Popular Science Monthly 



463 



Medicine stains will almost all dis- 

 solve in alcohol. 



Mildew can be removed by soaking 

 in Javelle Water (see recipe below), 

 and then hanging in the sunshine. If 

 not all removed the first time repeat 

 the treatment. 



Milk can be easily removed while 

 fresh with cold water and soap. After 

 milk has been boiled into goods it is 

 almost impossible to remove, although 

 boiling in Javelle Water (see recipe 

 below) will sometimes help. 



Orange stains are best removed by 

 moistening the spot with cold water, 

 and hanging in the bright sunshine. 



Paint, if on cotton or linen, should 

 be soaked in turpentine or gasoline. If 

 on silk do not use turpentine; ether 

 will probably dissolve it. 



Scorched spots from a hot iron can 

 be removed by moistening the spot with 

 water and hanging in the bright sunshine. 



Tea stains are removed in the same 

 way as are chocolate stains. 



Varnish spots are removed the same 

 way as are paint spots. 



Recipe for Javelle Water: Put 

 one pound of sal soda in two quarts of 

 boiling water, stir till dissolved, add 

 }4 pound of chloride of lime, stir well, 

 let settle, pour off the liquid, being care- 

 ful not to get any of the powder settled 

 out in the bottom. Put in a bottle, 

 cork well, and label. It is safest to 

 dilute this with an equal part of water 

 when using. 



Making a Tap and Die for 

 Emergency Work 



ANY amateur, handy with a file, can 

 l\ make an excellent set of taps and 

 dies from ordinary bolts and nuts. 

 Secure a bolt and 

 nut of any size. 

 With file cut three 

 grooves equally 

 distant from each 

 other in the bolt 



Tap and die made 

 of bolt and nut 



thread, as in an ordinary tap, following 

 out the same process in the case of the 

 nut. 



The tap and die should be case- 

 hardened, and suitably tempered, which 

 is done by heating them until they be- 

 come red and plunging them suddenly 

 into cold water. A spanner of suitable 

 size will be found necessary for turning 

 the tap. — George H. Holden. 



A Brad Awl Made From a 

 Button Hook 



IN CASE the awl has been misplaced or 

 lost, one can be made from the 

 ordinary button hook for shoes. The 



The shank of the button hook is filed 

 to a point after the hook end is cut off 



hook part is filed off and the end is 

 sharpened to a point. The handle on 

 the hook makes it convenient to hang it 

 up over the work bench. — Tom Dean. 



A Bulletin Board for Making 

 Sales of Farm Produce 



A BULLETIN board erected at the 

 entrance of any farm serves the 

 farmer in many ways. The enterprising 

 farmer can utilize the automobile traffic 

 which passes his place by posting on his 

 bulletin board that he has fresh eggs, 

 butter, and the like for sale. Many auto 

 parties will stop and buy, feeling sure 

 that they are getting the articles per- 

 fectly fresh. — Ira R. Alexander. 



An Emergency Mallet Made 

 From a Broomstick 



A QUICKLY constructed mallet can 

 be made by utilizing the remains of 

 an old broom- 

 stick. The 

 stick of the 

 broom should 

 be cut off to 

 the length de- 

 sired (about 

 the size of an 

 ordinary hammer). The head of the 

 mallet is cut from 4 in. square lumber, 

 such as oak or maple, or in fact any hard 

 wood. Drill a i-in. hole through the 

 head and drive the handle in. 



A broom stick and block 

 make a very good mallet 



Waste Scrap Leather Used for 

 Shoe Soles 



A PATENT has been granted on a 

 method of utilizing waste leather 

 scraps about a shoe manufactory in the 

 making of cheap soles. The scraps are 

 notched along the edges, so that mortises 

 are formed. These mortises fit into 

 each other, making a fairly rigid single 

 piece of leather. 



