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Show CRIB FROM CLOTHES BA8KET. Useful Contrivance That Can Easily Be Made at Home. Tho matorlals required for this crib aro n clothes basket with a wooden bottom, four legs of plno two Inches ' squuro and 12 inches long, two pieces of plno board one-quarter Inch thick, three Inches wide, and as long as tho bottom of tho basket, two pieces oft samo board as width of basket bottom, bot-tom, and four ball bearing furnlturo castors, tho kind put on with four scrows. With a gimlet and scrow driver "-v woman easily can mako tho crlu as follows: Fasten tho quartor Inch by thrco Inch boards to tho outsldo of the four legs, about two Inches from tho bottom, with ono Inch screws, two scrows nt each end of each board; now fasten basket to top of logs with two Inch screws, ono screw in each corner of basket; turn buBket upsido down and scrow casters to bottom of legs. This brings tho crib to the lovel of tho mother's bed. It is easily moved about by tho basket handlo without stooping, nnd, by placing ono or two sadirons In bottom of basket to offer tho necessary resistance, becomes an oxcollont contrlvnnco for baby to cling to and push about whllo learning to walk. |