Bond, A. Russell (Alexander Russell), 1876- · New York, The Century co. · leaf 275
hip if one of thesefast fighting-craft was about, and so destroyerswere painted on the sides of ships as scare-crows to frighten off the enemy. MAKING STEAIGHT LINES LOOK CROOKED We say that seeing is believing, but it isnot very hard to deceive the eye. The lines inFig. 13 look absolutely… … Oourtesy of the Submarine Defense AssociationFlQ. 16. Letters that look all higgledy-piggledy, but arereally straight 216 WARRIORS OF THE PAINT-BRUSH 217 Fig. 14, and they no longer look straight.Take the letters on the left, Fig. 15. Theylook all higgledy-piggledy, but they are reallystraight and…
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