Many times when there is sickness in the house, it is convenient to have a glass drinking tube (Fig. 42), through which the patient can drink without raising his head.

Make such a tube from a piece of No. 4 tubing. The short arm is equal in length to the depth of the tumbler; the long arm, or mouthpiece, is about 1 inch longer than this.

Fig. 42. A Drinking Tube