The first competition for inventors held in Hungary closed recently. Many inventions' were submitted to the judges, and more than 160 gold and silver medals and diplomas have been awarded.
An invention which is stated to be interesting English buyers is a new mode of needlework by M. Dévenyi, an art industrial worker, which saves half the time and much material. A
Debrecen chemist has succeeded in making briquettes which give as much heat as coal from the skins of grapes. Three inventions for preventing railway accidents will shortly be installed on the Hungarian railways.
A curious idea, which will interest actors, comes from a dentist. By M. Glück's method a face can be entirely altered without the aid of make-Up by adjustments between the teeth. This new form of theatrical disguise has been successfully tried on the stage.
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