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Things to Know and Do 333 Books Recommended "How TO Make Baskets," by Mary White, Doubleday, Phge ft Co., $i plus lorcnts postaj^e. Box l i RNiri Ri:, Louise Hripham, Century Co., $i.6o. How TO Make Poitery, Mary White, Doubleday, Page & Co., $r. Forking in Metals, Charles Conrad Steffel, Doubleday, Pa«e & Co., |i. Souvenir Spoons A good indoor activity of Woodcraft is the making of souve- nir spoons. Some craftsmen are clever enough to make these out of wood or of silver. I have found that the best, easy- working material is bone, deer antler or horn. Go to any big drug shop and get one of the 2 ^cent horn spoons. It is alreadv of a good spoon shnpe. of cour^^o. The handle is hard, smooth, and ready to be ornamented with any device, cutting it with knife or file, into the owner's totem, or the band or the tribal totems which naturally suetrcst themselves. At one time the wood of the laurel was much used for spoons, hence the bush is still called "spoon wood" in some regions. Tlie design should be sketched on with pendl or mk, then