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  pressure 
  with 
  the 
  feet 
  while 
  held 
  over 
  live 
  coals. 
  A 
  bow 
  strung 
  with- 
  

   out 
  being 
  shaped 
  in 
  this 
  manner 
  would 
  break 
  the 
  string, 
  however 
  

   strong. 
  The 
  head 
  of 
  the 
  bow 
  was 
  bent 
  or 
  curved 
  more 
  than 
  the 
  foot. 
  

   A 
  good 
  bow 
  should 
  be 
  slightly 
  curved 
  at 
  the 
  middle 
  of 
  the 
  hack. 
  

   Two 
  notches 
  (jna'pki) 
  were 
  made 
  on 
  the 
  head 
  of 
  the 
  bow 
  and 
  one 
  on 
  

   the 
  foot. 
  The 
  stringing 
  and 
  unstringing 
  of 
  the 
  bow 
  were 
  termed 
  

   uno 
  n 
  'xpe, 
  "to 
  loosen," 
  a 
  word 
  applied 
  only 
  thereto. 
  To 
  preserve 
  the 
  

   elasticity 
  and 
  strength 
  of 
  the 
  wood, 
  the 
  unstrung 
  bow 
  was 
  bent 
  back- 
  

   ward 
  before 
  returning 
  it 
  to 
  the 
  sheath. 
  The 
  bow 
  and 
  the 
  bowstring 
  

   were 
  kept 
  always 
  dry; 
  moisture 
  weakens 
  a 
  bow 
  and 
  causes 
  the 
  string 
  

   to 
  pull 
  apart. 
  

  

  The 
  bowstring 
  was 
  made 
  from 
  the 
  sinew 
  that 
  lies 
  on 
  the 
  muscle 
  

   beside 
  the 
  backbone 
  of 
  the 
  buffalo 
  or 
  the 
  elk 
  from 
  the 
  shoulders 
  to 
  

   the 
  base 
  of 
  the 
  spine. 
  This 
  sinew 
  was 
  prepared 
  by 
  soaking 
  it 
  over 
  

   night 
  in 
  water 
  slightly 
  mixed 
  with 
  glue, 
  after 
  which 
  the 
  sinew 
  was 
  

   stripped 
  into 
  strands 
  and 
  all 
  the 
  water 
  squeezed 
  out. 
  A 
  strand 
  com- 
  

  

  Fii;. 
  99. 
  War 
  club 
  (native 
  drawing). 
  

  

  posed 
  of 
  many 
  threads 
  was 
  measured 
  off 
  twice 
  the 
  length 
  of 
  the 
  bow. 
  

   A 
  pole 
  having 
  on 
  it 
  a 
  small 
  branch 
  was 
  driven 
  into 
  the 
  ground 
  and 
  the 
  

   strand 
  looped 
  over 
  this 
  branch. 
  The 
  maker 
  of 
  the 
  bowstring 
  took 
  

   the 
  ends 
  one 
  in 
  each 
  hand, 
  twisted 
  them 
  between 
  his 
  fingers, 
  and 
  

   swung 
  them 
  twisting 
  until 
  the 
  two 
  strands 
  tightened; 
  then 
  he 
  twisted 
  

   the 
  cord 
  firmly 
  together 
  into 
  one 
  string 
  and 
  knotted 
  the 
  ends. 
  A 
  loop 
  

   remained 
  where 
  the 
  cord 
  was 
  over 
  the 
  branch 
  on 
  the 
  pole; 
  this 
  loop 
  

   was 
  for 
  the 
  head 
  notches 
  on 
  the 
  bow; 
  the 
  other 
  end 
  was 
  left 
  free 
  for 
  

   convenient 
  adjustment. 
  The 
  bowstring 
  was 
  called 
  mo 
  n 
  'de 
  lco 
  n 
  , 
  liter- 
  

   ally, 
  "the 
  how 
  tendon." 
  Every 
  man 
  kept 
  two 
  strings 
  for 
  his 
  bow- 
  

   one 
  fastened 
  on 
  the 
  bow, 
  the 
  other 
  carried 
  in 
  the 
  quiver 
  (li.u'. 
  ion) 
  

   for 
  use 
  in 
  emergencies. 
  

  

  Dogwood 
  and 
  ash 
  saplings 
  were 
  used 
  in 
  making 
  arrow 
  shafts. 
  

   The 
  first 
  process 
  in 
  making 
  arrows 
  was 
  to 
  whittle 
  the 
  shafts 
  down 
  

   to 
  a 
  proper 
  size; 
  they 
  were, 
  then 
  hung 
  over 
  the 
  fire 
  for 
  seasoning. 
  

   Next, 
  aU 
  the 
  knots 
  in 
  the 
  wood 
  were 
  cut 
  out 
  or 
  scraped 
  down 
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