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flat washer to keep the cloth from tearing
out.
HINTS FOR PRACTICAL PEOPLE 423
REALLY HYGIENIC WINDOW
JUST why we have continued to use
the old-style window all these years is
what we wonder when we see this new
style; in fact it would be hard to tell
which one of its good points is the best.
This window can be cleaned entirely
from the inside, so that we may say farewell
to the old drudgery and danger of
sitting on the outside on the window sill.
There is no middle sash to catch the
many brands of dust that gather there
in the old-style window, because when
closed each sash fits the other closely,
and the window is perfectly air-tight.
The window locks with a clever little
burglar-proof lock.
There are no weights and pulleys to
deteriorate and get out of order, and
perfect ventilation can be maintained
without draft. Its operation is very simple.
Its appearance is good—much more
symmetrical than the old-style window,
since one sash fits above the other with
no breaking lines. The cost is the same
as the ordinary window and it is a matter
of little time and money to exchange
the old window for the new.
CONVENIENT THUMBPURSE
A VERY convenient device for women
^"^ is a purse that fastens over the
thumb and around the wrist in such
fashion that the fingers are left entirely
free. The purse is attached simply by
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passing the thumb through a Y-opening
and buckling the strap over the hand.
The purse has several compartments.
For horseback riding, motoring, golf,
and shopping it can be shifted easily to
the back of the hand. The handkerchief
may be tucked into the palm of the hand
under the strap.
WASHING PLANT FOR
FARMERS' WIVES
IF the town housewife thinks that she
has a big "wash" to dispose of Monday
morning, she should be sorry for the
woman living in the country, who has a
job something like this on her hands:
All the clothes that are customarily
washed by every woman, multiplied
several times over—outdoor work necessitating
an entire change of garments
once or even oftener daily, especially in
harvest time—heavy overalls, house
aprons, and dresses, in unusual quantities
—manifold duties indoors and out
quickly soiling these garments.
Notwithstanding all this, today it is