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and brazed to a screw, H, fixed in such a manner tliafc, thongli 

 screwing freely tlirongli a burr fixed on D, it cannot come out. 

 There are then no loose pieces to this net, which, from the 

 nature of the slides, is remarkably strong, and is easily opened 

 and shut. (Fig. 44 shows the net folded, and with the arms 

 slid down one on the other.) To finish, tie a piece of whipcord 

 in the holes from h to h, and sew the holland all around the net 

 as before, leaving plenty of room for the playing of the slides ; 

 the "leno" is then sewn to this in the usual manner, and thus 

 becomes a fixture, as in the preceding net. 



To open and fix the net from the position shown in Fig. 44 

 (which for the sake of clearness is shown without the "leno"), 

 pull the whipcord C (now hidden, of course, by the holland) and 

 ease up the 

 slides; bend 

 over the re- 

 volving arm 

 until the 

 screw H 

 comes over the 

 on D. Push the 



(Fig. 45) into the tube D, and screw 

 up H,the point of which enters the 

 stick, and firmly fixes and locks 

 the net. Fig. 45 shows the net 

 ready for use. The arrangement 

 of the whipcord at C is to enable 

 the net to be used as a "sugaring" 

 net in addition to its ordinary use 

 for catching; C being pressed 

 against a tree, the comer of a 

 wall, a fence, or a gas lamp, &c., 

 readily accommodates itself to 

 any angle required. 



A useful net for sugaring purposes, if Fig. 45 is not used, is 

 one recommended by Dr. Guard Knaggs. Tt is of triangular 

 shape, the frame of it being formed by socketing two pieces of 

 paragon wire into a metal Y piece, and connecting their 

 diverging extremities by means of catgut, which, when pressed 



Fig. 45.— The "Hill Slidingj 

 Net" Eeady fob Use. 



