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•with a chivalrous mind, or its equivalent, in order 

 that it may quiclily resent the insult oflFered by the in- 

 trusion of the auxiliiiry, and act accordingly. 



If desirable, however, the caudal appenda<^e may 

 be entirely omitted, as this forms no part of my in- 

 VL-ntiou. B represents the secondary or auxiliary hoir, 

 who should be earnest, enur^'elic, teuacious and im- 

 pudent, with liis mind devoted solely to his busi- 

 ness. C represents the feeding trough. D represents 

 the pen, pi'ovided with a gate d, liaving a suitable 

 manipulating attachment li for operating the same. 

 F, G and H represent individuals of various nation- 

 alities and gender. I, J, K, p, q, r,s, t, sundry and 

 divers tliiugs, too numerous and tedious to mention 

 speciflcally, wiiich baveTieen combined and arranged 

 in my invention without regard to expense or taste. 



But one single pen is shown in the drawing, though, 

 if desirable, a scries of pens may be employed, the 

 same auxiliary being successively introduced to each. 



This invention, it will be perceived, is based upon 

 correct principles, long in use with otlier vertebrata, 

 and its adaptation to this peculiar use supplies a want 

 long felt among lovers and raisers of hogs. 



Having thus fully described my invention, what I 

 claim as new and desire to secure by letters-patent is, 



1st. The method described of influencing a hog's 

 mind, or its equivalent, by means of external causes, 

 substantially as described. 



2d. A pachyderm or hog, having its mind, or its 

 equivalent, influenced by external causes, substan- 

 tially as described. 



3d. A primary and secondary hog, or their equiva- 

 lents, combined substantially as described. 



4th. The combination of the main pachyderm and 

 its auxiliary, with a feeding trough, substantially as 

 described. 



5tb. An ascending or descending series of gradua- 

 ted pachydermata, combined with each otlier, and 

 with a feeding trough, or its equivalent, substantially 

 as described. 



6th. A pachyderm having the vesicles of its cellular 

 membrane made adipose, l)y a system of feeding in 

 two or more distinct periods of time, substantially as 

 described. 



7th. The specific device described, or its equivalent, 

 consisting of the hogs A, B, pen D, willi teeding 

 trough C in southwest corner thereof, or thereabouts, 

 gate d, manipulated by bipedal mammal E of the 

 colored persuasion, or its equivalent, and individuals 

 F, G, H, of various nationalities and gender, on 

 north and east sides, in combination with tlie house 

 I, barn J, wheel-barrow K, and general view p, q, r, 

 s, t, in the distance, either with or without the sum x, 

 the parts being arranged relatively, as described for 

 the purpose set forth. 



This specification, signed and witnessed this 39th 

 day of October, 1870. 



Inventor, 



JONATHAN SMITH, Jb. 

 Witnesses, 



Henry Hanover, 

 John Bismark. 



OATH. 



State of Ohio, County of Smith, ss. : 



On this 39th day of October, 1870, before the sub- 

 scriber, a justice of the peace in and for said County, 

 personally appeared the within named Jonallian 

 Smith, Jr., and made solemn oath that he verily be- 

 lieves himself to be the original and first inventor of 

 the within described Improved Method of Feeding 

 Hogs, and that he does not know or believe that the 



same was ever before known or used ; and that he is 

 a citizen of tiie United States 



GEORGE WASHINGTON JONES. 



Justice oflhe Peace. 



OFFICIAL LETTER? 



U. S. Patent Office, 

 Washington, D. C. 

 December 37, 1S70. 

 Jonathan Smith, Jr., 



Care H. W. Beadle & Co., 

 SoHcitorfs of Patents, 

 Washington, B. 0. 



Please find below a copy of communication from 

 the Examiner, in the matter of your application for a 

 patent for Improved Method of Feeding Hogs, filed 

 Nov. 33d, 187J. 



Very respectfully, 



Benjamin Brown, 



Commissioner. 



Examiner^s Room, No. 3114. 



This application has been examined, and found 

 wanting in patentable novelty. 



Applicant himself admits that the principle of his 

 invention is old, that is, that it is not new to fatten 

 animals by stutfin- them, but claims that his modifica- 

 tion for a special purjiose is novel and patentable. 



A careful analysis of the case reveals the fact that 

 the modification itself is old. It is an exceedingly 

 common practice for dogs to eat what they do not 

 need, for the purpose of preventing others from de- 

 vouring the same. 



If a special reference is desired, applicant is referred 

 to the original dog in the manger, who displayed pre- 

 cisely the hoggish qualities sought to be patented by 

 applicant. The minds of both hog and dog are actua- 

 ted by similar external causes. 



Attention of applicant is also referred to patents of 

 John Jones, February 31st, 1858, and John Smith, 

 July 33, 1868. 



The application is rejected. 



A. Captious, 

 Examiner. 



amendment and argument. 

 To the Hon. Commissioner of Patents. 



In the matter of my application for patent for 

 improvement in Feeding Hogs, filed Nov. 32, 1870, I 

 hereby amend by erasing after the word "hog" in the 

 3d clause of the claim, the words " or their equiva- 

 lents." 



It is respectfully represented that by this erasure 

 applicant's claim is strictly United to hogs, and that 

 consequently the examiner's, reference to dogs is not 

 now pertinent. It is not believed that the office will 

 commit itself to the opinion that hogs and dogs are 

 equivalents of each other; but if such should be the 

 view of tlie ofliice, it is respectfully informed, that if 

 opportunity is atforded to applicant, he will endeavor 

 to convince the Hon. Examiner, that a result can be 

 produced by means of his big dog, Grabim, which 

 cannot be obtained by means of any hog in the 

 country. 



It is further respectfully represented that the refer- 

 ences were not pertinent to the case, as originally pre- 

 pared. The dog in the manger might have reposed 

 upon the dried grass until this remote period of time, 

 without adding a single panicle of adipose matter to 

 the vesicles of his cellular membrane, but on the con- 

 trary, his continued stay would have insured the 

 attenuation of his frame, the gradual wasting away 



