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A Book Of Suggestions For Children's Games And Employments.

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	What Shall We Do Now?              247 slip it half way between the double string, and twist the string round and round until the resistance becomes really strong. Then pull the stick through to the notch, into which the string will settle, and tie it at each side, so that it is not likely to slip either way. A little piece of cobblers' wax must be put on the
	A SKIPJACK.
	bone on the other side to that where the stick naturally touches. Pull the stick right over to stick on the wax, and lay the skipjack, stick downwards, on the ground. In a little while the wax will give way, and the merrythought will spring high into the air. The cut-water is best made of tin or lead, but stout cardboard or wood will serve the purpose. First cut the material into a round, and then make teeth in it like a saw. Thus :—	A water* cutler.
	A WATER-CUTTER.
	Then bore two holes in it, as in the drawing, and thread strings through them, tying the strings at each end. Hold the strings firmly, and twist them a little. Then, by pulling at them to untwist them, the cut-water will be put in motion, firct one way, while they are being untwisted, and then the other, while they