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 218
time to make one ofthese weapons will find himself amply repaid forhis trouble. The elder stick described and illus-trated upon page 34 is made upon the same prin-ciple as the fish spear. Armed with fish spears and torches great fun can be hadspearing fish from a row-boat at night. The torch… … Fig. 121.—FishSpear and En-vlarged View ofSpear Head. 190 Summer, How to Make the Torches and Jack-Lights. One way to make a torch is to wind lamp-wick upon aforked stick (Fig. 122). The ball of wick must be thoroughlysaturated with burning fluid of some kind. The torches shouldall be prepared…
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