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 



