Scientific men declare that there is no barricade like snow. A
bullet fired from a distance of fifty yards will not penetrate
a wall of snow a few feet thick, but the same missile passes
through dense earthworks and shatters trees when discharged
from a much greater distance. A bag of cotton is a much more
efficient resistant than a steel plate. A swordsman can cut a
sheep in two at a stroke, but he is baffled at once if he seeks
to cut through a pillow of fine feathers. (Text.)
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