How to amuse yourself and others : the American girl's handy book (1887)
Beard, Lina, Beard, Adelia B. (Adelia Belle), 1857-1920 · New York : Charles Scribner's Sons · leaf 184
ng hoops and the staves will ap-pear as shown at bottom of illustration. Tie the two ends ofthe rope together and fasten loops of rope on both ends ; theseshould be of sufficient length to conveniently swing the ham-mock. When threading the staves let the rope be looseenough to leave a space of an…
