ing stones for the pyramids. Everybody knows, or should know, what the great Ben. Franklin did by means of a kite, though the kite through which he learned the nature of ligh

hese kinds have been used to get a line from a stranded vessel to the shore, and engineers have used them. They did it when the f

port when made to draw sleds over the ice, or as "top- loftical" sails for small boa

d star. The covering should be of thin, close cotton cloth, or, better still, of light, strong paper, which must be pasted so as to present the side of greatest resistance to the wind, else it will soon be blown off. The tail band is simply a

d paper with a hole in the center and a slit by means of which they are slipped on the string, are sent up. They travel with the sp

eight to which American scientists have sent kites with thermometers and

RAVE, OR

fishing poles. These pieces must be of uniform weight and length, and as nearly alike as possible. Next cut six sticks, each eleven inches long, and as nearly alike as possible. These are for the middle uprights and end stretchers. After finding the middle of the longer sticks, lash them together in pairs by means of stout waxed thread, o

letter T over the stretchers and be square; that is, at right angles with the stretcher. Each end of the spine must project beyond the uprights five and one- half inches; that is, the ends must each be five and one-half inches long, which leaves nineteen i

at will not stretch, and sew it on so as to form two boxes covered at the top, bottom and ends. The two broadsides of each one are left open to receive the wind. On the bottom boom, at or near t

urposes, but with large kites and a stiff breeze, the best string is a twisted linen line. Learn how to tie

LESS

ize, if these proportions are maintained. The cross-piece should be a similar stick and of equal length. When in position it is slightly bent, say four per cent, of its length. The frame should be of light spruce, the same size as the cross-pieces. Care must be taken to have the angles right. When the frame is finished, cover loosely with manila paper, so that there will be some concavity

same string, but to hitch each kite by means of a separate string to the main cord. The tail kite wi

ARREL

ifornia. It is cylindrical in form, about four feet long, and two feet in diameter. The frame is made up of four light hoops, braced together by four or more thin strips of wood. The twelve-inch space between the pair of hoops at either end is covered with a collar of paper, a

uld not work. Between kites on a tandem line, flags of same size, and