The Arkansaw traveler., 1882-07-09
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One eithe most elcatk marked iiticicn,c = between man and the bru;c hrts;> iFe, ia the la; that mith his oan un4l,icd strength man K seldom able lake the life at hi> fellow -bcns~ Consequently. when We wish ta pun ourselves 9pen t lesei wlth the tiger and the @olf. and to qualify oufSebe e> ter the shedding ei blood and the taking at itc. Ne Aic obliged fa itf4d >oine other weipans than these na- iurc has .fXcn Us. Heae and there mas he < man who eln kill another man bH the cNcftIon If h1s dnas>tsted strength. bui ], is scrA seldom indeed that human. lfc |, taken bs human hclns> without the usc Q, aftlheili weapons.
 The ilrst weapon used bs man W.,s prob ably .t eldb: and t i> .,l>o i4kci> th4t m tune th5s N..s made ai xe.A hard Wns1. and somewhat >h.apcned an one er more sies. ,a ,s to mil |, | more deadly wound N hoden weapons of this kind ate now tn Use by some savage faces. Then Il VA, found tha' more effective weapons oi the sort could be made ot a harder ,ub>tau e. and short unwieidy swords were hs~n out oi stone. yer. much as our lndlans made thcir arrow heads of flint BIta sHord ot this klnd. although 4 terrible weapon in the hands ut .i strong man, was brftie and ap; ,o break and sa. m tune. whcn the a,c and value oi metals came ta he an Ger,tnat. swords Vcfc made at the9e ,tlh- stances. ne c,fi> Romans, and spme other nations. had strong. hcas\ sNofas III ,dc af bronze il, when non lnd steel came iata usc. it wss 4uttk kIy crzelycd ,hA, Jhcl acre the metal, oi ~hich oifcn>- NC weapons ,hpaid he made
 ljy i careful sta is ot thc form and Use ai thc sword. from lfs iirsi invention uatii the presen, ilme. ~e n4E sei Ii .,f's''i 's!''.. oi the manner in hleh. IA vIrptls age. mliltar1 operations were sIrrIed "n. At first. men tou shi d close quarters. like thc beasts they unfiatcd. Blt 4 th- .tfi~ oi warfare began ,n oe improved. and d, t,- llkallan and ghtrtlffssHt 5ro-ge,,.s! men seemed anNIou, tp Ect ftrtheF and farther awas from one another when inc, fought. and So they sftda.,t, he afne longer aad longer. unt.. a She NIid4e Ate>. .. Il.la : s3.fi ~4, sometimes as bong ds himself
 Bat there Is ;. lifnl, i3 this sort af n ng. and when the u-c ot proIcfaie, Nhs,h would xii a, d great dfstanee be, ,iils gen eral Il was found ,ha, d ,oidter aas sel- A4fAAi istf.l taitsA A' 44tN tttR tf *Nt tt hin 9Th ht- sw,,rt. and .y tac ,sf,-seat day ta, seldom used " ae;aal ~,,iate eAacpt b. 1a,alg4nen. and ibc,e frequent Iy depena 4, much 9n 'he t.re-.tm, 'hc, larr, s> apon ther .a3~t> l. .s sad fi.as c4raiy ehtrscS. 10 ~Aaeh ;he st,,fd, af the uders are dependei ap3u ,i raa' .he enemy, do na; iTeJ Jsrfl'iY ''...f n fhc Nar,,re oi the prc,ra: des. aaa 'hs,e naval battle, a: ~h.e h sc al. ha.c rsai. shere ,te opposing sh p- are t..a zde " ,de. and .he s4gla1s of aae. e4fltsz. f. hand ,orns gpon inc defk ot the other. and engage n hand 70 hand Hsht are upa seldom heard at plr .r0u-zil1 ,hp, hre at one 4aaihcr from srea' d.e- .aure. ur one of 'hem comes sm t,h.es 3ntp anafher al;h t, fr.3ie ,teel rlrrs {, ani srord ~o4.d be d sers E,r.rzs ihsn. ,o 4 mo fern sa4l1r. paf aTuf.es ar 4 rnlie or tao apar'. and pop A' ,;., D oh er eIth inuI-raase ufle> and heasY eau- nor. ard ;3 ,ae ssea; body ot the opDe-- iae f.roes .~ards eo4l@ te only anlnc unl- branee.