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No Fuse, No Fuss. A circuit breaker that replaces electric fuses in homes and can't burn out was put on sale by Mechanical Products, Inc. of Jackson, Mich. Called Mini-Breaker, it cuts off current whenever there is an overload or short circuit, needs only a push of a button to restore service. Price: $1.50, or four for $5.

Pliable Paint. The Glidden Co. brought out a new industrial enamel with a silicone-resin base, which can be bent, twisted and hammered without marring. Glidden thinks its Nubelon S may replace porcelain and galvanizing on such things as kitchen appliances, metal furniture, farm buildings and hospital equipment. Price: $9 a gallon.

Vanishing Cream. For workers whose skins are sensitive to industrial materials and housewives who are allergic to soaps or detergents, Abbott Laboratories of North Chicago, Ill. brought out a greaseless protective'skin cream, Covicone, that will not wash off. The cream has a nitrocellulose base, does not clog pores and permits perspiration. When applied twice daily for two weeks, an application every one or two days thereafter maintains the protection. Price: 90-c- for a 1-oz. tube.

High & Dry. A wallpaper paste for do-it-yourself paperhangers that dries slowly enough to allow plenty of time to slide the paper around is on sale in Sears, Roebuck stores. It comes in powder form for mixing with water. Price of a 1-lb. package, enough to paper a 10-ft. by 12-ft. room: 55-c-.

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