Outdoor Life and Indian Stories / Making open air life attractive to young Americans by telling them all about woodcraft, signs and signaling, the stars, fishing, camping, camp cooking, how to tie knots and how to make fire without matches, and many other fascinating open air pursuits. Also, stories of noted hunters and scouts, great indians and warriors, including Daniel Boone, Kit Carson, General Custer, Pontiac, Tecumseh, King Philip, Black Hawk, Brandt, Sitting Bull, and a host of others whose names are famous; all of them true and interesting

by Edward Sylvester Ellis

2. The Bight is the loop formed whenever the rope is turned back upon itself; and 3. The End is the part used in tying the knots.

The two primary knots are the "overhand" and the "figure-of-eight," which must be learned first of all as a basis.

THE OVERHAND KNOT

Beginning with the position shown in the preceding diagram back the end around the standing-part and up through the bight, drawing it tight.

THE FIGURE-OF-EIGHT KNOT

Make a bight as before. Then lead the end around back of the standing-part and down through the bight. The following knots are chiefly based upon these and can be easily learned by careful study of the diagrams. With practice considerable speed can be obtained, but it is best to "make haste slowly."

THE SQUARE OR REEF KNOT