Popular Science Monthly 



933 



On the second day the straw is pulled 

 back and the circle of wire fence is enlarged 

 so as to leave a i-ft. open space all around 

 the hover, into which the chicks may run 

 without getting far from the blanket. 

 Several times this first day a minute's work 

 contracts the wire fence, by sliding one end 

 past the other, and so huddles the chicks 

 under the hover 

 again. This is for 

 education as well 

 as to guard 

 against chilling 

 off too much, for 

 many of the 

 chicks will, on 

 that first day, 

 thus learn that 

 the hover, with 

 its comforting 

 blanket and 

 strips on their 

 backs is the 

 place to find 

 warmth, comfort 

 and security. 

 This hover is 

 open all round 

 and the chicks 

 can dodge back 

 under it at any 

 instant. At night, 

 or if the weather strikes in cold through the 

 day, a minute's work closes in the fence and 

 a few kicks put the straw protection around 

 the outside. After the first two days the 

 chicks take full care of themselves. Only at 

 night are the closing up "and the adjustment 

 of the straw necessary. The only objection 

 to a cold brooder is that the sudden change 

 from the 103 or 105 deg. of the incubator 

 to the cold floor, cold litter and cold 

 blanket — if there is one — is likely to cause 

 mischief and a serious check to develop- 

 ment, although a large number of chicks 

 raise the temperature ver>' quickly. In 

 this brooder this trouble is eliminated by 

 the use of heated bricks. The night before 

 the incubator is to be emptied a dozen 

 bricks are heated in an oven, and are 

 placed beneath the hover. Then heavy 

 blankets or grain sacks are laid over them. 

 In the morning the floors, the bedding and 

 burlap are warmed so thoroughly that the 

 chicks get no shock. After that no more 

 artificial heat is needed. 



About a week after the chicks are put in, 

 the wire fence is taken away and they have 

 the run of the house. — Geo. F. Stratton. 



Rings of iron covered with a burlap blanket to 

 which strips of felt or flannel are stitched to hang 

 down and cover about three hundred chicks 



Distributing Cards in a Pack and 

 Disclosing Them 



SELECT the four kings from the pack, 

 also two other court cards — preferably 

 jacks — and spread them fanwise, being 

 careful not to show the jacks. In adjusting 

 these cards place the two jacks back of 



the first king. As 

 these jacks are 

 hidden behind 

 the king they are 

 invisible to the 

 audience, who 

 must be satisfied 

 that the cards 

 are all kings 

 and nothing 

 else. These cards 

 are then placed on 

 top of the pack. 

 State that you are 

 about to distrib- 

 ute the four kings 

 in various parts 

 of the pack. Take 

 upthetop card, 

 which is really a 

 king, and exhibit 

 it, if need be. 

 The next card, 

 being a jack, 

 should not be shown to the audience, but 

 should be taken up carefully and placed 

 anj'where in the pack. The next card is 

 also a jack, and it is placed in another part 

 of the pack. The next card can be taken 

 up carelessly and replaced on top. Three 

 kings will be at the top and one at the 

 bottom of the pack. When the cards are 

 cut the four kings will be in the center. 



Making a Bit Point Take Hold 

 in a Knot 



THE wireman frequently finds places, 

 especially when boring overhead, 

 where his bit stops feeding, and it be- 

 comes almost impossible to make it 

 take hold again. In such cases, take your 

 bit out of the brace, and substitute one a 

 size or two smaller. This will usually start 

 to feed without any great trouble. 

 After boring three or four turns, put the 

 right size bit back in the brace. When it 

 commences to bore, a little care may be 

 necessary to prevent it from feeding too 

 fast. If it should later on lose its hold 

 again, the same method may be repeated. 



