the goods, so that the piece measured exactly 17 feet long. It served for
the roof and side walls of the tent. Our next operation was to cut three
strips 11 feet long, and sew them together with a double seam as before.
This piece was now slit along the center line m, Fig. 39, making two
lengths 3 feet 8 inches wide. The strips were then cut along the diagonal
lines a a, forming the end walls or doors, so to speak, of the tent. In
sewing on the door flaps we started first at the bottom of the side c,
sewing it to the side edge of the main piece, as shown in Fig. 40, and
running the seam up for a distance of exactly 3 feet 6 inches. After all
the door strips had been sewed along their c edges the sewing was
continued up the diagonal or a edges. In cutting out the door pieces we
had allowed 1 inch on each side for hems and seams, so that the door
pieces met without lapping at the exact center of the main or body piece,
that is, at the peak of the tent.

Our next step was to fasten the necessary ropes and loops. Ten 8-foot
lengths of light rope were procured. These were fastened at the top of the
side walls, that is, 3 feet 6 inches from the ends of the main or body
piece, one at each corner and one on each seam. The cloth was strengthened
at these points with patches sewed on the inside. At the bottom of the
side walls we sewed on loops of heavy tape. These were spaced about 15
inches apart. Along the b edges of the door pieces tie strings of tape
were fastened. A rope 15 feet long was attached to the peak at the front
and at the rear of the tent. The front and rear posts of the tent were
made from scantlings measuring 2 by 4 inches, which were procured from Mr.
Schreiner's lumber yard. They were planed smooth and sawed off to a length
of 7 feet 6 inches. A slot was cut in the end of each stick to a depth of
6 inches and measuring slightly over an inch in width. For the ridge pole
a strip 1 inch thick, 2-1/2 inches wide and 10 feet long was secured. This
was fitted into the slotted ends of these posts, where it was fastened by