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AMERICAN SPIDEKS AND THEIR SPINNING WORK. 



Thus, to follow luT course from R2 she woukl descend to the next 

 radius, 113, by such a direct drop. When her string is attached to the 



])oint X, on this radius, slie will pursue the ordinary method and 

 M*+h^^^ pass around to the sjjiral scaifold at its point of intersection (z) 



with the radius. Here now it is again possible for lii'r to drop 

 from z to X, on the radius marked 4. From this point onward, while pro- 

 ceeding across her orb, and during the ascent from R4 to RKi, her habit- 

 ual method is to swing around the radius to the spiral scaffold, and so 

 down the next radius to the points of intersection, x. When slie has 



Fit:. 83. Swinging around tlie circle. 



reached radius No. IG it is again possible for hei' to prt)cee(l by drojijiing 

 directly from her last point of intersection to the radius next below. 



It will be observed that an alternate course of progress is possible for 

 the spider at certain sections of her orb. For example, between the radii 

 3 and 4, and 4 and 5, instead of moving from the point of intersection, 

 X, along the radius to the spiral scaffolding, and dropi)ing fi'om the point 



z or swinging along the radius of the scaffold, she may pass 

 R H H^^ from x3 directly along the line n, supporting lierself by the 

 Snirals 'beaded sj)iral last wrouglit in. Tliis she sometimes undoulit- 



edly does. 131ackwall expressed the oi)inion that the last made 

 viscid sjiiral line is also used as a support while spinning the next sjiiral 



