Small corn is often injured by lumps of dirt being thrown on it when cultivating. If these are not removed the corn may grow to one side or may lie flat on the ground. In order that I need not get off the cultivator to remove such lumps, I made a rake out of an old fork. The tines were heated and bent, as shown. An iron rod may be used for the handle, but the wooden one is light and easy to hold.
Curious Support for Call Bell
Two highly polished horns fitted into a polished wooden base and banded with silver form the support for a call bell shown in the illustration. A tapper, which rests beside the stand, was made of a deer hoof.—James M. Kane, Doylestown, Pa.
Ordinary Pen Converted into Fountain Pen
An ordinary penholder and pen point may be easily converted into a fountain pen, with the aid of a brass paper clip of the kind shown. The cap is pried off and the prongs straightened. One of the prongs is cut to suitable length, and the end bent as indicated. It is then inserted in the penholder, and adjusted to ¹⁄₈ in. from the end of the pen point. The ink is placed between the bent clip and pen point, from where it feeds evenly as needed. This kink is helpful when using the heavier drawing inks, as well as with writing inks.—R. L. Templin, Champaign, Ill.
Screwdriver Made from Buttonhook
Losing a sewing-machine screwdriver, I easily made another by cutting off the hook end of a buttonhook with a chisel. The cut end was placed upon a piece of iron and, with a hammer, formed into a screwdriver in a few minutes. The rounded top of the buttonhook makes it convenient to handle or hang up.—E. M Bierwagen, South Bend, Ind.