Democratic Sentinel, Volume 16, Number 28, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 July 1892 — Untitled [ARTICLE]

water in au absolutely horizontal position. The threads must be cautiously dropped, so as not to ruffle the water; they will soon absorb It and sink to the bottom of the glass. Persons with steady hands can take a needle by the'point and lay it slowly down on the water. A fork can also be used to advantages, as shown in tho accompanying cut. But the simplest method is that of laying a needle on a piece of cigarette paper, on which it floats at first. As soon as the paper absorbs the water it sinks a little and can bo easily pushed aside with the aid of a piece of tine broom-straw, always taking care, howovdr, that the wator is not ruffled in the least. —St. Louis Post-Dis-patch.