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THE ASHLEY BOOK OF KNOTS

The Horseman

The horseman should consult Chapter 24 ("Ring Hitches") and

also the last two pages of Chapter 26 ("Miscellaneous Holdfasts"),

where a number of hitching posts are depicted. Other knots of inter-

est to him may be found under "Cowboy," "Arti!:eryman,"

"Farmer," and "Prospector" in this chapter. Number 2057 shows how

to tie up a horse's tail when the going is muddy.

... -... . , --...:.. 367. When a horse was to be hitched by a rein, the left rein was
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I I I • left buckled to the bit ring and the other end was unbuckled and
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I ! : rove through the opposite bit ring on the right side. I use the past

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tense here, for I haven't seen a horse tied in this way in many years.

Draft horses were sometimes hitched to a forward spoke, and a turn

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of the reins was taken around the hub, so that if the horses bolted

the reins at once were pulled tight.

368. If a horse stood well, without hitching, the ends of the reins

often were merely clove hitched around the handle of the whip as it

..... stood upright in the whipsocket at the right side of the dasher, or

-- dashboard. Everything was right-hand drive in the horse-and-

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'369 370 ,1. ~ 369. A hitching weight was part of every doctor's buggy equip-

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ment. Generally it had a strap halter snapped to it, but if not, Two

HALF HITCHES in rope or rein would make it fast.

The House Painter

See under "Carpenter" and "Steeplejack," this chapter. Also con-

sult Chapter 27.
372.

The Housewife

The housewife's needs are so multifarious that the following group

of knots would seem inadequate but for the fact that most of her re-

37) uirements are not peculiar and most of what she requires is to be

ound in the general classifications.

370. To hold the cork secure in a bottle, lay a piece of adhesive

tape over the cork and· down each side, then take two turns with

another piece around the-neck of the bottle.

371. The same result may be reached with cord and a CONSTRICTOR

KNOT (~I 249). Cover the top with a piece of heavy paper or cloth

and tie a CONSTRICTOR close under the collar of the bottle.

372. To hang up a broom or mop, file a rough groove around the

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.. . .... end of the stick and tie a CONSTRICTOR (~I 249) in it, then knot the
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.. ..' : ., ends of the cord together.

373. A MAGNUS or ROLLING HITCH will suffice to tie a broom that

has no groove, provided the surface is not too slick.

374. A hot-water bottle may be hung up and drained in the way

illustrated. The same knot may be tied over a hook, in which case the

left side, as here pictured, will be the top of the knot.

376 375. A knot at the end of a pillow-lace bobbin, which will prevent

unwinding and at the same time allow easy removal.

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