What shall we do now? A book of suggestions for children's games and employments; (1904)
Lucas, E. V. (Edward Verrall), 1868-1938, Lucas, Elizabeth, [from old catalog] joint author · New York, F. A. Stokes company · leaf 262
A SKIPJACK. bone on the other side to that where the stick naturally touches.Pull the stick right over to stick on the wax, and lay the skipjack,stick downwards, on the ground. In a little while the wax willgive way, and the merrythought will spring high into the air. The cut-water is best made of… … A WATER-CUTTER. Then bore two holes in it, as in the drawing, and thread stringsthrough them, tying the strings at each end. Hold the stringsfirmly, and twist them a little. Then, by pulling at them tountwist them, the cut-water will be put in motion, first one way,while they are being untwisted,…
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