Rensselaer Republican, Volume 26, Number 10, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 November 1893 — A Pretty Experiment. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

A Pretty Experiment.

Here is an experiment by which you may make some use of a bottle whose neck is broken. Pour oil into a bottle until it reaches the point at which you wish it to be cut clean through. Then place it horizontally upon a table and plunge suddenly into the oil a red-hot poker. You will

hear a snap, and then perceive that your bottle is cut regularly through, level with the liquid which it contains. You will thus transform a broken bottle into a presentable vessel. A notched glass may thus be transformed into a new one. ■ By removing each time a part of the oil and by cutting the bottle every time in the manner shown, you will get a series of glass rings curious to behold. - Around the Horn. Life. . '" \

Correcting a Wrong impression. Chicago Tribune. Dyspeptic Guest (in restaurant) — Do you live on these victuals yourselves? Proprietor—We do, sir. “I should think it would be mighty bad for your health.” “My friend, we are not in this business for our health."