Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 284, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 November 1913 — SPRING IN BACK. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

SPRING IN BACK.

Harness Which Makes Work of the Ditch Digger Easier. The harness shown here may look a bit foolish at first glance, but the man whose work requires him to do much bending over will tell you "that it is not so foolish as it looks. A

Springs Helps Him straighten Up. seat pad has attached to it the means for fastening it to the thighs and a belt to Mold if 1 up. Another plate Is strapped over the shoulder blades, this plate having a loop in the centre. Running up from the seat pad to the shoulder plate is a flat spring member with a hook at the free end that engages the loop, or can be loosened. When a man bends over a shovel, or for any other purpose, this spring takes away much of the strain on his back, and when he has to straighten up It is a very great help, Indeed, lifting him. as it were. This leaves the workman so much reserve force ttmpply ta his task