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���Modern city apartments may be comfortable, but they are notoriously sma'l. The inventor has risen to the oppor- tunity presented by their smallness. He has patented combination bookcases and beds and tables and ladders. His latest achievement is an armchair which can be pulled out to form a couch

����This Chair Does Duty Twenty -four Hours Every Day

IN this day of compactness, both in cramped city flats and suburban bungalows, a piece of furniture serving two purposes is in demand. A chair has been designed which, in emergencies, con- verts a parlor or dining room into a bed- Finger- Saving Nutmeg-Grater THOUGH a cook has ten fingers, that does not lessen the pain if one of them be hurt. Grating nut- meg in the old-fashioned way often means grating fingers in an old-fashioned way. To avoid this a little device is available for the up-to-date cook.

A metal case holds the nutmeg and a cap presses it firmly against the rough,

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��To Take Olives from a Bottle

X implement which is used to secure the elusive oli\e in the bottle is shown in the il- lustration. It may also be used to remove cher- ries, pickles, c h o w - c h o w , lump sugar, nuts and the like. It clasps small ob- jects firmly and eliminates the trouble of fish- ing in the bottle in a vain en- deavor to spear the contents.

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��room. It may do regular service in any room when a family has out- grown its bedrooms and cannot afford the additional rent of a larger apartment. As a bed this chair, which does duty twenty-four hours a day, has good steel springs and a real mattress. It is large enough even for a tall man. It is opened by a single motion.

abrading surface. All the cook has to do is to hold the handle of the contrivance safely in one hand while turning a little crank with the other. The rotary motion makes the grating continuous and rap- id and one's finger tips need never touch the grater.

Though designed especially for nutmegs, this little de- vice may also be used for grating other small objects, such as vegetables.

A Holder for Milk Bottles

HERE is a holder for the milk bottle that will save stooping, for the holder can be at- tached to the wall or door post. A pair of looped arms at the top forms a spring- clamp to engage the neck of the bottle. The spiral spring in which the holder termi- nates provides a support for the bottom of the milk bottle, h(lding it firmly in place.

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