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five feet in length, made from Walceba, 

 or fome other heavy and elaftic wood; 

 and the firings are twilled from filk- 

 erafe. The arrows are about four feet in 

 length, made from a ftraight unjointed 

 cane about three feet long, into one end 

 of which is inferted a piece of heavy 

 wood, a foot in length, and fome what 

 fmaller than the cane. This is done 

 for the fake of giving the arrow due 

 weight. This piece of wood at the end 

 fometimes has a large globular head ; 

 but if the arrow is intended to kill, the 

 wood is either formed into a fliarp 

 point, bearded with notches, or is arm- 

 ed with a fteel point, according to the 

 animal for which it is intended. The 

 arrows ufed for mooting fifh have three 

 forked points of fteel bearded, but the 

 middle point is two inches longer than 

 the other two. Before the Europeans 

 vifited thefe countries, the Indians ufed 



fliarp. 



