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 Popular Science Monthly

Finding the Right-Sized Nail

HAVE you ever luiiited for a nail of a certain size and finally used one that was either too small or too large? Vou probably have, though a ease could be made which would obviate ail such difficulties. A tleep box, of con- \enient size for carrying around, and filled with trays partitioned off to hold the different sizes, makes a good case. In the top traj', place the nails which you are most likely to need. They should also have the largest compart- ments.

If a stationary- case is desired, a sort of cupboard with pigeon-holes can be attached to the wall of the barn or garage. A wooden strip about an inch and a half in width, can be tacked along the bottom of the pigeon-holes to keep the nails from rolling out.

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��Not only is this towel arrangement desirable for hotels, restaurants, clubs and the like, but it is also perfectly suit- able for a private bathroom in the home. — F. P. M.\NN.

��Improving a Kitchen Knife

COOKS in hotels and restaurants are much annoyed by the use of light American-made "French knives," which when used for any length of time each

�����A piece of wood fitted on to the back of a knife-blade saves pressure on the hand

day form a calloused place on the fore- finger. To remedy this condition the writer has thought of a little device which helps considerably. Take a short length of dowel, saw a groove in it, and slip it in close to the handle. It may be riveted on if desired, as shown in the illustration. — P.vii- Ricx.

An Improved Roller-Towel

ANEW arrangement for roller-towels consists of an upright frame at- tached to the wall. It has two boxes, one at the top and one at the bot- tom, with a space of 2 ft. between them. The folded towel is stored in the upper box, from which it descends over rollers to the lower box. The towel is used in the space between the boxes. By drawing on the towel, a fresh portion can be had at all times.

��This towel rack presents a fresh portion of the towel at all times

��Let Your Ice- Cream Freeze

While Motoring VACUUM freezer which will freeze cream automatically in half an hour, keep it frozen for eight hours, is a

recent addition to modern picnicking

equipment. The vacuum between the

outer wall and the ice compartment

causes the ice to spend all of its force on

the cream, thus insuring more speed and

less cost than the old method. One fill- ing of ice will freeze two fillings of cream.

In using this new de\ ice the cream is

poured in one end

and the ice and

salt in the other,

thus preventing

any possibility of

grains of salt in

the ice-cream. If

the freezing is

begun when a

motoring party

leaves home, the

ice-cream will be

ready when they

reach the picnic

ground. The

freezer, being

made of white enamel-ware, is sanitary

and clean.

���A vacuum ice-cream freezer

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