A NEW APPARATUS FOR AIDING INFANTS TO WALK.
M. Montanari is well known as an artist-modeller. He is not satis- fied, however, with having achieved a reputation in a branch of the fine arts; but he must try 'his artistic and inventive faculties in another direction. He his just finished a new patented apparatus for aiding in- fants to walk. We 'sure not surgeons, and do not presume to say whether infants should be taught to walk, or the contrary ; we only record. The apparatus is very sithple. It consists of two circidar wooden frames,
or rings, one for the base, and a similar but smaller one for the top. These two rings are kept about two feet apart by turned bars or rails, which secure the machine together, at the same time giving it a bell-like appearance. A cylinder works inside the top ring, having straps hang- ing beneath it ; these straps are crossed, and on them is placed a small cushion. The child is seated on this cushion with its legs between the straps, and its feet just touching the floor ; the base ring being provided with castors, and the cylinder working in a groove, the child can turn itself, and drive the machine in any direction it pleases. The bell shape of the machine prevents the child from coming in contact with furniture, or the fire. Besides, the inventor, mindful of the wants of children, has introduced bells and other tinkling contrivances to amuse them, whilst engaged in learning to walk. The price of this machine is small.
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