Starting Garden Plants
In starting small plants to get them hardy and ready to plant in the early spring provide separate receptacles of paper, then the plant can be set out without trouble and it will grow as if it had never been moved. Procure some heavy paper and make the cups as shown in the sketch.
The Paper Cup Starts One Plant and When Reset No Damage Results from the Change
The paper is cut into squares, the size depending on the plant, and each square is folded on the dotted line AB. This forms a triangle of a double thickness. The next fold is made on the line CD, bringing the point E over to F. Then the paper is folded over on the line FG, bringing the point H over to C. This will leave a double-pointed end at J. The parts of this point are separated and folded down on the sides which form the cup as shown.
These cups are filled with earth and set into earth placed in a box. The seeds are planted within the cups. When it comes time for transplanting, the cup with the plant is lifted out and set in the garden without damage to the plant roots. The paper soon rots away and gives no trouble to the growing plant.
Gas Stove for the Dining Table
The stove is made of one piece of No. 6 gauge brass wire and a 6-in. length of ¹⁄₂-in. gas pipe, A. Drill six ¹⁄₁₆-in. holes in the side of the pipe, spacing them evenly. Turn a cap on one end of the pipe and fit a hose cock on the other. Start with the ends of the wire and make one turn around the pipe, then make loops at both sides, to serve as feet, and shoulders, on which to set the bread in making toast. From this point, where the wires come together, twist them for a length of 6 in. They are then spread and formed into a circle about 4 in. in diameter. The other side, or upright, is made in the same manner as making the first part.
The Stove Takes the Place of an Electric Stove Where There is Only a Gas Supply