Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 87
3. SAPLING SWING and B in Figure 3. When the sapling is bentover, fasten a rope near the end and just belowa branch, as at F, so it will not slip off. Dothe same with the other sapling. Your ropeis then tied as at D and E, and your swing isready as shown at C. This will prove theliveliest swing of… … LAZY SWING down just as though you were swinging froma big elastic band. If you have an old-fashioned porch- orsteamer-chair, one that is apparently past use-fulness, you may easily make what is knownas the lazy swing, see Figure 4. A showsone of these old-fashioned chairs. You maytake the legs…
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