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ee line,, the wedge must nessesarily give way to 

 ff the force, and turn the extending stick 

 (f downwards; thereby setting it at liberty, 

 " and occasioning the bow to act instantane- 

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te Such is the velocity of the arrow, and so 

 ec quick does this simple contrivance act, that 

 " tigers are, for the most part, shot near the 

 " shoulder. But even were it less rapid, we 

 ce might naturally conjecture, that the tiger, 

 ' c feeling his leg obstructed by the line, would 

 fc pause, and afford ample time for the arrow 

 " to take effect, before he could completely 

 ' ' pass its range. Generally, tigers fall within 

 fc two hundred yards from the fatal spot, they 

 ff being most frequently struck through the 

 ff lungs, and sometimes straight through the 

 fc heart. If the arrow be poisoned, as is most 

 cc frequently the case, locality is no particular 

 cf object; though without doubt, such 

 fe wounds as would of themselves prove effectu- 

 " al, unaided by the venom, give the Shecarric 



