The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-10-27
OLD CHINESE WEAPONS.
FsxrrR aoRDryARY DEVICES EN-
PLOAED BY THE NONG0LIAN.
WARRIORS.


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From the New YORK NAN anu Express
F-svr ra5-1a seem 10 realize that every
- ~ ~,,s.ta- bouy sfr,r,1a
to-A aus = -
sents centuries of growth and change, ana
.--, ,,.. ~, 5-fstsr,- older than the Pvra-
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ml4s- y "a. = s--- 4'l9i 'ii---- q - =
Winchester. set what does it not repre-
s,-+s pm, hack ills develoument and YOU
T.t.- ~. -,,,,,g1. dino
anu tt+7 4s.1-.s- ~. 5..,,,-
Tlne. tHe mushett titg At4tlo ~ w
derhuSs. the lombard, the arquepA7s' tht
GROSS b5v. fine long bow the celt and the
--t- .t-.--ss.,.ss 7f wears ana
stone IL i-1N iAc19a-i4s ~ S9'-7
tens of thousands OF quick human lAt0lil-
Reuces 10 mass from the missile thrown by
+5 ~. .t..-..7sr, shower. hurled bv
'--' manu- - ..s ..-t.,. IN ,-i.-,, .s,.sr,,
d repeater. Prom TINS point o1 slS" Nt1ts
instrument Of omense and defense has
...l s.,...s+ ,f y+s own anart from its
sit-4ai --1,-- "
merits ID war anu bat-ie-
The first time I saw a collection OF am
,f,.++ f,bir,esa ,veanons they looked SO UNI
- s ,,sll.5ilr-1ilra tba+ almost
couth anu uilso4---- --N0 -.s.,.
laughed. ! could NOT iea4i1e 'l@t " !'i
sueh awkward and even grotesque affairs
- 500, ma py,rtf7y,..st..4-r
tAe Aoi4e9 "a 49, ''' .
China had oVerrun Europe ~ 'H1 aiS+.
invasfons of the Huns the Tartars ana
-~t r-l... ss.,,,e4 clumsy flows.
Inc AutA s' Auls 49, -.ts
alongside OF when q &c" Ao'A
mans nighl stick was a stern necessity.
~ ,,rti1 had bafved a heavy trident
-,. .,.4t,.. .7;,t I ,,sr..ff,-a
rs-ftssa HaeN n
49,. ~, ,,,,,st have bean men of tremen-
WIS @sN -, ..3....,,s
dous strength asiAty anu gnu -.
When it came 10 the boWs' Mhat "i@""s
,,,sn ,,,,sf moi the N{anchu horsemen have
me- , - ,-t+t . mn
been who could slietcA ONE WIN "a F".i
OF 225 pounds, There are scores or sueh
-, s,tart to-5av and hundreds of sol
49, IL tEr ,sorfbsrn province who daily
NteAs -. ~ "a Fl,liaI size and strength d.
~ 80 e,1ealFs of aucIeut Chinese
" - - is soT1evyhat Of d missioner.
t.tt a..,-.g.e-,-.ti ,-s. land there is a blind
~ NC 80 5,+t{er,1t1- mar almost amounts
love loL allel4"t t''' fba stern Iogic
~ a. go 49,, ~ ,,-er has Taught them the
49, 60 ~ s,,,1.rfrrity- If uogprn civilized
- 49, ~ baya INIT half accepted
~, W. i3g'i,iia5 ne lesson. of the Monaghan
az apf4 lr ~ "a o06 are e0uipped with
49, rrift,- fbo,4sand more carry mus
- ejrtlSclrs r5atchlorIs and blunder-
49, mn 49, tIo,feand ar more are
pIss +, - ~ ea11Sa manner as were the
~ ll-It ~ i,lolers a. fbe seyenteenth CEN
Il Led 4
tafg, u eHS @AOsNi 47'0'-@
bgLoLS. ..4,,.,,,,. ~, ss,,,or7ev,,ifbs and ar
~ We ~ M 49,, ,3It these yveanons
I1oIeIs "uo u 10y o 80 a ~ tba treaty norris
Eteu ~ ei1s ft,, sSes 1incea sineiv
tne same manu- az , -, s,,3aIiev deprse
On aleItou5t a ~ tte1afore has hltf in
an aile.eAt "SetPoil' 80 49, 49,, ,1si yes
ne iHeeiilAds. :. iiaS ii'l ~ an ,.eays 400
1SIuay5 ~ ~ S, SsliS ~ tbat ne older Il
ne cIlsl usI.Sl ny - Sl~ v,erfiaI III
y lHe pLlsntel e-ll1 NJ ~ b The 1,oorsr
appear anSei tne ~ " - ~ a. ,,,C,.iiryoan
the metal anu Ihe Moi -, sie -, E. ~
snip. a lev Gomez ~ lima, - - 11t
aware OF tnls LacI ~ ~ ~ ~ fa,.sSr,t
an arm WhlSh was Il , ~ SCI ,1ti IL 80.
ten age ana 70 puIchase SAHlIItS i,sS O ite
scarcely Twelve nouns oll io NJ - ~
counterieitng apolt il, ettleI. 4ns a.
morer has learned nus traue from Hls "a
Their, who got II IN turn from ms IatheI'
and so on back for centuries Each gen
Grafton has taught the next 10 90 what
II did, as II did, and nothing else,
The smith OF to-day uses bellows,
forge, anvil and hammer the same as
did his ancestor at the dawn OF our era,
and turns out very much the same line
of goods His wares are poorer in every
regard because competition for centuries
has diminished the price and deteriorated
the quality of all his raw materials.
The bows Of the Chinese are very like