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baits, he will at once get a general idea of the form 

 and outline of what he wants to make. To best ac- 

 complish his object, he should procure a sample as 

 a pattern and take it apart to start right. Take the 

 green leopard-frog as an example to first experiment 

 with. Those who don't know say that the finished 

 objects look very simple and easy to make. The 

 first raw separate parts cut are the back and thighs, 

 of cork, the belly of hard wood. The thighs are 

 tied with twisted wire looped, to connect the legs. 

 The legs are made separate with pieces of cork 

 wound over the small hook with raffia grass, and 

 silk toes are reinforced with a thinner wire, the 

 thighs being held in place by a heavy wire run- 

 ning through inside the body. After that the back 

 and belly are put together after being painted with 

 shellac, with the long shank hook between them; 

 then wound tight with strong wire. The raw ma- 

 terial is then ready for painting. First, a coat of 

 common white paint on the belly and green on 

 the back. When dry, the belly has a coat of white 

 enamel; the white eyes and a stroke down the 

 back are made at the same time. Black, yellow, and 

 orange colors are then applied, and after being 

 thoroughly dried, you are ready to varnish with 

 two coats of spar. After the varnish is well dried, 



