. Mathematical recreations and essays. Mathematical recreations; Geometry; Bees; Cryptography; Ciphers; String figures; Magic squares. CH. XV] STRING FIGURES 325 the loop on that finger and press its tip on the palm. (5) Holding the strings loosely, slip the loops off the thumbs; then still keeping the tips of the index-fingers pressed on the palms, separate the hands, thus causing the loops near the bases of those fingers to slip over the knuckles and so off the fingers. (6) Lastly, put the far little-finger string under one foot, or under a heavy book, release the little-fingers, and pull ge
. Mathematical recreations and essays. Mathematical recreations; Geometry; Bees; Cryptography; Ciphers; String figures; Magic squares. CH. XV] STRING FIGURES 325 the loop on that finger and press its tip on the palm. (5) Holding the strings loosely, slip the loops off the thumbs; then still keeping the tips of the index-fingers pressed on the palms, separate the hands, thus causing the loops near the bases of those fingers to slip over the knuckles and so off the fingers. (6) Lastly, put the far little-finger string under one foot, or under a heavy book, release the little-fingers, and pull gently with the index-fingers, after hooking their tips into the string they hold. This makes the man climb the tree. A Tent Flap. This figure is due to the Apache Red Indians who once occupied a large tract of land in the Eastern States of America. The tribe is now almost extinct, but the figure is familiar to various natives who say that originally they got it from Apaches living on the Reservation Lands maintained by the United States Government. The result shows a pretty piece of net-work which looks like a hurdle, but is said to have been intended to represent the flap or perhaps the lacing covering the opening to a tent. This figure may be made thus: (1) Opening A. (2) Lift the loops off the index-fingers, pass them over their correspond- ing hands on to the wrists, thus making them dorsal strings. (3) Bend each thumb away from you over one string, and with its back pick up from below the next string, and return. (4) Bend each little-finger towards you, and with its back pick up the next string. (5) Grasp with the left hand all the strings in. Figure iv. A Tent Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Ball, W. W. Rouse (Walter William Rouse), 1850-1925. London, Macmillan
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