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The Bow would appear to have been in most ancient nations the principal implement of war; and to keep alive this "mystery of murder," archery, or the art of shooting with a bow and arrow, seems to have been a favourite pastime in days of peace. In no country, however, has arch...
"You shall see the '_Dead men's feast_,'" said Logan. I followed him in silence, till we reached the southern bank of the Ohio, not far from his own residence. The tribe was sea...
3. Part 3The ancients believed that if a man encountered a _Wolf_, and the animal first fixed its eyes upon him, he was deprived for ever of the power of speech: connected with these fer...
1. Part 1The Bow would appear to have been in most ancient nations the principal implement of war; and to keep alive this "mystery of murder," archery, or the art of shooting with a bow...
4. Part 4_Reading at Meals, &c._--Lectores, among the Romans, were servants in great men's houses, who were employed in reading while their masters were at supper. They were called by th...