw imiov UUUO, VUVU IUU out thin, cut into cakes with a oake-outter, and '""i m aleu wmay weather. When Perfectly drv nut in k. ...I u i dry p ace. They will keep good Six months. On of these cakes diasolved in a little milk or -.w ia enougn ior lonr quart of flour. To Stew CARitoTs.-Hlf boil, then nicely scrape, and alio than, . n.. . v m aww-INUt. life w them half a tcaoupful of any weak broth, aomo peppsrand aalt, and half a cupful of cream; mmer them i till they are very tender, bnt not noor'.ithr??..nP' rb nr litu. en - ana warm up WlUk