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load the other, and hold the gun perpendicularly, and 

 in front of, and half an arm's length from you. 



3d. In letting down the hammers, see that the muz- 

 zle of the gun is pointed upward ; should you pull the 

 wrong trigger, and discharge the gun, no harm will be 

 done. 



4th. In getting into or out of a carriage of any 

 kind, or in going into a dwelling-house with a loaded 

 gun, see that the caps are removed. If the gun be a 

 breech-loader, withdraw the cartridges. 



5th. Never leave a gun loaded ; it causes it to 

 rust, and puts it in great danger of bursting at the 

 next discharge. 



6th. Do not load too heavily, particularly with 

 shot ; and never omit to squib off your gun with pow- 

 der before loading the regular charge, at the com- 

 mencement of a hunt. 



