Safety-brake for children’s carriages.—­So many accidents occur with baby-carriages that this ought to be a great comfort to mothers, and a great help to the “little mothers” who mind the babies.  Children’s carriages are made so light that their weight is very slight, and a puff of wind is often enough to set them in motion; and if they chance to be on an uneven sidewalk they are likely to roll into the road among the vehicles.  This simple brake, which keeps the wheels from moving when the handle is released, will render this impossible, and make it safe to leave the carriage, baby and all, without the fear of harm coming to it.

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 work like scissors or shears.  One end of each curves inwardly and has a pointed end which will enter the corn.  There is a chain below which will keep them fixed in the necessary position for firmly holding it.

CORRESPONDENCE.

     Mr. William B. Harison.

Dear sir:  Pardon me for calling your attention to an error in your valuable paper, the great round world, which has many friends here.  On page 1,036 you speak of the steamer Pewabic on Lake Michigan.  This should read Lake Huron.  The wreck lays about twenty miles from Alpena.  Some of the readers thought this should be corrected.  Hence I take the liberty of this letter.

Wishing you best success for the paper, I remain