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Show TO DRIVE A NAIL INTO A BRICK WALL '" Few women know how to drlvo n nail Into a brick wall, and yet it Is what they often need to do for themselves them-selves If thero is no man about. Tho following method Is easy' und has been found entirely satisfactory. Having decided upon tho exact spot Into which tho nail Is desired to be driven, which must bo In tho plaster between the bricks, provldo yourself with a hammer and pcrow driver. With theso tools commence working eut tho hard plaster by tapping the handl'of the screw driver. As tho plaster turns to dust. It must be blown1 or dusted out so that tho size of the holo may be seen. When a space about ono Inch long, and nearly ono1 Inch deep has been worked out, get' a small piece of wood, about tho same size and with tho hammer ham-mer wedge It Into the space. When it seems Arm, take the nail and drlvo It Into tho wood. It will go In nicely without bending, and remain firm an lndeflnlto length of time. |
