Mechanics for young America; how to build boats, water motors, wind mills, searchlight, electric burglar alarm, ice boat ..etc.; the directions are plain and completeReprinted from Popular mechanics . The Brush Camp thatched with either bark or brush. Selecttwo crotched poles about 7 feet long andset in the ground. Lay another pole acrossthese, with its ends resting in the crotchesof the other poles. From this pole slantthree other poles to the ground. Push theends of them well into the earth and fastensecurely by means of crotched sticks placedover them and driven into the these
Mechanics for young America; how to build boats, water motors, wind mills, searchlight, electric burglar alarm, ice boat ..etc.; the directions are plain and completeReprinted from Popular mechanics . The Brush Camp thatched with either bark or brush. Selecttwo crotched poles about 7 feet long andset in the ground. Lay another pole acrossthese, with its ends resting in the crotchesof the other poles. From this pole slantthree other poles to the ground. Push theends of them well into the earth and fastensecurely by means of crotched sticks placedover them and driven into the these last three poles lay cross sticks,on which pile brush and weight it downwith other poles. Build up the sides inthe same way. Where bark is used to. Table and Chairs Combined thatch the lean-to the top side of the raftersshould be flattened so the bark can be nailed POPULAR MECHANICS. to them. Bark may also be usedto thatch tlie wigwam, laying it inoverlapping courses, beginning atthe bottom, and securing it bymeans of cord. To remove bark from trees, cuttwo circles six feet apart com-pletely around the tree and jointhe cuts thus made by a verticalcut and pry away the bark bymeans of an axe. It is most readilyremoved in the early summer. Laythe bark on the ground to dry for a fewdays, weighting it down with stones, afterwhich it is ready for use. Hemlock, spruce or cedar boughs, havingall large boughs removed so that only finebranches are left, piled to a depth of twofeet, and with the blankets or sleeping bagon these, make the best bed for the tempo-rary shelter. Another form of bed can bemade by sewing deep hems in each side ofa piece of heavy duck canvas about 40 ^nu^
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