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heads twisted to give a spin to the arrow ? 52. Describe the 
ingredients of any poison that may he used, its effects, and the 
cure employed. 53. Is the how drawn to the shoulder or the 
chest ? is it held horizontally or vertically ? are the feet used 
in shooting ? 54. What is the range, accuracy, and penetration 
of these missile weapons ? 
[Note .—It appears desirable that some test of accuracy should 
he established. If the natives can be induced to shoot at a 
target, the distance of each shot from the point aimed at should 
he measured, added, and divided by the number of shots. The 
figure of merit obtained by this means would enable a com¬ 
parison to be made with the shooting of other races conducted 
under similar conditions. If no measure is at hand, tie a knot 
in a string for each shot, and divide the string into as many 
equal parts as there were shots fired. A target composed of 
grass bands covered with paper might be used, not less than 
6 feet in diameter. Misses should be scored with a deviation of 
4 feet; distances 50, 100, 150, and 200 paces of 30 inches.] 
55. Have they any regular system of training to the use of 
weapons P and at what age do they begin ? 56. Are the women 
trained to the use of weapons ? 57. Are their weapons handed 
down as heirlooms from father to son ? 58. Are the same 
forms of blades used for different weapons, as the axe-head, 
spear-head, sword, &c. ? 59. Are the points of wooden im¬ 
plements hardened in the fire ? 60. Are stones thrown by 
hand in war ? and if so, with what degree of force and accuracy ? 
61. Is there any thing resembling a standard P and what is its 
history ? 62. Describe the manner in which European blades 
are hafted by the natives. 63. Any use of slings, clubs (straight, 
curved, or mushroom-headed), crossbow, blowpipe, boomerang, 
holy-water sprinklers, knouts, glaives, bills, forked spears, 
pikes, gharms, halbards, two-handed swords, serrated weapons, 
partisans, daggers, &c. 64. Are the swords single- or double- 
edged, used for cutting or thrusting? 65. Are the heads of 
the arrows constructed to come off in the wound ? any use of 
harpoons ? 66.. Do they throw their axes, daggers, or other 
weapons at the enemy ? 67. Any use of sickle- or concave- 
edged swords ? 68. Are ogee-sectioned blades used for spear¬ 
heads, swords, &c. (blades sunk on alternate sides) ? 69. 
Describe all the varieties of shields. Are the shields used for 
parrying darts by twisting them in the hand ? are plain sticks 
or clubs used for the same purpose ? 70. Describe the mean¬ 
ing and use of all the marks and grooves on the metal blades. 
71. Describe the mode of hafting, holding, and using all weapons. 
