Doors of cabinets often have an annoying tendency to swing shut when articles are being removed from the shelves. To overcome this trouble with a kitchen cabinet, I fitted brackets of No. 9 gauge wire into the sides of the cabinet, the wire being bent to the shape shown in the sketch. When the doors are to be held open, the wires are slid forward from their original position, as indicated by the dotted lines, and set in front of the doors. Before the doors are closed, the wires are quickly snapped back into place.—A. S. Thomas, Amherstburg, Ont., Canada.
“Switchboard” Protects Milker from Cow’s Tail
The Legend Put On the “Switchboard” by the Boys Shows How They Value It
A simple and effective device for guarding a person milking a cow from being hit in the face by the cow’s tail is made of a board, about 10 in. wide and 5 ft. long. This is hung by two wire hooks from a long wire running lengthwise of the stable just over the front edge of the gutter. It is moved along with the milker and effectually protects his face while milking. The device was made by a Wisconsin farmer after nearly losing the sight of an eye in being hit by a cow’s tail. He tried tying the tails of the cows while milking them, but found by actual test that some cows dropped down as much as 25 per cent in milk production when their tails were tied. The “switchboard” gives the cows the necessary freedom.—D. S. B., Wisconsin Live Stock Breeders’ Association.
Reflected-Light Illumination with Homemade Arrangement
“Friend wife” does not complain any longer because of poor light over the kitchen stove. The windows in the kitchen were so disposed that the light was partly shut off from the stove by the person standing before it. I solved the difficulty in this way: A small window was cut directly back of the stove, in a partition between the kitchen and an adjoining storeroom, locating it just a few inches above the top of the stove. A mirror was placed, after some experimenting, so that the light from an outside window in the storeroom was reflected through the small window in the partition and onto the top of the stove. Plenty of light was thus afforded. Various adaptations of this arrangement may be worked out.—F. E. Brimmer, Dalton, N. Y.
Bedroom Shade and Curtains Arranged for Thorough Ventilation
This Arrangement of Curtains and Shade Permits Through Ventilation in the Sleeping Room