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Popular Science Monthly 



A Tea Kettle Which Does Not Burn 



SAFETY- 

 first tea ket- 

 kettle has only re- 

 cently been placed 

 on the market. It 

 may be filled un- 

 der a water fau- 

 cet without the danger of burning the 

 hand with steam. The device, which 

 makes the kettle safe to handle, is a 

 separate filling top, in front of the usual 

 top, and outside the handle. 



This separate top is manipulated by a 

 pressure of the thumb on a small han- 

 dle. The escaping steam cannot burn 

 the hand, since it rises a couple of inches 

 forward of the handhold. 



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A Garbage Can Which Cannot Spill 



ARBAGE cans 

 with covers 

 that lock on are es- 

 sential, especially to 

 women in the coun- 

 try, where there are 

 prowling dogs. The 

 one shown has a 

 handle which press- 

 es tightly against an 

 arch of wire on the 

 lid, holding the cov- 

 er securely on the bucket. It can be re- 

 moved by jerking the handle over one 

 of the humps in the arch. The same 

 principle is applicable to pots and pans 

 for kitchen use. 



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Combining a Brush and a Suction 

 Pump in a Cleaner 



ROTARY 

 carpet sweep- 

 er and suction 

 cleaner combined 

 is the subject of a 

 patent recently is- 

 sued to a man in 

 Ohio. Heretofore, 

 carpet cleaners 

 have been of one 

 'of two types, the 

 one employing the 

 rotary brush and 

 the other relying upon an inrush of air. 

 This latter type is the well-known mod- 

 ern vacuum cleaner. In the new inven- 

 tion the revolving brush serves to loosen 



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threads and other clinging objects from 

 the carpet, while the \acuum attachment 

 removes fine dust. 



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Simple Way to Clean Vegetables 

 T is no longer 



necessary t o 

 waste much time 

 in thoroughly 

 washing vegeta- 

 bles. One of the 

 simplest yet most 

 effective devices 

 for cleansing them 

 quickly is illus- 

 trated herewith. 



It consists merely of a pan the bot- 

 tom of which is covered with a fine 

 wire screen. The pan is suspended 

 from a faucet over the sink. When 

 the water is turned on, the dirt is dis- 

 solved and drained off. 



The screen-bottomed pan is much 

 more effective than a colander for this 

 use, as the drainage is complete and 

 immediate. 



A Collapsible Wardrobe 



APORTAULh: 

 wardrobe for 

 jjrotecting garments 

 consists of a canvas 

 covering suspended 

 from a folding 

 frame. A rod ex- 

 tends from front to 

 back of the frame, 

 near the top, and 

 from this rod 

 clothes hangers are 

 suspended. A ward- 

 rol)e of this type is 

 desirable in places 

 where a permanent 

 clothes closet is not necessary. 



Bottle Corks Made From Blood. 



ANEW process for making the 

 thin cork layers which are used 

 to seal hermetically bottles having 

 metal tops involves the use of blood. 

 Granules of cork arc bleached and 

 compressed in turpentine, glycerine and 

 blood, from which the white proteid has 

 been removed. . A low heat is first used. 

 After it has dried, the temperature is 

 raised to 240 degrees for one hour. The 

 mass is then pressed in the discs. 



