Popular science monthly . crew-eyes properly placed in the fram-ing of the porch ceiling. They must beso placed that the end hangers are ver-tical or nearly so. The stretcher is made of heavycanvas. For a person of average weight,the aw-ning duck might be made toserve, but a heavier grade is should be 30 ins. w-ide, and have a2-in. hem stitched down with at leasttwo rows of stitching, all the wayaround. In this doubled material theeyes for lashing are cut and luittonholedwith strong cotton twine. They shouldbe located as shown in Fig. I. A lashing is then taken with the5/16-in. c
Popular science monthly . crew-eyes properly placed in the fram-ing of the porch ceiling. They must beso placed that the end hangers are ver-tical or nearly so. The stretcher is made of heavycanvas. For a person of average weight,the aw-ning duck might be made toserve, but a heavier grade is should be 30 ins. w-ide, and have a2-in. hem stitched down with at leasttwo rows of stitching, all the wayaround. In this doubled material theeyes for lashing are cut and luittonholedwith strong cotton twine. They shouldbe located as shown in Fig. I. A lashing is then taken with the5/16-in. cotton cord at each hole in theside bar, five in each bar, and pulledtight, tying the knot so as to be under-neath the side bar. The end lashings 303 304 Popular Science Monthly are served continuously, reefing roundand round the end bar, and tucking thefinal end under the last loop as permits of tightening the end ten-sion when necessary. The canvasstretcher must be stout enough to stand HEAVY CANV/.5 STRETCHCB. Fig. 1. Diagram showing how the heavycanvas seat is constructed ,2!.! H4R0AOOO AWNING DUCK BACK CURTAIN , W^ Fig. 2. View of the back, showing themanner of attaching the curtain on an enclosed porch, like that describedin the June issue, it is delightful atnight, and forms a splendid loungingplace during the daylight hours. Withproperlj- placed porch awnings, whichcan be lowered into position, sleepingon the porch, even on a rainy night, isquite possible and entirely comfortable. Hammocks similar to this in manyrespects, provided with steel springs andmattress, can be purchased in themarket. They are rather expensive, dueto their liability to deteriorate fromexposure in a damp atmosphere. In anemergenc}, or a very severe storm, itis only necessary to carry the mattressof this hammock to a sheltered rest of the outfit will not suffer froma drenching, and will dry- out quicklyas soon as the weather clears. Havingonce tasted the delight of open air sle
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