Popular science monthly . nor ofmachines cuts much of a figure if it ismatched against a certain mysteriouspersonal equation, which cannot as yetbe completely analyzed. It may besafe to say that rapid, masterful marks-manship plays in it no small part. Itwould Ije indeed a rare coincidence ifthis ability were likewise found combinedwith exceptional talents (like Pegouds)for managing an aeroplane. If that bethe case it is obvious that a fighter andflyer in one person must be more formid-able than the co-operation of a mere(Iyer and a mere fighter. We need onlyimagine two cavalrymen on the sameh
Popular science monthly . nor ofmachines cuts much of a figure if it ismatched against a certain mysteriouspersonal equation, which cannot as yetbe completely analyzed. It may besafe to say that rapid, masterful marks-manship plays in it no small part. Itwould Ije indeed a rare coincidence ifthis ability were likewise found combinedwith exceptional talents (like Pegouds)for managing an aeroplane. If that bethe case it is obvious that a fighter andflyer in one person must be more formid-able than the co-operation of a mere(Iyer and a mere fighter. We need onlyimagine two cavalrymen on the samehorse, (assuming that they could beaccommodated together as perfectly astwo flyers on a machine) of whom onewields only the lance and the othermanipulates the bridle. How shouldthey communicate their respective inten-tions in fractions of a second? But this holds good onh in regard tosmall powerful racing machines whichfight wasp-like at close range. 528 Crossing Dangerous RiversGoatskin Floats Popular Science Monthly with. The inflated goat skins are used by the na-tives either as Hfe-buoys or as river-horses THIS is not, as might be sup-posed, a photograph of a?man with his performingseal climbing over hishoulder, but onl\- apicture of a Kashmiriwith his goatski iiswimming-skin. The skin to heused for this pur-pose is taken offwith as little (lil-ting as [Kjssible, al-ter which the hairis removed and thehide softly tannedby hoursof patientscraping. Then thefeet and neck open-ings arc coatedwith pitch—treebalsam is iisid inthe Himalayas and
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