Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-07-28
THE REVIVAL ARCHERY.


Of late years the graceful and healthy prac-
tice OF archery has been growing in favor both
IN this country and in England In England
indeed, 1t has never been wholly out of fashion
since Robin Hood drew his long bow and " shot
swift arrows under the greenwood tree Su.
perseded for purposes of warfare, except among
few Indian tribes at the West, and among
some Of the wariike hordes in Asia, it has no,
where been wholly out of use as an occasional
pastime. After hoop, top and ball, q bow and
arrows are indispensable to the happiness of
every little Tom, Dick and Harry-and the
habit grows with his growth until he exchanges
the DOW ana arrows for gun and bullets and
follows NmrOd In the chase The advantage
OF archery over other sports is this that it is
an outdoor amusement-that it requires and
cuitlyates strength, particularly in the arms,
shoulders and muscles of the chest and gener-
ally throughout the body-that the exercise is
not violent-that it permits and even demands
grace and agility of motion.
Archery clubs Of ladies and gentlemen have
been established in several towns and cities of
late, and it is likely to take the place of the
violent game Of ten pins at several of the most
frequented watering places.
Inc best bows are made by Feltham in Lon
don. They are Of various sizes, from FIVE feet
two inches to FIVE feet six inches long, and weigh
from twenty-five to forty-eight ounces The
backing is Hat and of hickory, the inside. or
bows are sometimes constructed of one piece of
wood and then are called slips, and sometimes
Of two united lOngitudinslly, then they are
termed backed bows. Both are made of yew
hickory, palm or lancewood
Inc arrows are tipped with steel at the point
anu deilcately feathered at the butt, weighing
from three to four ounces, and measuring from
twenty-five TO twenty-four inches in len0tb
The wood Is pine, with rosewood inlaid at the
point. '-N
The target is made of rye straw woven into
bands, covered with canvass and ia th;r,y
inches in diameter Four circles are nainteJ
around the centre, in gold, red blue, black and
white, outside Of which is the pettcoat of green.
Beside these equipments, there are needed
the guard, the shooting glove, the belt, the
tassel and the grease-bOx.
p Mr.. Tucker Secretary Of State, in his
annual report in relation TO the statistics of the
poor for the State Of New York for the year
ending Dec. /, 1857, reports that the whole
number OF paupers relieved during that period
was l73, PIG; of which lis 900 received only
temporary relief The expense of support and
relief amounted to 81 ,354 ,3S3 The poor.house
establis hments in the State are valued at 1913
ooo' and have connected with them Z, ,IO9 acres
Vi iano. The average weekly expense of each
PauPei s hhnety-six and one-fourth cents and
lne totai amount realized from pauper labor az
SZi,oSi. During the year 7J2 birth, occurred
In tne poor I-houses and 2 ,262 deaths; SOC pau
PeIs were bound out, 90 33j DISCHARGED. and
! 1852 absconded. OF the causes of r,an ".,a
lntemperance is credited with % OhO ;dIaness
| I,16S, sickness 10000 INDECENT and des,itnte
| about 100, 900, bast9 rds and iIleg;t;mo,a oh;I
dren $50. Of paupers New York countv b.s
the largest number, 81 ,657, supported NJ =, ax1
pense Of si2S, ass; and Hamilton county has ths
smallest number, u, at cost Of 1861.