The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1869-04-01
HOugekeeper's Corner.
Nc FnmiIr ToO1 Chesf.


Much inconvenience and consider
able expense might be saved if it were
the general custom to keep in every
house. certain tools for the purpose Of
performing at home what are called
small Jobs, instead of Being always
obliged to send for a mechanic and
pay him for executing little things
that in most cases could be sufficiently
well done by manor boy belonging
to the family provided proper instru-
ments were at hand. The cost of these
articles is trifing, and the advantages
Of always having them in the house
are far beyond the expense.
The following list eomprehends the
most useful articles: There should be
an axe, hatchet, a saw, a large wood
saw also, with buck OF stand if wood
is burned, a claw-hammer, a mallet,
two gimiets of different sizes, two
screW-drivers, a ehisel, a small plane,
one or Two iack knives, a pair Of large
scissors or shears, and a carpet fork or
stretcher, also an assortment Of nails
Of various sizes, from large spikes
down to small tacks, and not forget
ting bFass-headed nails; screws Of va
riOus sizes, as well as hooks, viii be
found very convenient.
The nails and screws should be kept
in wooden box made with divisions
to 3 separate the different sorts, for
it is very troublesome to have them
mixed. Care should be taken to keep
up thesupply, lest it should run out
unexpectedly, and the deficiency Cause
delay and iBconvenience at time
when they. are specially wanted. G
Itais well to have somewhere ia
the lower part of the house o deep,
light closet, appropriated entirely To
tools and things Of equal utility, for
executing promptly suCh little repairs
as may be required. This closet
should have at least one large shelf,
and that about three feet from the
floor Beneath this shelf may be 4
deep drawer, divided into two com
partments. This drawer may. contain
cakes Of glue, pieces of chalk, and
balls of twine of different sizes and
quality. There may also be shelves
at the sides of the closet for glue-pots,
paste-pots and brushes, pots for black,
white, green and red paints, cans Of
painting oil, paint-brushes, etc.
Against the wall, above the large
shelf let the tools be suspended or
laid across nails OF hooks Of proper
size. This is much better than keep
ing them in a box where they may Be
injured BY rubbing against each 9TH
er, and the band may be hurt, by
feeling among them for the thing that
is wanted. But when they are hung
up against the wall Of the closet, Of
course each tool can be seen at a
g'ancC. -r
+ l have seen an excellent and sim
pie contrivanGe for designating the
exact place allotted to all these arti-
cles in a very complete tool clOset.--
On the wall, directly under tue large
nails unsupported the tools, is drawn
with a small brush, dipped in paint
or ink, an outline representation Of
the tool or Instrument belonging TO
that particular place, so that when
bringing back any tool that has been,
taken away for use, the exact spot to
which it belongs can be found in
moment, and all confusion in puttinS
them up and finding them again is
thus prevented Canada Farmer.