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Figure 16. Next pass the loop A in Figure 17 back- 

 ward over the loose knot as in Figure 18. Now take 

 hold of the part at B, Figure 18, and pull into the 

 shape shown at Figure 19. This 

 knot has all the good qualities of 

 the single bowline and is very 

 easily and quickly made. 



What is known as the Texas 

 method of tying a bowline knot 

 is shown in Figures 20-23. A loop 

 is first made as in Figure 20 and a 

 bight of the standing part of the 

 rope is pushed through this loop 

 as in Figure 21. The end of the 

 rope is then run through the bight 

 and doubled back upon itself and 

 held tightly with the left hand 

 while the standing part of the 

 rope is pulled, producing the re- 

 sult shown in Figure 23. 



The lifting hitch, shown in 

 Figure 24, is used in pulling a 

 pump or pipe out of a well or 

 wherever it is necessary to pull 

 lengthwise on any smooth object. 

 It is made by forming a loop or 

 noose in the end of the rope, then 

 wrapping the end of the rope sev- 

 eral times around the object to be 

 lifted (going in the opposite di- 

 rection from the way the pull is to be exerted), then 

 putting the other end of the rope through the loop. 



The cut shows very distinctly 

 how the hitch should look when 

 finished. Pulling on the rope 

 causes this hitch to grasp the ob- 

 ject so that it cannot slip. 

 ,,'}This same hitch, made the op- 

 posite way, or, in other words, 

 turned the other side up, is often 

 used in climbing a pole or mast. By using two 

 ropes, one for each foot, a person can make a pair 

 of climbers by the use of which any smooth pole 



or tree may be climbed in safety. 



The clove hitch (Figure 25) is the knot used 

 by the tent man in fastening the 

 tent ropes to the stakes, by the 

 miller in tying sacks, by the cow- 

 boy in tying his lasso to the 

 saddle horn. It is a very useful 

 knot in many situations and every 

 farmer boy should know how to 

 tie it. It is a good knot to use in 

 case a horse is hitched to a pole, 

 pipe, or post which has no ring 

 to keep the rope or strap from 

 slipping down. It is tied by 

 placing the end around the post 

 under the standing part of the 

 rope, around again and under it- 

 self, as shown in Figure 25, A. 

 If pulled up tightly and then the 

 ordinary halter knot tied in addi- 

 tion to it, as shown in Figure 25, 

 B, the rope cannot slip down so 

 the horse can get his foot over it, 

 as so often happens when the or- 

 dinary halter knot alone is tied. 

 A short splice may be made in 

 several ways. The way here il- 

 lustrated is considered the best as 

 well as the easiest. To make a 



