8 FAKM APPLIANCES. 



long, were driven in, in a position to firmly hold the wood 

 to be sawed. The t'wo pegs of each pair are not directly 

 opposite, but separated far enough for the saw-cut to run 

 down between them. Of the first pair one is four inches 

 from the end, and the other seven inches back. The 

 second pair is fifteen inches back of these, and the other 

 in the farther end of the horse, these last answering as a 

 support to the long end of the wood to be cut, the other 

 two pairs being used as the saw-horse. When a stick is 

 reduced to five feet or so in length, it is drawn forward 

 and wholly supported on the two pairs of pins nearest 

 together. 



The other horse, shown in figure 96, consists of an ordi- 

 nary saw-horse having a block nailed across its legs on 

 one side, forming a rest for the end of a long stick, which 

 at the other end is fastened into half a saw-horse, a. 

 The piece to be sawed is laid 011 the three rests thus 

 formed, the end to be sawed being placed at a. As each 

 length is sawed off, a is shoved toward #, the proper dis- 

 tance. It will be seen that this saw-horse can be length- 

 ened out or shortened up, to suit the length of the stick. 



HOW TO TIE A BAG. 



Figure 97 shows a simple and easily made bag-tie 

 which effectually prevents any slipping, if properly ad- 



Fig. 97. BAG TIB. 



justed. Take any strong cord about eighteen inches 

 long and double it as herewith seen, passing the ends 

 through, making a loop around the mouth of the bag. 

 Now pull as tightly as possible ; then take an end of the 



