Scientific American Volume 10 Number 11 (March 1864) . methods heretofore whole affair weighs but half a pound, and is anexcellent thing for the purpose. An application for apatent pending through the Scientific AmericanPatent Agency. For further information addressEgbert P. Watson, Bex 773, New York City. Seeadvertisement on another page. MITCHELLS CULTIVATOR. credulity at such a trivial matter being worth patent-ing, and asked how much he would probably save oneach bedstead by adopting it in lieu of the parts nowused. Well, he said, possibly three cents on each bed-stead.
Scientific American Volume 10 Number 11 (March 1864) . methods heretofore whole affair weighs but half a pound, and is anexcellent thing for the purpose. An application for apatent pending through the Scientific AmericanPatent Agency. For further information addressEgbert P. Watson, Bex 773, New York City. Seeadvertisement on another page. MITCHELLS CULTIVATOR. credulity at such a trivial matter being worth patent-ing, and asked how much he would probably save oneach bedstead by adopting it in lieu of the parts nowused. Well, he said, possibly three cents on each bed-stead. What does that amount to, in the course of theyear. Why, sir, the gentleman replied, this simplething that seems so unimportant to you is worth hun-dreds of dollars to me annually, and I have just suchanother little matter in my mind now, that will onlysave five minutes work on a thing that is extensivelyused; and I anticipate as much profit from it. Such testimony as this is most valuable to invent-ors and patentees. When a manufacturer voluntarily. How to insure Defeat. In the late disaster atOlustee, Florida, wherebythe Government lost a bat-tle and 1,200 brave menwere killed and wounded,one regiment at least wasdemoralized before the en-gagement by a piece offolly on the part of someofficers whose names arenot given. As related bya correspondent of the Tribune, the case was as fol-lows :— The 7th New Hampshire had so deadly afirepoured into them that they broke and fell back inconfusion. Dissatisfaction had been created amongthe men by depriving them of the Spencer repeat-ing rifle and by issuing, in lieu of this formidableweapon, Springfield muskets in a damaged to protect themselves with such guns, onewingef the regiment gave way and could not berallied, while the other wing, which still retained therepeating rifle, maintained its position until the ammu-nition was exhausted, when it too was obliged to fallback. Such a record as this—if the above acc
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