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Inventions The Band-Aid At the beginning of the 1900s, Mrs.

Earl Dickson, an inexperienced cook, often burned and cut herself. Mr. Dickson, a Johnson and Johnson employee, got plenty of practice in hand bandaging. Because he was worried for his wife's safety, he began to prepare bandages ahead of time so that his wife could apply them by herself. By combining a piece of surgical tape and a piece of gauze, he fashioned the first crude adhesive strip bandage. FRISBEE The term FRISBEE did not always refer to the familiar plastic disks we visualize flying through the air. Over 100 years ago, Connecticut, William Russell Frisbie owned the Frisbie Pie Company and delivered his pies locally. All of his pies were baked in the same type of 10" round tin with a raised edge, wide brim, six small holes in the bottom, and "Frisbie Pies" on the bottom. Playing catch with the tins soon became a popular local sport. However, the tins were slightly dangerous when a toss was missed. White-Out Bette Graham hoped to be an artist, but circumstances led her into secretarial work. Bette, however, was not an accurate typist. Fortunately, she recalled that artists could correct their mistakes by painting over them with gesso, so she invented a quick drying "paint" to cover her typing mistakes. Bette first prepared the secret formula in her kitchen using a hand mixer, and her young son helped to pour the mixture into little bottles. Wrist Watches Wrist watches were initially designed for women. Men had pocket watches. However pocket watches were inconvenient for soldiers during the war and they began to use leather straps to attach them to their wrists. This trend soon became popular around the world. Aspirin For thousands of years doctors told patients suffering from pain to chew on the bark of a willow tree. Even as far back as 400 B.C. Hippocrates recommended a tea made from yellow leaves. It wasn't until the 1800's that scientists discovered what was in the willow tree that relieved pain and reduced fever. This became what we know now as Aspirin. Postal Service During 580-529 BC the Persian emperor, Daruis the Great, had the first known postal service created. This allowed for better communication between the emperor and his armies on the battlefield. Ambulances Spain in 1847 had and exceptionally welltreated army for the times. One of the practices that the Spanish army created was ambulancias, medical hospitals. However, at this time the soldiers were not collected until after the combat had stopped. Canned Food In France in 1810, worried about keeping the large French army fed, Napoleon offered a prize for a method of food preservation. Nicholas Appert discovered that if food is sufficiently heated and kept in an airtight container, it will not spoil.

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