OF THE OLD WOULD. 



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Should the object be ascending a hill, fire high ; 

 if descending, fire low ; if diagonally, in front 



The best colour for the dress of a sportsman is 

 gray or brown, being less distinguishable than any 

 other. 



The following tables were constructed with great 

 care from a series of experiments I made with tar- 

 gets of diflPerent coloured cloth, under various cir- 

 cumstances and at different distances, in order to 

 serve the newly-raised volunteer corps in the selec- 

 tion of the most suitable colour for their uniform. 

 The figure 1 denotes the most visible, 7 the least so, 

 invisible : — 



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