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but the Mexican pack, known as the aparcho, is much better
The old sawbuck saddle, shaped like the letter X, answers very well,
but the Mexican pack, known as the aparcho, is much better. It is made
of a plated straw matting, on which is fastened a strong wicker-work
saddle, and a properly folded blanket, for you must be careful that
the animal”s back does not get sore. The saddle is fastened by pliant
ropes, or broad belts of leather, called in the West ‘cinches,’ to
fasten which securely requires some skill, as they pass through a
circular ring and are secured by a hitch or peculiar knot that holds
well and can be unfastened with a quick jerk.

affords some fun
is a good philosophical toy, for it illustrates air pressure and
affords some fun. If you don”t know how to make one, this is the way:
Get a piece of thin sole leather, about four inches square. Trim off
the corners till the shape is nearly round; next lay the leather on a
flat substance and bevel off the edges until they are as thin as you
can make them.

family equally inviting to fish
Worms, I mean bait worms, are not all of one family, nor is each
family equally inviting to fish. The red, fat fellows never come
amiss, but the light, flabby kind afford no great lure for even the
hungriest sort of a fish. The worm that keeps its tail a-wiggling
after he is on the hook, is just the thing. The manure worm, the marsh
worm, and a worm found at the root of the sweet flag, all make good
bait; but the best of all is the night-crawling earth-worm.

well known, the boys can change numbers without the knowledge of the
wolf, and this adds greatly to the sport
After the game has gone on so far that the number of each is pretty
well known, the boys can change numbers without the knowledge of the
wolf, and this adds greatly to the sport.

talent for such work, it will be easier to save your money and then
buy such a boat as you need, or if you cannot do this, get a carpenter
who knows how to build such a craft to make the boat for you
After all, unless all the conditions are favorable, and you have great
talent for such work, it will be easier to save your money and then
buy such a boat as you need, or if you cannot do this, get a carpenter
who knows how to build such a craft to make the boat for you.

clean and well oiled
Have a stand for your bicycle when not in use, and keep the wheel
clean and well oiled. No boy is worthy to own a tool or a toy, or
anything else that is perishable, if he is too lazy or too careless to
have a pride in it, and to keep it in the highest state of efficiency.

oddness they quite equal those of the men
Even the women”s colleges have their own distinctive cries, and for
oddness they quite equal those of the men. And now the high schools,
and even the separate classes and school societies are indulging in
original cries. But so long as these things keep up the class spirit
and make for sound lungs and high spirits, why should old fogies
object?

requires so much varied material, so many tools, and so much skill
that I shall not tell how the thing is done
Double-runners, or bob sleds, can be made at home, but the work
requires so much varied material, so many tools, and so much skill
that I shall not tell how the thing is done. A number of boys, who
desire to own a bob sled in partnership, can have the work done by a
wagon-maker, who knows just how, and has all the material to hand.
Such sleds, and they are usually well made, can be purchased at
reasonable prices and of any size from establishments that deal in
such articles. These can be found in any of our large cities. The safe
and sane sled, for the ordinary youngster, and the average hill, is
that which has a capacity for two–one is still better–and which is
steered by sitting astern and keeping one leg back to act as a runner.

originality, invented a lot of games of our own, and in these the boy
takes endless delight, without bothering about their origin
In addition to these imported games, we have, with characteristic
originality, invented a lot of games of our own, and in these the boy
takes endless delight, without bothering about their origin. On
cricket, baseball, hand ball and other great games, many books have
been written telling how to play ’scientifically’. Now, I am not
trying to teach scientific games. My purpose is to add something to
the knowledge of games which my readers already have, and so to
increase their interests in those healthful sports that add to the
joys of boy life.

touch the earth till it hits the object aimed at or a point near it
_Lofting_ means shooting through the air, so that your taw does not
touch the earth till it hits the object aimed at or a point near it.