The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1871-07-22
The ''Fdt Contributors EssQu on
ArNS.

"Gris," the Fat Contributor" of the Gin
cinnati Times, thus discourses learnedly on
''arms:"
The history of arms would be interesting
properly handled. was never an adept al
hsndling arms. think could handle my
legs much better in an emergency.
The first arm of which there appears to
have been any record was q club Cain ad
minstercd to his brother on the occasion of
family difficulty that is historic. Notwith.
standing the vast improvement that has been
made in arms since that carly day, clubs are
frequently trumps yet The club does not
always come to the man, but the man goes
! to the Club greatly to the disgust of bis
wife. II he has ono. In such cases clubs are
more offensive than defensive.
Political clubs are welded to demolish
opposing candidates. and arr often very
effective weapon. The reason Womcn's
Rights clubs break up 70 often Is because
every woman wants to WELD it her own in.
dividual self.
The spear seems to have succeeded the
club as IN arm. Mankind growing sharper.
they sharpened the primitive club to a point.
and in place of bluntly beating one over the
head with blunt end. they scientifically
thrust each other through and through
called, In the classic langu ,ge of the period.
going through man. THIS was when they
first began to bring warfare down u . fine
point
Then came bows and arrows. They were
suggested by young lady too indolent to
hurl her spear, who got her beau to hurl it
for her. In those days young ladies never
went out unaccompanied ny their beaux
and arrows. Beaux have never been entire>
~ superseded for ladies arms since their in.
troduction-hardly waiting for an introduc.
ton sometimes. This is agreeable tn the
beaux. an arrows the question down con.
siderably.
The tomahawk is classed among the prim.
tive weapons. 1t was invented by an Indi.
an named Tommy, who (toma) hawked it
about the American forests. It wss known
In shakspeare's day, Hamlet says, II know
tomshawk from hsndsaw."
The scalping- knife usually accompanies
the above weapon by way of SIDE arm. As
IN invigorator for bringing out the hair, it
has never been excelled by any Of their hair
tOnics.
Sings have been popular In their day,
their success depending great deal on who
got them up. Golish was 90 much struck |
with one that he never afterwards took any.
thing else. Besides this instrument for |
singing stones, the sncients had . machine
FOR throwing mud. Mud throwing has never |
gone out altogether. II 10 confined for the |
most part, to certain class of newspapers. |
Missiles of various descriptions besides the |
lbove have been in vogue from time to time,
rot forgetting the mistletoe. .b0ugh. I never |
learsl dogs bow.wow st night without
feeling m inclination to send . miss'leto. |
'ow in the form of . brick or Q paving
stone.
The discovery of gunpowder divides arms
nO two classes, ancient and modern. (0un-
powder. 1t will be remembered. was discov.
red under the Parliament House in the
lays Of Guy Fawkes) The ancient Greeks
ought with the pike and the Romans with
he javelin. may remark, incidentally,
hat the Ctncinnatisns fought with the Pike
or some time. but tho Pike hes handsomely
;sptured them at last.