Show tile the newest wrinkle in pencils Is one whose point Is constantly heated by an electric current the same us the familiar electric iron it to la connected by a plug and cord to an electric socket like the iron and other familiar appliances the writer grasps and uses it just as lie he would an ordinary pencil there la Is a special shield to protect tile the fingers from from the hot point the heat Is so intense that one may write on steel and other metals it Is therefore useful for mark ing tools toola and the like it may be used C 4 for decorative etching on wood leather anther en ther and even glass it t la Is far safer than auy alay ordinary pen or pencil for writing checks as tho the characters figures etc are scorched into the paper ISO 0 o that erasure and alteration are out of the question |