Farrow's military encyclopedia : a dictionary of military knowledge . rank engages the hook of his piece with thefree hook of tlie piece of the even number of the rearrank. He then turns the barrel downward and tothe right l)etween the other two—so that it shall restupon (heir intersection—and rests the butt aboutfifteen inches in front of his right foot. If in single rank, number two of each four makesthe stack, using (he piece of nuniljer three as ex-plained for the even numbered rear-rank man;number one using his own piece as explained for theodd numbered front-rank man. and the loose piece
Farrow's military encyclopedia : a dictionary of military knowledge . rank engages the hook of his piece with thefree hook of tlie piece of the even number of the rearrank. He then turns the barrel downward and tothe right l)etween the other two—so that it shall restupon (heir intersection—and rests the butt aboutfifteen inches in front of his right foot. If in single rank, number two of each four makesthe stack, using (he piece of nuniljer three as ex-plained for the even numbered rear-rank man;number one using his own piece as explained for theodd numbered front-rank man. and the loose piecesare passed and laid on as before. In breaking thestack the loose ])ieces are passed as before, and thestack is broken as when in two ranks, numtjer twotaking his own jnece in ins right hand and that ofnimiber three in his left, which he passes to him onbreaking the stack. Number one grasps his ownpiece with his right hand. HOOKUM.—An Indian word, signifjing order orcommand. Honkmnmnnmeh signifies a letter of in-structions, or the paper that contains HOOPER LIFE SAVING ROCKET.—This rocket is a moditiealion of the Hale rocket. The body iscylindrical in form, and is of sheet-metal ( The point of the rocket or head is ogival inform, made of wood, and has a cylindrical tenonIM in length, which is inserted into the front endof the body. The head is held in position by seve-ral screws passing tlirough the rocket-case into thetenon. The rear end of the case is closed by a me-tallic base carrying a double-swivel and perforatedwith five vents or gas escapes, each one-half an inchin diameter. On one side of these vents are fiutedprojections extending towards the rear, so HOPLITAL. 48 UOEN WOEK. curved as to leave the opposite sides open for theunimpeded escape of the gases evolved by combus-tion. The object of this arrangement is to producea motion of rotation about the longer axis of therocket, and thus secure greater steadiness of cast-iron
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