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Poptilar Science MordltJy 



Brackets for Double Sheets 

 of Wrapping Paper 



MANY storekeepers still use double 

 flat sheets of wrapping paper, in 

 bundles which are usually piled in some 



Two brackets fastened to the wall with 

 holders for large sheets of wrapping paper 



out-of-the-way place difficult to reach. 

 A contrivance for holding this paper 

 may be made as follows: 



Fasten two iron shelf-brackets to the 

 wall about 30 in. apart and 4 ft. from 

 the floor. On top of each bracket screw 

 a strip of wood 2J4 in. square by 20 in. 

 long; then nail a small strip 3 in. wide 

 and }-^ in. thick to the outer edge of 

 each one of the large strips so that the 

 small strips are 3^ in. higher. Cut 

 grooves with a half-round chisel or bore 

 holes with an auger in the top of each 

 large strip as far as the small strip. 

 Iron rods the length of the distance 

 between the strips can be inserted in the 

 grooves with the wrapping paper hang- 

 ing over them where they can be ob- 

 tained quickly. The small strips nailed 

 on the sides of the large strips prevent 

 the rods from slipping out. — E. M. Ritt. 



Keeping Roasted Peanuts Hot on 

 a Steam Radiator 



IN THE front end of a confectionery 

 store there was placed a large steam 

 radiator made in a perfect circle of 

 vertical pipes — one of the old-fashioned 

 kind. The leaseholder of the room 



The heat from the steam radiator is suffi- 

 cient to keep the roasted peanuts hot 



Utilized the large volume of heat in a 

 very unusual manner. Having a large 

 trade in roasted peanuts and not caring 



to have the roaster in the front of the 

 store the peanuts were kept hot in the 

 bags on the radiator. 



To give this arrangement a pleas- 

 ing appearance a large disk of gal- 

 vanized sheet iron was cut and a 

 tinner seamed it to an apron so as to 

 make a huge "can cover" to fit snugly 

 over the radiator top. The bags of 

 peanuts were kept on this metal cover 

 and served hot to the customers. 



An Automatic Grain- Valve 

 to Prevent Waste 



A MILLER in a small flour mill had 

 occasional trouble with a bin 

 that was continually running over. By 

 applying the device described the diffi- 

 culty was overcome by stopping the 

 flow of the grain automatically'. 



A paddle is inserted in the bin and a 



When the level of the grain is below the 

 paddle the weight opens the valve 



rope attached to it which is run over pul- 

 leys and fastened to a lever that opens 

 or clo.ses a slide valve in the grain spout. 

 When the grain is running out of the 

 spout it is naturally settling in the bin, 

 antl if the bin gets so full that it co\'ers 

 the paddle, the paddle is slowly pulled 

 down with the sinking grain. After 

 the grain lias been shut olT and the level 

 is below the paddle, the weight opens 

 the valve. A paddle with two s(iuare 

 feet of surface will |)ull hard enough to 

 break a small rope, so very little surface 

 is required. — Victor Pagl. 



