OCR Text |
Show I .. ,. . , I Jj. A Painted Tumbler. I Take ono of thoso tumblers of which I tiio low or part is not exactly round but I has eight or ten flat sides. Got your I bos of saints and paint tho Inside of I oe or thoso strips white, the next I -ooo black, tho next ono whlto, and so I on until you have gone entirely around I itho tumbler. I The paints must be very thick and I ''Biixod With gum to mako them stick I 1(0 tho glass; or you can uso oil I palnts. I Now tako as many largo pins as I tho glass has sides and fasten them to I tho glass on the outside, warming I 'kt'PA 1 jraBsisflflflJl The Tumbler and'the Pins. fccm by rubbing their heads on a andlo, pressing their heads against -tho glass and holding them thero, -with the points of tho pins pointing straight out, until tho candle wax 3ias cooled and hardened. Put a short pleco of candle In tho tumbler and light it; very soon all -the pins on tho black spaces will drop off. As.poon as they have done so blow out tho candle. Now, supposing that you havo set -the candlo exnetly In tho ccntro of "tho tumbler, all tho pins were at tho samo distance rrom tho flamo, and thoy were exposed to its heat for tho same length of tlmo. Why did the wax melt on half of them, and 'not on the rest? Because tho black paint absorbed ab-sorbed or took up the heat of the caudle more rapidly than tho whlto paint did. It also radiated or sent out through tho glass to tho pins, the heat which It had absorbed better than ttho wblto paint did. Match Trick. Have somebody select a match by counting from ono upward in tho direction of tho. Arabic numbers (not less than G), and then tho samo number num-ber backwards In tho direction of tho j, Ttoman numbers and you will bo able tj -to tell which match ho has arrived at flfll In this flguro No. 8 (V). Not to let I 3V9 6 3E10 J . 0 I n I 5 I '', I H -tho andlcnco know you got tho samo. H -atatch all the tlmo, add soma matches H clow and in a circle. I Trick With a Glass of Water. H Lift the cloth from ono corner of the B table, leaving tho polished surfaco ox- H , posed, and on it, near tho edge, placo Kr ,-a goblet. Under tho goblet put tho F? '-end of a napkin, allowing tho rost of 'the napkin to hang down by tho sldo -0 tho tablo. Just enough of tho cor-B cor-B nor should bo put under tho goblet to keep tho napkin from falling to the B -floor. I Now pour water Into tho goblet until it Is so full that another drop or two fl would mako It run over. fl The font Is to reniovo tho napkin fl -without touching tho goblet or spill- fl Ing tho water. B Perhaps all who aro challongod to fl 3o this will attempt to remove tho fl napkin by slowly pulling It from un- fl 3or tho goblot. Hut In every caso of I that kind tho goblet will follow the B napkin. B When you havo ullowod ovorybody H present to seo what thoy can do In tho fl matter, show them how It Is done. B Tako hold tif tho hanging part of tho B napkin with your left hand and raise B it until it Is In a lino straight out B from tho tabic Hold it firmly, but fl dM't pull, on it. H Thon, whllo holding It. thus, strike H tho napkin a quick, sharp blow with H your right hnnd, about six Inches from H tho odgo of tho tablo and it will bo ro- H leased without disturbing tho water at all. Hb sL An Odd Scrap Daskot, Wjfj Qlrls, do you want 11 scrap basket K i that will ho plcturcsquo and dlfferoct Bj from anything you havo over had B boforo? If you do, ask your brothor Bj to tako you to see your fisherman bo- fore your summer outing ends, and elthor buy or bog from him a genuine eel-pot. Not a brand new, unused ono, but an old and grayish brown affair, that has really soon service. Ho will havo plenty of them, and will surely bo glad to lot you havo Just what you nro looking for. Take your prlzo homo with you, tlo your favorite ribbons rib-bons through tho two llttlo handles at the sides, hang It by your wrltinc desk and you have a treasure which will oxcito much admiration. Dodge-Tag. AH boys who havo played "tag" will learn very easily how to play "dodgo-tag," "dodgo-tag," and will like this variation of tho old favorite. Tho most Important thing to remember Is that you must not run in a straight lino farther than any given distance or any distance equal to tho length between so and so, whatever you dcslro It to bo. As tho ono who Is "It" comes to "tag" you, you must dodgo him. Aftor you have played for a llttlo while, you find yourself your-self supplo as an eel. Just as you aro going to bo "tagged," and tho ono who Is "it" is qulto euro ho has you this tlmo, with a turn of tho heel or too and a twist of tho body, away you go and ho is disappaolntod. Thoro aro only two other rules to remember. No player can run "homo" whllo ho is bcin chased, and tho playfer who is "It" must not tag tho samo porsoD twice in succession. Geometrical Puzzle. Tho geometrical puzzlo on this page last wook namely, how to cut two portions from Pig. 1 nnd roplaco them so as to form a squnro of tho whole was a trifle more difficult than many of tho llttlo problems which havo appeared ap-peared on this page. Still, I havo no doubt that most roaders spent a vory fow minutes beforo thoy overcame tho difficulty. Fig. 2 makes tho mattor look simple Cut along tho lino A and D, and replace re-place tho two triangular pieces thus severed In tho positions Indicated by tho dotted lines. Tossing Cards. Did you ever -try throwing cards In a hat? It Is great fun. Tako an old high hat, place it on tho floor, thon let tho players stand at a dlstanco from it say ton or twelve feet. Uso an ordinary pack of cards and toss them ono by ono in tho lint, as far as possible. A prlzo to him who gets in tho greatest number adds to tho interest. in-terest. Aftor a llttlo practlco it Is remark-ablo remark-ablo how skillful ono may become. Filipino Basket Ball. Basket ball is a gamo that especially especial-ly appeals to Filipino boys, but Ihey do not play It In tho Amcrlcnn stylo. In tho first place, tho ball Is really a small, hollow basket, mado'of wicker wick-er work, and theroforo extremely light. An equal number of boys lino up on cither- side, nnd thoy kick tho ball to each other, tho trick being to keep it over on (he other sldo. Instead ol forcing It forward, as boys do when playing football here, tho rules of the Filipino gamo demand a backward kick, so that tho boy must look over his shoulder nnd strlko out with his heels, mulo fashion. , Sometimes tho Filipino boys havo lively skirmishes, In which the ball docs not got alt tho kicks. Deaf and Dumb Puzzle. Hero is n llttlo deaf and dumb girl trying to spell tho namo of tho towc she camo from. Sho must uso nil tho letters in ordor to do so. Can you spoil It? Some Outdoor Games. GAP. Tho players form a circle holding hands, and ono runs round outsldo tho ring, and touches one of tho other players, who must Immediately Immedi-ately lcavo his place in tho ring and run round outsldo tho ring In tho opposite op-posite direction to tho player who touched him, tho object being to see which ono can get Into tho "gap" first, tho ono who is unsuccessful remaining outsldo, and touching nnothcr player In tho samo way. TEItTIUS. Tho players stand in twos, ono in front of the other, each couplo being a few yards apart. Ono player Is "ho" and another Tcrtlus. "He" chases Tertlus until tho lattor stands In front of ono of tho other couples, when tho player at tho back has ,to run off and try to got In front of another couplo without being touched by "he." If tho Tertlus 1 touched before ho reaches tho fiont ol a couplo ho becomes "ho," and chasei the other player. Thrco playors must never stand In one group, tho hinder-most hinder-most must always bo Tcrtlus. Candy Recipes. Fudge So many recipes for fudge are known that It Is doubtful which ono to use, hut hero Is ono that nover falls: One cup of sugar, 'i cup milk, 4 tablespoons cocon, 1 tablespoon butter. but-ter. Put In a pan and let boll for ten minutes. Then place It In a dish of water nnd beat till It begins to harden. Then pour on a platter and cut Into squares. Poppermlnts 1 cup sugar, Vx cup milk, boll together for ten mlnutos. Remove from 11 ro and set In a dish of wator and beat. As It grows colder add 2 teaspoons of puro ossenco of pcppormlnt. Drop It on a buttorcd paper by spoonfuls. Chcckcrmlnts aro mado in tho same way, only uso essence of checker-mints. |