The gummed flaps on envelopes for first-class mail are generally short, and for sending photographs or second-class matter these short flaps do not stay tucked in. The solution is to lengthen the flap, by pasting on a sheet of paper, using the gum thereon.—G. N. Neary, New York, N. Y.
Revolving Outdoor Lunch Table
The Persons Seated around the Table Help Themselves to the Food Conveniently by Turning the Central Top
Picnic parties on one of the Maine lakes make much use of a large table, having a revolving top, so that the lunch may be placed on the center portion and the persons seated around the board may help themselves handily. The stationary top is supported on several cross braces of 2 by 4 in. stuff, and the revolving top, pivoted at the center, is carried on wooden roller bearings, fixed near its circumference. The lower portion of the table is in the form of cupboards which are padlocked, providing storage space for equipment left for the use of picnickers. The table is set under a pergola, which provides shade. Benches, curved to fit the table, may be used conveniently with it. A small table of this type is practical as a children’s play table, providing convenient storage space for toys and other articles.—E. E. Dickson, Holyoke, Mass.
¶When, in papering a bathroom with the same tiled paper on sides and ceiling, the paper does not match in the ceiling corners, place a strip of quarter-round there, and color it to suit the paper.
A Penny-in-the-Slot Newspaper Stand
A silent, yet very successful “newsboy” is shown in the photograph reproduced. Each rack holds one of the daily newspapers. The passer-by puts a penny in the slot and selects his paper. The penny falls down a chute, striking a bell, as evidence that the customer has paid. Hundreds of papers are sold from this rack each day without the aid of the newsboy’s shouts. The slanting shelves make it unnecessary to provide weights for the papers.—M. F. Hall, St. Louis, Mo.