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Show MADE MONEY FROM A HOLE. Slmpl Patent From Which New York-r York-r Draw Thouaanda. "What do you think ot patenting a boieT" laid a New York man the ether day, "and making thousands of dollara on It T Hlmply a hole, and that' all. That la what waa done by tha manufacturer of a certain atyle of toothbrush which ha a wide aale. Th bole wa drilled In the handle of the brush near the end, and with each brush wa given a little hook, with Instruction In-struction to bang the brush on th book by use of the hole. Tha thing waa widely advertised, with tha result that millions of the brushes were sold at price much higher tban other Just as good. The patented hole and th advertising did the trick. Tha patent axplred a few month ago, however, and now any manufacturer of tooth brushes can sell holes with his good." |