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 31
ts or quarrels, so swiftlyand with such force that they oftenpierced heavy armor. The cross-bow was the most deadly weapon inthe world before the invention offire-arms. The use of the bow sur-vived long after that event, but whenthe improvement of musketry causedthe bow to be given up as a… … Arbalast. which are centuries old. In theUnited States scientific archery hasonly recently come into favor, thoughthe bow has always been used as a ARMY SOLITAIRE 23 ARMY SOLITAIRE toy. In 1879 was formed a NationalArchery Association, which holdsmeetings every year and awards goldmedals as prizes.…
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