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ground by two stakes and divide it into 

 three equal parts. With the length of one 

 of those parts as the radius, and with the two 

 inner stakes as centres, trace two circles which 

 will cut each other at two points equal dis- 

 tance from the main axis and which will 

 mark the shorter axis on the figure. Place 

 a stake at each of these points, and from each 

 one of these as a centre, and with twice the 

 radius formerly used, describe the arc of a 

 circle which will connect with the circum- 

 ferences of the smaller circles. The outline 

 of the figure is now complete. 



A rougher method and one much more gen- 

 erally used, is to first mark the major axis. At 

 a distance slightly less than one third of that 

 axis, and from one 

 end of it, drive 

 another stake. 

 From the other 

 end of the line 

 measure off the 

 same distance and 

 drive another 

 stake. Now take 

 a cord fastened 

 loosely to each of 



With AB as the major axis, insert 

 stakes at D and C. Fasten a cord to 

 the two stakes D and C, but long 

 enough to pass round B. Removing B, 

 and keeping the cord drawn tight, mark 

 the outline of the figure, as atBBi. 



