( 2§4) 



the objedt, the arrow is, by a fingle 

 blaft of air from the lungs, protruded 

 through the cavity of the reed, and flies, 

 with great fwiftnefs and unerring cer- 

 tainty, the diftance of thirty or forty 

 yards, conveying Ipeedy and inevitable 

 death to the animal from which it 

 draws blood. Blowing thefe arrows is 

 the principal exercife of the Indians 

 from their childhood ; and by long ufe 

 and habitude they acquire a degree of 

 dexterity and exadtnefs at this exercife, 

 which is inimitable by an European, and 

 almoft incredible, 



Monfleur de la Condamine mentions a 

 fpecies of poifoned arrows ufed by the 

 Indians inhabiting the fhores of the 

 River of Amazons f 9 which are fimilar 



* Les Yamcos font fort adroits a faire de longs 

 Sarbacanes, qui font l'armc de chaffe la plus ordi- 

 naire des Indiens. lis y adjuftent des petites fleches 



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