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THE YOUNG SCIENTIST. 
deavor to identify himself, so to speak, 
ivith the clubs, and consider that they 
are parts of himself— continuations, in 
fact, ol his own arms. The base of the 
■club should always be kept in a straight 
line with the shoulder. By this means 
an equal distance is i^reserved between 
the two clubs ; otherwise, should they be 
■swung at an angle, they must surely come 
into collision in the next exercise (and in 
many others to follow), and in which one 
<ilub travels in an opposite direction to 
the other. 
(To he Continued.) 
A Simple Washstand. 
OE simplicity of construction, 
neatness of design and com- 
pactness, in the way of a wash- 
stand, such as can be made by 
an amateur, we have seen nothing that 
will compare with the one shown in the 
accompanying illustration. 
The sides are formed of clear plank, 
and are mortised for the shelves. The 
scroll-saw may come into play in cutting- 
out the sides. Three holes are bored in 
each of the sides near the top, as may be 
WASHSTAND. 
.seen. These holes are about one inch in 
diameter. A little spray is incised around 
the narrowed parts of the sides, but this 
operation may be dispensed with if the 
amateur does not feel equal to its per- 
formance. 
Each of the main shelves has two 
tenons left on each end to fit into the 
mortises made through the sides. The 
tenons have little wedges inserted in 
their ends to draw the sides of the stand 
snug up to the shoulders. The narrow 
shelf on the top, and the shelf supporting 
the drawers, are made of thinner stuft 
than the two main shelves, and may 
either be housed— i.e., let in to the sides— 
or they may rest on little cleats screwed 
neatly under them. 
The back is formed of thin stuff, 
tongued and grooved together, and is 
screwed to the shelves and sides. A little 
cap or coping is nailed or screwed on the 
top of the back, and buts against the two 
sides. 
The drawer is made in the ordinary 
way, and has one of Shannon's brass or 
nickle-plated drawer pulls attached. The 
lower part of the sides may be left 
straight down from the drawer, and a 
valance or other drapery may be hung 
from the shelf under the drawer, by 
means of a metal or wooden rod, with 
sliding rings to which the drapery is 
fastened; or a simple fringe might be 
hung under the drawer. 
The wood used in making this stand 
should be of a lightish color. Ash, oak, 
chestnut, or any of the pines, will look 
very well if properly handled. Of course 
the wood must be left its natural color, 
and filled with a " wood-filler " of some 
kind, and then varnished or polished. 
Wood-fillers can be obtained from any 
dealer in paint, oils, etc., and the direc- 
tions for their use are generally pasted on 
the can containing the filler. 
As soon as the stand is made, steps 
should be taken at once to have it var- 
nished or polished, for the woods named 
are extremely porous, and if dust or 
dirt once gets into the pores, it will show 
through, no matter how much filling or 
varnish may be applied, and the only 
way to neutralize the effect is by staining 
the whole work dark. 
This makes a very neat piece of furni- 
ture, and is in the prevailing fashionable 
style, being Queen Anne in character. 
