Popular Science Monthly 



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Floor plan of the apartment showing the 

 rearranged lighting system 



Making Over the Lighting System 



THOUSANDS of apartments in ev- 

 ery city are wired and lighted in 

 the most thoughtless manner possible. 

 One husband, with a practical turn of 

 mind, studied the situation, and in a few 

 hours made a very convenient arrange- 

 ment. The expense he had to bear himself, 

 but all of the changes can be undone and 

 the material removed to another apart- 

 ment. 



All of the lamps in the flat were six- 

 teen candlepower carbon bulbs, giving 

 relatively little light at a high cost for 

 current consumption. Except in the 

 dining room and parlor there was but a 

 single lamp in a central ceiling fixture 

 and set so high as to be difficult to reach. 

 All of the lamps were of clear glass, 

 hence glaring. The clothes closets had 



no lights and were so located that the 

 single north windows could not possibly 

 illuminate them. Aloreover, the electric 

 apparatus for which attachment was 

 needed, could not be used without hav- 

 ing each time to unscrew a solitary lamp 

 and leave the room in blackness. 



For the entire flat he purchased tung- 

 sten lamps of higher candlepower, thus 

 securing more light for less current con- 

 sumption. The reduction in monthly 

 bills quickly compensated for the new 

 lamps. The four small ceiling bulbs in 

 the dining room were chosen of frosted 

 glass; most of the other lamps have 

 frosted tips. The four parlor bulbs he 

 dipped in an amber solution to soften the 

 light. 



The central dining room fixture held 

 three lamps. Two were sufficient for 

 dining purposes and he removed the cen- 

 ter one to permit morning attachment of 

 the electric toaster. 



A Safe Swing for the Baby 



IN an Illinois town a clever, mother 

 has made for her "toddler" a swing 

 from which he cannot easily fall. The 

 wicker hood of an old baby carriage, 

 shaped like half a muskmelon, is sus- 

 pended by ropes from a low tree limb. 

 If he tires of swinging he can fall asleep 

 comfortably in the hollow of the basket; 

 without danger. — Avis G. Vestal, 





The baby swings in the hood of a discarded 

 baby carriage 



An Improved Match-Striker 



TACK a piece of fly-screen over sand- 

 paper of the same size. This will 

 not wear out as readily as sandpaper 

 alone. 



