Show PRACTICAL AND NOVEL INVENTIONS f Electric HairCurler Novelty and practicability uccm to be Combined In the electrIc haircurler t which wo show below for which a patent pa-tent has just been granted to George B Ferguson oC Augusta Gn Instead of requiring connection with an electric light system aa is the case with most electric curlers It generates its own current while In use anti applies It direct di-rect to the heating iron without the aid of wires switches etc The main advantage I ad-vantage of the Implement is that It outfit and can be packed In a traveling used without the aid of a lamp or other oth-er means ol healing the Iron and as no soot Is formed on the curler It alao does away with the danger of soiling the clothing with which It comes In contact In packing In the traveling case Tho curler consists of the frlc tlonal electric generator as Illustrated and a series of thin copper sleeves similar to the one shown at tho t9p of the curler each alcove being provided with clamping devices for securing locks of the hair In practice a number num-ber of these sleeves are used Independently Independ-ently the locks of hair being wound around inc outside unu H1Slcncu wlLn 1 I < i i I < I iJR1 Generates Its Own Heat by Friction the clampn Then the electric generator genera-tor Is Inserted the end of each sleeve in turn and by i rapidly ievolving the crank the sleeve Is soon brought to the desired temperature The sleeves are lt in place until they have cooled and by the time the last one Is heated the first will be ready for removal Effective Poison Indicator The necessity for some sure Indicator Indica-tor when the contents of a bottle are OfDo poisonous nature has already induced in-duced numerous Inventors to devote i their thoughts to providing a device of this kind but still the accidents are numerous and the field is i open for improvement im-provement on past Inventions for this purpose One of the chief causes ot the giving of wrong kinds of medicine has been the picking up of the wrong bottle bot-tle from a number In a medicine cabinet cabi-net and pouring out a dose of the fatal mixture without looking carefully at the label To call attention to the fact that the bottle contains poison would f Inmin udju 7890 7800 7800 cork shown In the Illustration as it would be Impossible to get at the medl I i I I I i I 1 Protective Means fOr Poison Containers Con-tainers cine without withdrawing the cork and if this were attempted In a care less manner the Injury to the thumb and finger while comparatively slight would surely accomplish the purpose intended There are two ways of mal ing this device one by filling an ordinary ordi-nary cork with short barbed points and the other by attaching to Its surface a strip of wire netting from which the prongs project One of the best recommendations recom-mendations for the device Is I that a lit tIe child will not be liable to extract a cork if covered with these barbs as the Injury to the tender fingers would soon cause It to desist In its efforts The inventor Is Victor H Kopold of Brooklyn < o N Y KinctoStercoscope Since the advent of the movhigplc ture machine for use In amusement halls numerous miniature devices for J Magnifies the Moving Pictures home entertainment have been copied after the large apparatus with fairly successful results but It has remained for William R Twlford of University llace Neb to combine the wellknown stereoscope with one of these picture exhibitors The manner of arranging the apparatus lo shown In the cut the stereoscope being mounted on an arm to bring It conjunction with the opening in the picturecontainer The series of pictures used in the Instru ment Is arranged to show a slight pro gressive movement in each succeeding picture and by depressing the level pivoted In the base of the machine the drum to which the pictures are attached I Is given a rotary motion to present the pictures In turn In a vertical posi tion In front of the magnifying glasses In order that the pictures may bo changed ns desired one Hide of the cir cular frame Is detachable allowing the drum to be wllppcd from the shaft and i another Inserted In Its place The In strument can be sold at a low price and will afford many hours of amuse ment and Instruction for children A Novelty Bicycle So many bicycle riders maintain the undignified position of scorchers SVhen riding for olejisura that It has oc nmm curred to John C Hehr of Brooklyn N Y to design a bicycle which will not permit cycler to attain any other than an erect posture PerhapM those riders who care more for grace and dignity than for speed may be Induced to try this new machine but It Is safe to say that the ordinary wheelman will prefer r tho regular makes Instead of trying experiments with an innovation of this class In this new vehicle there Is no chain for connecting the sprocket wheels but the power Is transmitted to 1 the driving wheel by meant ot a train of gears contained < the casing surrounding f I sur-rounding the crank axle The steering I Is accomplished means Of a rack and < = w II I I i rI E Wheel for Dignified Riders pinion attached to time handle bar and steering post respectively a turn of the handle bar a short Distance in either dlrccJLlou rotating the post and pulling the steering wheel mound by actuating the two rods which lead from the post to the steering head The handle bar also seives as a rest for tho hack and in case of a accident the rider would be thrown clear of the wheel as there is nothing his legs or body The machine Is also made In trlpycle rform with a short shaft supporting two small wheels at the rear of the steering amid driving wheel f Improvement in Fishing Keels There are a number of reasons why the Improved fishingreel shown In the accompanying illustration should prove of value to the fisherman the chief of which seems to bo that tho reel l does I r t < 1 Winds Up the Line Easily not project from the side of the pole II to prevent naeklne in small compass Then the winding mechanism Is operated ope-rated by reciprocating the casing instead in-stead of turning a small crank and the Inventor claims improvements also In I the drag and linelaying mechanism Tho reel proper Is mounted on a rod passing lengthwise through the reel and is revolved by a systcm of gearing al one end of the casing the train of gears being in turn actuated by l the reciprocating motion Imparted to the I reel casing by the hand The line en t ers the casing at the end and is guided in I winding on the spool by a sliding eyelet which prevents kinks In the line when It Is desired to pay it out rapidly Aa the reel forms a part of the pole its I it-s not necessary to detach It and pack It i away by Itself when the days sport Is i ended William Trabui of Louisville Kyj Is the Inventor Hose Conduit for Trolley Lines The numerous and aggravating delays de-lays l of trolley traffic on account of lines of fire hose being laid across the tracks for convenience In extinguishing the firo l have led to the designing of the hose conduit for street railways which we show herewith The Inventor Is Henry Gclse of Philadelphia Pa and i the trolley lines would do well to adopt Trolley Car Passing Over a Line of Fire Hose the Idea He claims that the shape of the conduit will allow the nozzle to be passed through It from one side to the I other rapidly and that the hose may then be drawn through by pulling on tho nozzle When the conduit Is not In use It Is covered at cither end with a metallic cap lying flush wHh the sur face of the street thus leaving no unsightly un-sightly or dangerous opening In the pavement If these conduJto wore In use there would be no need to stop the cars for a moment while at present it Is i necessary to wait for the appearance appear-ance of the trolley wagon and then withdraw the lines of hose and pass them over tho tower of the wagon and in case of a serious fire thin Is not al lowed In addition to the advantage of allowing the trolley cars to keep mov ing the conduit would also afford a passage for heavy wagons which would otherwise have to pass around some other street T Makes Early Rising Unnecessary The illustration bhowu an automatic device for lighting fires which has Just I been patented by John M Leek of Knoxvile Tenn who states thai the object he has in view Is to provide a simple contrivance by which a fire may be ignited in tire kitchen range at SSy desired time so that the hounewlfo la not rcrtulrod to rise early In the morn ing and enter a cold room for the pur pose oflurllng tho fire This device might also settle the question of who b1c ° UlI get up and light tho fires hy eliminating It altogether The arrange ment consists of a rotary shafti actu ated by a coiled spring with an abras lye surface at one end and an ordinary alarm clock at the other and a fua or wick for leading the blaze from tho I ymatchea to the kindling iQthg clove I The mechanism is placed on the hearth of the stove with the wick supported by I jflI I I I I I I I Automatic FireLighting Device I a wire hanger the matches belnjr gripped In a clamp which holds them I against the roughened surface of the wJifol As the wick has boon previously i 1 soaked In oil and several matches are provided for Ignition Independently of each other there Is small chance of I failure |