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THE BOOK OP THE LA.NTERN. 



We shall now see the advantage of the eyelet-holes or 

 rings at the sides of the sheet. Fastening a piece of 

 string to the top eyelet-hole at one side, and this is better 

 done before the sheet is pulled into position, allow that 

 string to embrace the supporting cord, next let it pass 

 through the nearest eyelet-hole, then again round the cord, 

 and so on until the bottom of the sheet is reached. By this 

 lacing method the sheet can be rendered almost as flat as a 

 board, and presents the best possible kind of surface so far 

 as a sheet can give it for showing lantern pictures well. 



Some little judgment must be exercised as to the best 

 position for the upper screw-eyes. Of course, in practice, 

 difficulties are apt to occur. The best position may be one 

 which the ladder available will not reach. Again, it is 

 often the case that screw-eyes may be found already 

 in position, and the owners of public halls have a righteous 



Fig. 35. A B 



objection to holes being made, even to the tiny ones 

 necessary for fresh screw-eyes. In such a case the 



