The home library . , the covering is expen-sive, troublesome, and quite as much an injury as a pro-tection to a book. A book covered with paper is likely toneed rebinding sooner than if it be not covered. A roomfull of books covered with paper is dull and monotonous ;and no one who has ever glanced into such a room will beinclined to disagree with Mr. Poole when he says that^^books lose their individuality by being covered. Thisis not only an aesthetic disadvantage ; it also reduces theusefulness of the books, as they are less easily handledand kept apart and in order. However, it may be wellt
The home library . , the covering is expen-sive, troublesome, and quite as much an injury as a pro-tection to a book. A book covered with paper is likely toneed rebinding sooner than if it be not covered. A roomfull of books covered with paper is dull and monotonous ;and no one who has ever glanced into such a room will beinclined to disagree with Mr. Poole when he says that^^books lose their individuality by being covered. Thisis not only an aesthetic disadvantage ; it also reduces theusefulness of the books, as they are less easily handledand kept apart and in order. However, it may be wellto cover childrens school-books, but with muslin, notpaper. Letters not destroyed at once ought to be filed at on every letter as soon as read the date of re-ceipt. Indorse also, as soon as answered, the date of an- 122 1SE HOME LIBRARY. swer. One of the best letter files is tlie Economy Eefer-ence File (Fig. 33), which consists of a series of indexedmanila paper pockets, guarded from dust by a box. The. Fig. 33. letters arranged in these alphabetical pockets can be foundreadily, taken out at will, and put back into their placewithout trouble or delay. Every library-table or desk should be supplied with thefour chief aids to the ready writer—shears, paste, pins, andrubber bands. It is policy to buy good steel bankersshears, with long blades, nickel-plated. As Mr. MelvilDui says, cutting paper with common shears is like trout-fishing with a walking-stick. Probably the best paste forordinary workers is made from gum tragacanth. Dis-solye one or two ounces in an open vessel, with cold water,and it will be ready for use in a few hours. As it evapo-rates, more cold water may be added. It rarely turns nmiS HERE AIsTD THERE. 123 sour. The pyramid of pins is the most conyenient shapein which to have pins on a desk or in a drawer. For bind-ing together papers on the same subject, a bundle of let-ters, or pages of manuscript, the Gem Paper-Fasteners, orMcGills Paper-Fastene
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