Improvement in Compounds for Fish-Baits. Page: 1 of 1
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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.
SAMUEL A. GOODMAN, JR., OF JAMESTOWN, TEXAS.
IMPROVEMENT IN COMPOUNDS FOR FISH-BAITS.
Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 135,113, dated January 21, 1873.To all whom it may concern:
Be it known that I, SAMUEL ADAMS GooD-
M 9N, Jr., of Jamestown, in the county of Smith
and State of Texas, have invented a new and
Improved Fishing Compound, of which the
following is a specification:
My invention consists of a compound of the
following substances as a mixture to be ap-
plied to the ordinary bait for fish, or to the net,
by which the bait is rendered more tempting
to the fish, and they will be attracted into the
net.
Oil ofanise, asafetida, cardamom-seed, either
golden, yellow, or black root, and buzzard
meat, all except the latter being in equal parts,
and the root and cardamom-seed being pow-
dered fine and mixed together in a vial, a
small piece only of the buzzard meat (fresh)
being put in; the whole being then shaken
well together and allowed to stand about
twenty-four hours, when it will be ready for
use.
The mixture should be shaken well each
time before using. It is used by dropping afew drops on the ordinary bait after being ap-
plied to the hook, or in case of fishing with
nets it is dropped on the net.
If the mixture is to be preserved for any
considerable length of time the buzzard meat
may be omitted until the time of using, as it
will not keep so well as the other ingredients.
The scientific name of the black-root, al-
luded to above, is Leptandra; that of the
golden or yellow root is Hydrastis Canadensis;
and the kind of buzzard used is the one known
as the turkey-buzzard.
Having thus described my invention, I claim
as new and desire to secure by Letters Pat-
ent-
A mixture or compound of the substances
herein specified, substantially as described,
and the combination of the same with the or-
dinary bait or with nets for fishing, as set
forth.
SAMUEL ADAMS GOODMAN, JR.
Witnesses:
SAML. SEASTRUCK,
JAMES O'NEAL.
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Goodman, Samuel A., Jr. Improvement in Compounds for Fish-Baits., patent, January 21, 1873; [Washington D.C.]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth166818/m1/1/?q=%22%22~1: accessed June 26, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.