as the Seamstress with Needle and Thread 



The strings which sup- 

 port a hammock are 

 called clews when ar- 

 ranged in the approv- 

 ed fashion. The sailors 

 shown above can each 

 make fifty-five clews a 

 day. This work requires 

 little skill and 

 one of the first job; 

 taught to the recruits. 

 The best and strongest 

 of rope is essential. 

 Hammocks serve 

 beds aboard ship 



The man in the oval is 

 putting the finishing 

 touches on an extra- 

 size bumper and pad- 

 ding it out. All ships 

 are provided with 

 bumpers, which are 

 hung alongside to pro- 

 tect the hull against 

 scratches and cuts 

 and to break the force of 

 the jar should the vessel 

 come in contact with an- 

 other vessel or with the 

 sides of the pier or dock 



Old pieces of 

 rope are used 

 to form the in- 

 side of the 

 bumper, as 

 shown at the 

 left. One man 

 can make eleven 

 bumpers a day. 

 At right is shown 

 the completed 

 bumper. This is 

 the work of a 

 skilled expert 



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