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��Page An Easily Constructed Bricic Incinerator for

Garbage 122

A Built-in Writing Desk Made oi Bread Board 123

Holder for the Starting Crank of an Auto 123

A Homemade Sawdust Burning Heating or Cook

Stove 125

The Animated Match Box on the Back of the Hand 125 Tire Damage Caused by Driving in Street Car

Tracks 125

Automatic Match Safe for Holding Box Matches 126 Inserting Hard Fiber Plugs in Automobile Clutches 126

Making a Talking Machine 127

A Simple Method of Securely Fastening Umbrella

Handles 131

Laying Out and Finishing a Plain Blanking Die .131

Starting Manifold Papers in a Typewriter 131

Self-Supporting Roof for Small Public Garage. ... 133

An Auxiliary Chuck for a Carpenter's Brace 134

Simple Designs for Hand-Made Mechanic's Tools. 134

Making a Motor-Sled 135

A Tell-Tale Keyless Collapsible Letter Box 138

Blowing a Pocket Gear Off from a Transmission . 138 Homemade Copying Paper for Manifold Work ... 138 How to Make a Good Lining for Stove Fireplaces 138

Simple Designs for Sheet Metal Working 139

Attaching a Cord to the Glass of Nose Spectacles 141 How to Engrave Your Name on Steel or Iron Tools 141 Taking Care of Shoes to Make Them Wear Longer 141 Portable Scaffold for Putting on Vertical Siding . . 142 Solution for Removing Rust from Drawing Instru- ment 142

A Simple Ventilator for the Window Sill 146

Joining Pieces of Rubber with Heat and a Glass

Rod 146

Making a Night Light of Battery Cpll and Minia- ture Lamp 147

An Emergency Battery for an Automobile 148

A Winding Machine with a Revolution Counter. . . 148

How to Insulate the Ends of Chair Posts 1 50

Making an Electric Heated Blue Print Dryer 150

A Fire-Proof Whitewash That Will Not Rub Off . . 153

A Small Motor Used to Open Large Doors I6C

A Sled Brake Which Will Not Throw You Headlong 224

A Simple Trousers Supporter 237

Simple Home Tests for Tea and Coffee 276

A Bench Holder for a Large Pair of Tinner's Snips 281

An Indestructible Paper Weight and Blotter 282

A Screen Cover for an Ordinary Flower Holder. . . 284 Removing the Stains of Silver Nitrate in Cloth. . 284 Soldering a Crack in an Old-Style Copper Bathtub 284

Asbestos Used in Place of Copper 286

Making an Oak Footstool in Mission Style 286

How to Make a Force Pump of Pipe and Fittings . 286

Homemade Pair of Skis 287

How to Make Knitting Needles in a Speed Lathe . 287 Making a Lock Washer from a Coil of Spring Wire 288 Caring for Rubbers to Make Them Wear Longer . 288

A Practical Ventilator for the Dairy Barn 289

Making Briquettes for an Alcohol Stove 289

Homemade Hot Air Intake for a Carbureter 290

Burning Holes in Patterns 291

Tempering a Chisel to Cut Stone or Bricks 291

Hand Sled f^ropeller Made of Buggy Wheels 292

How to Straighten a Bent Rim on a Headlight. . . 292 How to Make an Aquarium for Tropical Fish. . . . 293

A Secure Fastening for an A-Shape Sign 294

Making Thatch-Like Effects at Eaves with Shingles 294

Simple Designs for Sheet Metal Working 295

Rubber Roofing Used for Packing in Steam Joints 296 A Block of Wood for Holding the Clothes Line Taut 299 Making a Barometer from an Electric Globe. . . 299 A Windshield for the Motorcycle Messenger . . . 299

How to Make a Strong Glue 300

Another Card Trick — The Inseparable Jacks and

King. 300

Making Simple Life Slides for Microscopic Work. . 300

Cane Chair Seats and How to Weave Them 301

A Rifle Range 303

A Speed Indicator Will Count the Turns for Your

Coil 307

The Electro-Deposition of Copper on Insects and

Flowers 307

An Electric Bell Signal to Indicate Falling Snow. . 307 Signal Light to Show Gas Turned Off at Oven. . . . 308 Thermostat Made from a Brass and Iron Strip. . . 309 Coating a Tin Oil Can to Prevent Rust 312

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A Telegraph Sounder Made from Old Bell Parts. . 315

A Secret Code of Colors for Transmitting Messages 3 I 5 Only Uncut Diamonds Are Used to Dress Emery

Stones 315

Practicing the Telegraph Code Without a Battery 315

Make Logs of Your Old Newspapers and Save Fuel 4 I 5

How to Waterproof Boots 439

Using a Piece of Wool to Detect Dye in Jam 441

Rubber Roofing Used for Packing in Steam Joints. 441

Deodorizing Naphthaline for Medicinal Purposes . 441

Trick of Brushing Ten-Cent Piece from the Palm 441

Positive Traction Wheel for Motor Plow 442

Things to Be Considered When Washing an Auto- mobile 442

A Holder for Empty and Full Milk Bottles 443

A Work Bench Clamp to Hold Boards for Planing 443

Solution for Cleansing Polished Brass Quickly. . . 443

How to Make a Watch Charm of Marble 444

Small Steam Engine Used as an Air Compressor . 444

Portable Board Roller for Circular Saw Feed 444

Disappearing Clothes Rack for the Closet 445

A Combination Straight and Folding Step Ladder 445

Rustic Seat Made from an Old Stump 446

Admitting Air to a Pullman Car Without Creating

a Draft 446

A Test to Determine When Butter Is Not Butter. . 446

Hotbeds in Which to Start Early Plants 447

Properly Lubricating Automobile Spring Bolts. . . . 448

How to Economize in the Use of Coal Gas 449

A Glass of Water. Some Magic Passes, and Lo!

The Water Is Wine 450

A Cheap Toboggan 451

The Mystery of Freezing Water Instantaneously . 451 Stop to Prevent Snow Entering Under a Garage

Door 451

Exterminating Ground Hogs with Dynamite 452

Canvas Is Painted More Quickly When Wet 452

A Carafe Used by the Eskimo of the North . . 452

Attachments for Using a Vise as a Punch Press . . . 453

Little Ways in Which You Can Save Gasoline . . 454

Cutting Adhesive Cloth to Make Bandage Supports 455

Combination Tandem Seat and Tool Box 455

Chemical Composition to Make Noninflammable

Benzine 456

A Leaky Valve Tire and Its Method of Repair. . . 456

Cements for Securely Fastening Celluloid Parts . 456

Making a Substitute for Brass Paper Weights . . 456

Simple Designs for Sheet Metal Working 457

Deodorizing Benzine for Dry Cleaning Purposes . . . 459

A Book Shelf and Trough Made of Soft Wood . . 460 Glass Cements for Commercial and Domestic

Purposes 460

An Elastic Varnish for Coating Blue Prints 450

A Small Sewage Disposal Plant 451

Lighting an Alcohol Lamp with a Glass Rod 455

To Prevent Mildew in a Damp Clothes Closet. . 465 Cleaning a Bowling Ball Quickly Without Injury

to Surface 466

A Primer for Carrying in a Motorcycle Tool Box . 466

Supplying a Rib-Holding Piece to an Umbrella 466 A Speed Indicator Will Count the Turns for Your

Coil 467

The Electro-Deposition of Copper on Insects and

Flowers 467

Making Silver Contact Points for a Spark Coil . . 468 Solution for Cleansing Polished Brass Quickly . 468 A Few Tips on Splicing Fuse for Discharging Dyna- mite 476

Killing Woodchucks with Dynamite Fumes 476

Mounting Unbreakable Watch Crystals 586

Simple Construction of a Useful Range Finder. . . 601

Self-Contained Hot Water Foot Warmer 602

Circulating Air in a Room to Warm It Evenly. . . . 602

Inward Flaring Cover for an Oil and Plumbago Can 602

Portable Brush Burner Carried on a Truck 603

Its Easy to Blast Trees or Timbers with Dynamite 603

Cement Flower Boxes Made in Mud Molds 604

A Revolving Washtub Stand Made of Cart Wheels 605

Proper Cooling for Engines of Motor Boats 605

Dissecting a Rubber Plant to Make It Grow 606

Cold Rolled Steel and Cold Drawn Steel 606

Buckboard Driven by Motor Wheel 607

Priming an Automobile Engine to Start It Easily 610

Affixing New Bearing Surface to Crankshaft 611

Small Wood-Working Clamps Made of Skate Parts 61 1

Bottle Cork Becomes Medicine Dropper 611

How to Repair a Worn Wash Bowl Plug 611

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