| Show il 1 NEW AND CURIOUS INVENTIONS J Exercising1 Apparatus During the winter season when It Is impossible to exrclso outdoors In most parts of the country athletes must be provided wllh various kinds of apparatus appara-tus to keep them In training and numerous nu-merous devices have been brought Into use to nld In this work John S Addle man of Cleveland 0 thinks ho has combined In the machine shown in the cut devices for exercising numerous sots of muscles at the same time his machine being capable At use by one person or several accordIng to the j i j 1 i 7JAx 1 A c J l T Trains Arm Leg and Body Muscles number of pairs of cranks and grips provided An iron frame Is used to support the bearings of the crank flhafts and triangular frames are at tached to each set of cranks and hand grips so as to revolve them In unison The motion of the legs li similar to that of pcdiUliis a bicycle but the exertion Jfl greater because the entire weight must be thus supported and the dupli cation of the movement with the hands not only exercise the arm muscles but I can also be made to train the muscles of the chest and back Reversible Mowing Machine It lo a wellknown fact that with mowers and reapers It is dlIIcult to cut grass or grain which has been blown dawn by the wind and become lodged on the ground This trouble arises largely from the necessity of having to t r lr I Lam rte 1 Runs in Either Direction cut around and around the piece on all f sides with the machines now In use instead of doing all the cutting on the most convenient side To provide a machine which can be run back and forth on the same side of the field Nils t S JTlndbjorgen > 0J Ilendrlcks titan i I has designed tho reversible mower I which we show In the illustration The tongue of the machine Is pivoted at the center and by pulling a lever the pin which locks the tongue to the curved frame Is drawn and the team is swung around to pull the mower lu the Opposite Oppo-site direction The cutter bar has a double set of knives and the running gear works as well In one direction as the other The mower Is also designed for use In large fields where It Is not desirable to cut clear around the piece on account of Its size Improved Boat Davit In the Illustration Is shown an Improved Im-proved English apparatus for the handling han-dling of n ships boats designed to replace re-place the swing davit hitherto used for this work With the did l method it was necessary to turn the upright arms outward out-ward to project over the water before the boat could be lowered by paying out the ropes through tho pulleys requiring re-quiring several men to manipulate the ropes and guide the boat Jn raising lowering a boat with the new apparatus it Is only necessary to station one man at the crank which controls the davits As will be seen tho davits are pivoted in a frame with an extension under cal i I r a I la 1 Ql 1 1 I t f 1 I I 4 titjj I I Apparatus for Handling a Ships Boats neath which forms a quadrant meshing In a rack As the screw is revolved through the block to which the davit Is pivoted the latter moves forward and the quadrants roll in the racks until the end of the screw is reached when the davit arms are tilted downward below a horizontal position To Insure the I free movement of the apparatus In winter win-ter time when the screw is liable to be covered with Ice provision Is made for connecting a steam pipe with the frame to keep tho rack and screw warm enough to melt the Ice Axel Wei In of No LM Fcnchurch street London Is the Inventor Mechanical Sugar Bowl It Is the object of the apparatus illustrated lustrated below to provide a machine for use in restaurants confectionery stores and analogous places where sugar su-gar is employed in mixing drinks lIng being l be-ing adapted to discharge the sugar In I the required quantity without I fife aid of a spoon fpr transferring it to the cup It Is also claimed that the device will exclude moisture and dust and Is capable of preventing flies and other insects from obtaining access to the sugar The principal feature of the i I I n Turn of a Crank Discharges Sugar l machine Is the pair of rotary buckets located In the narrow chamber beneath J the reservoir Into which the sugar falls A turn of the crank scoops up a bucketful buck-etful of sugar and discharges It through the spot Into the cup The buckets are preferably of a size to contain about a teaspoonful of sugar but should it be desired to obtain a larger quantity the crank Is reversed piling up the sugar 1 su-gar around the spout and causing It to How in a continuous stream Travelers Shaving Outfit While the shaving outfit shown below be-low was evidently Intended especially for tho traveler yet < It might bo used to advantage by any man as it combines com-bines all the apparatus In one receptacle recepta-cle without taking up unnecessary space and the razor strop brush soap and mirror can always be found together to-gether These accessories are stored away In the various parts of the strop all but the brush being contlned In a sliding drawer which fits inside the R I 1 sz lr Strop Contains All the Implements case The brush Is concealed in the hollow handle as shown in the out It will be appreciated that the complete outfit will take up no more room In a valise than that usually occupied by the strop alone and as provision is also made for storing the toothbrush and a comb In the compartments of the sliding drawer the outfit should be much in favor with the traveler Ernest Er-nest E Gerfen of Union City Ind is the Inyentor InyentorRapid Rapid Cnn pener With the majority of canopeners its It-s no pleasant task to cut the tin which allows the contents the can to be removed I re-moved and oftentimes there Is danger of Injury to the hands from the slipping r slip-ping ot the cutter allowing the hand to scrape across the Jagged edges of the tin Charles Farrell of Cairo III I has designed all implement with which I cans may not only be opened vapidly but with entire wifely to the operator It consists of a springcontrolled vertical ver-tical rod having a cutting blade of peculiar shape attached to the curved y r y y R I f Pressure With the Foot Cuts the Top upper end with a foot lever controlling the movement the rod The machine may be placed on the kitchen table In d position convenient for use As illustrated il-lustrated the cnn to be opened Is J placed on the table under tho cutter and by depressing the treadle the cutter Is I forced Into the top of1 the can the construction I con-struction of the blade being such that the sharpened point first punctures the top when the beveled edges finish the work by a shearing cut This machine will be found especially useful In hot ho-t Js boardinghouses and restaurants where large quantities of canned goods are used at certain seasons of the year r Safety Milk PaiL Many n pall of milk has been lost by a kick from the cow just as the task I of milking her was about finished and many a stray bit of dirt falls into the open pall If the farmer not extremely extreme-ly careful In his labors John Heustls King of Garrlty Ala believes that the I pall he has Just designed will save the I milk In case of an upset pall and also prevent the gathering of Impurities l In the picture the details of construction I la I I Q1 i i I I 0 rH1w I I Prevents Spilling When Overturned cor this Improved pall are shown The top of the poll has a screvthreaderl flange to which a receiving bowl Is se I I cured by = a similar flange In the cen ter of this bowl is a strainer und below the strainer Is f an open frame In which is placed a JOOB e conecorresponding < In shape to the under side of the strainer I As soon as the pall Is tipped over the 1 flow of the milk toward the strainer seals the cone and effectually closes the outlet until the pall is righted I again I I I |
