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Rh The Manner of Hunting the has been treated of above in the fifth Chapter; but there we took no Notice of their Bows and Arrows, which they make Ue of in the killing thoe Deer. Their Bow is of an ordinary Make, commonly made of Fir Tree, which in Norway is called Tenal, and on the Back trengthened with Strings made of Sinews of Animals, twited like Thread: The Bow String is made of a good trong Strap of Seal Skin, or of everal Sinews twited together; the Bow is a good Fathom long. The Head of the Arrow is armed with Iron, or a harp pointe Bone, with one or more Hooks, that it may keep Hold, when hoot Birds with are at the Head covered with one or more Pieces of Bone blunt at the End, that they may kill the Fowl, without tearing the Fleh. The Sea Fowls are not hot with Arrows, but with Darts, headed with Bones or Iron, which they throw very dexterouly, and with o teady a Hand at a great Ditance, that no Body can hit urer with a Gun. Rh