Suspension Bridges of Wire Fencing 



SUSPENSION footbridges have been 

 built by a wire agency in Southern 

 Oregon, to the number of twenty in 

 Jackson County alone, which goes to 

 show their practicability. 



The method of construction is simple. 

 Three lengths of fence are used. Two 



total tensile strength of the wires is 

 seventy-five thousand eight hundred 

 and eighty pounds, so that it will safely 

 hold a load of a hundred people. The 

 agency plans to build a one-hundred-foot 

 wagon bridge in the near future along 

 the same lines of construction. 



Suspension bridge built of fence wire 



are stretched for the sides and one hori- 

 zontal length serves for the bottom. 

 After ha\ing been wired together and 

 planked, the bridge is safe even for small 

 children. The anchor posts must be 

 well braced and put deep in concrete 

 with long cross-pieces on the bottoms. 

 The ends of the wires are wrapped around 

 the posts and spliced to the wires again, 

 so that there is no danger of their slip- 

 ping, even though the staples may gi\c 

 way. 



The bridge shown in the photograph 

 is three hundred and ninety-six feet long; 

 the longest span being two hundred and 

 fifty-six feet. At the highest point it is 

 forty-five feet from the water. The 



A Cheap Way of Preserving Eggs 



EGGS may be successfully preserved 

 for many months in a solution of 

 water-glass. One cjuart of water-glass, 

 which may be purchased from any 

 druggist for twenty-five cents, is enough 

 to preserve twenty dozen eggs. Heat 

 ten quarts of water to the boiling point 

 and allow it to cool. Pour the water 

 into a five-gallon earthenware crock, 

 add one quart of water-glass antl mix the 

 two. Place the eggs in this solution as 

 soon as laid, but do not wash them. 

 When the crock is filled to within two 

 inches of the top of the liquid, cover and 

 store in a cool, dry place. 



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