--Contributed by James M. Kane, Doylestown, Pa.
** Clamping a Cork [33]
It is aggravating to continually break the cork of the stock
mucilage bottle because of its sticking to the neck of the bottle
after a supply has been poured out. If a stove bolt is inserted
lengthwise through the cork with a washer on each end and the nut
screwed up tightly, as shown in the sketch, the cork may be made
to last longer than the supply of mucilage and can be placed in a
new bottle and used over and over again.
[Illustration: Cork Clamp]
** Withdrawing Paper from under an Inverted Bottle [33]
Invert a bottle on a piece of paper near the edge of a table top
and ask anyone to remove the paper without overturning the bottle.
They will at once jerk the paper with the result that the bottle
will turn over. To remove the paper just strike the table top with
your right fist while pulling the paper slowly with your left
hand. As you strike the table the bottle will jump and release the
paper.
--Contributed by Maurice Baudier, New Orleans, La.
** Emergency Tire Repair [33]
A bone collar button makes a good substitute for a plug in
repairing a puncture in a single-tube bicycle tire.
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