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Handicrafts 113 Paper Mash By Jutia M. ButtrEE Many fascinating things can be made of this medium, and without expense for materials. Tear newspapers into small pieces (the smaller the pieces, the finer-grained will be the completed product). Cover with water, and let stand over night; or, if speedier action be de- sired, boil the whole until the mass has become a pulp. The next morning (or when this is thoroughly dried), crumble with the fingers, and moisten with enough water to make the consistency right for modeling. If some shredded asbestos and a little dry glue be added to the mixture, the results will be more permanent. | This pulp can be pressed onto a mould or form of any kind (previously greased), and allowed to remain until set, when it can be slipped off the form as a cast; or, it will adhere to glass, wood, iron, or any substance as a backing. In this way, picture frames, book-ends, candle-holders, fire- bowls, etc., may be made; or nature forms sculptured. When dry, it becomes very hard and tough, and takes paint as if it were made of wood. Napkin Ring IKK2 By Ernest THomMpson SETON Cut a limb of about 2% inches diameter of some rather soft wood (birch works up very beautifully). Slice this into I-inch sections. Cut out the center part of a section; then carefully cut away all but the sap-wood. A totem, or initial, is then marked out on the outside; and the bark carefully cut away from around the marking, allowing the totem to stand out in rough relief. Smooth the edges and the inside with sandpaper ; and oil and polish the whole. Elks’ Teeth | By ErNEST THOMPSON SETON In the heroic days of the West, when the Indian was clad wholly in the products of his tribal range, elks’ teeth were in great demand as jewelry. These are the rudimentary canine