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" Make a small cross of two light strips of cedar, the arms so long as to reach to the four corners of a large thin silk handkerchief when extended ; tie the corners of the handkerchief to the extremities of the cross, so you have the body of a kite ; which,... "
An Epitome of the Arts and Sciences: Being a Comprehensive System of the ... - Page 268
by William Duane - 1811 - 324 pages
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Proceedings, American Philosophical Society (vol. 96, no. 3)

284 pages
...of the Cross; So you have the Body of a Kite, which being properly accomodated with a Tail, Loop, & String, will rise in the Air like those made of paper; but this being of Silk is fitter to bear the Wett & Wind of a Thunder Gust without Tearing. To the Top...
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