Things Worth Doing and How To Do Them

by Lina Beard; Adelia B. Beard

Fig. 600.—The flag.

A Paper Flag

like [Fig. 600], for the mainmast, one and three-fourths inches long and one and one-half inches wide. Cut two holes at one side as shown in the diagram, divide the remaining space into four squares and paint the two diagonal squares, Q and Q, red.

Fig. 601.—The main-topsail.

Make the Main-Topsail

three and one-fourth inches long and three and three-fourths inches wide ([Fig. 601]). For the

Crow’s-Nest

saw or cut off the top of an ordinary wooden spool and paint red downward points around the top edge, a pointed band around the centre, and two straight, narrow bands at the lower edge ([Fig. 602]).