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gate, as shown in the figure ; but the stress at that point is so 

 hard, that a small iron pin, if it were not turned smooth, would 

 in a few years wear a large hole in the arm. This gate will 

 open either way, and hangs on an even balance at whatever 

 point it may be opened. It may be fastened with a latch or 

 hook. 



SELF-SUSTAINING GATEWAY. 



258. Fig. 95 represents a gateway which some men prefer to 

 all others, because it has many things to recommend it which are 

 not available where nothing but bare posts are used. It is self- 

 sustaining, and may be successfully used in localities where rock 

 lies near the surface of the soil, where it would be impracticable 



FIG. 95. 



SELF-SUSTAINING GATEWAY. 



to dig post holes. It may be made as ornamental as desirable 

 by casing the posts c c and the plate d. One gate, or two, may 

 be hung to the posts, and by having the hooks (hinges) go 

 through the posts, and fasten with nuts and screws on the outside, 



