Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 226, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 October 1917 — The “Blowgun.” [ARTICLE]

The “Blowgun.”

Among the Koasti Indians , .the “btowgun” is still used for shooting birds. This weapon consists of a tube, usually a cane, about six feet long, rubbed smooth on the inside with an Implement made for the purpose, and carefully straightened with the aid of fire. Slender pointed darts about eight Inches long are used as ammunition, each one wrapped neatly along a third of Its length with thistledown or cotton to make it flt the inside of the tube. The hunter places a dart in the tube, which he raises to his head and aims at his game; then a quick puff of breath drives the little dart flying

with sufficient force to impale and kill H small bird or squirrel.