THi(5: Gew AT XIOME AND ABROAD 
.match comlnjl, h^ita cckS3.o&ct %‘4‘h.h powder dimi'i^.oadmg, in 
wltn'd sparks would ff.y l!i;Tr 5 i>. .jrittt'ch, possibly reachtitg the powd^#U|ji 
pm and Wising- % 4'lachat'ge., Further, ■ the ■ inatch 
pardciiiarly liable and become imsex-vi^eabhi elli 
dried; in wet iveeifvK’ Hv.v 
iiaxm'ally very si 
£l,xat s’lich li ’ 
tite h.i ^ 
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li'v . ■ n ■ -'.j: i , 
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avimost useless. ^Hie rate of fire w® 
■ -fb-#-svl>acks it is perhaps surprlsla 
The bow, especially as at hr 
m>t s’.itprrsed to find trs* 
'•••; •'•«.- >v osf'-Jie by some experieaceiil 
' -Him* and that’ tm':iher& occasionally foughti. 
a^s.iketeere uttld -the end of the seyenteenthi''. 
*dvtj4’ai<o?a for Tmr rev.iva.1 tilt a much later 
hi 05 ? C teener as saying that 
b'iv.. oh'oi.', of hreaenjs apart tdom i'k/ --au.si^d t)y the report, to which 
imo does wot vikiitiy fb'‘f accastoo.iijd, was so ixisignificant that he hoped' 
they v,-o?xld aan/A «>e discarded. I'he long, bow in the hands of. a trained mart 
wa.s eT!ctT,h^e at {'we.l?e y.?.rds; it ivas. both, more rapid 
friid more accui'ate 'tliao, tiit early ‘^>uii.. In thc-se; respects x£ was o.lso iu 
pensable that the sha-f atO long training and constant 
n8'k'V^2'^B^’i^6v#6% 3iff i3iSo^' 
j.‘obu vv!-.?:h nccvAm' -y tor ioe .vive eiKh>avours *^on.sbm’ay ,i..Ti^sted 
mmm m 
Euu^.and .§niln383tqlo Jos srij rii 8i bns ^iooljdoJBfri 8irl 
. .Huu'daijl aiiimaiS with dogs dates from prehistoric times. But while 
the coidd either hiiuseif take t,he quarry, or 'enable his master to com.e 
•up vi'Ah it -atid use knife or spear, birds could defy the. dog and all 'the 
wis.m„Tjifi. of irnin except jn'olectMes. Arro-ws '.-/ir.d. other missiles propelled . 
by -t' iA.*’'* ’-. ho'i'tm'cr:. ;.-t li'ctlo . afisd?>«t rhenr.. 'The arts of netting, 
’ma.t : (hi .> .: \y v%inn had brought to great perfection, ■> 
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!>y, 
s i'fV’iCu'/ .;.-C i ..^ . • i x V?'’ 
VvU'h O-S «•:'! 
Isnowtx Birmikt; 
■l•'^5Tk>l^s step-> 
purposes may be foi:i ,3v-- ;: 
o£ sporl'iug fo:e£w:-ms is ftn 
lock m a sporvhng wcapor 
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'*■■'■ die g-»m. as the weapon par 
'ike namo fcwUng«piece lingers.. 
im trade m smooth bore guns' is 
M^cru:vx‘<'ttracSe2^' '/■. 
yrf-x '-.A' -m'Thy appHcatlon-of firearms to. military 
of different periods. The record 
..' ■ ■- But it iii evident that the match* 
t •• H Nvi had bul. a very limited scope. It woufciA 
