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Show SOME RECENT INVENTIONS Many Remarkable Ones, With Queer ITames and for Various Uses. Among remarkable recent Inventions aro : tho pnsumosiltp. tho topodlct, tho telemeter, tele-meter, the telephoneears and tho thermo-phlle. thermo-phlle. The pnoumosilto Is an automobile especially designed for use on Ice, but which can Just as easily bo used on lajid. It Is moved by a propeller wheel run by a two and three-quarters horso power electric motor, the propeller turning In the air and moving the carriage at a speed of twenty miles an hour. The topodlct topo-dlct Is a combination of a pantograph and telescope, by means of which nny person can make a drawing in correct perspective of any sceno beforo him, even If he knows nothing whatever of drawing. draw-ing. By means of the telemeter tho exact distance of far-away objects can bo measured meas-ured and recorded The "telephoneears" Is an apparatus by which a ship Is automatically auto-matically warned of submarine dangers. By tho aid of the thermophllc It Is possible pos-sible to furnish heat by means of a flno electric wlro which can be woven Into rugs, blankets or cushions, and all that Is required Is a very nmall electric battery. bat-tery. Tho Inventor claims for It that It will do away with tho necessity of ever having llrcs In even tho coldest of wcath-or. wcath-or. I |