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Popular Science Monthly 



cramped position of the neck, which is 

 often endured in silence by cows in the 

 rigid stanchion. The pieces necessary for 

 the stanchion can be purchased from a mill 



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Details of the stanchion showing parts that 

 swing on a lag-screw at the top and bottom 



or cut from trees on the farm wood lot. 

 The material list for each stanchion is as 

 follows : 



I base A, \2}/2 in. long and 2j^ in. square 

 I header B, 22Y2 in. long, 2Y2 in- wide and 



1/% in. thick 

 I header C ^}/2 in. long, 2j^ in. wide and 



l^ in. thick 

 I standing side D, 60 in. long, 23^ in. wide 



and i^ in. thick 

 I swinging side E, 60 in. long, 2]/^ in. wide 



and i]4: in- thick 

 I hinge block F, 33^ in. long, 4 in. wide and 



J^ in. thick 

 I lock G, 5M in. long, 1% in. tapered to i in. 



by 1 3^ in. thick 

 I washer 2]/^ in- sq. by J^ in. thick with 



% in. hole 

 7 carriage bolts 5/16 by 3^/^ in. 

 I lag-screw and washer ^ by 9 in. 

 I lag-screw and washer % by 7 in. 

 I strap hinge 3 in. and screws ^ in. 

 4 screws for the hinge block i3^ in. No. 10 



The side pieces may be made of hickory 

 or oak poles 2 in. or more in diameter with 

 their ends trimmed to enter the slots in 

 the header and base. — Charles A. King. 



A Writing Ink Made from Discarded 

 Typewriter Ribbons 



IF the worn-out copy-ribbon from the 

 typewriter is put in i qt. of distilled or 

 rainwater and allowed to stand, it will make 

 a good writing ink. When the fluid is used 

 up, add more water. The record ribbons 

 will not do; a copy-ribbon such as is used to 

 make a letter press copy is the kind to use. 



Rope and Pulleys for Hoisting a 

 Bicycle Out of the Way 



THE accompanying illustration shows a 

 novel and handy arrangement for 

 putting a bicycle up out of the way. The 

 device will be especially appreciated where 

 floor room is scarce and where a bicycle is 

 to be put away for the winter. 



Procure a sufficient amount of small hard 

 twisted cotton cord, 2 small screw-hooks 

 and 3 small pulleys through which the cord 

 will run easily. Fasten one of the pulleys a 

 trifle to one side of the center of the roof 

 and run the rope through it. Cut a small 

 strip of wood 3 in. wide and slightly longer 

 than the distance from the seat on the 

 bicycle to the handlebars. Into the top 

 side of this strip, one at each end, screw the 

 two remaining pulleys with the line of 

 direction of the wheels running parallel 

 with the length of the board. Into the un- 

 der side screw the two hooks, far enough 

 apart so that one of them will hook into the 

 saddle and the other on to the handle- 

 frame* Run one end of the cord through 



Ropes and pulleys attached to rafters for 

 suspending bicycles up out of the way 



these two pulleys and attach to a similar 

 point in the roof directly opposite the first 

 pulley. To raise the bicycle, simply pull 

 the unattached end of the rope and fasten 

 it securely. — Dale R. Van Horn. 



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