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���Here is a meat chopper which opens

on the side and has no secret comers

for germs to hide in

A Meat Chopper Which Opens Like a Book

ANEW meat grinder which is easy to clean, opens hke a book, leaving no hidden recesses. One of the chief faults of the old grinders was the dith- culty of cleaning them thoroughly. The new one will be a great labor-saver for that reason.

The hopper is split in two, and though when closed resembles the ordinary ones, one side when unlocked drops down, leaving the entire hopper and mechanism exposed. The lock is a lever which, when raised, allows the side of the hop- per to drop. The hinge at the bottom of the food receptacle is merely a steel rod passing through holes in two projections, which turn on the rod, allowing one side of the chopper to drop.

A Spanish Lesson in Aeronautics

THE Spanish Government has estab- lished an aviation school which well serves as a model for a similar in- stitution in this country.

On the first of October the new Spanish aerodrome about five miles out- side the city limits of Madrid was opened to the public. The Spanish Government assists those receiving instruction. The

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number of pilots instructed at the same time is twelve, who have to pay ninety- seven dollars and fifty cents to cover cost of fuel, breakage, etc. The fee for mechanicians is but forty-eight cents.

The cost of these lessons ought to be well above ours, since most of the ma- chines were brought from this country, and the price of gasoline is more than double what we have to pay. Yet the cost of learning to fly in this country is from three hundred and fifty dollars to five hundred dollars.

Ice Cannot Fall Out of This Water Pitcher

AN ice-water pitcher, resembling a cofl^ee-pot, has a top of glass which locks on securely so that water may be poured from it without causing the ice to fall into the tumbler. The top re- sembles that of certain teapots, for it has little projections which fit into hollows made for them. Hence, when the top is slightly turned the projections are under the ledge at the top of the pitcher, thus locking it fast. Such annoyances as are caused by pieces of ice falling out, flood- ing the tablecloth with water, and fill- ing the tumbler with ice instead of water, are impossible with the new pitcher. In addition the lid is a protection against flies in warm weather. Beinf made of an nealed glass, thi pitcher wi withstand any de gree of heat.

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��The ice cannot fall into the glass when water is poured from the pitcher

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