Show TRICK WITH A PLATE Here Is a way to balance a china plate on tho point of c needle and even to cause It to spin steadily upon this delicate deli-cate support Cut two corks down tho t middle and In tho ends of the four halves thus obtained Insert forks Inclined to the smooth slues of tho corks at a little loss C 1 r I 1 I than right angles Place these four corkn as In the Illustration Around tho rim of the plato at equal distances from ono another an-other and see that the teeth of tho forks aro lu contact with the rim of the plate to prevent them fro swaying With a little care this plato can now be balanced on tho point of a needle whoso eye has been burled In the cork of an upright bottle By giving It a gcntlo rotary motion tho plato may bo made to spin around which It will do for quite a Ions time |