A rack to hold a large and small broom, dust-pan, and brush, should measure three feet long, three inches wide, and be made out of a seven-eighths-inch board. Bevel the edges and place four brass hooks in the front, as shown in the drawing, from which to hang the broom, dust-pan, etc.
Brooms should always be dampened and put away, handle down, according to the advice of an old broom-maker, who claims that by so doing the straws are kept from becoming brittle and the broom lasts much longer. The brooms should therefore have screw-eyes placed in the handle, just above the tin binding, to hang upon the hooks, as shown in the illustration.
The rack should be screwed to the wall.
Fig. 47.—A Fly-killer.
Fly-papers and poisons are deadly enemies to the house-fly, but none are as effectual or as quick acting as
The Fly-killer, shown in [Fig. 47]. This simple device consists of a piece of screen-wire, about four by five inches, stuck into a slot made in the end of a stick, and fastened in place with tacks driven through the end of the handle and clinched upon the under side.
If possible, cut the wire with a selvage along the front edge, and trim the roughness from the other edges to prevent scratching.