Jasper County Democrat, Volume 1, Number 36, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 December 1898 — RECENT INVENTIONS. [ARTICLE]

RECENT INVENTIONS.

A colorless ink for nse In writing on postal' cards, etc., is made by mixing together sulphuric acid and water, the writing becoming permanently visible when the paper is heated. To secure corks in bottles without the use of wire bales-a short nail is inserted in a hole formed In the neck of the bottle at the time it is cast, entering the side of the cork and holding it fast until "withdrawn by a hook. “ A Californian has patented an attachment for shears used In cutting flowers, consisting of a pair of metal plates to be clamped on the blades to shut and grip the stem as it is cut off, holding It until released by opening the blades. To prevent animals from swallowing their food in a hurry an improved manger has a spring partition suspended from the top, which permits only a small portion of the food to fall at a time, pressure on the partition to get larger mouthfuls shutting off the supply entirely. In a recently patented bicycle saddle the frame is pivoted at the end of the post to tilt forward and backward, an adjustable coiled spring being attached to the point of the saddle to allow It to swing back until the tension of the spring balances the weight of the rider. To retain shirt bosoms in place a Southerner has patented a device composed of two strips of flexible webbing crossing at the back, with fasteners at the end which clasp the edges of the bosom and draw it against the body to prevent it fr<sm bulging out.