Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-10-23
PLAYING INDIAN.


/Summer try to have at least taste
//i them during lhe autumn When
II Fhe summer shower sare past and the
81 Se4uinoXial rains are over We are like
# y TO have d period of October calm
|: 9 mite. hazy days, ending with the In
.# dian summer. Don't mind the frosty
..=: nights. An extra blanket keeps you
|;:#|I warm, and the pleasure of the camp
SS|##l fta is then at its best.
=#|.i The renewed popularity Of archery
#:V d: an outdoor sB0rl must be very w /
|ssa come 10 woodcrafters. Thin prac.
|#a ',eo il he woods and camp will give
|##I them clear advantage and ought to
|I max thcnl champions on tha shoot
|a H.e ranges wherever they have a
q chance to compete. This ava ened
u interest is at the same time Il reason
4 whE eeVfY Wooderafte! should do his
: level best to master the bow and ar
row. + IS higher accomplishment,
to shoot We'll in archery than TO be
I able 10 make high sccres with pistol
! o. rifle Besides. it is much finer as
an outdoor exercise, and is one III
which girls as we'll as boys can join
Here are the exploits in archery,
according to Mr. Seton's standards:
Make a fifty score, six times in sue
&C ssion. with twelve arrows and 3
foot target at 40 yards, for coup:
ditto. seventy five score for grand
coup.
Shoot so fast as to have six arrows
in the air at once for coup: seven for
grand coup
Send an arrow $50 yards for coup;
200 for grand coup.
To hit the burlap deer in the heart
at 60 yards, first shot, counts coup;
n. - five score for grand coup.
Every woodcrafter should own one
or more excellent bows and qulver
full of trust worthy arrows. Tn skll'-
cd Indian warrior or hunter not only
knew his bow and trusted it, but ne
knew his arrows one from the other.
Even Sam and Yam you remember,
found suitable names for their arrows,
such as "Bodmerang," ''Far-killer.
sWindsplitter. ''Jabberwock, sure
Death" "Joler."
A fellow who is at all handy with
tcols and can get block OF wnlte pine
or ash 26 inches long and free OF
knots can make arrows as good or
better than those he buys. and he VIII
think a great deal more of them.
To answer several inquiries about
how to make bows and arrows the IN
formation is repeated here very brlei-
ly.
For arrows, drive slender wire nails
into the end of the block, into what
will be the head of the arrows Iheh
snlit the block into strips three-quar
4ers of an inch thick. after when
n]ane or whittle each strip down TO
the required size. Finish with grass
and sandpaper. But be sure that th9
block splits straight. A crooked ar
row &c worthless. Bind the head with
6no wire or with waxed cord to pre-
vent SpllttlnS. 1ul 'iie 'ii'N
on with glue or thread, or, better
siil with both A simple arrow OF
hickory or ash, with its end scorched
to harden it ought to shoot well.
Make YOUR bow of ash or hickory
The stick for a bow should also be
split out not sawed. thrifty wood
CRATER will have two or three good
nieces of bow timber constantly in re-
serve. seasoning somewhere along the
,afters of barn or wood shed or gar,
rot Get bows ready now for next
summers outing.
The split piece should be l IL TO Z
inches square 1t can be dressed do"n
to the proper pliablity either before
i. is laid away to dry or after But 40
not spoil a good bow by using it be-
fore the wood is we'll seasoned
One thing that has not been men
toned in these articles is the cofrec'
nosition when shooting. Suppose a
line to be drawn from the target 10
the point where you stand Place poth
heels on this line. In such posi-
tion your left side will turned toward
the target The bow is held vertical
tho cord is drawn with three fingers,
the arrow resting between the first mn
Ger and the second. When the cord
is fully drawn the right thumb is close
TO the right cheek.
MOI only should every tribe have
GOOD 3.foot target, but every brave