This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1911 Excerpt: ...fire, and leaves a quantity of hot ashes most useful for cooking. To cut up Logs.--How logs may be cut up is shown in Fig. 94 and described below. 1 and 2 are two notches cut in opposite sides of the log near one end. Seize the log at the end A, invert, and strike the end B violently against the ground; the piece will ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1911 Excerpt: ...fire, and leaves a quantity of hot ashes most useful for cooking. To cut up Logs.--How logs may be cut up is shown in Fig. 94 and described below. 1 and 2 are two notches cut in opposite sides of the log near one end. Seize the log at the end A, invert, and strike the end B violently against the ground; the piece will break off between 1 and 2 along the dotted line. Cut another notch at 3, and again strike the log against the ground, and the piece 2-3 along the dotted line will break off. Make another notch at 4, invert, and again strike, and the piece 2-4 will break off along the dotted line. Fireplaces in Boats.--Daub a thick layer of clay in the bottom of the boat to form the hearth of the fireplace; this will prevent the timber from catching fire. Another plan is to line a wooden box with clay, fill up with sand, and place three or four large stones on the sand to form a hearth. Fires without Matches.--When matches give out, a "flint and steel" may be used to get fire. If a piece of match paper (brown paper dipped in saltpetre and dried) is held against the pjece of flint so that its edge is in line with the upper or the under edge, a spark may be struck by a piece of steel, or an ordinary pocket-knife (closed, of course). Instead of the match paper, tinder may be used, or it is possible to set quite dry, fine grass alight by striking the flint with the steel. Flints are always to be picked up in any districts where chalk abounds; other stones besides flint will suffice, such as an agate, or a piece of granite. The "steel" may be improvised from a pocket-knife, the iron heel of a boot, or a piece of broken horse shoe of handy shape. When the sun is shining brightly a light may be obtained by a magnifying glass, by the object glass of...
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