=CONTENTS:= _Chapter_ I. Toys Operated by Permanent Magnets.--II. Toys Operated by Static Electricity.--III. Making Electromagnets for Toys.--IV. Electric Batteries.--V. Circuits and Connections.--VI. Toys Operated by Electromagnets. VII. Making Solenoids for Toys.--VIII. Toys Operated by Solenoids.--IX. Electric Motors.--X. Power, Speed, and Gearing.--XI. Shafting and Bearings.--XII. Pulleys and Winding-Drums.--XIII. Belts and Cables.--XIV. Toys Operated by Electric Motors.--XV. Miscellaneous Electric Toys.--XVI. Tools.--XVII. Materials.--XVIII. Various Aids to Construction. While planning this book, Mr. St. John definitely decided that he would not fill it with descriptions of complicated, machine-made instruments and apparatus, under the name of "Toy-Making," for it is just as impossible for most boys to get the parts for such things as it is for them to do the required machine work even after they have the raw materials. Great care has been taken in designing the toys which are described in this book, in order to make them so simple that any boy of average ability can construct them out of ordinary materials. The author can personally guarantee the designs, for there is no guesswork about them. Every toy was made, changed, and experimented with until it was as simple as possible; the drawings were then made from the perfected models. As the result of the enormous amount of work and experimenting which were required to originate and perfect so many new models, the author feels that this book may be truly called "Real Electric Toy-Making for Boys." =Every Boy Should Make Electrical Toys.= The Electric Shooting Game> A MOST ORIGINAL AND FASCINATING GAME PATENT APPLIED FOR AND COPYRIGHTED [Illustration] _=SHOOTING BY ELECTRICITY=_ =The Electric Shooting Game= is an entirely new idea, and one that brings into use that most mysterious something--_electricity_. The game is so simple that small children can play it, and as there are no batteries, acids, or liquids of any kind, there is absolutely no danger. The electricity is of such a nature that it is perfectly harmless--but very active. The "_game-preserve_" is neat and attractive, being printed in colors, and the birds and animals are well worth hunting. Each has a fixed value--and some of them must not be shot at all--so there is ample opportunity for a display of skill in bringing down those which count most. "_Electric bullets_" are actually shot from the "_electric gun_" by electricity. This instructive game will furnish a vast amount of amusement to all. _=The "Game-Preserve,"--the "Electric Gun,"--the "Shooting-Box,"--the "Electric Bullets,"--in fact, the entire electrical outfit, together with complete illustrated directions, will be sent in a neat box, Post-Paid, upon receipt of 50 cents, by=_ =THOMAS M. ST. JOHN, 848 Ninth Ave., New York= * * * * * Transcriber's note: