Harper's Outdoor Book for Boys

by Joseph H. Adams

INDEX

Aërial toys, [81]-[98];

elastic flying-machine, [81]-[86];

self-acting aerial car, [86]-[91];

aerial boat-sailing, [91]-[95];

a “high-flyer,” [95]-[98].

Air-ship kite, an, [126], [127], [128].

Anglers, aids for young, [160]-[165].

Aquarium, an, construction of, [14]-[18];

stocking, [19], [22], [23], [169], [171],[172];

changing the water in, ibid.;

rockeries for, [20];

how to manage, ibid.;

plants for, [21];

aërating, [22].

Arrow weather-vane, the, [64], [65].

Artificial bait for fish, [168], [169].

Badger, curing the skin of, [347].

Bait, box for, [150];

bag for, ibid.;

worms as, [151], [161], [166];

minnows as, [151], [161], [166], [167], [168];

seine for catching live, [161], [162], [163];

boat for, [162], [163];

for large fish, [166];

for chub, ibid.;

for bass, [166], [167];

for perch, ibid.;

for trout, ibid.;

where to find, [166]-[169];

dobsons as, [167];

pails for, [168];

artificial, [168], [169];

darning-needles as, [169];

for eel-pots, [175].

Bait-rods, [151]-[153].

Basket-ball vane, a, [67], [68], [69].

Bat-wing kite, the, [128].

Bear, curing the skin of, [347], [349].

Beaver, curing the skin of, [347].

“Becket hitch,” the, [160].

Bends: the common, [288], [289];

the Carrick, ibid.;

the fisherman’s, ibid.;

the sheet, [289];

diagrams showing, ibid.

See also Hitches and Knots.

Bird shelters, [32]-[34];

martin-boxes, [30].

Blackwall hitch, the, [290], [291].

Boats: home-made, [211]-[238];

a punt, [212]-[214];

a scow, [214], [215];

a sharpy, [215]-[218];

a dory, [219]-[221];

a sailing sharpy, [221]-[225];

a centre-board sharpy, [225]-[228];

a proa, [228]-[230]; a lark, [230]-[235];

a power-boat, [235]-[238];

a rowing catamaran, [239]-[241];

a sailing catamaran, [241]-[247];

a side-wheel catamaran, [247], [248];

a house-punt, [261]-[267];

a house-raft, [267]-[277].

See also Ice-boats.

Bob-sled, a, [107], [108], [109].

Boughs, a cot of, [310], [313].

Bowline knot, the, [283], [285].

Box kites, [132], [133].

Brush-house, a, [361]-[364].

Brush lean-to, a, [364]-[366].

Cages, for squirrels, [45]-[47];

for chipmunks, [45], [46];

for white rats, ibid.

Camp-cooking, [323], [325]-[330].

Camp-fires, how to make, [320], [321], [322], [323].

Camping equipment, [316], [317], [318].

Camps and camping, [295]-[333];

a tent of medium size, [295]-[300];

a large camping-tent, [300]-[303];

flies and canopies, [303], [304];

a house-tent, [304]-[307];

the new tent, [307]-[310];

canvas cots and hammocks, [310]-[313];

tables and benches, [301], [313]-[315];

camping equipment, [316], [317], [318];

lockers and mess-kits, [316]-[319];

a stone stove, [319], [320];

camp-fires, [320], [321], [322];

camp-cooking, [323], [325]-[330];

care of a gun, [330]-[333].

Canopy, a toadstool tree, [54], [55].

Canvas cot, a, [310], [311];

a folding, [311], [312].

Carriage, a hose, [195]-[198].

Carrick bend, the, [288], [289].

Carry-all, a, for campers, [318], [319].

Cased fur, manner of preparing, [347], [348].

Casting, fly, [153]-[156].

Catamaran, a rowing, [239]-[241];

a sailing, [241]-[247];

a side-wheel, [247], [248].

Catspaw hitch, the, [291], [292].

Chairs for camp life, [314], [315].

Chest-reel, a, [139], [140].

Chicken-coops, [41]-[43].

Chinese-junk kite, the, [122], [123], [124].

Clove hitch, the, [289], [290].

Coasters, skees, and snow-shoes, [101]-[114];

toboggans, [102]-[104];

a rocker-coaster, [103], [105];

a single-runner coaster, [106], [107], [108];

a bob-sled, [107]-[109];

skees, [110], [111];

snow-shoes, [111]-[114].

Common bend, the, [288], [289].

Coops for chickens, [41]-[43].

Cot, a canvas, [310], [311];

a folding, [311], [312];

of boughs, [310], [313].

Cotes, pigeon, [34]-[36].

Crowned wall knot, the, [284], [285], [286].

Crown-top kite, the, [128].

Curing of skins, the, [346]-[349].

Deadfalls, for muskrat, [340], [341], [342];

for skunk, [342], [346];

the “wigwam,” [344], [345], [346].

Diagrams, showing splices, [281];

showing knots, [285];

showing bends, [289];

showing hitches, [289], [291].

Diamond knot, the, [285], [286].

Dog-kennels, [36]-[39].

Dory, a, how to make, [219]-[221].

Double-plane kite, the, [136], [137], [138].

Double wall and double crown knot, the, [285], [286].

Eel-pot, a, how to make, [172], [173], [174];

baiting, [175].

Elastic flying-machine, [81]-[86].

Engine, a fire, [191]-[195].

Equipment for camping, [316], [317], [318].

Fires, camp, how to make, [320], [321], [322], [323].

Fire-engine, a, [191]-[195].

Fisherman’s bend, the, [288], [289].

Fish, for aquariums, [19], [20], [22], [23], [169];

cleaning, [145];

bait for, [151], [161], [166]-[169];

trap for small, [169]-[171].

Fishing, pleasure in, [144];

secret of success in, [146].

Fishing-tackle, [144]-[166];

testing, [147];

care of, ibid.;

rods, [148], [149], [158];

lines, [149];

hooks, [149], [150], [158];

reels, [150];

floats, [150], [152], [164];

sinkers, ibid.;

landing-nets, [151];

flies, ibid.;

repairing, [156]-[160].

Float, a, [277]-[279].

Floats, fish, [150], [152], [164].

Flies for camping-tents, [303], [304].

Fly-casting, [153]-[156].

Fly-rods, [153]-[156].

Flying-wedge kite, the, [135], [136].

Fountain, a, how made, [9]-[14].

Fox, curing the skin of, [347];

stretcher, [349].

Ground-hogs, how to trap, [346].

Grubs for fish bait, [167].

Guinea-pig houses, [39]-[41].

Gun, the care of a, [330], [331];

the handling of a, [331]-[333].

Half hitches, two, [289], [290].

Hammock, a canvas, [312], [313].

Handles for walking-sticks, [374], [375].

“High-flyer,” a, [95]-[98].

Hitches: the “Becket,” [160];

two half, [289], [290];

the clove, ibid.;

the slippery, [290], [291];

the Blackwall, ibid.;

the timber, ibid.;

the rolling, ibid.;

the Magnus, [291];

the catspaw, [291], [292];

the sheepshank, ibid.;

the marling, ibid.

See also Bends and Knots.

Hook-and-ladder truck, a, [198]-[200].

Hooks, fish, [149], [150];

putting, to gut, [158].

Hoop drop-net, a, how to make, [176].

Hoop-stretcher, a, [347], [349].

Hose-carriage, a, [195]-[198].

House-boats, [261]-[277];

a house-punt, [261]-[267];

a house-raft, [267]-[277].

Houses for guinea-pigs, [39]-[41].

How to grow walking-sticks, [367]-[369].

Hut, a low twin-tree, [350]-[356];

a high twin-tree, [350]-[356];

a single-tree, [359], [360];

a low single-tree, [360], [361].

Hutches for rabbits, [43]-[45].

Ice-boats, [249]-[260];

a sloop-rigged ice-yacht, [249]-[253];

a twin-mast ice-yacht, [253], [254];

scoots and scooters, [255]-[259];

a wind-runner, [259], [260].

Ice-sail, a square-rigged, [118].

Ice-yacht, a sloop-rigged, how to make, [249]-[253];

a twin-mast, [253], [254].

“Invisible,” or “whip-finish,” knot, the, [158], [160].

Kennels for dogs, [36]-[39].

Kites: the ship, [120]-[122];

the Chinese-junk, [122]-[124];

the schooner, [124], [125];

a balloon, [125], [126];

an air-ship, [126], [127];

bat-wing, [128];

crown-top, ibid.;

Sandwich Island bird, [129]-[131];

box, [132], [133];

the “paralleloplane,” [134], [135];

the flying-wedge, [135]-[138];

the double-plane, ibid.;

reels, [138]-[143].

Knots: the “invisible,” or “whip-finish,” [158], [160];

the reef, [282], [283], [285];

the bowline, [283], [285];

the bowline on a bight, [283], [284], [285];

the running bowline, [284], [285];

the wall, ibid.;

the crown wall, [284], [285], [286];

diagrams showing, [285];

the double wall and double crown, [285], [286];

a stopper, ibid.;

a man rope, ibid.;

the Matthew Walker, ibid.;

the diamond, ibid.;

the Turk’s head, [285], [287];

the rope yarn, ibid.;

the lark’s head, ibid.

See also Bends and Hitches.

Knotting of gut, [158], [159], [160].

Landing-net, a, for fish, [151].

Land-yacht, a, [177]-[182].

Lark, a, how to make, [230]-[235].

Lark’s head knot, the, [285], [287].

Lee-board, a, [225].

Lines, fish, [149].

Lizards, pens for, [47], [48], [50], [51].

Lock-boxes for camping outfit, [316], [317], [318].

Magnus hitch, the, [291].

Man rope knot, a, [285], [286].

Marling hitch, the, [291], [292].

Marten-trap, a, [344].

Merry-go-round, a, construction of, [24]-[28];

vane, [69], [70].

Mink, curing the skin of, [347], [348], [349];

stretcher, [349].

Mink-trap, a, [342], [343], [344].

Minnows for fish bait, [151], [161], [166], [167], [168].

Mortar, a snowball, [118], [119].

Muskrat-trap, a, [339], [340], [341], [342].

Nest of pockets, a, for camping outfit, [317], [318].

Oak walking-sticks, [371].

Opossum, curing the skin of, [347].

Ovens, camp, how to make, [323], [324], [325].

Paddle-wheels: different kinds, [201];

the modern turbine, [202];

a simple paddle-wheel, [202], [203];

a wagon wheel, [203], [204];

a barrel-wheel, [204], [205];

an undershot-wheel, [206];

a power-wheel, [206], [207], [208].

Pens for reptiles, [47]-[51].

Pet shelters, [29]-[51];

for martins, [30]-[32];

for birds, [32]-[34];

for pigeons, [34]-[36];

for dogs, [36]-[39];

for guinea-pigs, [39]-[41];

for chickens, [41]-[43];

for rabbits, [43]-[45];

for squirrels, [45]-[47];

for chipmunks, ibid.;

for white rats, ibid.;

for reptiles, [47]-[51].

Pergola, a back-yard, [53], [54];

a rustic, [55], [56], [57];

a circular, [57], [58].

Pigeon-cotes, [34]-[36].

Pinion-wheel, weather-vane, a, [60]-[62];

a barrel-hoop, [72].

Pockets, a nest of, for camping outfit, [317], [318].

Power-boat, a, how to make, [235]-[238].

Proa, a, how to make, [228]-[230].

Pumping windmill, a, [73], [77].

Punt, a, how to make, [212]-[214];

a house, [261].

Pushmobile, a, [185]-[190].

Putting the hook to gut, [157], [158], [159], [160].

Rabbit, hutches, [43]-[45];

snares, [335], [336], [337], [338];

traps, [338], [339].

Raccoon, curing the skin of, [347], [349].

Reef knot, the, [282], [283], [285].

Reel, a chest, [139], [140];

a box, [141], [142], [143].

Reels, kite, [138]-[143];

fish, [150].

Repairing fishing-tackle, [156]-[160].

Reptile pens, [47]-[51].

Rocker-coaster, a, [103], [105].

Rods, fishing, elasticity of, [148];

bait, [148], [151];

fly, [148], [149], [153]-[156];

split-bamboo, [149];

handling of, [151], [152], [153];

repairing, [157], [158], [159].

Rolling hitch, the, [290], [291].

Rope yarn knot, the, [285], [287].

Running bowline knot, the, [284], [285].

Sable, trap for, [344];

curing the skin of, [347].

Sail-skating and snowball artillery, [115]-[119];

a skating sail, [115]-[117];

a square-rigged ice-sail, [118];

a snowball mortar, [118], [119].

Sail-wagon, a, [182]-[185].

Sandwich Island bird kite, the, [129], [130], [131], [132].

Scap-net, how made, [19], [175], [176].

Scoots and scooters, “ice-water boats,” [255]-[259].

Scow, a, how to make, [214], [215].

Seine for catching live bait, [161], [162], [163].

Self-acting aërial-car, [86]-[91].

Sharpy, a, how to make, [215]-[218];

a sailing, [221]-[225];

a centre-board, [225]-[228].

Sheepshank hitch, the, [291], [292].

Sheet bend, the, [289].

Shelters for pets, [29]-[51];

for martins, [30]-[32];

for birds, [32]-[34];

for pigeons, [34]-[36];

for dogs, [36]-[39];

for guinea-pigs, [39]-[41];

for chickens, [41]-[43];

for rabbits, [43]-[45],

for squirrels, [45]-[47];

for chipmunks, ibid.;

for white rats, ibid.;

for reptiles, [47]-[51].

Ship kite, the, [120], [121], [122].

Single-runner coaster, a, [106], [107], [108].

Sinkers, fish, [150], [152], [164].

Skating-sail, a, [115]-[117].

Skees, Norway, [110], [111].

Skins, animal, how to cure, [346]-[349].

Skunks, trap for, [342], [346];

curing the skin of, [347].

Sled-toboggan, a, [103], [104].

Slippery hitch, the, [290], [291].

Snails, for aquariums, [20], [23].

Snakes, pens for, [47], [48], [49].

Snares, [334];

for rabbits, [335], [336], [337], [338].

Snowball mortar, a, [118], [119].

Snow-shoes, the Iroquois, [111], [112];

the Esquimaux, [112], [113];

oval, [114].

South Sea Island proa, a, how to make, [228]-[230].

Splices: how made, [159];

different kinds, [280];

the eye-splice, [280], [281];

diagrams showing, [281];

the short splice, [281], [282];

the long splice, [282].

Splicing a fishing-rod, [157], [158].

Square-rigged ice-sail, a, [118].

Squirrel cages, [45]-[47].

Stone stoves for campers, [319], [320], [321].

Stopper knot, a, [285], [286].

Stoves, stone, for campers, [319], [320], [321].

Stretchers for drying skins, [347], [348], [349].

Summer-house, a simple, [52]-[53], [58].

Tables for camp life, [301], [313], [314], [315].

Tadpoles for aquariums, [20].

Tent, for camping out, [295];

a medium-size, [295]-[300];

a large camping, [300]-[303];

a house, [304]-[307];

the new, [307]-[310].

Tepees, square, [6], [7];

ridge-pole, [7], [8], [9].

Timber hitch, the, [290], [291].

Toadstool tree canopy, a, [54], [55].

Toboggan, an eight-foot, [102], [103];

a sled, [103].

Trap, a, for small fish, [169]-[171];

for water-turtles, [171], [172].

Traps and trapping, [334]-[349];

rabbit-traps, [338], [339];

muskrat-traps, [339], [340], [341], [342];

mink-traps, [342], [343];

skunk-traps, [342], [346];

deadfalls, [342], [344], [345];

sable-traps, [344];

martin-traps, ibid.;

woodchuck-traps, [346];

ground-hog-traps, ibid.

See also Snares.

Tree huts and brush-houses, [350]-[366];

a low twin-tree hut, [350]-[356];

a high twin-tree hut, [355]-[358];

a single-tree hut, [359], [360];

a low single-tree hut, [360], [361];

a brush-house, [361]-[364];

a brush “lean-to,” [364]-[366].

Truck, a hook-and-ladder, [198]-[200].

Turk’s head knot, the, [285], [287].

Turtles, water, a trap for, [171], [172].

“Twitch-up,” a, for rabbits, [335], [336];

a French, [336], [337], [338].

Two half hitches, [289], [290].

Wagon, a sail, [182]-[185].

Walker, Matthew, knot, the, [285], [286].

Walking-sticks, [367]-[375];

how to grow, [367]-[369];

holly, [370], [371];

ash, [371];

oak, ibid.;

elm, ibid.;

from fruit trees, [371], [372];

from wild orange, [372];

method of treatment, [372], [373], [374];

handles for, [374];

demand for, [375].

Wall knot, the, [284], [285].

Water in aquariums, to aërate, [22].

Water-turtles, a trap for, [171], [172].

Water-wheels: different kinds, [201];

the modern turbine, [202];

a simple paddle-wheel, [202], [203];

a wagon wheel, [203], [204];

a barrel-wheel, [204], [205];

an undershot-wheel, [206];

a power-wheel, [206], [207], [208].

Weasel, curing the skin of, [347].

Weather-vanes, [59]-[80];

a pinion-wheel, [60]-[62];

a wind-speeder, [62]-[64];

the arrow, [64], [65];

wooden, [65], [66];

a wind-pennant, [66], [67];

a basket-ball, [67]-[69];

a merry-go-round, [69]-[71].

Wheel-race, a, construction of, [208].

Wigwams, Indian, [3]-[6].

Windmills, [59]-[80];

wind turbine, [71]-[73];

pumping, [73]-[77];

tower, [78]-[80].

Wind-pennant, a, [66], [67].

Wind-runner, a, how to make, [259], [260].

Wind-sails, [115], [116], [117], [118].

Wind-speeder, a, [62], [63].

Wind turbine, a, [71]-[73].

Woodchucks, how to trap, [346].

Wooden weather-vanes, [63], [65], [66].

Wolf, curing the skin of, [347].

Worms for fish bait, [150], [151], [152], [161], [166].

Yacht, a land, [177]-[182].

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