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III. MISSILES. 



* Simple missiles, {those propelled hy the unaided arm.) 



13. HUELED WEIGHTS. 



a. Stones and discs thrown by the hand. 



J). Weights dropped from an elevation, (dead-falls, not automatic.) 



14. HUELED STICKS. 



a. Straight sticks : 



Clubs used as missiles. 

 6. Curved sticks : 



Throw-sticks, used by the Moqui Indians of New Mexico in 

 hunting rabbits. 



(Boomerangs.) 



15. HUELED SPEAES. 



a. Darts and lances. 



** Centrifugal missiles. {Propelling power augmented hy an artificial in- 

 crease of the length of the arm.) 



16. SLINGS AND SPEAES THEOWN BY STEAPS. 



a. Slings. 



6. Spears, with straps used in throwing them. 



17. MISSILES PEOPELLED BY « THEO WING-STICKS." 



a. Spears with throwing-sticks, used by Eskimos: 

 Series of throwing or darting sticks. 

 *** Missiles propelled hy a spring. — f Spring consisting of hent rod. 



18. BOWS AND AEEOWS. 



a. Bows : 



Simple bows. 



(Cross-bows.) 



(Ballistas.) 

 h. Arrows : 



Lance-arrows. 



Harpoon-arrows, used in fishing. 



Blunt or club arrows, used in killing birds. 

 c. Accessories of bows and arrows : 



Holders. 



Quivers. 



Arrow-head pouches. 



