Hanging Heavy Rug on a Line for Beating

An easy way to put a heavy carpet, or rug, over a clothesline is to fasten two pulleys, one to the house and the other to a post or tree, or on two posts, and hang the line between them; then pull the rug over the line and draw up the ends of the line. A very heavy rug can be easily hung in this manner. The line should be long enough to reach over the pulleys and to the ground and have end enough at both supports for fastening.