
Wind, Water and Matches 
W IND and water are the foe to 
‘“fire-sticks” out of doors. To 
avoid: Dip your match heads in 
melted paraffine or thin shellac. 
Carry them in a waterproof box. A 
10 cent sized shaving box, having a 
piece of felt (from 
an old hat) set in the 
cap, makes a_ good 
box. 
Try cutting the cor- 
rugated part from 
the bottom of one of 
your tobacco tins, Fig. 
1, and sew it about 
the person under the 
flap of the pocket, 
Fig. 2, or inside the 
waist band on the left 
hand side, Fig. 3 (my 
favorite spot). Sew 
a bit of emery cloth 
on the inside of the 
pants watch pocket, 
slip in match head 
and pull out. 
Take a thin piece 
of leather, about 
7"x3”", sew the corru- 
gated tin to one side, 
in the center, “b” Fig. 
4, cut slit, “a”, oppo- 
site and sew up the 
two sides as shown, in 
Figs. 5 and 6. Try this 
with an old envelope 
in a strong wind. 

Home-Made 
Gromet Set 
()UTSIDE of the 
sewing machine, 
the most important 
tool of all, in canvas 
and tent work, is the- 
gromet set, and as 
these cost, to-day,from 
$2.25 to $4.50 per set, and it requires 
a set for each different sized gromet, 
the matter counts up to some: little 
amount for the amateur. However, this 
can be overcome by following the idea 
outlined in the drawings, and make your 
own sets. Cut a set and block to fit 
the size gromet desired. 


Fig 1 is the set, 2 is the block upon 
which the thimble-half of the gromet 
is placed in setting, Fig. 3 is a spike, 
just a little larger than the opening in 
the gromet, so that the end can be filed 
down slightly. Nicks filed in upper 
half for head to set in. Fig. 4 is a 
cross section of the head of the “set”, 


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Wind,Water and Matches. 
°° Harry! Irwin, 
showing the method used to set the nail. 
5 is the washer cap on top of handle; 
6 is detail of block; 7 is the “iron 
washer” counter-sunk in both, handle 
and block, in the latter it is: gounter- 
sunk, in addition to the thickness. ; of:; 
washer to the depth of the thickness of... 
the thimble, this to hold the thimble — 


from slipping when in use. Fig. 8 
shows the completed “set.” 
HARRY IRWIN, Monticello, N. Y. 

Improvised Handles 
F you wish to lift a bowl or hot dish, 
frying pan or coffee pot, provide 
yourself with a set of 
sticks, three or four in 
number, some _ short, 
for the table and some 
long-handled for the 
fireplace. Get a bough 
withacrookinit. Split 
the short end with 
your hunting knife, 
and pry the end open 
so it will slip into the 
dish easily. One can 
use them as a substi- 
tute for handles and 
thereby obviate the 
necessity of carrying 
handled dishes which 
are very awkward to 
carry in a pack. 
ALBERT MCDOWELL, 
Los Angeles, Cal. 

Broiling Small 
Fish 
LEAN them and 
fasten them by 
’ the head to a slender, 
flexible, birch branch. 
Stick the other end of 
the branch into the 
ground at an angle 
that will allow the fish 
to hang just»in front 
of the, fire, where it 
. can gét the most heat. 
Put. a piece of pork 
on the head, so that 
the pork fat will run 
down and baste the 
fish. Turn and watch 
it carefully that it 
may be cooked evenly. Serve and eat at 
once. Beefsteak and mutton chops 
may be cooked the same way. Of 
course, the blaze must be clear, and the 
meat must be at a distance to get the 
most intense heat without any smoke. 
Sada 
New York City. 
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