. St. Nicholas [serial] . A NEW TENT. B ^§J°T°). DETAILS OF THE NEW TENT when in the woods some long, slim poles withcrotched ends can be cut to prop the guy-ropes out from the tent, as shown in the illustration ;for then there will not be such a down drag onthe side ridge-poles. For a party of three orfour boys this tentshould be 7 feet 6inches high, 6 feet 6inches broad at thetop, 8 feet at the bot-tom, and 10 or 1 2 feetdeep. The sides andtop are in one piece21 feet long and 1 o or12 feet wide. Theback end is made inone piece and sewedfast to the edges ofthe sides and top. Atthe front
. St. Nicholas [serial] . A NEW TENT. B ^§J°T°). DETAILS OF THE NEW TENT when in the woods some long, slim poles withcrotched ends can be cut to prop the guy-ropes out from the tent, as shown in the illustration ;for then there will not be such a down drag onthe side ridge-poles. For a party of three orfour boys this tentshould be 7 feet 6inches high, 6 feet 6inches broad at thetop, 8 feet at the bot-tom, and 10 or 1 2 feetdeep. The sides andtop are in one piece21 feet long and 1 o or12 feet wide. Theback end is made inone piece and sewedfast to the edges ofthe sides and top. Atthe front two flaps aresewed to the top andsides. They eachmeasure 7 feet 6 incheslong at the inner edge,4 feet across the bot-tom, 3 feet 5 inches at the top, and 7 feet atthe outer edge. They are cut as shown at A 709 IO THE PRACTICAL BOY. [June, in Fig. 2. The frame is composed of twouprights 2 inches square and 9 feet long, 18inches of which is let into the ground ; threeridge-poles 2 inches in diameter and 10 feetlong; and four brace-bars 2 inches s
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