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Show - - - - - - THE USEFUL HAIRPIN . An observant man is Chris Billopp of the Baltimore Sun , who whowutes whowiites whwntes ( wutes wiites an informing informmg essay on the uses of the hairpin , in which he hedescrIbes hedescribes hdescribes ( descrIbes that implement a as a small smaIl wire bent double in the mId- mId mIddle middle middie - dle , , and convenient convement for : Getting the meat out of walnuts , pecans , , and so forth foith fOI th ; Twisting TWlstmg aiound alound around the hub of a toy automobile to keep kelp ( the thewheel thewheel thewheel wheel fiom flom coming off ; Picking Plckmg the teeth , if done in 1n 7n ithe the privacy of one's ones ' bedroom ; \ Making 1\Iakmg 1 Iakmg emeigency emelgency emergency icpans lepans repairs in the electrical lighting system systemthough , though you had better be pietty pletty caieful caleful careful if 1f 7f you don't dont ' ' want to be beelectrocuted beelectrocuted b belectrocuted < electrocuted ; ; For cleaning cleamng tobacco pipes and making holes m In cigars that thatwon't tha\\ tha thaon't ' won't wont \ \ \ on't ont ' draw ; for fishing fIshmg for coins coms that have fallen into mto cracks ; for forpmning forpinning to : pinning pmning cuitains cui tains tams to CUI cuitam curtain tam rods ; for improvising ImprovIsmg a link Imk for a abroken abroken ; broken chain cham ; ; for holding holdmg an undershht undershh undershirt t together when a vital vitalbutton vitalbutton vitabutton button has come off in m the wash . For perforating the cap of a saltshaker salt shaker in damp weather weatherfor ; for picking pichmg a stubborn cork out of the mouth of a bottle ; for a abook abook ; book maik malk ; for buttoning buttomng gloves ; for picking locks ; for runnmg running runnmgstrmgs runningstrings runnmjstrings strmgs strings thiough thlough through bi biassieres aSSIeres ; ; for tools for deh delis delicate ate clay modelmg modeling modelingfor ; for a hook to keep the door of the medicine cabinet shut and for forother forother fo : other domestic projects too numerous to mention . Then 1\11 1 11 Mr \ Mr.Billopp MrBillopp ' . . BIIlopp Billopp adds : "Is Is " it any wonder , then , that when a hahpm haiiprn hail pin is needed to pm pin pm1n pinin pinjn 1n in the hair , , one can never be found 1 ? " |