CONTENTS. 



NAUTICAL. 



I. THE RAFT ! 



H. THE OAR, THE PADDLE, AND THB SCREW 12 



HI. SUBSIDIARY APPLIANCES. PART I. 23 



IV. SUBSIDIARY APPLIANCES. PART II 34 



V. SUBSIDIAKY APPLIANCES. PART III. THE BOAT-HOOK AND 



PUNT-POLE. THB LIFE-BUOY AND PONTOON-RAFT . 44 



WAR AND HUNTING. 



I. THE PITFALL, THE OLUB, THE SWORD, THE SPEAR AND DAGGER . 50 



II. POISON, ANIMAL AND VEGETABLE. PRINCIPLE OF THE BARB . 62 



III. PROJECTILE WEAPONS AND THE SHEATH 74 



IV. THE NET 85 



V. REVERTED SPIKES 102 



VI. THE HOOK. DEFENSIVE ARMOUR. THE FORT . . . .115 

 VII. SCALING INSTRUMENTS. DEFENCE OF FORT. IMITATION. THE 



FALL-TRAP 132 



VTTI. CONCEALMENT. DISGUISE. THE TRENCH. POWER OF GRAVITY. 



MISCELLANEA .... 144 



AKCHITECTUEE. 



I. THE HUT, TROPIC AND POLAR. PILLARS AND FLOORING. 

 TUNNEL ENTRANCE OF THE IGLOO. DOORS AND HINGES. 



SELF-CLOSING TRAP-DOORS 169 



II. WALLS, DOUBLE AND SINGLE. PORCHES, EAVES, AND WINDOWS. 



THATCH, SLATES, AND TILES 177 



III. THE WINDOW. GIRDERS, TIES, AND BUTTRESSES. THE TUNNEL. 



THE SUSPENSION-BRIDGE 190 



IV. LIGHTHOUSES. THE DOVETAIL. THE DAM. SUBTERRANEAN 



DWELLINGS. THE PYRAMIDS. MORTAR, PAINT, AKD VARNISH . 207 



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