874 



Popular Science Monthly 



t. .Kilm Serv. 



This building was constructed entirely of corn. The color effects were obtained by using white, 

 purple, yellow and red corn, many thousands of bushels being consumed in the making 



Residents of This Western Town Are 

 Not Worrying Over Corn Shortage 



JUBILANT over the bumper crops which 

 have surpassed all previous records, the 

 residents of Mitchell, South Dakota, have 

 given vent to their enthusiasm by building 

 an enormous palace in which all the 

 intricate designs in the ornamentation, 

 as well as the entire framework, are 

 worked out either in grains of corn, 

 cobs or stalks. The points of 

 stars in the American flag de- 

 signs are ingeniously formed 

 from quarter-sections of sharp- 

 pointed ears of corn. 



Thousands of bush- 

 els of corn were con- 

 sumed in making the 

 palace. We are won- 

 dering if the enthusi- 

 astic corn-growers have 

 heard the food conser- 

 vation appeal recently 

 made to the nation. 



This bottle-shaped Christmas-tree stand 

 may be weighted with either sand or water 



A New Christmas-Tree Stand That 

 Prevents the Tree from Tipping 



ANEW type of Christmas-tree stand is 

 like a giant bottle with a broad base, 

 into the neck of which the tree fits snugly. 

 The bottle, or shell of the stand, is made of 

 sheet metal or galvanized iron, and is 

 to be filled with sand before the tree is 

 inserted in the neck. -This gives con- 

 siderable weight to the stand and 

 holds the tree steady. 



When the tree is taken down, it is 

 only necessary to turn the stand up- 

 side down in order to empty it of the 

 sand. Water may be used 

 instead of sand, if desired. 

 The use of water will 

 make the stand 

 equally weighty and 

 will serve to keep the 

 tree fresh and green 

 much longer. It is so 

 simple that a child 

 can adjust it. 



