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��Drinking Fountain

��Safety First! Install a Bubble Foun- tain in Your Home

BELIEVING it to be unsafe for two persons to use the same cup, even in the home, Corrie F. Rudolph, of Washing- ton, D. C, devised a bubble fountain to be combined with the sink faucet.

To drink from this fountain, you simply turn a horizontal lever to the left. This turns a two-way valve. One part of the valve ro- tates into position to connect the supply- pipe with the fountain, and you take your drink as the water bub- bles over.

When you turn the handle-shaped lever at the right, the water is allowed to run out at the faucet for use in the regular way.

���not envy them, for the price of gasoline and the danger of skidding around corners, to say nothing about head-on and rear- end collisions, worry him not.

The only expense connected with the maintenance of the one-ox line is the feed necessary to keep the animal going. Once you get its machinery in motion, you can forget about it, which is more than any automobile owner can say.

��The bubble fountain attached to the faucet of the kitchen sink

��No Automobiles or Bucking Bronchos for Him. He Rides to Town on His Ox

THE statement that the New York subway is the safest transportation line in the world is open to doubt. In South Glens Falls, New York, there is a one-passenger line which is the safest ever ^and the old- est, by the way. Every morn- ing one of the townsmen sad- dles his faith- ful ox and with switch in hand, he comes to the village for his mail and sup- plies. It takes him a few hours to make the trip, but while his neighbors in their auto- mobiles pass him on the way, he does

���Of course, he never worries about arriving any- where, but when to start is one awful uncertainty

��Enlist in the U. S. Air Service

THE aviation sec- tion of the Signal Corps is looking for skilled American work- ers for service abroad. To bring up supplies and ammunition, and to construct and main- tain the airdromes, squadrons of picked men are needed. All men who enlist will be given special train- ing, according to their vocations, in work required for the air service.

The following kinds of skilled workers are needed immediately: Chauffeurs, automobile mechanics, engine repair men, office clerks, carpenters, radio operators, electricians, cooks, coppersmiths, expert

photographers, ma chinists, stenographers, mechanical draftsmen, met- al workers, mo- tor cyclists, plumbers and painters. Ap- plicants must be physically sound and of military age. Go to your nearest recruiting sta- tion and you will receive full information, or write to Volun- teer Bureau 119DSt., N.E., Washington, D. C.

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