What shall we do now? Five hundred games and pastimes: . A Skipjack string, and twist the string round and round until the resist-ance becomes really strong. Then pull the stick through tothe notch, into which the string will settle, and tie it at eachside, so that it is not likely to slip either way. A little pieceof cobblers wax must be put on the bone on the other side tothat where the stick naturally touches. Pull the stick rightover to stick on the wax, and lay the skipjack, stick down-ward, on the ground. In a little while the wax will give way,and the wish-bone will spring high into the
What shall we do now? Five hundred games and pastimes: . A Skipjack string, and twist the string round and round until the resist-ance becomes really strong. Then pull the stick through tothe notch, into which the string will settle, and tie it at eachside, so that it is not likely to slip either way. A little pieceof cobblers wax must be put on the bone on the other side tothat where the stick naturally touches. Pull the stick rightover to stick on the wax, and lay the skipjack, stick down-ward, on the ground. In a little while the wax will give way,and the wish-bone will spring high into the air. A Water-CutterThe cut-water is best made of tin or lead, but stout card-board or wood will serve the purpose. First cut the materialinto a round, and then make teeth in it like a saw. Thus : —. A Watee-Cuttee Then bore two holes in it, as in the drawing, and threadstrings through them, tying the strings at each end. Hold the INDOOR OCCUPATIONS 301 strings firmly, and twist them a little. Then, by pulling atthem to untwist them, the cut-water will be put in motion,first one way, while they are being untwisted, and then theother, while they twist up again. If held just over a basinof water, the notches will send spray a great distance, but youmust be careful to dip them only when the cut-water is revolv-ing away from you, or you will be soaked. WhistlesWith a sharp knife a very good whistle can be made ofhazel or willow, cut in the spring or early summer. A pieceof wood about three inches long should be used. Kememberwhat an ordinary tin whistle is like, and cut the mouthpieceat a similar angle, and also cut a little nick out of the bark, inthe place of the hole immediately beyond the mouthpiece inthe metal instrument. Then cut all round the bark about aninch from the other en
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