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- 13. The transverse stroke long, the upright short.
- 14. The transverse short, the upright long.
- 15. When there is an horizontal stroke at the top and bottom, the upper one should be short, and the lower one long.
- 16. When there are perpendicular lines at the left and right, the left should be short, and the right full and extended.
- 17. When there is an oblique stroke to the left, and a perpendicular to the right, the former should be contracted, and the latter brought down.
- 18. When there are perpendicular strokes to the left, and oblique ones to the right, the former should be short, and the latter free and extended.
- 19. When there are several dots, their relative size and position should be varied, to prevent uniformity.
- 20. Where horizontal strokes are repeated, they must be of different lengths, like scales, or feathers, to prevent stiffness of appearance.
- 21. Both sides being nearly equal, they must be even at the top and bottom.
- 22. Where a character is compounded of three simple parts, placed sideways, the middle one should be narrow and upright.
- Note.—As every character ought to approach, more or less, to a squarish form, it follows, that where the component parts are placed sideways, each should be narrow and long, as in this example; but, where they are placed one above the other, each should be broad and short, as in the next example.
- 23. The two separate parts must be broad and flat, that the whole may approach to a squarish form.
- 24. Where a character is composed of three, placed one above the other, let some of the horizontal strokes be short, and some moderately long.: 25. Where the left-hand portion is small, it should be even with the top of the character.
- 26. Where the right-hand portion is small, it should be even with the bottom of the character.
- 27. Where four characters are repeated on the outside of another, the whole should have a square form.
- 28. Where four characters are repeated on the inside of another, they must be written very close together.
- 29. Here the long strokes should not be horizontal, but written with an inclination.
