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 Popular Scioice Monthhi Sweat Bands Use Fifty- Five Million Feet of Leather a Year

LOOK at the sweat band in your hat .V or cap. It is about two inches wide and twenty-five inches long a Httle thing, you say. It takes an annual total of fifty-five million feet of leather to put this band in the head- gear men wear. It is, in truth, one of the biggest little leather leaks brought to the attention of the public. But it is not a difficult leak to stop. By wearing hats or caps with sub- stitute leather bands or no bands at all, you can divert the leather to more important needs.

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��Protecting the Phono- graph from Scratches During Transportation

THE phonograph cabinet is designed to be as ornamental a piece of furniture as the piano. The dealer therefore, realizes the importance of handling it with care. One com- pany is emplo^dng a khaki moving - cover which is so designed that it makes the cabi- nets easier to handle and protects them from any danger of scratching, bump- ing or finger-marks.

This khaki cover is shown in the ac- companying illus- tration. It is pro- vided with strong straps into which the arms of the carrier fit, and other straps which pass under the cabinet.

There is also a loop by which the cover may be hung up when not in use.

����Protected by its khaki cover the cab- inet can be moved without danger of being marred even by finger-marks

��Clearing the streets cf London with an illumina- ted warning carried by automobile. After the danger is past, the reverse side of placard is shown telling that the way is clear

The Paul Reveres of Lon- don Ride in Placarded Automobiles

ENGLAND has had so many air-raids that special provision has been made in the large cities to warn the people when the enemy airplanes have been sighted.

The illustrations show placarded auto- mobiles sent out to give the warnings. The side lights are used to illuminate the signs, so that he who runs may read and get under cover. In a few minutes after the invading airplanes have been sighted, the streets of the city are without a sign of life. If a person should be at too great a distance from shelter to reach it, he drops to the ground. The signs are reversible, and on the opposite side of the "Take Cover" placard, the "All Clear" sign is displayed.

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