MUST BE TOTAL ABSTAINERS.
Professor Hem, of Zurich, Switzerland, writes with reference to the Swiss archery competitions as follow : — " The Swiss have been distinguished in archery for centuries. I had occasion, a short time ago, to speak with one of these far-famed huntsmen. This clever marksman assures me that all who attain ski'J in shooting are strictly temperate men or abstainers. Even temperate men have to become abstainers about a week before entering into a scftutzenfest (competition). The best marksmen not only . refrain from alcohol, but live exclusively on milk, butter, cheese, and eggs. They must also go to bed betimes at - night, aud many of them do not smoke tobacco. Heavy smokers, are never first-class marksmen."
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Evening Post, Volume LXI, Issue 30, 3 August 1895, Page 2 (Supplement)
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117MUST BE TOTAL ABSTAINERS. Evening Post, Volume LXI, Issue 30, 3 August 1895, Page 2 (Supplement)
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