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should be held in such a manner, as to resist a 

 small force, but allowed to give way and slip 

 through the hand when the force is great, or 

 there would be danger of having the shoulder 

 dislocated: few men have sufficient strength to 

 resist the charge of a large boar, whose efforts 

 are very strong, though holding a spear in the 

 animal's body, unless it be inserted into some vital 

 part. If the hog should not exert his strength 

 immediately on being jabbed with a spear, the 

 hunter should shift his hand as near as possible 

 to the end of the shaft, by which he will have a 

 long powerful lever to act on, and which the hog 

 will not easily be able to overcome; by then 

 forcing it into the hog, and pressing it downwards 

 laterally, he may be upset; but if the person 

 should find his strength not equal to this, or to 

 keep the hog off from his horse, he should 

 instantly quit his hold, spurring and turning his 

 horse from the hog ; probably the wound which 

 he has received will in a very short time lessen his 

 strength, and then the spear may be again laid 

 hold of ; however, to do this, he must be guided 

 by circumstances which cannot well be laid down 

 in writing. A wounded boar is a very formidable 

 animal, and it is often much better to let him 



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