Part 2 — A Cover for Magazines

As soon as Popular Mechanics, or any other magazine of similar size, arrives and before any member of the family looks through it, strip off the front cover and carefully remove the narrow strip on the back as shown in Fig. 1. Strengthen the back with a piece of bookbinding tissue, A, Fig. 2, and then paste a piece of heavy manila paper, B, over the covers and back. Over this paste a piece of dark blue cambric, Fig. 3, carefully turning the edges even with the book. The picture from the cover and the date added to the left corner of the picture are neatly pasted on, Fig. 4, and the narrow strip is glued to the back.

Removing the Cover, and Binding with Heavy Paper (Fig. 1, Fig. 2)

The book is put under a heavy weight for several hours. Thus a neat, strong cover, which looks well in a bookcase, is secured at very little expense. The eager handling by every member of the family cannot soil or deface the cover.—Contributed by Katharine D. Morse, Syracuse, N. Y.

Cloth Cover and Paper Cover Attached (Fig. 3, Fig. 4)