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halberds, 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. De¬ 
scribe 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 
meaning and use of all the marks and grooves on the metal 
blades. 71. Describe the mode of hafting, holding, and 
using all weapons. 72. To what extent have the natives 
adopted civilized weapons and abandoned their own ? do they 
take readily to European weapons ? have they altered their 
forms in any way ? 73. Careful drawings to scale of all the 
varieties of weapons are very desirable, with the native names 
for them. 74. Describe the horse-equipment used—bits, 
saddles, spurs, cloths, and horse-armour. 
Fortifications and Outposts. —75. Give plans and sections to 
scale of any defensive works. 76. Plans and sections of any 
pitfalls used for war. 77. Any knowledge of inundations for 
defensive purposes ? 78. Any stakes, palisades, stockades, 
abatis, or thorn-hedges for defence ? 79. Do they employ 
caltraps (small spikes of wood or metal fixed into the ground 
to wound the feet) ? 80. Do they ever build on raised piles 
for defence ? 81. Do they fortify the villages in which they 
usually reside ? or have they strong places in the neighbour¬ 
hood to resort to in case of attack ? 82. Are their fortified 
posts arranged to support each other for the mutual defence 
of a large district, or constructed for isolated and independent 
defence ? 83. Do they occupy naturally defensive positions, 
such as hill-tops, promontories, &c. ? 84. Are their defensive 
posts selected with a due regard to water-supply ? are there 
cisterns ? 85. Do they take in stores for prolonged defence, 
and make a protracted resistance ? 86. Do they man the 
whole line of their entrenchments, or only defend the gate- 
