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By Handicraft RAZOR BLADE SAW Useful for Model Makers TJOYS who build model aeroplanes, boats, and toys can make a useful saw from a razor blade. The saw will make neat slots In small pieces of wood when It would be Impossible to use an ordinary saw. Fix about iin. of a razor blade in a vice, or between two heavy pieces of flat iron, and snap the blade in half lengthwise (Pig. 2). Then, with a RAZOR BLADE* saw cutting SAW toot-x EDGb> J«..| tv tUOt/V w 0 RAZOR. BIAPE*» VISE ©BLADE* BROKEN IN HALF©BLADE* CHIPPED ALONG EDGE" WITH PLIERS I ©BLADE MOUNTED IN WOODEN HANDIfe". pair of pliers, break oft small pieces to form a sawlike edge. With a little care a number of very rugged and sharp points can be formed to make the teeth of the saw. Any type of small wooden handle, such as a pfen handle, will serve to hold the saw. Cut a groove about fin. deep in the end of the holder to take the saw, and then bind It securely in place with fine wire. Paper Drinking Cup ©FOLD A SQUARE FOLD THIS. OF PAPER* IN CORNER OVER, HALF DIAGONALLY AS SHOWN ZSNNOW FOLD OVER. f7\ FOLD DOWN VS/OTHER, BOTTOM \3ZtOP PIECES CORNER* AND TO FORM TH& DRINKING CUP Tj'OLD a 91n. square of clean paper as shown In the accompanying illustrations and you will have a neat little drinking cup for picnics or hikes. MATCH PROBLEM CAN you arrange the eight matches shown In the illustration so that they firm two squares and four triangles? The solution will be given next week. BALANCING FEAT Teacup on Pencil Point TO balance a teacup on a pencil point put a cork firmly through the cup handle, and stick a fork into the cork with two prongs on either side of the handle and the handle of the fork under the cup. With a little practice and a steady hand you will be able to balance the cup and fork on the point of a pencil as shown in the illustration. SHADOWS ON THE WALL’ s BY placing your fingers as shown In the illustration, you can make the shadow of two birds on the wall. Move your lingers and wrists to make the birds appear to play or light. DRAW FOR. PLEASURE*' A HOME. IN APPIEVUIL CsD 1 GO OQ STAGE. J FIRST. DRAW AN APPUL>. STAGE-2. THEN DRAW THE-* > DIAMETERS, AND ADO THE DOOR.,WINDOW AND BASE OF FLUE* STAGE* 3 DRAW IN THE DETAILS OUTLINE WITH INDIAN INK .AND TINT WITH* WATER, COLOURS... MOUNT FUJIYAMA ON ATTRACTIVE JAPANESE STAMPS yi.wr % -v -rp— - t -r tti v-rv * **** - , A if mm mm m wmm nPHE four stamps Illustrated were Issued by Japan in July, 1936, and show views of Mount Fujiyama, “the King of Japanese mountains," and the Fujl-Hakone National Park. ' The highest point In Mount Fu]l-yama Is 12,395 ! feet. Great streams of lava flowed from a crater on the summit of the mountain in ancient times. The slopes of the mountain are cultivated to a height of about 1,600 feet. The stamps are beautifully printed. The 1J sen Is chocolate, the 3 sen green, the 6 sen red, and the 10 sen blue.

J" Superior in Quality and Purity. * LANE'S HAS VALUABLE ADDED INGREDIENTS W Is more easily digested by the youngest or weakest stomach. LANE'S IS VERY MUCH NICER TO TAKE You get more good out of Lane’s because— LANE'S HAS MORE GOOD PUT INTO ITI These are just a few of the reasons why LANE’S is best for Coughs* Colds, Croup, Asthma, Bronchitis ana Incipient Consumption, etc. 2/9 and 4/9 a bottle at all Chemists and Stores.

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Evening Star, Issue 22596, 13 March 1937, Page 8

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Page 8 Advertisements Column 1 Evening Star, Issue 22596, 13 March 1937, Page 8

Page 8 Advertisements Column 1 Evening Star, Issue 22596, 13 March 1937, Page 8