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| CHAPTER XII. | ||
Home-Made Boats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
95 | |
Birth of the "Man-Friday" Catamaran; The Crusoe Raft, 95; The Crusoe Raft, 97; The Scow, 101; A Floating Camp, or the Boy's Own Flat-Boat, 105; The Yankee Pine, 113. |
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| CHAPTER XIII. | ||
How to Rig and Sail Small Boats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
118 | |
Simplest Rig Possible, 122; Leg-of-Mutton Rig, 124; The Latteen Rig, 126; The Cat Rig, 127; How to Make a Sail, 128; Hints to Beginners, 128. |
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| CHAPTER XIV. | ||
Novelties in Soap-Bubbles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
132 | |
Every Boy his own Bubble-Pipe, 132. |
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| CHAPTER XV. | ||
Fourth of July Balloons, with New and Novel Attachments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
136 | |
| CHAPTER XVI. | ||
How to Camp Out without a Tent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
148 | |
Hints to Amateur Campers, 159; Provisions, 159; Shelter, 159; Choosing Companions, 160. |
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| CHAPTER XVII. | ||
Bird Singers, Etc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
161 | |
The Block Bird Singer, 161; The Corn-stalk Fiddle, 162; The Pumpkin-vine Fife, 163; A Pumpkin-vine Flute, 163; Cane Fife, 163; The Voice Disguiser, 164; The Locust Singer, 164; The Hummer, 166. |
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| CHAPTER XVIII. | ||
Bird Nesting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
167 | |
How to Collect and Preserve Eggs, 167; Birds' Nests, 169; Preserving Nests, 170. |
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