The Boy Mechanic, vol. 1, page 323
Boys will find many places around the house, where a hook to hang things on will be a great convenience. Instead of buying hooks use wire nails, and if driven as shown in the cut, they will support very heavy weights. Drive the lower nail first.
“For God did not give us a spirit of timidity, but a spirit of power, of love and of self–discipline.”
– 2 Timothy 1:7