126 Popular Science Monthly 



Exhibiting Specimens of Flowers in 

 Single Blossoms 



CERTAIN flowers, such as pansies, can- 

 not satisfactorily be shown in bunches, 

 but should be exhibited as separate speci- 

 mens. To put each in a vase by itself takes 



up too much 



impair the transparency of the cloth. 

 With a little care any missing lines of the 

 drawing may be drawn on the plaster 

 filling the gap. — Louis Fleischer. 



room and 

 displays 

 more glass 



than flowers. A good way to exhibit such 

 blossoms is to make a table top of soft 

 wood and bore holes into it for inserting 

 glass tubes. The top of the table should 

 then be covered with paper, through which 

 the flower stems may extend down into the 

 water-filled tubes. Most amateur photog- 

 raphers can soon collect a number of 

 developer tubes, which are just the thing 

 for this purpose. If these cannot be 

 obtained, little "homeopath" vials may be 

 found at the druggist's. These tubes may 

 be arranged in the shape of letters, or if 

 desired, emblematic designs may be formed 

 for table decorations. The effect of each 

 flower standing seemingly by itself without 

 any support is surprising as well as pleas- 

 ing. — W. H. Sargent. 



A Tracing Cloth Repair That Does 

 Not Affect Transparency 



THE principal objection to patching a 

 tracing cloth is that the part covered 

 is no longer transparent enough for making 

 a perfect blue print. If the tear is not too 

 large, apply liquid court plaster to the parts 

 and allow it to dry. This holds the parts 

 together, fills the gap or hole and does not 



Difference in Curing Time of Parts 

 Makes Poor Tire Repair 



SOME repairmen attempt to use ma- 

 terials from two or more concerns on 

 the same job. For example, sometimes a 

 fabric is bought from one firm which cures 

 at 40 lb. steam pressure for 40 minutes, 

 with gum from another firm, curing at 55 lb. 

 for 50 minutes. This combination in- 

 evitably results in improper curing of one 

 or the other, or both of these materials. It 

 is best to use one make of repair materials 

 for satisfactory results. 



Porcupine Removes Window Pane 

 to Gain Entrance 



THE wily ways of a porcupine and its 

 almost human intelligence are illus- 

 trated in the accompanying picture. A 

 camping party having food stuffs stored in 

 a cabin, left the place for a few days to go 

 fishing across the lake. They left the door 

 and windows securely locked, but upon 

 their return they found that a porcupine 

 had gained entrance and played havoc with 



After gnawing through the window-sash frame 

 the porcupine knocked out the pane of glass 



their edibles. The creature evidently tried 

 various ways to get in, but finally suc- 

 ceeded in gnawing through the window- 

 sash frame at the corner and knocking out 

 the glass pane in that section. 



