you know those long, thin glass tubes that you're supposed to be able to fill with liquid cement and touch the applicator to a surface and the cement would run down the syringe?

I have one but it doesn't work. Maybe I'm missing something but I do it as the instructions say - putting the hind end into the bottle of cement but it doesn't take any up nor will it deliver any. I mean, it's hard to tell if there's anything in there. I don't think so. Even if there were, it should flow out the needle, yes?

Nope. Just tried it. It's not taking any cement up.