" As to the quantity of powder to be used, a trial at the 

 target, should be made. Guns vary so much ; thin barrels, 

 when true, are much more lively than heavy ones ; hence 

 the latter require more powder to get the same results. 

 Bear in mind, that it is useless to increase the powder, 

 unless you put an additional wadding over it, or increase 

 the shot, as unless it has an additional resistance to over- 

 come, the extra powder is burnt outside of the barrel, and 

 no more force is obtained, but a greater tendency to scat- 

 ter. The real knowledge of loading is nothing more or 

 less than a proportion of weights, and it is better to err 

 on the side of light than heavy loading." 



There are several well-known makers of powder, who 

 manufacture a first-class article, which will give good re- 

 sults after you have thoroughly tested it. Choose a clean 

 and rather coarse-grained powder, and after you have ex- 

 perimented with it sufficiently to know the proper charge, 



use no other. 



Hazard's Electric, 



Orancre Lio-htnincr, 



Curtiss and Harvey's, 



Pigou, Wilks and Laurence's, and 



Hamilton Caribou, I am quite familiar with, and 



