BULLETS AND THEIR BILLETS 



Acknowledging indebtedness again to 

 this remarkable man, I offer the reader 

 this psychological riddle. Persons lost 

 in the woods walk in a circle from right 

 to left, and to this there appears to be no 

 exception. In winter the snow has many 

 times revealed such a tragedy, the first 

 hesitation of the mind uncertain of 

 direction, wanderings at random to 

 every point of the compass, the impulse 

 to the left which finally asserts itself, a 

 returning curve, bringing the unfortu- 

 nate back to his own path, eager accept- 

 ance of this as a track that will lead to 

 safety, the broadening trail, as the cir- 

 cuit is made again and again, till fatigue 

 and cold bring the end. The common 

 explanation is that the stronger right 

 leg is responsible, but it is not satisfy- 

 ing, as the right leg is not actually 

 stronger than the left. What happens 

 on the water, in a fog, contradicts the 

 accepted theory, and suggests another. 

 Indians rowing their wooden canoes up 



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