Show oriental gadget 0 invented by american sailor the marines have staked slaked out one more claim to fame by establishing the fact act that the that furnishes a living tor for thousands of coolies in china japan and singapore was the invention of a member of the corps it came about in this fashion the corp official bulletin states private jonathan goble of the marine detachment on the U S S susquehanna one of the ships in commodore perrys fleet which visited japan in 1854 conceived the idea goble had been a farmer in new york before he entered the marine corps in 1851 at the age of 24 he remained in the service four years just when goble conceived hris his idea of the jinrikisha gin is not known but after leaving the marine corps and returning to japan as a missionary sio nary he suggested to the japanese the idea of making these enlarged go carts a means of colv conveyance ey the first contracted a as s a result of his suggestion m made a de its appearance in japan in 1867 and subsequently its use spread to nearly all the countries of the far east bast |