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In such case it is only necessary to fill the 

 lower tank through the pipe having the 

 screw-plug; then by turning the fountain 

 up-side-down the water will run into the 

 other tank. Place the fountain in its 

 proper position and half fill the basin with 

 water, which will rush down the pipe and 

 set the fountain into action. It is not 

 advisable to keep fish in the basin. 



A simple garden fountain is shown in the 

 illustration. The pressure tank of this 

 fountain consists of a vertical cylinder 

 about 10 in. high and 6 in. in diameter with 

 a piston heavily weighted. A pipe is 

 connected with a fountain basin having a 

 center nozzle. To start this fountain re- 

 move the piston and fill the cylinder with 

 water. Replace the piston and the com- 

 pressed water will force the fountain to 

 act automatically. — John Y. Dunlop. 



Popular Science Monthly 



Unique Shelter of Palm Leaf Fans for 

 Garden Entrance 



AN owner of a country place desiring to 

 have something different from his 

 neighbors made a garden entrance or shelter 

 along the usual lines, but instead of cover- 



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Details of the rafter framing and the man- 

 ner of constructing a latticed ceiling frame 



ing it with shingles, prepared roofing or the 

 like, palm leaf fans were nailed on as if 

 they were shingles. These were placed 

 in horizontal rows parallel with the rafters. 

 To construct such a shelter the following 

 materials are required : 



2 posts, 1 1 ft. long and about 6 or 8 in. in diameter. 

 7 pes. of 12-ft. stock 2 by 4 in. in size. 

 35 ft. of sheathing. 



A quantity of palm leaf fans. The amount neces- 

 sary depends on the size of the fans. 



The two posts are set about 3 ft. in 

 the ground and tamped in solidly after the 



The finished shelter 

 with its artistic roof 

 of palm . leaf fans 



upper ends have been cut sloping to fit the 

 pitch of the roof. Two struts or joists are 

 run through mortises cut in the posts 1 ft. 

 3 in. from their upper ends, or about 6 ft. 

 9 in. from the ground level. It is best to 

 make this measure- 

 ment from the upper 

 ends so that the 

 proper measurement 

 will be secured. The 

 other joists are fast- 

 ened on the same 

 level with pieces 

 across their upper 

 edges for a temporary 

 support until the 

 rafters are in place. 

 The sheathing is firmly fastened with nails. 

 The rafters are cut on what is called the 

 half pitch roof, because the height at the 

 center is half the distance of the width. 

 At the top a ridge board is set in between 

 the rafter ends. This board is fastened 

 in place as the rafters are nailed. 



The amount of sheathing given in the 

 list is sufficient to allow a space between 

 boards. This mode of construction can be 

 used where a panel is to be set in on the 

 underside of the joist. In case the panel is 

 not used it is best to put on the sheathing 

 without spaces, and with surfaces planed 

 down to produce a finished effect. In the 

 latter instance it will require more boards 

 or about 45 sq. ft. 



The panel shown in the illustration is 

 another feature of this shelter. It is made 

 of thin material such as is used in the 

 ordinary market basket, and is woven to- 

 gether in basket fashion or like a chair 

 bottom of the old hickory kind. It is then 

 cut into a rectangle as shown and fastened 

 to the upper surfaces of panel boards, when 

 the whole is fastened in place on the under- 

 side of the joist with finishing nails. 



After applying the palm fans in the same 

 manner as shingles their upper courses on 

 each side of the roof are finished with pre- 

 pared roofing or ridge boards at the top. 

 This gives a finished effect and covers up a 

 large space that cannot be filled with the 

 fans. The effect of the finished shelter 

 is very artistic. 



Leveling a Motion Picture 

 Camera Tripod 



THE leveling of a motion picture camera 

 tripod, especially if the panoramic 

 head is used, is very essential. For this, 



