It seems as if the danger to the children attracted the attention of
more than one person at the same time, for other brakes also have been
brought to our notice, the same in intention, but differing in design.

[Illustration: Garment Hanger and Stretcher]

GARMENT HANGER AND STRETCHER.--This is a very simple and ingenious
arrangement to combine a garment hanger and stretcher. The two are made
in one, and consist of a single piece of wire bent backward on itself.
The ends are secured to a support which can be attached to the wall, and
at the other end of the double wire it is bent upward and downward, so
as to form a strong spring holding the two parallel parts closely
together.

[Illustration: Combination Eraser]

COMBINATION ERASER.--The combination eraser is a handy little tool, and
seems calculated to find its way to every writing-table. As its name
implies, we find combined in the one tool an eraser, a blade, and a
smoothing-tip fitted in the stem of the blade. Besides this, a brush can
be at will secured to an extension of the tip, thus bringing together
all the implements necessary for erasing.

[Illustration: Corn-Holder]

CORN-HOLDER.--Corn is never so sweet as when it is eaten off the cob,
and in spite of burned and greasy fingers too, most people prefer to
enjoy it in that way. This corn-holder will enable one to so enjoy it
without any such drawbacks. It consists of a pair of lever-arms which