Utilizing Old Brush Handles

The handle cut from an old dusting brush, fitted with the brass end of a shotgun shell, makes a first-class tool handle. The handle is cut off at A and the wood cut down to fit tightly into the brass shell.—Contributed by James M. Kane, Doylestown, Pa.


Tincture-of-iodine stains may be removed from clothing or the skin by using strong ammonia water.