1879.] 
AMERICAN AG-RIOULTURIST, 
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ARCHERY for the MILLION. 
Among the many out-door recreations which have become popular, no other has within a year past attracted so much attention as Archery. 
It is not remarkable that an open-air exercise, so full of interest, and calling for all the skill of the parties engaging in it, should be entered into 
with great enthusiasm, nor that so many are ready to own “ The Witchery of Archery.” So numerous have been the letters from 
our readers with reference to this subject, and so manifest the desire to obtain, at a moderate price, an outfit that would enable a family group, as 
well as a company of other friends, to engage in this health-giving and pleasant pastime, that we have been on the look-out for the best thing, 
and we have now made such exclusive arrangements with Messrs. Wright & Thorne, the patentees, that we can supply our correspondents and 
the trade with a new and improved style of Archery Goods, which are evidently destined to be the leading line in the market, and 
at a range of prices which will accommodate all,-—the list presenting outfits from the lowest price up to the most elegant style of Self-Lance- 
Wood, highly finished and extra heavy Bows, and also Arrows, Targets, etc., to match. 
This New Bow is made in sections, so that it can be taken apart when not in use, and packed in a very small compass, which it will at once 
be seen is a great advantage in transportation. It is but a small expense to replace any part which may accidently be broken, and 
it is less liable to break. 
By its peculiar construction it permits the Arrow to pass through fixed bearings in the centre of the Bow (without touching the wings), on 
a direct line with the centre of the tips, thus preventing the curve in the starting of the Arrow, caused by the string moving towards the centre 
while the Arrow starts from the side of the Bow. This we believe has never before been achieved. 
A person will much sooner become proficient, as the most unpleasant part is overcome, viz.: How to hold the Bow and Arrow with the 
bow-hand, as the Bow holds the Arrow. 
The Bows are much finer in appearance, and are more durable than others. 
The patent Arrows offered with the patent Bows, the wings of which are made of fine hair cloth, prepared specially for this purpose, are 
so arranged that they will guide the Arrow as well and last much longer than any other style. The points of the Arrows are so loaded as 
to greatly improve them in strength and accuracy of shot without increasing the diameter. 
The Target and Stands are greatly improved, as tlio Targets are filled with coarse Excelsior, having a cover on both sides, not leaving any 
openings or joints, but are solid like a cushion. The faces will therefore last much longer. 
The Stands are so constructed that they can be folded, which makes them conveniently portable. They are easily joined together, and very 
much lighter and cheaper than the ordinary stand. The prices are as follows: 
The prices of Bows run from $1 to $7 each. The Arrows are of various qualities, all serviceable, and cost from $2.25 to $6.50 per dozen. 
The Targets range in price from 90 cts. to $5.50; Target Stands from 90 cts. to $2.75; and Quivers and Belts, Arm-Guards, Finger-Tips, and Bow- 
Strings, can be had in great variety. A Catalogue , giving the various styles and prices of all these goods will be sent to any one free , on application. 
ORANGrE JUDD COMPANY, Sole Agents, 245 Broadway, New York. 
