Part 5 (1/2)

[Illustration: Scrap OR CLIPPING BOOK Cover of grass cloth]

18 Scrap-Book

_Material_--Construction paper, colored: 6-1/48-1/4 inches, for cover Manila paper: three leaves 68 inches; three strips 1-1/86 inches Two paper clamps

Double the 68-inch leaves into six leaves 46 inches in size Between leaves 1 and 2, 3 and 4, 5 and 6, place the 1-1/86-inch guards at the back Have leaves and guards even and compact; then set thee of the cover a space three-quarters of an inch wide, and draw a pencil line Placing the sharp edge of a ruler on this line, bend the back edge toward the front until it is well creased In the center of this 3/4-inch space, one inch froe of the book, pierce a hole and insert the brass clamps

[Illustration: Scrap OR CLIPPING BOOK Cover of linen, stenciled]

A PASTE

Mix until perfectly smooth one cup of flour with one cup of cold water

Put two cups of water in a vessel and set it over the fire until it heats (Do not let it boil) Add one teaspoonful of powdered alum, then stir in theuntil it thickens to a good consistency Remove it from the fire and add one teaspoonful of oil of cloves or pepperht jar and when it is cool screw on the top

[Illustration: Scrap OR CLIPPING BOOK Cover of fancy paper--(For description see pages 51 and 52)]

Use the sah The oil of cloves or pepper, and does not add to the quality This quantity will nearly fill a quart jar

PART III

WOOD CONSTRUCTION

WOOD CONSTRUCTION

INTRODUCTORY REMARKS

As the child develops, paper construction loses its charest that at this stage the ht into service, for from small pieces of wood many articles may be made The construction of these will afford the child, especially the boy, much pleasure, and will at once arouse a new interest

Only the siiven here--articles which may be fashi+oned froar boxes, small starch boxes, etc But, should the teacher be able to obtain the proper hths of an inch thick, and whittling knives are the requisites

The reader will notice that the wood mentioned for each enerally used for carving The tree is the same as the linden and the lime It is found in northern Asia, Europe, and North Aht, close-veined, pliable, tough, durable, and free from knots, and does not split easily; all of which qualities favor its suitability for carving

In whittling, it is always best to lay off the pattern on both sides of the wood Then one can work fro the rain, or the ill be apt to split Cut toward you, not fro, use the point of the knife, and work slowly and carefully

If the knife slips the wood is ruined

Insist that nothing the child does is well done unless well sandpapered, and nothing is properly sandpapered until all roughness is done aith, and the grain appears