The Extra and Narrow Table Leaf Carries the Electric Sockets for the Cooking Apparatus
The usual method of running a wire from a chandelier or wall bracket to a heating device on the dining-room table is inconvenient as well as unsightly. This I overcome by making a special narrow leaf to put in the extension top into which sockets are set flush for extension wires. These are connected to a floor socket, or a line can be run under the carpet or rug.—Contributed by Maurice Baudier, New Orleans, La.
Dressing for Fishline
A quick-drying dressing for fishlines may be prepared as follows: Mix equal parts of boiled linseed oil and gold sizing; apply this to the line in a moderately thick coat. Dressing which will not dry as rapidly but which will resist the water as well is made by melting together 4 parts of paraffin and 1 part of resin. Melt the paraffin in a deep metal vessel over a small fire, and add the resin after the paraffin has dissolved. Care must be taken not to permit the fire to come into contact with the mixture. Allow it to cool slightly and then coil the line in the vessel. Draw it through a piece of wet sponge held between the fingers. This will cool the mixture rapidly and the line may then be stretched and polished with a wet rag.—Contributed by A. E. Tetu, Ottawa, Canada.
Utensil Rack for Camp Fire
Iron Pipes Held by Pointed Steel Rods Provide a Simple and Satisfactory Support for Cooking Utensils in the Camp
A compact, simple device for holding cooking utensils over a camp fire is shown in the sketch. It may be collapsed into a small bundle and is of light weight, factors which are important in camping equipment. The device consists of two sections of pipe, A, supported on rods, B, having eyes bent at their upper ends. The lower end of the supports is pointed and may be driven into the ground so as to spread the pipes more at one end than at the other, thus providing for large as well as small utensils.
Wheelbarrow as Tennis-Court Marker
