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Show Marching to the Left. Soldiers when 'iilii'ichliig tit night through open eounUy luvuii.ibly giiil-tn(e giiil-tn(e toward the left, not the. light. This la tho experience of an old soldier, sol-dier, bays the London Cluonlcle, who thinks the tendency Is due to causes: First, us the rlllo Is cuirled In tho right hnud It nnliirully follow thut tho weapon arm U)Usl hu kept free, and In euso of pressure, when In close formation, the Instinctive rule Is to put tip the left elbow nnd say,,"Kuso off to the left." Second, the soldier nlwut's steps off with the left foot and, although It mny be hard to prove, thcru Is ulwu)s a slight deviation to the left, even when a battalion Is inarching In duyllght toward a fixed point, or uuy other "d'uppul." - |