PLAN No. 439. MENDING BROKEN CHINA
A young lady in a western town of 25,000 people, where there were several studios for decorating china, was surprised to learn of the large number of beautiful and expensive pieces that were broken, through carelessness or accident, and decided to try her hand as a mender of this broken ware. Having the formula for making a mending glue to be found [in this book], she called at one of the studios and asked for permission to take one or two of the cheaper broken pieces home with her, to see what she could do with them.
She at once prepared the glue very carefully and, with infinite patience and skill, devoted one hour to the permanent putting together of a broken vase she had brought with her from the studio. When it was completed, she was greatly surprised to find that only by the closest scrutiny could she herself detect where the break had been, and letting it dry until the next day, she took it back to the studio.
The proprietor was amazed to see how perfectly the broken parts had been put together, and at once gave her a number of the more expensive vases, pitchers, etc., to mend, naming a price for the work that surprised her. She mended these with the same skill and success that attended her first efforts, and now she is making a living doing this work for studios, as well as for many wealthy families in the town.
PLAN No. 440. BIOCHEMICAL—U. S. SEE [PLAN No. 217]
PLAN No. 441. PURE COUNTRY TOMATO SAUCE
To make a small quantity of real country tomato sauce, to be used as a sample, a farmer’s wife in a section of country noted for its highly flavored fruits and vegetables, used the following ingredients:
Four pounds of ripe tomatoes; 2 pounds of peeled onions; 5 ounces light brown sugar; 4 ounces of salt; 21⁄2 pints cider vinegar; 1 teaspoonful black ground pepper; and 3 teaspoonfuls red pepper.
She ground the tomatoes through a grinder, and then added the onions by running them through the grinder also. She then added the other articles, and boiled in a porcelain kettle for about two hours, stirring it quite often to prevent it from sticking to the bottom. She then put it up in 6-ounce bottles, that would sell for 20 cents each, and submitted samples of her product to a wholesale grocery house. The president of the company was so impressed with its excellence that he offered to incorporate a company and erect a manufactory for the purpose of producing the sauce in quantities, under the direct personal supervision of this woman. She accepted the offer, was elected treasurer of the company, and is to-day drawing a salary of $4,000 a year, besides receiving dividends that amount to as much more.
PLAN No. 442. BIOLOGIST—U. S. SEE [PLAN No. 217]
PLAN No. 443. BLACKSMITH FOR U. S. SEE [PLAN No. 217]
PLAN No. 444. BOILERMAKER FOR U. S. SEE [PLAN No. 217]
PLAN No. 445. BOOKBINDER FOR U. S. SEE [PLAN No. 217]
PLAN No. 446. BOOKKEEPER FOR U. S. SEE [PLAN No. 217]
PLAN No. 447. A SIMPLE DANDELION DESTROYER
Having discovered a simple yet effective method of destroying dandelions without digging up the roots, injuring the grass or otherwise disfiguring the lawns, a middle-aged landscape gardener in an eastern city made a great deal of money by taking contracts to destroy these perennial pests in hundreds of lawns, being frequently offered $100 by a wealthy householder if he would successfully eradicate them from the premises.
All he used for this purpose was sulphate of copper, which he bought by the barrel at less than 5 cents per pound, but which he sold at 25 cents per pound to those who wished to apply it themselves, though in most cases property owners preferred to have him do the work himself, and while there was no great labor involved, it usually paid him at the rate of $2.50 an hour, the material used costing about 20 cents, as one pound of the sulphate will make about four gallons of the solution, which is applied with a sprayer, sprinkling the tops of the plants liberally. This effectually destroys the dandelion, while the blue grass or clover of the lawn is not injured in the slightest degree by its application.