Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 243, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 October 1917 — SOME POSTSCRIPTS. [ARTICLE]

SOME POSTSCRIPTS.

A framework that almost automatically lifts an automobile from the floor to relieve the tires as it enters a garage has been patented. Motion picture makers, who use silver salts for sensitizing films, consume about 15,000,000 ounces of silver annually in the United States. To save hauling an additional car a railroad tn Europe has put a wrecking crape on top of a locomotive, which provides the power to operate it. The engine of a motor-driven street sprinkler built in England, also is used t<s operate one pump to fill its tank and another to spreaW the water. I A fuel for internal combustion engines that is made in South Africa from paraffin is said to be superior to gasoline as it leaves no carbon deposit. To defy automobile thieves, a steering wheel has been patented that turns loosely on the shaft except when locked In position by a key carried by Its owner.