Democratic Sentinel, Volume 17, Number 44, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 November 1893 — A House in a Bottle [ARTICLE]

A House in a Bottle

Some time ago a blind boy residing In Chicago constructed a miniature house inside an ordinary four-ounoo bottle. The building was made up of forty pieces of wood, all neatly fitted and glued together. As wonderful as this may seem, it is only a part of the wonders of this sightless lad. After completing the house and giving It finishing touches to hie heart’s content, he set about fastening the oork in the bottle, but how he accomplished the startling feat is a mystery to this day. Inside the bottle, below the neck, a small wooden peg Is driven through the cork, the ends of the peg extending far enough on either side to prevent the oork being removed from the bottle without Its lower end being torn off. The boy himself Is unable t« explain how he this lasi post jstoglshlng piece of fcaodiwetk,