The Bookshelf for boys and girls Children's Book of Fact and Fancy part 2 (1912)
University Society, New York · New York : University Society · leaf 51
ed no signs of giving way. Thetwo sides were then stood up vertically, and forthe moment held by strips nailed across from oneto the other, for he was determined to build thebridge entirely with his own hands and wouldnot let any one help him hold the sides. Thenthe flooring was sawed and nailed… … FIG. 2. SHOWING THE RIGIDITY OF A TRIANGLE. were put on. The bridge then had two coats ofpaint. The joy of that proud moment when hestepped on the finished bridge, and felt it firmlysupport his weight, and knowing that he hadmade it entirely alone, amply repaid all the workit had taken. The cost of…
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