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Show THE JUMPER, OR SINGLE RUNNER SLED The Jumper Is far alio id of the ordinary or-dinary sled for sport. It requires but little piuctlco to balance one's self, nnd Is much easier to steer and manage. Foi the rUnnet Ret a pleco of oalc, ash or even, pine (ivhlih is not so Rood), about tno und a half Inches squ ire nnd five feet lon. Tut ono end In boiling water, or If this Is Inconvenient, kiihi-rnte kiihi-rnte cloths with hot viator and placo on the stick about eighteen Inches fiom tho end. Thcso can be left on for about half an hour, keeping tho rni,s n Unrated vvlth boiling vvutei. Then place tho boiled end of tho stick under some solid bods', und with a pleco of plank ns a fulcrum bear donn 011 the othci end. This must bo done alow Is, pouring hot wutcr on the end to keep It pliable. When enough curve Is obtained, seuuo the stick In Its bent position, und leave over night, or twenty-four hours Is better. About eighteen Inches from tho stinlght end ou must mortise the seat standard. An oblong hole, one by four Inches, will be ahiiiit light. This should be neatly cut In sour stick, first by boring holes with n bit. and then chisel neatly to the exact measurement. - flf -T 1 "tflM Tho standard should bo nf spruce, hem- !S)I I.", j ! lock or pine, tno by four Inches squire, tslHt1 4 nHHafl eighteen Inches ln height. Cut ono end 3k J If llil to lit tho hole In sour runner, which S'nit ' llfsvfl t ii 11 extend clear through. SHIM ' 'IBBH Tho board for tho seat should bo of lifffl ill j flHaVB oak, scven-rlghths of an Inch thick, Wit "HhsI eight Inches nldo nml fourteen Inches jJJWf j iMMM long. This rnn bo scrcivcd to tho top SKI ' ' ,T of tho standard with threo two-Inch BmI . i'liallfl 11 J il Tho runner should have fastened to bHS f ' I 1 IbH tho bottom a stilp of linn tlvo feet lnng, Bi'll 1 BlH tluco Inches wldo nnd nno-slxteenth of Wtii j I nn Inch thick, liny this nt n black- nlHlD 1 J ilH smith's nnd hnvo lilm bore and counter- IHff lUSjHflfl sink six iiinrtcr-lncli holes, ten Inches UBfv rfclfllBal apnrt. Fasten tho iron to your wooden Bwuf iajJjHbH runner with one-Inch screws. Tho seat Htw . lltBiHlSafl must bo braced fare and aft. either hy Ha ''iltvflHI Iron or wooden braces. If of Iron, have nHv 'sKiiiSbH tho blacksi llth make them of qunrter- iBflsv '' iWlSlftl inch lound iron, nnd fasten with one- MatRti JtVftH Inih screws, snmo as In drawing. Thn HHif nKfSlafl Jumper may then bo painted or var- BkHv' fKolllH nlshed (waterproof v.unlsh), according' ' HnT fH'' TtfltnVl to tho tnale of tho onnei, BHlBvW lUMsMM 1'racllco tiding mi a uniill hill nt first, B5I jm rjttflall and do not try Jumping until sou nre HD fm JgjlilBSH utile to balance pcifectly vvhllo In mo- JSR T? vaBBBB tlon bs touching tho snow lightly with Kj ! 1 mP1b cither font. JH (! ' illBjH Jumps over a log Imbedded In thn Wm I ,. 'lilAV sun 1 nro Intensely exciting . HW t ' !;KbS Distances nf thirty foot, nftcr one Is Ik. W( 'IllVH In puictlcc, muy bo catily cleared at ono itjllif ' ! Imllll'l. llift . ' tlflBH |