roTH] STRING FIGURES, TRICKS, AND PUZZLES 517 
656. Trap, snare. War., Ara., Mak., Pat., Car. (fig. 274). 
Place string on both hands in position 1, opening A. 
Take u/ / string in mouth over distal side of all the other strings, 
stretch, and so pull loop off each /. 
Turn both thumbs down into their own loops, at the same time 
hooking up the w/ 7 strings as they are turned upward and outward. 
Let go with mouth and ex- 
tend hands. 
Get a spectator to put his 
hand or finger in the space indi- 
cated in the diagram. Slip off 
the thumb loops, stretch, and 
he will be caught. 
657. Butterfly. War. (fig. 
275). 
BH.—-String in position 1, opening A. 
LH.—With RH remove loop from off 2 and place over hand onto 
wrist. 
RH.—Similarly. There are now two loops on each hand. 
LH.—With tip of Zt remove 
ra string onto ra side of ¢, and 
with tip of Z/ remove wi ¢ string 
onto ul side of 7. A double 
palmar string results. 
RH—Similarly. 
LH.—Remove loop from back 
of wrist, bring it over to the 
front, pass it under the doubled palmar string from its proximal side, 
and place it on 2. 
RH —Similarly. 
Fic. 274.—Trap, snare. (Warrau, etc.) 
Fie. 275.—Butterfly. (Warrau.) 
Fic. 276.—Two islands joined by a log. (Warrau.) 
BH.—Hook 7% through its own loop into the palm, proximal to the 
palmar strings, and keep there. é 
Separate both hands, slipping off all the loops from the remaining 
fingers. 
