Lithe Branches Cut in the Woods are Used for the Framework, Which is Covered with Mosquito Netting
When it is undesirable to stay in a camping tent, on warm nights or during the day when a siesta is taken, a mosquito shelter can be made of materials readily available at most camping places. The arrangement, as shown, is made as follows: Procure a number of pliable switches, about ³⁄₄ in. in diameter, and 8 or 10 ft. long, willow or similar growths. Sharpen the butts, and force them into the ground in two rows, 3¹⁄₂ ft. apart. Bend the tops together, and tie them in arches of the same height, as indicated. Next, tie a ridge binder the entire length. Cover the frame with mosquito netting, providing an entrance at one end. The shelter shown is for one person, but may easily be made larger. The fly, supported on a rope between posts or trees, affords shade.—J. T. Trammell, Milwaukee, Wis.
¶The annoyance of a chair rocking on a bare floor, especially a child’s rocking chair, may be overcome by tacking sections of garden hose along the curved rockers. If properly done this also adds to the comfort of the chair.
Rustic Well for a Bazaar or Fair Booth
A feature of a bazaar which attracted much attention was a rustic well from which a pretty girl dipped cool drinks with the aid of an “old oaken bucket.” The arrangement may also be used at an outdoor fair or lawn party.
A Pretty Country Maid, Delicious Lemonade, a Peep into the Well, and Music from a Phonograph Were Attractions at This Booth
A corner of the room was marked off by a rail fence and turnstile. The floor was covered with green cloth and green excelsior, for grass. The well was constructed as shown in the detail sketch. Half of a barrel, B, with the head removed, was inverted, and a mirror, C, was set in a shallow pan of water on the floor. The pan was surrounded with pebbles, D, and a framework, E, built over the barrel. The supply of lemonade was kept cool in the tub G, behind the partition. When the bucket A was lowered into the well, by means of the sweep, it was filled by pouring the beverage in the trough F. The bucket was then raised and the drinks served from it, a cocoanut-shell dipper being used.
So many persons became curious to learn how the well was constructed, that an admission fee was charged to pass the turnstile, and the reward was a peep at the reflection in the mirror at the bottom of the well.—Susan E. W. Jocelyn, New Haven, Conn.