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the first cost of a sufficient number of these to protect the hay 

 of a whole field is an objection, but when it is considered that 

 the same set may be used by a neighborhood, and when the 

 length of time they will last is taken into consideration, they will 

 be found to be economical. 



STORM HAT COVERS. 



These are made of tissue or corded tissue, either at the facto- 

 ries or with the needle. They are designed as a substitute for 

 the oiled silk covers, being not only better, but much cheaper 

 than the oil silk. They are sometimes made with a cape of tis- 

 sue, see plate , fig. . This article, when made with the cape, 

 like the storm cap or cape, will be found very useful and exceed- 

 ingly comfortable to the wearer in stormy weather. 



JAR COVERS. 



The tops of these are made of caoutchouc whalebone or 

 board, covered with tissue or vellum, united with a rim of gum- 

 elastic compound, see plate , fig. . They will be found to 

 answer a good purpose for housekeepers for securing pickle, 

 preserve, and other jars, and for making them perfectly tight, 

 which it is often exceedingly difficult to do, either by common 

 corks or by tying. 



PHIAL MOUTH COVERS. 



Gum-elastic drapery and tissue may often be used with advan- 

 tage by druggists and others, for securing the mouths of bottles, 

 jars, and phials, instead of skins and parchment, that are often 

 used. 



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