Aa Seen by Popular Mechanics Magazine Crutches c~ Casters for: Dog to Help Cure injury Paralyzed in the -him! limbs a? the result of being, si nick bv :n> automobile, “Sport,” a pet do's owned by n Wisconsin man. was pronounced m oUrablc and, preparations were made to chloroform hjm ' Hut an inventive veterinarian heard of the ‘‘asp. designed a roller cage hi which “Sport <-nu!d push himself about with his forelegs and now the dog is said to be well on the road to recovery. Strip? of scrap iron were bent and bolted to form the support, which, when completed, resembled the frame for a small kennel. “Sport's” injured members were held from the floor by means'of bandages passed under Ins body and over the top loops of Ihe cage, where they were lied with strings. The dog was taught fo use ■the: contraption by placing him m it before lie was given his food, and hr would then push himself along do his dish. Now he lias learned to bark until die’.is put into his wheel chair and manages to travel a considerable distance each day. The gradual exercise and protection to the injured limbs are working.wlfat is'expected to be a complete cure. Connecting Phones to AmplTer There is a; right and a wrong way to connect phones -. to ;an amidifier. It they arc incorrectly connected they become demagnetized and soon lose their sensitivity. ’ The simplest way to find which is ijir host connect-on. is 1° plea dll' :phones in at the last «<ep of a-mpl*' lii-Ht.ion'and tune tin* receiver to the loudest possible signal; then .remove ihf* phone caps arid lift, mv’.'edge «d lie diaphragm with the linger until it. clears the edge of the shell When ihe phones are connected :n one direction, you will observe a stronger pull than whop, the connections' are reversed. When the connections are so placed as to obtain the greate-l pull on the diaphragm, pdt. a mark on he phone terminal that was connected . to the plate of the tube Thereafter always connect the marked ft rnunal to tint plate. * * * Manicure Set on Neck Ribbon Holds Tools in Handle A manicure set so small it can be hung on a ribbon worn'around the neck carries all the various instruments in a hollow tube, which forms the handle for the article? when in use. Any of the tyois may be adjusted ill - place in a. few moments and Novel "One-Boy” Sees a”/ Most playground seesaws require two persons fo operate them. Finding this feature objectionable, , a -rVI uz are a? easily manipulated as the ordinary kinds. Resembling a fountain pen. the compact, set is'-mail enough fo be carried In-'a purse or pocket. The parts are protected, against loss or rust and injury by a.closely lilting cap. schoolhov with .an inventive turn of muni devised a seesaw equipped with a movable couni erweight., which enabled him to operate it alone. The counterweight consists of a wooden box placed near one end, and wo lengths of I by 2-in. -wood, .attached to the box and to a pair of handles, which are pivoted on the seesaw within easy arh of the operator. The distance from the. box to the center of the seesaw should be about the same as that, from the renter to the seat on (he other end. A quantity of sand, approximately equal in weight to that of the one using the seesaw is pul. in the box. and then by moving die box back and forth the balance c.in be readily changed, causing the seesaw to work just as if two persons were operating it. The counterweight '■ml of the seesaw is boarded in as shown to confine the movement of the sand box. * + * 1 Coloring Brass Gray To color brass gray, first, clean the surface, off with alcohol, polish it to an wen finish, making sure that all grease am! finger marks are removed, then immerse, the work in a solution of arsenic chloride (poison), 1 ox., and water, 1 pt... until the desired shade is obtained. Wash in clean warm water, dry in boxwood sawdust,* and warm and lacquer with a thin pale solution of blenched shellac, in methyl alcohol, using a broad camcl's-hair brush.
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Feilding Star, Volume 3, Issue 319, 21 July 1925, Page 6
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