At some time in your youth, no doubt, you took a loop of String and made a "cat\'s-cradle," a "Jacob\'s ladder," or some other type of figure by looping and crossing the String between the fingers.
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And you probably didn\'t realize what a great variety of Figures can be formed by a single loop of string.
But perhaps you were not aware that this is actually an ancient form of amusement, that it is practiced in all parts of the globe, and is especially popular among primitive tribes.
At some time in your youth, no doubt, you took a loop of String and made a "cat\'s-cradle," a "Jacob\'s ladder," or some other type of figure by looping and crossing the String between the fingers