What to do and how to do it : the American boy's handy book / by D. C. Beard. (1882)
Beard, Daniel Carter, 1850-1941 · New York : Charles Scribner's Sons · leaf 60
Spring. 40 off all other appendages, and bend the two branches until the ends over-lap each other for some distance, bind the ends firmly and neatly together with waxed twine, if it can be had — if not, with what string you have (Fig, 44). Fasten the pole in a convenient position so that the hoop … Fig. 42. is about level with your face. If you want the net two feet deep, cut a number of pieces of twine seven or eight feet long, double them, and slip them on the hoop in the manner shown by the first string (Fig. 45).
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