Encyclopedia of Practical Receipts and Processes

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Knots

It is not a very difficult sailors a granny-knot. Other thing to tie a neat and secure knot, yet com- knots are occasionally used to paratively few persons know how to accom-connect two cords, but it is unplish it. Below we give all the knots neces- necessary to describe them, as sary for ordinary purposes, with illustrations every useful purpose may be and directions for making them. a d C answered by those above mentioned.

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