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  [Illustration]

     O, I AM PRINCE OF THE INKY IMPS
       AND KING OF THE BLOTTENTOT CREW;
     MY ANCESTREE HAS A PEDIGREE
       OF A ROYAL PURPLISH HUE.

     ONCE MY LOT WAS A DARK BLUE SPOT
       FLIPPED ON A MILK-WHITE SEA,
     A CREASE AND A FOLD--AND A BUCCANEER BOLD
       OUT JUMPED--AND THAT WAS ME!




     BLOTTENTOTS
     AND HOW TO MAKE THEM

     BY
     JOHN PROSPER CARMEL

     [Illustration:

     If you've never made a
       Blottentot
     This book will help you
       quite a lot!]

     PAUL ELDER AND COMPANY
     SAN FRANCISCO AND NEW YORK




     Copyright, 1907, by Paul Elder & Company.

     Entered at Stationers' Hall, London.




     These were made for Dymphna




  [Illustration]


HOW TO MAKE BLOTTENTOTS


     To make a funny Blottentot,
       First take a piece of paper,
     Splash on some ink, a single spot,
       Crease, press, but cut no caper.

     Don't crease exactly at the blot--
       You'll have a fearful muddle;
     Press gently, too, and not a lot,
       Unless you want a puddle.

     With everything we humans do,
       Practice makes us apter:
     So start at