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HARPER’S
OUTDOOR BOOK
FOR BOYS

BY
JOSEPH H. ADAMS

WITH CONTRIBUTIONS BY
KIRK MUNROE, TAPPAN ADNEY
CAPT. HOWARD PATTERSON
LEROY MILTON YALE
AND OTHERS

WITH MANY ILLUSTRATIONS

HARPER & BROTHERS PUBLISHERS
NEW YORK AND LONDON

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Copyright, 1907, by HARPER & BROTHERS.
PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
B-W

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CONTENTS

Part I

IN BOUNDS
PAGE

CHAPTER I.—BACK-YARD PLEASURES 3

A WIGWAM

A SQUARE TEPEE

A RIDGE-POLE TEPEE

A FOUNTAIN

AN AQUARIUM

HOW TO MANAGE AN AQUARIUM

A MERRY-GO-ROUND

CHAPTER II.—PET SHELTERS 29

MARTIN BOXES

BIRD SHELTERS

PIGEON-COTES

DOG-KENNELS

GUINEA-PIG HOUSES

CHICKEN-COOPS

RABBIT-HUTCHES

SQUIRREL CAGES

REPTILE PENS

CHAPTER III.—SUMMER-HOUSES AND PERGOLAS 52

A SIMPLE SUMMER-HOUSE

A BACK-YARD PERGOLA

A TOADSTOOL TREE CANOPY

A RUSTIC PERGOLA

A CIRCULAR PERGOLA

A SUMMER SHELTER

CHAPTER IV.—WEATHER-VANES AND WINDMILLS 59

A PINION-WHEEL WEATHER-VANE

A WIND-SPEEDER

THE ARROW WEATHER-VANE

WOODEN VANES

A WIND-PENNANT

A BASKET-BALL VANE

A MERRY-GO-ROUND

A WIND TURBINE

A BARREL-HOOP PINION-WHEEL

A PUMPING WINDMILL

A WINDMILL AND TOWER

CHAPTER V.—AËRIAL TOYS 81

THE ELASTIC FLYING-MACHINE

SELF-ACTING AËRIAL CAR

AËRIAL BOAT-SAILING

A “HIGH-FLYER”

Part II

AFIELD

CHAPTER VI.—COASTERS, SKEES, AND SNOW-SHOES 101

TOBOGGANS

A ROCKER-COASTER

A SINGLE-RUNNER COASTER

A BOB-SLED

SKEES

SNOW-SHOES

CHAPTER VII.—SAIL-SKATING AND SNOWBALL
ARTILLERY 115

A SKATING-SAIL

A SQUARE-RIGGED ICE-SAIL

A SNOWBALL MORTAR

CHAPTER VIII.—KITES AND AEROPLANES 120

THE SHIP KITE

THE CHINESE-JUNK KITE

THE SCHOONER KITE

A BALLOON KITE

AN AIR-SHIP KITE

BAT-WING AND CROWN-TOP KITES

SANDWICH ISLANDS BIRD KITE

BOX KITES

THE FLYING-WEDGE AND DOUBLE-PLANE KITE

KITE-REELS

CHAPTER IX.—FISHING-TACKLE 144

CHOICE OF TACKLE

BAIT-RODS AND FLY-RODS

REPAIRS, KNOTS, AND SPLICES

AIDS FOR YOUNG ANGLERS

BAITS, AND WHERE TO FIND THEM

A TRAP FOR SMALL FISH

A WATER-TURTLE TRAP

AN EEL-POT

A SCAP-NET

A HOOK DROP-NET

CHAPTER X.—LAND-YACHTS AND PUSHMOBILES 177

A LAND-YACHT

A SAIL-WAGON

A PUSHMOBILE

CHAPTER XI.—FIRE-ENGINES AND TRUCKS 191

THE ENGINE

THE HOSE-CARRIAGE

THE HOOK-AND-LADDER TRUCK

CHAPTER XII.—WATER-WHEELS 201

A SIMPLE PADDLE-WHEEL

A WAGON WHEEL

A BARREL-WHEEL

AN UNDERSHOT-WHEEL

A POWER-WHEEL

A WHEEL-RACE

Part III

AFLOAT

CHAPTER XIII.—BOATS 211

PUNT AND SCOW

A SHARPY

A DORY

A SAILING SHARPY

A CENTRE-BOARD SHARPY

A PROA

A LARK

A POWER-BOAT

CHAPTER XIV.—CATAMARANS 239

A ROWING CATAMARAN

A SAILING CATAMARAN

A SIDE-WHEEL CATAMARAN

CHAPTER XV.—ICE-BOATS 249

A SLOOP-RIGGED ICE-YACHT

A TWIN-MAST ICE-BOAT

SCOOTS AND SCOOTERS

A WIND-RUNNER

CHAPTER XVI.—HOUSE-BOATS AND RAFTS 261

A HOUSE-PUNT

A HOUSE-RAFT

A FLOAT

CHAPTER XVII.—MARLINE-SPIKE SEAMANSHIP 280

SPLICES

KNOTS

BENDS

HITCHES

Part IV

IN THE WOODS

CHAPTER XVIII.—CAMPS AND CAMPING 295

A TENT OF MEDIUM SIZE

A LARGE CAMPING-TENT

FLIES AND CANOPIES

A HOUSE-TENT

THE NEW TENT

CANVAS COTS AND HAMMOCKS

TABLES AND BENCHES

CAMPING EQUIPMENT

LOCKERS AND MESS-KITS

A STONE STOVE AND CAMP-FIRES

CAMP-COOKING

THE CARE OF A GUN

CHAPTER XIX.—TRAPS AND TRAPPING 334

SNARES AND DEADFALLS

CHAPTER XX.—TREE HUTS AND BRUSH-HOUSES 350

A LOW TWIN-TREE HUT

A HIGH TWIN-TREE HUT

A SINGLE-TREE HUT

A LOW SINGLE-TREE HUT

A BRUSH-HOUSE

A BRUSH “LEAN-TO”

CHAPTER XXI.—WALKING-STICKS 367

HOW TO GROW THEM FOR PLEASURE AND PROFIT