Poj)uhir Science Monthly 



301 



Chick Mash Box 



ASHOR, raiuly, tir any cardlKianl box 

 is all one needs to make a chirk 

 mash box that is handy and sanitary, 

 and when dirty 

 can easily be re- 

 placed. Cut U- 

 shapcd openings 

 in the sides and 

 ends of the box, 

 fill with dry mash 

 and replace the 

 cover. The chicks 

 get at the mash 

 through openings, 

 but cannot get in- 

 to it. A more tlurable liox can be made 

 of wood — L. E. FKiriiR. 



The simplest kind 

 of cafeteria 



Tightening Wire on Knobs 



WHEN using split knobs on open 

 wiring it is sometimes quite difh- 

 cult to get the wires taut so as to have a 

 presentable ap- 



fl—fi 



pcarancc. 



One mctliod of 

 overcoming this is 

 U) start the screw 

 with the knob on 

 a slight angle so 

 that when the 

 screw is tightened 

 up it tends to grip 

 the wire and pulls it light — Louis Lind. 



new way to 

 tighten wires 



A 



Improving a Towel-Roller 



N ordinary towel-roller has no rim 

 or flange to keep the towel from 

 ^.^ getting caught 

 between the rod 

 and the end-sup- 

 ports. Cut two 

 semi-circular 

 pieces of card- 

 board, as shown 

 in the illustration. 

 Cut a hole in 

 each at the proper 

 point to bring the 

 straight edge of 

 the cardboard 

 tight against the 

 back of the roller. 

 Fit the pieces of 

 The towel will not Cardboard on the 



catch in the ends ends of the roller. 



PART/TION 



T 



BASE 



The numerous slots can be used for sales- 

 men's data, each man having a division 



A Manager's Desk File 



A DESK file for managers, which 

 obviates the unnecessary handling 

 of salesmen's data, is shown in the sketch. 

 It consists of a board for a base into 

 which a number of slots are cut to re- 

 ceive division boards in an upright 

 position. The base in this instance is 

 1 8 ins. long, 8 ins. wide and Js in. thick, 

 cut and finished from a piece of quarter- 

 sawed oak to match the flat-top desk on 

 which it is placed. The surface of the 

 board is laid off in divisions of i in., 

 allowing % in. for the grooves. 



The >4-in. boards forming the division 

 l)arlitions are rounded on both upper 

 (orners, and they are cut as long as the 

 ba.se is wide. A back board, cut as long 

 as the base, is fastened to its rear edge to 

 prevent pajjers from being pushed en- 

 tirely through the file. 



The division boards are cut to fit the 

 grooves snugly, so that one may be re- 

 moved, if desired, to make a wide space 

 for any special purpose. Of course these 

 can be glued in solidly. Domes are 

 driven into the under side to pre\ent 

 scratching the surface of the desk. 



On the front edge of the baseboard are 

 placed the names of the salesmen, and 

 any matter recpiiring their attention is 

 slipped into the proper place. This 

 handy little device serves its purpose 

 Well iu this instance. 



