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The Shield Kite.

Make the frame of four sticks, two straight cross-sticks and two bent side-sticks (Fig. 21); cover it with red, white, and blue

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Fig. 21.Frame of Shield Kite.
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Fig. 22.The Shield Kite.

tissue paper. Paste red and white paper together in stripes for the bottom, and use a blue ground with white stars for the top (Fig. 22). The next kite is not original with the author, but is

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Fig. 23.Frame of Star Kite.
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Fig. 24.Star Kite.

well known in some sections of the country. I have made a diagram of it at the request of a number of boys who did not know how to make

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