off and some of the ornaments replaced.  The footboard must be cut in two to make the ends or arms of the settee.  The side rails and a few of the slats are used in making the seat.  —­Contributed by Wm. F. Hild, Lake Forest, Ill.

** Enameling a Bicycle Frame [385]

Make an enamel by mixing 2 oz. burnt umber with 1 qt. boiled oil, heating, and then adding 1 oz. asphaltum.  Keep the mass hot until thoroughly mixed, says the Master Painter.  Thin with turpentine while still hot.

Use a camel’s hair brush for applying the enamel and allow it to set; then place the article in an oven, bake for six or eight hours at a temperature of 250 deg.  F. When cool rub down with steel wool.  Apply a finishing coat and allow it to bake eight hours at 250 deg.  F. Rub down with a soft rag, varnish and bake again at 200 deg.  F. Heat and cool the frame gradually each time.  Black enamel is easiest to apply and bakes hardest, but requires a temperature of 300 deg.  Colors can be baked at from 200 to 250 deg.

** How to Make a Sewing Bag [386]

A very practical and novel sewing bag for odds and ends necessary for mending, etc., can be made of a folding camp stool.  If an old stool is not

[Illustration:  Camp-Stool Work Bag]

at hand, a new one can be purchased for 25 cents.  Remove the top or seat, which is usually made of a piece of carpet, then make a bag as shown in Fig. 1 and stitch a heavy cord around the top to make it strong.  Make pockets on the inside as shown and nail the bag to the two crosspieces on which the ends of the carpet were tacked.  Large, brass furniture nails should be used.  Attach a small hook and eye on each end and fasten two leather handles to the crosspieces.

Such a bag requires little room when folded and can be stored in a closet when not in use.  —­Contributed by Joseph Ledwinka, Philadelphia, Pa.

** Home-Made Roller Skates [386]

The rubber-tired wheels of an old carpet sweeper can be used to advantage in making a pair of roller skates.  In Fig. 1 is shown how an iron washer or two may be fastened to the wood with a piece of sheet metal to support

[Illustration:  Rubber Tired Roller Skate]

the short axles of the wheels.  The wheels are oiled through the holes A and B, Fig. 2.  These holes should be smaller than the axles.  The two side pieces are fastened together with a board nailed on the top edges, as shown.  This board also furnishes the flat top for the shoe sole.  Two straps are attached for fastening the skate to the shoe.  —­Contributed by Thos.  De Loof, Grand Rapids, Mich.

** Adjuster for Flexible Electric Wires [386]

The accompanying illustration shows an adjuster for changing the drop of an electric light.  The main feature of this adjuster is that it can be removed from the cord at any time.  The adjuster is made from a piece of wood, 3/8 in. thick, 2 in. wide and 3 in. long.  A 1/4 in. hole is bored in the center near each end of the wood and a slot cut from