SCIENCE AND INVENTIONS.

Otago Witness, Issue 3333, 30 January 1918, Page 57

SCIENCE AND INVENTIONS.

(C. J. Ltnde, Macdonald College, Quebec, Canada.) PREVENTS KICKING AND SWITCHING. Tin's folding stool has a side log which provents tho cow from kicking the milk paiL and also a clip which prevents her

v- JTJ 7 3 tool from switching her tail in the milker’s face. Your blacksmith could make it.—Laure A. -Clark. Longview, Texas. U.S. Patent, 1,224,175. GATE SUPPORT. It is claimed for the 'weight and pulley arrangement here that prevents the gate from sagging, and at the same time

decreases the strain on the > hinges. A similar device could be. applied to barn doors.—Thomas R. Greene, Texarkana, Arkansas. U.S. Patent, 1,245,931.. INCREASES THE LEVERAGE. The handle of this screwdriver is made of metal and has a middle section which is

moved out when extra leverage- is desired. We have all experienced the need of such a tool. —Reid Ard, Sumter, South Carolina. U.S. Patent, 1,243,667. SIMPLE END GATE. The two parts of this end gate-slide one on the other when the handle is moved, and release or secure the gate as desired.

End Gate They are held together by two endless iron bands.—Geo. W. Luckenbaugh, Bradford, Ohio. U.S. Patent, 1,244,351. MAKES ANY LETTER. The advantage claimed for this brandingiron is that it has a curved edge and a

Era nding Iron straight edge, which enable the operator to make any letter or figure. We show it with two different, handles. —Claude B. Dolbridgo, Roosevelt, Arizona. U.S. Patent, 1,244,180. WIND-PROOF MATCH BOX. The scratching surface on this box is placed at one end, and a small hole in one side enables the operator to light a

Match Box match in a high winch It should prove convenient for men in the fields. —George Frank Waugh, United States Army. U.S. Patent, 1,243,907.

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