Show f s l' l I DEAD SHOTS ARE ALL DEAF ng ing c cf the Left Ear Affected bv by Concussion of Rifle I 1 see you are a rifle shot remarked remarked re reo marked marled Philosopher Simeon Ford to toa toa toa a man who after a deal of sparring sparring spar spar- ring for place at last sat down in the theAY AY hotel corridor by the side of NewYork's New NewYork's NewYork's Yorks York's landlord orator y q How do you jou ou make that out asked Mr Fords Ford's companion Oh Oh easy enough You are deaf deal In r. r your left ear All AIl rifle hots shots are deaf i In their left ears All AIl the Creed moor experts are that way I am deaf in my left ear myself and got It shooting Titles rifles I met mee Gildersleeve once and andI T I was backing and filling and dodging t to get a position where my right eat ear would bear on him and he was was mi ml sly c at the same time for an opening where he could rake me with 1 his right ear Then Gildersleeve said to 10 me as I have just said to you that thai I. I ie he observed I was was a rifle shot It was wai the first time I had heard that all jp rifle shots were deaf in their left ears but I have noticed it ever since sinco and know that It Is true r The reason of It Is that all alI the concussion con of the rifle explosion cornea comes ri on the left ear drum The right ear earis earla Is la partly turned a away way and partly protected protected pro pro- by the gunstock being brought up to the cheek when the gun Is la t fired New New New York Sun j |