The following described weapons can be constructed of the same materials and built up in the same way as described in the foregoing articles:  A horseman’s short-handled battle-axe, used at the end of the fifteenth century, is shown in Fig. 6.  The handle is of wood and the axe in imitation steel.  Figure 7 shows an English horseman’s battle-axe used at the beginning of the reign of Queen Elizabeth.  The handle and axe both are to be shown in steel.  A German foot soldier’s poleaxe used, at the end of the fourteenth century is shown in Fig. 8.  The handle is made of dark wood and the axe covered with tinfoil.  Figure 9 shows an English foot soldier’s jedburgh axe of the sixteenth century.  The handle is of wood, studded with large brass or steel nails.  The axe is shown in steel.  All of these axes are about the same length.

** Playing Baseball with a Pocket Knife [250]

An interesting game of baseball can be played by two persons with a common pocket knife on a rainy day or in

[Illustration:  Positions of the Knife Indicate the Plays]

the winter time when the regular game cannot be played outdoors.  The knife is opened and loosely stuck into a board, as in Fig. 1, and with a quick upward movement of the forefinger it is thrown into the air to fall and land in one of the positions shown.  The plays are determined by the position of the knife after the fall.

A foul ball is indicated by Fig. 2, the knife resting on its back.  The small blade sticking in the board which holds the handle in an upright position, as shown in Fig. 3, calls for a home run.  Both blades sticking in the board (Fig. 4), a three-base hit.  A two-base hit is made when the large blade sticks in the board, Fig. 5.  A one-base hit is secured when the large blade and the end of the handle touch the board as in Fig. 6.  The knife falling on its side (Fig. 7) calls for one out.  Each person plays until three outs have been made, then the other plays, and so on for nine innings.  —­Contributed by Herbert Hahn, Chicago.

** How to Remove Paper Stuck to a Negative [250]

When making photographic prints from a negative, sometimes a drop of moisture will cause the print to stick to the gelatine film on the glass.  Remove as much of the paper as can be readily torn off and soak the negative in a fresh hypo bath of 3 or 4 oz. hypo to 1 pt. of water for an hour or two.  Then a little gentle rubbing with the finger-not the finger nail will remove anything adhering to the film.  It may be found that the negative is not colored.  If it is spotted at all, the negative must be washed for a few minutes and placed in a combined toning and fixing bath, which will remove the spots in a couple of hours.  The negative must be well washed after going through the solutions to take away any trace of hypo.

** Old-Time Magic — A Sack Trick [251]