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UNITED
STATES
PATENT OFFICE.
JOHN MARSHALL JENKINS, OF PALMER, TEXAS.
M EDICINE-G LASS.
SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 594,087, dated November 23, 1897.
Application filed May 5, 1897. Serial No. 685,252. (No model.)To all whom it may7 concern:
Be it known that I, JOHN MARSHALL JEN-
KINS, of Palmer, in the county of Ellis and
State of Texas, have invented certain new and
5 useful Improvements in Medicine- Glasses;
and I do hereby declare the following to be a
full, clear, and exact description of the inven-
tion, such as will enable others skilled in the
art to which it appertains to make and use the
Io same.
This invention relates to improvements in
medicine-glasses; and it consists in an im-
proved construction hereinafter fully set
forth, claimed, and illustrated by the accom-
15 paying drawings, in which-
Figure 1 is a perspective view, and Fig. 2
is a vertical sectional view.
Referring to the numerals on the drawings,
1 indicates the glass, which is provided at its
20 rear side with the handle 2 and having its
front side inclined upwardly from its bottom
to form the spout 3. Formed in the glass is
the medicine-cavity 4, which communicates
with the spout, said cavity not extending to
25 the bottom of the glass, as will appear from
Fig. 2. In rear of this cavity is a second cav-
ity or chamber 5, which is deeper than the cav-
ity 4 and is adapted to contain water. The
separating-wall between the two cavities is
30 depressed to form the channel 6.
The glass is graduated on its exterior on the
wall surrounding the medicine - cavity into
any suitable measure, as from one-half of a
teaspoon to a wine-glass.
35 When it is desired to take medicine which
does not require mixing with water, the re-
quired quantity of medicine is placed within
the medicine-cavity and the water-cavity is
filled with water. The spout of the glass isthen placed within the mouth, and as the medi- 40
cine passes from the glass the water also passes
therefrom, so that the taste of the medicine
is removed from the mouth. By having the
spout elongated, as illustrated, the medicine
can be introduced into the mouth without 45
engaging the teeth, which will be found de-
cidedly advantageous in the use of medicines
which are injurious to the teeth. When the
medicine is to be taken mixed with water, it
can be mixed in the medicine cavity or com- 50
apartment, as will be understood.
This glass will be found especially useful in
taking medicine which requires a liquid to
facilitate the swallowing of the same, such as
powders and pills. 55
Having thus described my invention, what
I claim as new, and desire to secure by Let-
ters Patent, is-
A medicine-glass having an elongated spout,
a medicine-compartment communicating with 6o
said spout, a second compartment in the rear
of the medicine-compartment and adapted to
contain water or other liquid, said water-com-
partment being of greater depth than the med-
icine-compartment, the wall between said cav- 65
ities being formed with the channel or de-
pression at its upper edge, said glass being
graduated as desired upon the walls of its
medicine-compartment, substantially as de-
scribed. 70
In testimony whereof I have signed this
specification in the presence of two subscrib-
ing witnesses.
JOHN MARSHALL JENKINS.
Witnesses:
J. M. JOHNSON,
A. E. HARVILLE.
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