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THE WAR-BRIDLE. HOW TO MAKE IT. 



The war-bridle. 



THE WAR-BRIDLE. HOW TO MAKE IT. 



First get a cord of the very best hemp or flax, made in the 

 very best manner, twisted hard, about three-eighths to half 

 an inch in diameter, and twenty-one feet in length. The 



smaller, if suf- 

 ficiently strong 

 so as not to 

 break, the bet- 

 ter. Tie each 

 end into a sin- 

 gle hard knot. 



I will, of course, here give but the simple form of making 

 and using it. We use this in two ways under the simple 



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war-bridle; 

 one to get 

 purchase 

 sideways ; 

 the other 

 to get pow- 

 er directly ahead. (See cuts.) To make the large loop 

 form, make a tie about twenty inches from the end, more 



or less, according to 



the size of the neck 



to be put around. 



Pass the end around 



theneckupon which 



it is to be used,about 



twelve to fifteen 



inches from the 



head, and have the 



tie last made come 



just short enough I 



that when the end 



knot is passed 



through it and 



drawn tight it will 



form a loop that will 



Large loop. fit aroun d this part Sma11 lo P' 



of the neck. Now pass the left hand back between the neck 

 and cord, catch the part hanging down, pull it back towards 



