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 664
They are the invention ofthe natives of Australia, who usethem in war and the chase. Catapult, a kind of sling in whichthe missile is shot by force of astretched elastic cord. Catapultsmay be bought at toy-stores, ormade by selecting a forked stick inthe shape of the letter Y, the prongsbeing about… … Catapult. as far as possible and then let go.The band, snapping back, sends themissile with great force. The sizeof the rubber band used depends onthe strength of the shooter and thesize of the missile. The weapon isimproved by fastening a concavepiece of leather in the middle of theband, to hold…
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