. Babyhood . nto dangerous places,and the other day it was sug-gested to me to adopt a com-promise between a gate andno gate at the head of thewinding stairs leading downfrom the nursery floor. Ihave closed the entrance half-way, the portion left openbeing that nearest the wall, where Babys de-scent, if he should happen to fall, would be ar-rested before he had got more than two or threesteps. The half-gate consists of a window mos-quito-frame, fastened by means of screw-ringsand ribbons to the balustrade above the stair- A New Window-Guard. A new and really excellent invention exhibitedat the
. Babyhood . nto dangerous places,and the other day it was sug-gested to me to adopt a com-promise between a gate andno gate at the head of thewinding stairs leading downfrom the nursery floor. Ihave closed the entrance half-way, the portion left openbeing that nearest the wall, where Babys de-scent, if he should happen to fall, would be ar-rested before he had got more than two or threesteps. The half-gate consists of a window mos-quito-frame, fastened by means of screw-ringsand ribbons to the balustrade above the stair- A New Window-Guard. A new and really excellent invention exhibitedat the American Institute Fair is the AutomaticWindow-Guard of which we give an window-guard, as the picture clearly shows,is in position only when the window is open,being entirely concealed from view behind thelower bar of the sash when closed, so that theview through the glass is never obstructed. Be-ing made of finest hard wood and brass, it isstrong enough to resist far stronger pressure than.
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