Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1886-12-17
THE LAW OF CITE CODE"
Choice of Weapons-Practicing With Pts
toIs-The Duelist Dress

Choice of Eeapons-PracticingW With Pts
toIs-The Duelist Dress.
| The cole lays down methodicGlly the law
as to what constitutes an aggressor. II in a
quarrel brought about by discussion an in
suit arrives" the person insulted is the
aggrieved party; if, however, the insult is
repaid by q blow positions are changed. A
mere touch is held to be blow.
There are grievances and grievances.
First, the grievance simply; next, grievance
with insult; thirdly, grievance with blow or
wound The position of the aggrieved per-
son differs il the three cases. As simply ag-
gTieved he has the choice of weapons; ag-
grieved and insulted, he has the right to
choose the manner of duel as well as the
arms; aggrievcd and struck he chooses his
duel his arms. his distances, and can deny to
! his adversary the use of familiar weapons.
The only recognized legal weapons at present
are held to be the sword pistol and sabre.
Any other can be accepted only upon mutual
agreement Unless otherwise arranged by
the seconds, a duel should always t@ke place
within forty-eight hours Once on the
ground the adversaries must hold no commu
nication with each other, ell must be done
through the seconds. If one man falls
wounded he may still fire on his adversary,
if he can do so within two minutes. After
that this privilege ceases to exist.
If challenge has been made and accepted,
the parties generally put themselves under
immediate training. The best pistols are Sc
cured, and the combatants go out daily, each
with a few friends, practicing, generally tax
ing sapling as mark. Whoever can hit
it easily is considered good shot. The next
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firing. Many men fire quite well when they
are shooting alone, but the crack of a gunshot
by another startles them considerably, so as
to drive them wide OF the mark. To this
crack they must become thoroughly accus-
toned. For that purpose cork balls are used
in the daily practice Mock seconds are put
in proper places, and mock opponent is
placed opposite The word is given and they
fire. This is generally kept up for days but
as some waver still little four or five friends
60 out with either of the combatants and then
place themselves round EACH some before,
some back and some in front of their man.
AS the word is given-are you ready-pre-
pare-fire-they all blaze away, and gener-
ally before the bewildered man shoots He
soon, however, learns to aim as well amid the
confusion and noise as if he were alone. The
practice is generally wound up by having
heavily charged guns fired in the face Of the
duelist to make his nerves perfectly steady.
There is also a great deal in the dress.
Every object, such as button or breastpin,
or anything which makes contrast, should be
carefully removed. Some are having special
duelist dress made, consisting of large, light
morning wrapper, made as near the color of
the earth as possible. This wrapper is
starched, SO that an antagonist cannot fix his
sight upon particular spot, and as it bags
out he may be liable to mistake the true posi-
ton of the body in it.-New York Star