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two ; by adding a fourth to those in the black, and 

 counting without alteration those in the outer white. 



Suppose then that Miss A. has 1 shot in the centre ; 

 4 in the red ; 5 in the white ; 8 in the black ; and 6 in 

 the outer white ; then the value of the first is 9 ; the sec- 

 ond 12 ; the third 10 ; the fourth 10, and the fifth 

 6=47 ; the value of Miss A's shots. Suppose Miss B. 

 has 2 in the centre ; 1 in the red ; 3 in the white ; 8 in 

 the black, and 6 in the outer white, then the value of her 

 shots will be, in the first 18 ; in the second 3 ; in the 

 third 6 ; in the fourth 10, and in the last 6=43, the val- 

 ue of Miss B's shots. 



Selection of Bows and Arrows. Bows should be from 

 four, to five and a half feet in length, according to the 

 height and strength of the individuals who are to use 

 them. 



The shaft of the arrow should taper gradually from 

 the head, or pile as it is termed, to the nock or notch, 

 Fig. 125. 



Fig. 125. The length of the arrow should be from 

 two to three feet, and made of light wood, with a head 

 of some harder material, as lignum vitae, or horn. 



In stringing the bow, which the lady should learn to 

 do herself, the bend should not be greater than to bring 

 the string, in a bow of five feet long, to a greater dis- 

 tance than five or six inches from the centre. If the 

 bow be bent to nearly a half circle, as is sometimes done, 

 it destroys a great proportion of its elasticity, and at the 

 same time prevents giving the arrow its full force, by 

 requiring the right hand to be drawn too far back in the 

 act of shooting. 



To pull the string back for the discharge of the arrow, 

 good shooters do not employ the thumb, but two, or 

 three fingers, the arrow being held between the fore 

 and second. These fingers are protected by a glove of 



