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1. When the flag is flown at half-mast as a sign of mourning it should be hoisted to full staff at the conclusion of the funeral. In placing the flag at half-mast, it should first be hoisted to the top of the staff and then be lowered to position. Preliminary to lowering from half-mast it should first be raised to top.
2. On Memorial Day, May 30th, the flag should fly at half-mast from sunrise till noon, and at full mast from noon to sunset.
3. The flag at half-mast is a sign of mourning.
4. The flag flown upside down is a signal of distress.
5. No national flag is ever hung above the flag of another nation. When the flags of two or more nations are displayed they should be on separate staffs or on separate halyards, and on the same level. In America the Stars and Stripes are always given the place of honor on the right.
6. An old torn or soiled flag should be destroyed privately and respectfully, preferably by burning.

E. KNOTS AND HOW TO TIE THEM

1. The Reef Knot, for tying two ropes together. Being a flat knot, it is much used in ambulance work. The best simple knot, as it will not slip and is easy to untie.	2. Sheet Bend, for tying two rope-ends together. Make loop A B with one rope and pass rope-end C through and round whole loop and bend it under its own standing part.