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Beard, Daniel Carter, 1850-1941 · New York, C. Scribner's sons · leaf 69
, or for a thou-sand other purposes dear toa boy. The Pulley and WeightKite. Mr. Wards method ofusing a kite as a means ofsuspending and conveyinga line ashore is as follows: At a short distance be-low the kites bellyband,attach to the kite-string aloop and suspend from theloop a pulley.light… … Fig. 27.—The Pulley and Weight Kite. Pulleyten the Latest Things in Kites 49 aboard the ship. When the kite has sailed through thestorm until it floats over the land, no more line is given out,and the kite becomes a stationary point, from which theweight attached to the end of the line is allowed…
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