What to do and how to do it; the American boys handy book (1920)
Beard, Daniel Carter, 1850-1941 · New York, C. Scribner's sons · leaf 111
by s.Pull tightly from above and below the shank, and you will findthat the rope is shortened securely enough for ordinary strain. Fig. 59, t. Shortening by loop and turns made where theend of the rope is free. Fig. 59, u, A shortened knot that can be used when eitherend is free. Fig. 59, Vy Wy and… … CHAPTER X. THE WATER-TELESCOPE. Nearly three-fourths of the whole world is coverea uywater. Old Isaak Walton in his quaint book says that thisvast expanse of territory is ** Natures storehouse, in which shelocks up all her wonders.* The previous chapters on freshwater and marine aquariums have…
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