that led to the creation of gunfire. Long before guns, 
gunpowder had been used explosively, dynamite style. The use 
of gunpowder for the propelling of missiles in trajectories 
waited for the coming of perspective in the arts. This liaison of 
events between technology and the arts may explain a matter 
that has long puzzled anthropologists. They have repeatedly 
tried to explain the fact that nonliterates are generally poor 
shots with rifles, on the grounds that, with the bow and arrow, 
proximity to game was more important than distant accuracy, 
which was almost impossible to achieve—hence, say some 
anthropologists, their imitation of hunted beasts by dressing in 
skins to get close to the herd. It is also pointed out that bows 
are silent, and when an arrow missed, animals rarely fled.

     If the arrow is an extension of the hand and the arm, the 
rifle is an extension of the eye and teeth. It may be to the point