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��placed a 3-in. forged steel ring for towing purposes. From the lighting system of the automobile an 8-in. swiveled head lamp was attached to the rear of the seat. Whether electricity or acetylene gas is used this ar- rangement serves the purpose excellently when making night repairs. The lamp may be turned directly on the work.

A large tool box is built on the left running board. In this all necessary bench tools are carried, including ham- mers, wrenches, files, hack- saws, hand drills, gasoline torch and soldering outfit, a set of dry batteries, wire tape and assortment of bolts, nuts and washers, from 3 2 to 6-in. tire repair outfit, gaso- line priming can, spark plug kit, etc. Back of the seat a tarpaulin is kept. A small emery wheel grinder may be geared from the flywheel by a friction pulley and a ^g-in. countershaft run parallel with the frame to the workbench.— P. P. Avery.

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A Guard to Prevent You from Dipping Your Pen Too Deep in the Ink

���A square of mica protects your fingers from ink stains

��CUT out a small square or circle of mica and slip it over your favorite penholder about li in. from the pen point. A small brad on each side will hold the mica exten- sion in place. This arrange- ment will serve as an ex- cellent ink gage when dip- ping the point in the bottle and also as a guard against ink stains. The mica square will prevent the pen from being dipped in too far. It does not obstruct your view of the writing; you can see through the mica. Should it become stained, washing it in a little water will immediately clear it. — Clarence T. Hubbard.

��polish is some-

��A Liquid to Clean Silverware Without Damage

WHEN using silver polishes, it should be remembered that some silver is always removed in the cleaning process For this reason liquid times preferred to the ordinary powder, as it re- moves the tar- nish without scratching, and at the same time leaves a bright lustre. A very satisfactory

liquid poli.sh can

be prepared by

mixing five parts

of aqua ammonia,

20 parts sodium

hy posul phite,

and ten parts of

a m m o n i u m

chloride in 200

parts of water. The greatest distributor of

silverware in New York city recommends the

use of sodium hypo.sulphite in water.

���An incinerator built of a few bricks, having a grate under the garbage grate for drying and burning the refuse matter

��An Easily Constructed Brick Incinerator for Garbage

AN effective, cheap incinerator for a subur- X~V ban home can be made from the mate- rials listed herein. First lay six and one-half bricks on a smooth base, beginning on one side with half a brick placed next to a whole brick; then take a whole brick and lay it crossing the end of the last one. Continue this until the full six and one-half bricks have been used.

The second, third and fourth rows are laid in the same man- ner, lapping the joints. When the fourth tier is completed lay on a good '^ o-i"- coat of mortar and imbed in it ten iron bars each 21 in. long and about I4 in. in diameter (or the flat kind) laying two in front over the bricks to sup- port the next tier, spacing them equally. Another complete tier of eight bricks is then laid, starting with six and one-half

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