The young folk's cyclopædia of games and sports ; (1899)
Champlin, John Denison, 1834-1915, Bostwick, Arthur Elmore, 1860-1942, joint author · New York, H. Holt and company · leaf 112
Sending a Paper Boomerarg.about an inch long, and can besnapped with the forefinger from theedge of a book. To throw a woodenboomerang accurately requires greatskill, and can be learned only bypractice. The instrument is heldlike a club in throwing it, the con-vex side outward. A large open … Australian Throwing a Boomerang. space should be taken for the trial,since the boomerang may curve in anunexpected direction. The boomerang is used as aweapon by the natives of Australia,who throw it with great skill, makingit strike an enemy in the back, whilehe is advancing toward them. BOSTON…
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