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 25
I felt very grand at thesuccess of my newly invented flying-man ; but my triumph wasshort-lived. The tail made of rags was too heavy to bear itsown weight, and, breaking off near the kite, it fell to theground, while my kite, freed from this load, shot up like arocket, then turned and came headlong… … Kite Time. CD Fig. I. to avoid building unmanageable giants,the experiment was, on the whole, satis-factory, for it proved beyond a doubt thatit is unnecessary to follow the conven-tional form for a kite to make one thatwill fly. Man Kite. To make this kite you will require foursticks, some rattan…
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