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• Monowheels have actually gotten a bit popular in the last few years.
• This company sells marine salvage airbags.
• I don’t think many people encase their loved ones’ corpses in glass, but I did go to this exhibit which was pretty amazing.
• Poison bottles seem to have a long history.
• And forget about pictures, we have actual glow in the dark cats now.
  

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  PATENTS ~ Nutty or Novel?

  Believe it or not, every device illustrated on these pages has been granted a patent by the government. Nutty or Novel — which?

  Air-Filled Balloons Salvage Sunken Ships

  SEEKERS after sunken Spanish galleons loaded with pieces of eight will have to equip themselves with balloons in addition to horse pistols, cutlasses, and other piratical impedimenta if they are to be strictly up-to-date in the matter of ship salvaging. Read the rest of this entry »

DARLING PET MONKEY $18.95

This Squirrel Monkey makes an adorable pet and companion. Almost human with its warm eyes, your family will love it. These YOUNG monkeys grow about 12 inches high. Eats same food as you. even likes lollipops; simple to care for and train. FREE cage, FREE leather collar & leash, FREE toy and instructions included. Live delivery guaranteed. Only $18.95 express collect. Mail check or money order for $18.95 to:

ANIMAL FARM, Dept. MF-11, Box 1042, Miami Beach 39, Fla.

SOME PEOPLE DO THE DOGGONEDEST THINGS

The discipline and literal-mindedness of the Germans help make them both the most immaculate of craftsmen and the most laborious of humorists. These two aspects of the German spirit were caught in one inspired outburst by the man who thought up the contrivance above. Read the rest of this entry »

DON’T FORGET YOUR DOG

SPRATT’S DOG BISCUITS are exactly what he needs.

They contain every ingredient necessary to the canine constitution! Made from wholesome meat-fibrine. Famous for over 70 years as the best in food for dogs! At grocery, seed, feed, drug, department and sporting goods stores. And at pet shops. Look for “SPRATT’S” on the package!

FREE! Valuable 54-page book, “The Care and Feeding of Dogs,” also free samples!

SPRATT’S PATENT LIMITED, Dept. N-5, 18 Congress St., Newark, N. J.—1186 Howard St., San Francisco, California.
SPRATT’S DOG BISCUITS

Trout Enjoys Back Scratching

ARDENT anglers who have too often conic out second best in their battles with the tricky denizens of the trout streams might take lessons in fish taming from Herbert Hyde of Salt Lake City, Utah. One of Mr. Hyde’s most prized possessions is “Jumbo,” a four pound rainbow trout that not only didn’t get away, but doesn’t want to. Read the rest of this entry »

WHAT’S HE DOING?

QUESTION: What is this guy doing to the terrier—measuring him for a seersucker suit?
Clue: No. The answer is below, upside down.
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The Golden Hamster

These little rodent breed four times as fast us guinea pigs, can contract more human diseases than any other animal. No wonder scientists are excited
— BY WILFRED WEISS

A DOCTOR in Fort Worth, Texas, is having a feud with his nurse over a pair of Golden Hamsters he bought for laboratory experiments. She argues that the friendly little beasts are too cute, and won’t give them up for any lab work. But the doctor is fascinated by the unique laboratory value of the creatures and insists that they be sacrificed for science.
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Desert Animals “Shot” by Cactus Cameraman

A CACTUS plant recently went for a stroll in the desert and came back with a remarkable collection of photographs, some of which are presented on this page.

Of course, this perambulating cactus plant was all a delusion and a snare, as many of the coy inhabitants of the Mexican border will learn when they see their portraits in print for the first time. Read the rest of this entry »

it’s a RAT RACE!

HIGH prices, hard scrambling for the daily dollar got you hectic? Life may be a real rat race for you, but rat racing is just the life for Edward Moffitt of San Francisco. He lines up six favorites from his unique stable of 80 albino racing rats and adjusts the dials on his mechanical racetrack. Bong! There’s the starting bell. Read the rest of this entry »

Dog Leash on Spring Reel Plays Fido Like a Fish

A leash attached to a spring-operated reel is a new wrinkle for dog owners. Encased in a light but sturdy aluminum housing, the reel carries twelve feet of waterproofed leash strong enough to hold a great Dane yet light enough for use with a Pekinese. Read the rest of this entry »

This is one of the longest articles I’ve ever seen in Mechanix Illustrated.

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It’s a Dog-Gone STRANGE WORLD!

Here are some of the darnedest breeds of dogs you ever saw. They do everything from diving for fish to rooting up the fabulous truffle.

By Douglas Kennedy

THE fisherman teetered dangerously-on the slippery rock out in the surf. He had just latched onto a 30-pound bass. But in all the excitement of hooking the big fish he had gotten his line fouled up and nearly plunged headlong into the chilly sea.

As he struggled for a footing, he yelled for his dog on the shore. The animal dashed into the water and dived under the surface. A moment later he came up with the escaping bass flopping helplessly in his jaws. Quickly the dog swam back and deposited his catch up on the beach, then helped tow his master safely ashore. Read the rest of this entry »

RAISE POULTRY for HEALTH

Poultry raising offers you pleasure and profit combined with exercise and fresh air; we are helping many poultry raisers to health and profit and can help you, too. Only correspondence course indorsed by leading agricultural colleges. Write quick for free book “How to Raise Poultry for profit.”
THE NATIONAL POULTRY INST., INC., Dept. 323, Washington, D. C.