Lifeboat

my present object is to show you how to construct a similar toy boat out of an egg-shell to do this you require the following materials one egg as round as possible half a teaspoonful of shot a piece of beeswax about as big as a small hickory nut some black paint or varnish some vinegar a little stick of pine a cork and a sharp knife now with regard to the knife let me recommend you to buy one such as is represented in figure one it is one of a kind that shoemakers use and can be bought at most hardware stores for ten or twelve cents it is a very useful knife for all kinds of fine work take your egg and paint it all over with black paint leaving only a square white space and a little white spot on the top as represented in figure two when your paint is perfectly dry which will perhaps take two days place the egg in a vessel containing vinegar in such a way that the two white spots will be covered with the vinegar the whole of the egg need not be covered let it remain and soak for a day then change the vinegar in about three days the white part of the shell may be cut away with the sharp point of your knife but remember that your knife must be very sharp now remove all the inside of the egg and place the shell to one side until the interior is perfectly dry having cut a slender stick of pine for the mast put some little chips of beeswax into the egg-shell then put in about as much shot as you think your boat will require for ballast probably the third of a teaspoon will be sufficient this done hold the shell in boiling water end it down till the wax is melted then put in your mass through the small hole in the top of the shell remove the shell from the hot water and hold it upright in cold water till the wax has perfectly hardened by looking at figure three you will see clearly what i mean i must now stop one minute to tell you that there are two patterns of the mainslife boat made that of which i have given you a picture is one another which is thought to be an improvement is made with a cork fender round it this is the kind i propose you shall make Get a large fine cork, and from it cut with your sharp knife two pairings, and whittle them neatly into shape like the pieces forming the band AA Figure 4.

Now take some white of egg, and stick the pieces of cork round the shell, as represented in the picture of the toy lifeboat.

You can tie the pieces of cork on, to make them more secure, with thread wrapped round and round them.

you will now cut a piece of thick tough brown paper to make the door of your lifeboat and fasten one side of it to the shell with white of egg attach a thread to it to hold it in position when you wish to close it as you will see represented in the picture of the toy lifeboat now take your black paint and paint the whole thing over hoist your flag lost and you will have as pretty a little toy as heart could desire put one or two big bugs inside, shut up the trap door, and set your craft adrift in a tub of water or in a pond, and see how gallantly it will float.

Captain Corn Captain Corn in the garden, straight and strong and tall, no matter how high his neighbors grow, he overtops them all.

With silken plume and bright green cloak, he really cuts a dash.

Some of the other soldiers cuts loose this.

Lifeboat, the lifeboat of all things.

That's the one thing that we get close enough to land, but we can't make it, man.

We can hop on that lifeboat.