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Here is a meat chopper which opens 



on the side and has no secret comers 



for germs to hide in 



A Meat Chopper Which Opens 

 Like a Book 



ANEW meat grinder which is easy 

 to clean, opens hke a book, leaving 

 no hidden recesses. One of the chief 

 faults of the old grinders was the dith- 

 culty of cleaning them thoroughly. The 

 new one will be a great labor-saver for 

 that reason. 



The hopper is split in two, and though 

 when closed resembles the ordinary ones, 

 one side when unlocked drops down, 

 leaving the entire hopper and mechanism 

 exposed. The lock is a lever which, 

 when raised, allows the side of the hop- 

 per to drop. The hinge at the bottom of 

 the food receptacle is merely a steel rod 

 passing through holes in two projections, 

 which turn on the rod, allowing one side 

 of the chopper to drop. 



A Spanish Lesson in Aeronautics 



THE Spanish Government has estab- 

 lished an aviation school which 

 well serves as a model for a similar in- 

 stitution in this country. 



On the first of October the new 

 Spanish aerodrome about five miles out- 

 side the city limits of Madrid was opened 

 to the public. The Spanish Government 

 assists those receiving instruction. The 



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number of pilots instructed at the same 

 time is twelve, who have to pay ninety- 

 seven dollars and fifty cents to cover 

 cost of fuel, breakage, etc. The fee for 

 mechanicians is but forty-eight cents. 



The cost of these lessons ought to be 

 well above ours, since most of the ma- 

 chines were brought from this country, 

 and the price of gasoline is more than 

 double what we have to pay. Yet the 

 cost of learning to fly in this country is 

 from three hundred and fifty dollars to 

 five hundred dollars. 



Ice Cannot Fall Out of This 

 Water Pitcher 



AN ice-water pitcher, resembling a 

 cofl^ee-pot, has a top of glass which 

 locks on securely so that water may be 

 poured from it without causing the ice 

 to fall into the tumbler. The top re- 

 sembles that of certain teapots, for it has 

 little projections which fit into hollows 

 made for them. Hence, when the top is 

 slightly turned the projections are under 

 the ledge at the top of the pitcher, thus 

 locking it fast. Such annoyances as are 

 caused by pieces of ice falling out, flood- 

 ing the tablecloth with water, and fill- 

 ing the tumbler with ice instead of water, 

 are impossible with the new pitcher. In 

 addition the lid is a protection against 

 flies in warm 

 weather. Beinf 

 made of an 

 nealed glass, thi 

 pitcher wi 

 withstand 

 any de 

 gree of 

 heat. 



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The ice cannot fall into the glass when water 

 is poured from the pitcher 



