THESE HAVE GENERALLY BEEN ARRANGED AS SHOWN UPON THE ACCOMPANYING FAC-SIMILE, WHICH REPRESENTS A STRIPE OF RED OF THE WIDTH OF THREE-EIGHTS OF AN INCH OR THEREABOUT RUNNING IN A STRAIGHT LINE THROUGHOUT THE LENGTH OF THE HOSE, WITH A BLUE STRIPE OF EQUAL WIDTH ON EITHER SIDE THEREOF. THE MIDDLE PART OF THE DESIGN, OUT-LINED UPON THE FAC-SIMILE WITH LIGHT SHADING, REPRESENTS THE RED STRIPE, WHILE THE ADJACENT PORTIONS, SHADED IN BLACK, REPRESENT THE BLUE STRIPES.