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Popular Science Monthly 



Utilizing an Old -Fashioned Flat-iron 

 as an Anvil 



AFLAT-IRON of the old cast- 

 iron variety can be made into a 

 useful bench anvil by simply stapling 

 it to the work- 

 bench as shown 

 in the diagram, 

 in which A is the 

 body of the iron, 

 C the handle, D 

 the bench top, 

 and 5,5, staples 

 to hold the 

 handle in po- 

 sition. If a slot is cut in the bench 

 top, fairly heavy work can be done 

 on it. — James Mullen, Jr. 



Ordinary flat-iron fast- 

 ened to the work-bench 



Protecting the Gas Range with 

 a Wind- Shield 



D I RING warm weather the draft 

 from open doors and windows 

 produces a bad effect on the flame of 

 a gas range, sometimes blowing it out. 

 A simple wind-shield may be easily 

 constructed as shown in the illustration. 

 The parts necessary are two pieces of 

 molding, each about 2 ft. long — hard- 

 wood being the best material — and a 

 piece of heavy cardboard. 



The two pieces of molding are joined 

 together as shown in the sketch at 

 A to provide a substantial base. The 

 holding means may be a thin wood 

 strip, or a bit of 

 tin nailed across 

 the ends. In 

 fastening this piece 

 in place be sure 

 to allow enough 

 space between the 

 strips to admit the 

 cardboard. The 

 shield can be 

 shifted to any 

 position desired to 

 protect the flame 

 and will prevent 

 irons cooling from 

 the draft. As it 

 is not stationary 

 it may be made 

 to serve other pur- 

 IX)scs also.— Mrs. 

 Jennie McCoy. 



Easily Attached Shock-Absorber 

 for the Automobile 



1IGHT cars have a tendency to jounce 

 -y the passengers uncomfortably unless 

 the springs are checked in their re- 

 bound by some 

 shock- absorbing 

 device. Most of 

 the dcN'ices r^n the 

 market require 

 special work on the 

 frame of the car or 

 the springs; some 

 need drilled holes. 

 A new type of re- 

 bound check has 

 now been inventetl which does away with 

 the necessity of drilling holes in the 

 frame, and which can be quickly 

 attached to any type or size of car. The 

 device consists of an adjustable strap 

 attached to a strong, hea\'y coil spring, 

 which is fitted with a special clamping 

 device, to be attached to the inside of 

 the frame chamber. 



The shield may l)c set in any diMnu i,i;..:;i .n 

 in order to keep the draught from the flame 



A Simple Method of Filing Checks 

 and Receipts 



AS a safeguard against duplicating 

 l\ payments and as a matter of a 

 receipt cancelled checks should be kept 

 on file. Unless a special file is provided 

 it is quite difficult to keep them in any 

 kind of order. However, this can be done 

 quhc easily with 

 a container made 

 from boards of the 

 ordinary check 

 book cut down to 

 the size desired and 

 the metal back and 

 rings of a narrow 

 loose-leaf note- 

 book. Two small 

 holes are punched 

 in the checks to 

 permit their being 

 placed on the rings. 

 They are then 

 transferred to the 

 colli. liner in regular 

 order, and if it is 

 (lcsire<l lo look up a 

 < lu'( k it can i)C 

 done w i t ii U t 



