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���An attractive grocery set which can be made by any housewife

Making a Cheap Grocery Set of Your Own

THE storing of staple groceries in the pantry is now giving way to placing them on open shelves in the kitchen. But an array of paper sacks and open boxes with their covers at all angles, is unsightly. Special sets of con- tainers, made of glass, pottery or china, are rather expensive, but no housewife need be without a set. A dozen glass fruit- jars, quarts and pints, are very neat, require no labels and speak for themselves when the supply is low.

Ordinary tin coffee-cans make a fine set, when covered with varnished wall paper and labeled with ink. Pasteboard coffee-cartons, with hinged, tin pour-out spouts in the lids, are also available. Cocoa, mustard or baking-powder cans, when washed and painted, make excel- lent receptacles for spices. Even screw- top olive-bottles may be used to good advantage. — Avis G. \^estal.

Non-Irritating Skin Cleanser

MECHANICS' hands, while not or- dinarily tender, can in time be in- jured by the continued use of soaps and cleansers which contain caustics, sand or even pumice. An effective cleanser which can be substituted for these more dangerous ones consists of pure white soap dissolved in hot lemon juice. When cooled, the mixture will have the consist- ency of ordinary soft soap, and while it can be safely used on the most delicate skin, it will thoroughly remove all grease and dirt.

��How to Make a Glove-Box

THIS glove-box is best made from some fancy wood such as walnut or mahogany. If these cannot be pro- cured, a fine box may be made from red gum-wood, which has a large, close grain and takes a fine finish.

The sides are fastened together by means of small grooves and tongues. The small pieces %'' x %" x 3V2" should be fastened to the long side pieces by means of the rub joint. The glue should be hot. Rub the small block up and down on the side until it sticks firmly. Clamps are not neces- sary.

After the sides have been fastened together, the corners should be round- ed off. Take the surplus off wath the

���A glove-box made by hand from fine wood

chisel and gouge and finish with the half-round file. The inside of the box should then be sandpapered. Now fas- ten on the top and the bottom. Round off the top and sandpaper the entire box.

With a sharp-pointed marking-gage, mark a line around the box S'' from the bottom. Saw off the cover, using great care to follow the line. True up the edges with a sharp plane and fasten on the cover with narrow hinges.

To finish the box, give it a coat of linseed oil. After rubbing this dry, apply a coat of white shellac. Smooth this off by rubbing with linseed oil and pumice stone. Then apply a second coat of shellac. Smooth this off with oil and rotten-stone, and apply the final coat of shellac, and polish.

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