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 Little Inventions to Make Life Easy

Why Weren't They Thought of Before?

��Cigar Tip Protector of Many Uses

AC O N E - SHAPED cap to protect the tip of a cigar is made with a pro- jecting piece ex- tending half the length of the cigar. This pro- jecting piece is a label, as well as a surface upon which a match can be struck. In the center of the conical top is a small hole through Avhich a match can be inserted into the cigar, to make a draft opening without cutting the end of the cigar.

Tricking Fish with Electric Minnows

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��minnow for angling is provided with a transparent body, within which is placed a small electric light. The invention is to illu- minate the minnow in order to attract the attention of the fish. Of course, a number of hooks are attached to the sides of the device to catch the too in- quisitive fish.

Head-Guard for Alley-Boys

A SPHERI- CAL wire cage, made in hinged sections, is provided for the protection of alley-boys against flying bowling balls and pins. The cage com- pletely surrounds the boy's head and face, and pads are provided to hold it in place. A hinged section is also provided for each shoulder-

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���Trapping Mice in a Milk Bottle

THE trap is composed of top and bot- tom sections which are placed in an old milk bottle. The mouse enters at the mouth of the bottle and finds himself in the upper section of the trap. Surrounding this section is a trough filled with liquid bait. When the mouse attempts to climb out, his wet feet slip on the glass walls of the bottle and he falls through the central hole in the trough down into the lower section of the trap. The two sections of the trap may be separated in order to remove the entrapped animal.

More Accurate Calipers

ATTACHED . to one leg of a pair of calipers is a rack upon which teeth are cut to fit a worm gear which is affixed to the other leg. The width of the jaws of the calipers is regulated by means of the worm gear, and it is claimed that great accuracy may be obtained.

Burnishing With the Sewing-Machine

THE burnish- ing tool is made of a ta- pered, cylindrical tube of metal, in which is inserted an electrical de- vice for heating the tool. At the lower extremity is a slot through which the margin of the material to be burnished may be placed. The device may be easily at- tached to a sewing-machine.

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