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

 ing without alteration those in the outer white. 



853. Suppose, then, that Miss A. has 1 shot in the cen- 

 tre ; 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 

 second 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 j 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 value of 

 Miss B.'s shots. 



854. 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. 



855. The shaft of the arrow should taper gradually 

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



Fig. 126. 



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 vitee, or horn. 



856. 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 distance 

 than five or six inches from the centre. If the bow be 

 bent to nearly a half circle, as is sometimes done, it de- 

 stroys 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. 



857. 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 three 



