30 FUMIGATION METHODS 
is used by the Army and Navy for tents and light sails. 
With little care any awning or tent maker can cut the 
sheet tents so there is practically no waste in material. 
They are usually cut and made into quadrants and then 
put together. The center in the large tents is usually 
FIG. Q—THE TITUS FUMIGATOR 
double for a space of about two feet in diameter, as 
there is considerable strain upon the material at this 
point. A half-inch or five-eighths inch rope should be 
hemmed in around the edges. 
The cost varies according to the size, and the 
expense of oiling must be added. All tents should be 
thoroughly oiled by painting them with boiled linseed 
oil. Usually one or two coats will be sufficient. The 
