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Popular Science Monthly 



An attractive grocery set which can be made 

 by any housewife 



Making a Cheap Grocery Set 

 of Your Own 



THE storing of staple groceries in 

 the pantry is now giving way to 

 placing them on open shelves in the 

 kitchen. But an array of paper sacks 

 and open boxes with their covers at all 

 angles, is unsightly. Special sets of con- 

 tainers, made of glass, pottery or china, 

 are rather expensive, but no housewife 

 need be without a set. A dozen glass 

 fruit- jars, quarts and pints, are very 

 neat, require no labels and speak for 

 themselves when the supply is low. 



Ordinary tin coffee-cans make a fine 

 set, when covered with varnished wall 

 paper and labeled with ink. Pasteboard 

 coffee-cartons, with hinged, tin pour-out 

 spouts in the lids, are also available. 

 Cocoa, mustard or baking-powder cans, 

 when washed and painted, make excel- 

 lent receptacles for spices. Even screw- 

 top olive-bottles may be used to good 

 advantage. — Avis G. \^estal. 



Non-Irritating Skin Cleanser 



MECHANICS' hands, while not or- 

 dinarily tender, can in time be in- 

 jured by the continued use of soaps and 

 cleansers which contain caustics, sand or 

 even pumice. An effective cleanser 

 which can be substituted for these more 

 dangerous ones consists of pure white 

 soap dissolved in hot lemon juice. When 

 cooled, the mixture will have the consist- 

 ency of ordinary soft soap, and while it 

 can be safely used on the most delicate 

 skin, it will thoroughly remove all grease 

 and dirt. 



How to Make a Glove-Box 



THIS glove-box is best made from 

 some fancy wood such as walnut 

 or mahogany. If these cannot be pro- 

 cured, a fine box may be made from 

 red gum-wood, which has a large, close 

 grain and takes a fine finish. 



The sides are fastened together by 

 means of small grooves and tongues. 

 The small pieces %'' x %" x 3V2" 

 should be fastened to the long side 

 pieces by means of the rub joint. The 

 glue should be hot. Rub the small 

 block up and down on the side until it 

 sticks firmly. Clamps are not neces- 

 sary. 



After the sides have been fastened 

 together, the corners should be round- 

 ed off. Take the surplus off wath the 



A glove-box made by hand from fine wood 



chisel and gouge and finish with the 

 half-round file. The inside of the box 

 should then be sandpapered. Now fas- 

 ten on the top and the bottom. Round 

 off the top and sandpaper the entire 

 box. 



With a sharp-pointed marking-gage, 

 mark a line around the box S'' from the 

 bottom. Saw off the cover, using great 

 care to follow the line. True up the 

 edges with a sharp plane and fasten 

 on the cover with narrow hinges. 



To finish the box, give it a coat of 

 linseed oil. After rubbing this dry, 

 apply a coat of white shellac. Smooth 

 this off by rubbing with linseed oil and 

 pumice stone. Then apply a second coat 

 of shellac. Smooth this off with oil and 

 rotten-stone, and apply the final coat of 

 shellac, and polish. 



