Show MOW how par far soldiers car can see some interesting experiments have been made in the german army with the object ot of discovering at what distance tile the recognition of one soldier by another is reliable for soldiers with good eyes it was found that a person seen once before could be recognized at a distance ot of 80 teet feet while an acquaintance could bo be recognized at a distance of teet feet and an in dimate friend or relative at a distance of feet I 1 the various parts of a mans mails body bod can be distinguished and aal any decided movement move mant can bo be detected by an expert rifleman at a dist distance anee of feet at 1800 feet a man appears as a on the landscape and cannot U su ally be seen if he keeps still or it if his dress does not contrast with the background sailors huters hunters and farmers can usually see twice these distances probably on account of their constant training in making out the nature ot of distant objects |