Popular Science Monthly 



455 



Drying Shoes with Heat from an 

 Electric Globe 



A WET shoe is one of the most difficult 

 things to dry, and if the leather is to 

 be thoroughly dried out, the heat must 

 be applied from the inside. 

 A golfer designed this device 

 for drying his golf shoes and 

 it is useful for any shoes that 

 are worn in all kinds of weather. 

 Place two electric wall fix- 

 tures so that the electric 

 globes will be in upright 

 positions, and hook a 

 shoe over each. Then 

 turn on the current. 

 An 8-candlepower 

 lamp will give suffi- 

 cient heat to dry out 

 the leather without 

 burning it. The 

 light fixture should 

 be well supported to 

 carry its weight and 

 shoe. — R. G. Brown. 



your shoe 

 ordinary 

 incandescent bulb 



the weight of the 



Cutting Adhesive Cloth to Make 

 Bandage Supports 



ONE of the simplest and most effective 

 bandages and supports for any 

 surgical purpose has been devised by a 



A B 



Fig. I 



I r 



C D 



I 



/ 



Fig. 2 



Method of cutting sheet adhesive for 

 holding bandages firmly in place on a cut 



prominent Philadelphia surgeon, and used 

 successfully on a great number of his 

 patients. 



Sheet adhesive is used, and the size 

 of the bandage is decided by the place 

 to be covered. After the length and 

 width are determined, the adhesive is 

 cut into a rectangle. Then a rectangular 

 section of the center is removed as 

 shown in Fig. 1. A second piece of ad- 

 hesive, the length and width of Fig. 1, is 

 cut to the shape of Fig. 2. The nar- 

 row strip will then fit closely into the 

 opening. Fig. 1. 



When applying the bandage, first fasten 

 the ends A and D, then insert Fig. 2 

 through opening in Fig. 1, draw together 

 and fasten ends B and C. A firm 

 bandage and support will thus be se- 

 cured. Adhesive sufficient for a large 

 support can be bought cheaply at any 

 drug store. — Chas. M. Stewart. 



Combination Tandem Seat and 

 Tool Box 



THE seat illustrated is built so that 

 the person riding on it need not 

 straddle the rear wheel. 



The material required for making the 

 seat is as follows: 



2 Pieces of hardwood 18 in. long, Iv/ in. wide 

 and 1 in. thick 



1 Piece hardwood 12 in. long, 6 in. wide and 1 in. 



thick 



2 Pieces of iron bar 30 in. long, 11 in. wide and 



3-16 in. thick 

 1 Piece of iron bar 12 in. long, J^^ in. wide and 



^ in. thick 

 8 Springs, 2 in. in diameter. Springs from old 



seats are suitable 

 32 Bolts 2 in. long 

 . 1 Piece of canvas 



1 Piece of waterproof leatherette 30 in. wide 



and % of a yard long 



2 Yards of gimp binding 



5 Dozen leatherette headed nails 

 1 Piece of brass rod 3j^ ft. long and % in. in 

 diameter. 



The seat frame is constructed from 

 two pieces of 18-in. by 10-in. by 1-in. 

 boards. Holes are first bored in the 

 edges iy2 in. inside so that the 8 coil 

 springs are evenly spaced and held in 

 place with belts. 



The two iron bars are bent at right 

 angles in the shape shown at A. Six 

 holes are drilled in each piece for the bolts, 

 two in each straight length. These 

 pieces are attached to the lower board 

 of the seat on its upper surface so that 

 they will hang down from one side. 



