slowly on a stove, pour it into
the pot, and partly immerse a 60-watt carbon lamp in the paraffine as
shown. The lamp will give enough heat to keep the paraffine melted,
without causing it to smoke to any extent. After filling out a Battery
Card, dip it into the Paraffine, and hold the card above the pot to
let the excess paraffine run off. Let the paraffine dry before
attaching the tag to the battery, otherwise the paraffine may be
scratched off.

WOODEN BOXES FOR BATTERY PARTS

[Fig. 130]

Fig. 130. Boxes for Holding Parts of Batteries Being Prepared

Figure 130 shows a number of wooden boxes, about 12 inches long, 8
inches wide, and 4 inches deep. These boxes are very useful for
holding the terminals inter-cell connectors, covers, plugs, etc., of
batteries which are dismantled for repairs. Write the name of the
owner with chalk on the end of the box, and rub the name off after the
battery has been put together again. The boxes shown in Figure 130 had
been used for plug tobacco, and served the purpose very well. The
larger box shown in Figure 130 may be used for collecting old
terminals, inter-cell connectors, lead drillings, etc.

EARTHENWARE JARS

The twenty gallon size is very convenient for waste acid, old
separators, and any junk parts which are wet with acid. The jars are
acid proof and will help keep the shop floor dry and anything which
will help in this is most desirable.

ACID CARBOYS

Acid is shipped in large glass bottles around each of which a wooden
box is built to prevent breakage, the combination being called a
"carboy." Since the acid is heavy, some means of drawing it out of the
bottle is necessary. One method is illustrated in Figure 131, wooden
rockers being screwed to the box in which the bottle is placed.

[Fig. 131 A simple method of drawing acid from a carboy]

A very good addition to the rockers shown in Figure 131 is the inner
tube shown in Figure 132. In this illustration the rockers are not
shown, but should be used. The combination of the rockers with the
inner tube gives a very convenient method of pouring acid from a
carboy, since the heavy bottle need not be lifted, and since it helps
keep the floor and the top of the box dry.

[Fig. 132 Use of inner tube to protect box when pouring acid]

The rubber tube shown in Figure 132 is a piece of 4 inch inner tube
which is slit down one side to make it lie flat. Near one end is cut a
hole large enough to fi