New-York tribune., 1911-01-29

cbaircoal fire was sputtering away on
che lecturers desk and shooting inso-
lent little sparks into his goldsmith 5
smock, quite unappreciative of the prlVl-
lere. seldom conferred on charcoal, OF ap-
nearing In a Columbia University lecture
hall. but Edward Thatcher, instructor III
manual training at Teachers College, had
come across the campus with mission
from which he was not 10 be deferred py
charcoal fire, even II IL did spit sparks at
him He was telling the assembled classes
IN metalurgy and fine arts how TO make
jewelry with and 10 cent tools Ihere Is
no reason after all. It seems. why any one
with a desire TO make arts and crafts
watch fobS should be hindered by the eN-
pense Of a regular outfit.
Every one OF these tools ] have here
began the solemn young man. jingling
nile OF hammers. files and scraps of brass.
came from the and 10 cent stores or
vorse-and with them you can make Just
as good iewelry as YOU could with the most
expensive outfit. This hammer. now cost
only cents. and it's fine TO pouhd Win
or course. IL may break al the second
stroke or II may last month. Ih e'.nc'
case Won can get another for nickel 1he
fllnE I
SCISSORS. so YOU must use chiSel ana
hsnr,or II vou want TO make holes say
for belt buckle one OF these nai sets Is
fine You have To grind it down to a point
,bon hammer it into your sheet OF praSS'
,rbs.a lamn shades over which the Christ
mas magazines wax eloquent are no'hlls
49,, hrass and holes You can keep on
punching them FOR days al a 'i''0 ID 'N'
think it's worth while.
"XoD, Suppose you wanted &" MAKE
hooI-a real hammered brass howl-Nou
uould get round piece OF brass "o""-
town II you could II not-WeU some ivy
7 knew cut up their mother coPp- ooC
tom wash boiler TO make her a Hnse'D wv" =
ANYWAY. YOU get your piece OF n- a. an
~ # isn't soft enough you VIII ""'O
soften H. Make fire IN the od0N ar"
a gas stove will do. Of course-dI'u "e'' ~
thoroughly; then cool it i'm water ana II
ready 10 hammer. one way Is TO p"t 'ue
Hat niece OF brass over rouhocu "oI' ''
a niece of hardwood and hammer il 40"
in 60 At the hole. The other way l. 10 se'
the fat piece upon round s'alo Slna''e'
than Il is and hammer the cusv9 u@u" @ II
around the outside of the stahu' I,n
very little hammering you can set ''sn'
decent-shaped bowl OF course IL n'anea
quite a racket and If you HNe III q '',,.
YOUR nelshbors may object IL - INV
for the country, though' ,, ot,.,,,
The charcoal fire by TINS ''ihe 10" -,
~ oxrostulating and gone to sleep rgn'
" a. ,,ofessor's nose-a reprehensloie
'oonsding 10 which the class had not oeeh
,ar,,,tsd owing 10 their possession OF the
,ense OF hearing during the hammerihs
r.rocess But Il woke with nervous start
h.r the professor said, Now, II you nave
a. bast vour work" and by the time ne
,.as ehovinc the class how TO solder there
rs an amiahle little bed Of Goals all reauH
for him ,e
Va, can get gas tongs or pliers maze OF
cas, iron for handling hot metal al tae q
ond N cent stores. and any number OF pm
IS Eor fine work you Will have 70 use
blounipe in order 10 get a very hol NAME
ub.n Won want to solder. II you nave s"9
II is easy. Just buy what we cah com
hined hlowpipe. and attach the 'uoe 10 ''o
hnrner. If you have no gas, you WIZ Ito,
"a go back 10 primitive methods. for '"e
ar. vou can have nice little charcoal one
ne tbIs" 0he penitent Goals b'uS'eu ioi
;oy and shsme) lin a scent WASH 'dS'
With holes in the bottom. Then, Wheh your
hits Of work are prepared with the souer
and tied together with copper WIRE you
stick them in the bed Of Goals. An aicohoi
torch. which | confess cost over 81 Oh d
,arov candle. which didn't snppheS '''
fame. and for a blowpipe YOU can use al
most anything a penny pine stolen from
YOUR sisters who blow bubbles. makes
sne one. and If you stick iuatcn IN one
.rd aud then burn a hole through II lenglh-
u.i,s with a hot needle you can get the
enest kind OF fame. just as well as WIN
rho most EXPENSIVE blowpipe in the market
"rhe best blowpipe, though, is curtain
rod You see. the curtain always rams
down. and IL it stays up It's not hyglenlc'
so n Is much better to use the roo for
blower In the beginning"
Professional dignity and classroonh oe'
cor1m vanished. as the big man Leaned
over the b-cent wash basin and puffed away
81 IN. curtain rod. However, he made the
thin blue point of fame which was the
achievement in mind The class expected
monnentarily 20 see him burn his tongue,
but the lecture came TO an end without
any mishap The charcoal fire gave up the
ghost and the Tribune reporter made bold
10 approach the master Of ceremonies for
further light.