What to do and how to do it; the American boys handy book (1920)
Beard, Daniel Carter, 1850-1941 · New York, C. Scribner's sons · leaf 228
the cross-bow, added to whichadvantage is the fact that the twang a bow-string makes is so slight a noise as not toalarm the game, and if the young sports-man be inexperienced he may shoot severaltimes at the same bird or rabbit withoutfrightening it away. With a little practiceit is astonishing… … Fig. 130.—Elastic Sling. boys who seldom
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