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without attempting to remove the bark, apply 

 with a pad several coats of shellac varnish, 

 thinned very thin with alcohol. The pad is made 

 as follows : take a piece of old cotton stocking 

 and wrap it round a ball of batting, making two 

 or three thicknesses of the stocking. Have a 

 wide-mouthed bottle, and place in it one ounce 

 of shellac, filling up with six ounces of alcohol, 

 or even more, to render it a very thin varnish or 

 polish. When you have laid on five or six coats, 

 drying each one before putting on another, of 

 course, the polish on your " pole " will be of 

 comparatively elegant appearance. 



Fig, 1. Home-made Winder for Pole. 



Of course, when the pole assumes this high- 

 toned appearance, you will require a winder for 

 your line. The easiest to make is shown at Fig. i. 

 It consists of a forked branch, trimmed, and 

 with a notch cut in the end of each leg to hold 



