inside.

It can be easily adapted to every house where electricity is used, as a
small wire attached to the lights will do the work required.

The hair-dryer is carefully insulated, and there is no danger of the
user receiving an electric shock.

The dryer should become a favorite toilet article. The softness and
silkiness of the hair is greatly enhanced by constant washing, and yet
there are many women to whom the dangling of damp locks means a sure
cold in the head and sore throat.

HAMMER.--Any one who has tried to pull nails with the claw of a hammer
will appreciate this little device which has just been patented.

The claw end of the hammer is provided with a number of grooves, into
which a little bar fits and locks.

[Illustration: Hammer]

When you go to draw a nail, instead of the half-dozen hit-or-miss slips
that are the usual fate of such attempts, the bar falls down in front of
the nail as the claw grips it from the back. The nail is held in a vise
and must come out willy-nilly.

This new hammer is likely to save amateur carpenters more worry and
wounded fingers than any contemporary invention.