The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-02-26
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THE IMPLEMENT that ARE Used
IN THIS ANCIENT PAsTlNfgE.t
Besides BOW and AIEEseys Arr Ara e
culver, Pouch, Belt TaEsel end
crease Pot, Agm GqaTdA 81 rel Tar
4 Retand score Card The RuleS. -
The implements used in archery as a
.pastlne area h6E, 3aff6RSE d CULVER, a
pouch, belt, a tassel aud grease pot,
an arm guard, q shooting gloyes 9 tar
get and aseoring card.
The bowls usually. from five to SIX
feetin4Iengthy the strength being recs
,oned BY pounds, varying from twenty
ave to eight, those used iby gent emeln
being I'll Strength from. Bfty to eighty
bop1ts. those Tor ladies from twenty.
fvesto forty. The former are madesof
4 single piece Of Yew or;ash. THEREAFTER
Of lanceWood or hickory, glued back TO
back.
In forming the heW the wood = gEadl-
ually tapered, and at each end IS q tip
Of horn, the one atithe upper ehdlbes
ing longer than tie loWnr enda apdaene
side of the bow is fiat called the
sback,r the other being rounded and
called, the fbelly.r NeaF tlle center,
wherethe bow is held, It Is bound with
velvet, which part is calgl the stlads
die, and in each tip q n bora e 2 notch
for the string to rest Ia called l!s the the
lh5cE saogt stistiF Y saiili,l ! p. ~. &.
Tldss sFifiga S6 II thd B0R q ha6afass
turel Of hemp or tlaX, The hemp
strings wear tie LONGEST hSpgh; th hey
stretch more at first, but, being more
elastic bear a thfTfdcr pun wren rs
nscesssRt g-t5-SS String; 70 the
bow, care must be. taken not, shrealS
the Composition TIE tie shaagl9 be- nt,
lllS wy WI tASfA 49,
other part allowed to hang down and
fle &c passed ovef tho Upper end 81
tbe ;rhwsiG 5i,tia d lf13F y. y Es+li
II for a lady 1t may be held affohl
two ltaatwo. andu a half inches below
the mock lr for q gentleman iha3 aDa
inch lower. varying IT according to the
length ana strength ot the how: The
hand Is then pissed along the side Of
tho bowsand string ftB the bottom
mock, round which tho, string is
turned and fifSea Ivy tie )nooysa When
strung d iady's boy will haze the
stfiitg about i've AMI a hall inches
from tic belly II TIE bow, 4 gentle
mans about half aaf'iich more. The
part q the. string, opposite the handle
Is bound round with waxed silk In
order 10 preyept, its being frayel by
the arrow, which s-sent- fremthat
point.
Assoon as d string becomes too soft
and ltle fibersstoo straight It must be
rubbed Win Deeswa \ ltI a rev turns
given to it to shorten It and TWIST us
strands a little tighter. A spare string
should always be provided
Arrows are vart9psly formed some
being, Of uniform thickness through
on, OILERS thicker iq he center Of
ilargerOt the point than at the feather
end, tile lust shape being considered
tile best form for shooting, Arrows
are made Of white pl y HAVING ut one
end prints Of Iron OF brass FIRMLY hxel
a'ldiellslally a piece Of heavy wood WOOD
spllcel@on 20 the pine between y ap Ilfl
que l'ollt, by which their hight y im y
prove, ~ the other entlsa piece Of
horn y Inserted, " wlicltis . h'for
Tue slrlng. and they are armed Y WITH
three teatherst one * q S1Yplell y q q dt'
ferent color from tlle others alu y u
telldetI 70 mark tAe proper POSITION OF
tlle. arrow when placed gu the string,
this one always pointing from the bow.
tn EtFlnls Gfkhlg1td{cF fAkRl n INV ~ thu