Wonders of bodily strength and skill, in all ages and countries (1885)
Depping, Guillaume, 1829-1901, Russell, Charles, tr · New York, C. Scribner's sons · leaf 322
of laughter. Audubon says thathe has seen one particularly skilful marksman, who, in sixshots, three times snuffed the candle, and as to the others,either extinguished it or cut it immediately below the flame. But these are not the only games of skill practised bythe young men of Kentucky, another… … HUNTING BY TORCHLIGHT IN KENTUCKY. THE MUSKET AND PISTOL. 321 fixed in the earth, in the centre of , which a nail of therequired size is driven. The marksmen advance each intheir turn, place a bullet in the palm of their hand, andcover it with a sprinkling of powder sufficient to carry it ahundred…
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