THE YOUNG SCIENIIST. 
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forms of kites, and here is a sketch of the 
kite we are now going to make, which is 
one of the best, if not the very best we can 
select. One view (Fig. 7) is looking at the 
kite nearly full faced, and the other (Fig. 8) 
is looking at its side. The frame is com- 
posed of two pieces, one a straight piece, to 
which the tail is fastened at one end, while 
the other end, to which the bender is fas- 
tened, protrudes above the top of the kite 
in a point, as you see. The bender is a 
piece of rattan cane fastened near the top 
of the straight piece (which is called the 
standard), and bent around on each side, 
extending as far as the wings you see on 
each side. Now, look at the side view, 
Harry, and you will see that the bag of the 
paper is all in a direction to make the wind 
lift the kite." 
**How large shall we make the kite. 
Uncle?" 
" Let me see the twine you are going to 
fly it with, and then I will tell you. Oh, it 
is carpet thread, is it; well that is strong 
enough to fly a kite at least two feet high, 
so that shall be the height of our kite." 
" Should the size of the kite be made to 
suit the strength of the string?" 
"Yes, Harry, when you have got the 
string it should, because you can make the 
size of the kite to suit the strength and 
weight of the string, bat you cannot alter 
the size of the string or twine. If you had 
not bought the twine, we could make the 
kite any convenient size, and then buy 
suitable thread or twine." 
"Is it the size or the weight of the twine 
that is important?" 
"First, Harry, the twine must be as light 
as possible, for it is a load that the kite has 
to carry. It must be strong enough to 
easily hold the kite, and it should be a 
closely twisted twine, so that it will not 
unravel and lose its strength, by being 
wound up and unwound." 
"What part of the kite do you make 
first?" 
"In everything that man constructs, 
Harry, the foundation or frame is made 
first. In this case it is the frame. Here 
we have a straight piece of pine wood for 
our standard; it is a yard long, and as we 
only want two feet of it, we must cut off one 
foot, and we will cut it off at this end, be- 
cause it contains a knot that wre shall then 
get rid of." 
To he continued. 
A Good Ten-Dollar Boat. 
BY FKANKIilN VAN WINKLE, M. E. 
VXTHO does not enjoy riding in a row- 
' * boat? It is one of those innocent 
pleasures which furnish healthful outdoor 
exercise, and is equally delightful to old 
and young, rich and poor. And how much 
pleasanter the sail when the boat is one's 
own, provided it be neat in appearance, 
easy to manage, and, above all, safe. There' 
are many persons living near streams and 
sheets of water suitable for boating, who 
would be both benefited and entertained, 
during most of the spring and summer 
months, had they a nice boat at their dis- 
posal. 
Keeping a boat is generally regarded as- 
involving a great amount both of labor and 
expense; this is true only when its care is 
attended with bad management and falsa 
economy. 
The best and safest boat is commonly 
known as a "round bottom." A good 
round bottom boat, however, cannot be 
purchased for less than seventy-five dollars, 
and such an outlay, especially in these 
times, is within the reach of but very few. 
The points of excellence in a pleasure boat 
are safety, strength, lightness and speed. 
The amateur boat builder might at first 
build a good flat-bottom, of which, by the 
way, there are but very few; and it is be- 
lieved that if he diligently follows our in- 
structions, he will be so successful as to at- 
tempt the construction of a round-bottom, 
after similar directions to be given at a 
future time. 
To those who have been accustomed to 
see only the staunch and spacious jolly, 
or round-bottomed boat, or the light and 
graceful racing shell, the idea of the above 
qualities being combined in a skiff or skow-. 
