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Show JEFFERSON AS AN INVENTOR. Deolgned Many Useful Articles, but Never Prof.ted by Them. Net many peoplo know that Thomas Jefferson was a great invontor. Ills Inventions wcrp nil of articles ol ovcry-day use. ' Ho devised a three-legged three-legged folding camp stool that Is tho basis of all camp stools of that kind to-day. Tho stool ho had made for his own tiso was his constant companion compan-ion on occasions of outings. Tho revolving re-volving chnlr was his Invention. Ho designed a light wngon. A copying press was devised by him and cam into general use. Ho also Invented an instrument for measuring tho dls-tanco dls-tanco ho walked. A plow and a homi cultivator showed that hU thought were often on agricultural matlf "3. His plow received a gold medal In Franco In 1790. Jefferson never benefited bene-fited financially by I1I3 Inventions, but believed thoy should bo for tho us of every ono without cost. |
