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fharp, tapering, rugged ftones, to fupply 

 the place of fleel points. At the other 

 end of the arrow, clofe to the notch for 

 the firing, are placed, on oppofite lides, 

 two feathers, about fix inches long, 

 which ferve to diredl the flight of the 

 arrow with greater certainty. 



The Poifon Arrows are made from 

 fplinters of the hard, folid, outer fub- 

 fiance of the Cokarito tree, and are ulu- 

 ally about twelve inches in length, and 

 are fomewhat larger than a coarfe knit- 

 ting needle. One end of the arrow is 

 formed into a fharp point, and in- 

 venomed in the poifon of Woorara; 

 round the other end is wound a roll of 

 cotton, adapted to the cavity of the reed 

 through which the arrow is to be 

 blown. The arrow, thus decked and 

 armed for deftrudtion, is inferted into a 

 hollow ftraight reed, feveral feet in, 

 length, which being diredted towards 



the 



