Evening star., 1916-08-13

be hooked around the top edge also.
Two double strips one-half the width
of each side to form wicks should be
sewed on the top of each side and al
lowed to extend over about two and
one-half or three inches in the pan of
water. The bottom of the covering
should extend to lower edge of case.
Place the refrigerator in a shady
place where the air will circulate
around it-freely. Keep the wicks in the
supply of fresh water in the upper pan.
This water is carried down the sides Of
this cloth by capillary attraction and
when evaporation takes place. the heat
is taken from the inside. thereby lower
ing the temperature. On dry, hot days
a temperature of so degrees can be OBJ
tanned IN this refrigerator.
Asked as to the efficacy of this re-
frigerator. Miss Scott declared it to be
entirely satisfactory. and quoted from
the experience of an Oklahoma woman
who keeps the milk from three cows
perfectly sweet in an atmosphere ten
degrees cooler than the outside air and
states that since she has had it her
milk and cream and butter have bee1
much improved.
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The roller tray and serving tray is
thing of beauty as well as of utility,
and if made according to the directions
of the Department Of Agriculture ca I
be constructed at a cost of dolla..
This convenience comprises china
closet, serving table and roller tray all
in one. AS built for one dollar. a box
five inches deep for the top is used
with wooden posts for legs. Dimer-
sions: Top of table. thirty one and one-
half inches long by sixteen and one
v,iv
inches high, and a serving compartment
five inches deep.
Below this compartment linen and
silver drawer two and one-haf inches
deep was placed, with little knobs to
open the drawer either side. The
top of the table is put on hinges and
straps or small chains fastened to it to
keep the top from falling back too far
when opened. The bottom of the serv-
ing compartment is five inches below
this top.
Around the sides of this compartment
are little screw hooks on which the
cups may be hung. In this compart-
ment is space for serving dishes for six.
Below this serving compartment is a
drawer which is divided in the center
by one-half inch strip. One side is
used for the linen and one side for the
silver. The side used for the silver is
lined with blue outing flannel because
this serves the same purpose and is
cheaper than felt.
A spool cut into halves makes the
knobs for the drawer and a pair of
these knobs are placed on each side so
that the drawer can be used from either
side. The legs are square pieces of
wood one and one-half inches square
with rollers. Sometimes old rubber
tired wheels from toy wagons or dis
carded baby coaches are used. This is
an Improvement because the tray rolls
noiselessly.
In some cases the legs from old tables
are used in place of having these made.
At each end two brackets are placed
so that the table can be pushed or
placed into the serving compartment
with one handling only.
The club work in Allegheny county,
Virginia, has far been reproductive
of the most fruitful results in labor
saving devices" continued Miss Scott.
with this club as a nucleus. five others
have been formed which have all done
good work. Mrs. Margaret King of
Low Moor, the president of the origi-
nal club, shouul be especially COM