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USEFUL INSTRUCTIVE BOOKS AT 25c. EACH. 5 
Hints for Painters, Decorators and 
PaPER Hancers, — Prepared with Special 
Reference to the Wants of Amateurs. By 
An OLD Hanp. 60 pages. 
A most useful book treating on the preparation of 
surfaces, materials used as bases and vehicles, white 
lead, linseed and other oils, driers, coloring paints, , 
mixed paints, operations, taste in color, general re- “34 
marks on graining, miscellaneous receipts, paper- 
hanging, cleaning paper-hangings, varnishing paper, 
making paste; useful hints, tables, etc., for estimating cost of work and materials 
which will prove of great value to the beginner in the painting business. 
Success with Recipes.—A practi- 
cal guide to success in the use of recipes, 
formule, etc., with hints on chemical 
and mechanical.manipulation. Intended 
as a supplement to all books of recipes. 
By Joun Puin. 44 pages. 
While it is an undoubted fact that many of the 
recipes published in the ordinary collections are 
erroneous, either from original blunders on the 
part of the authors, or from mistakes in copy- 
ing, failure in the use of others frequently arises from defective information and 
vicious methods on the part of those who attempt to put them into practice. The'ob- 
ject of the present book is to give such hints and cautions as will enable the worker to 
secure success where success is possible, and where the products are intended for sale 
it gives valuable advice as to the best methods of putting them on the market. 
Useful and Precious Miuerals,—How to 
find them; how to test them and how to estimate 
their value by simple methods and easily ob- 
tained appliances. Intended for the use of non- 
experts. Edited by JoHn Puin. 172 pages; illus- 
trated by 4 engravings. 
This book was prepared to meet the wants of the non- 
expert so that they may, by simple tests, know if their 
“find” is valuable or only useless dirt. ‘to this end the 
book gives general hints on the examination and testing of 
minerals ; eee pee characteristics of minerals; asim- _ 
.ple method of finding specific gravity; scale of hardness, 
malleability, color, luster, crystallization, chemical compo- 
sitiion; prospecting or searching for minerals, etc. 
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How to Become a Good Mechanic. 
—Intended as a practical guide to self- 
taught men, telling what books touse; how 
to begin; what difficulties will be met; 
how to overcome them; in a word, how to 
carry on such a course of self-instruction 
as will enable the young mechanic to rise 
from the bench to something higher. By 
Joun Pun. Second edition, revised and 
greatly enlarged. 68 pages. 
This book is not a@ text-book, but rather a guide to the use of these books. The 
author briefly outlines a course of study for mechanics who wish to advance them- 
selves. The notes and instructions given are of a kind that appeal directly to the good 
sense and reason of the young student, and cannot fail to act as a stimulant to greater 
efforts in obtaining the knowledge sought. The difficulties which may be expected b 
the student are dwelt upon, and valuable suggestions as to the proper method of 
overcoming them are given. 
