110 POWDEll FLASK. 



be sprung, beware of firing the other barrel until you 

 have either put the flask in your pocket, or thrown it 

 on the ground. I could name several, who, through 

 a neglect of doing this, have been severely wounded 

 by blowing up their flasks; and among them, two 

 excellent shots of my acquaintance. 



With regard to a powder horn in the house, common 

 sense will, it is to be hoped, teach us to take care of 

 it ; and, with a moment's reflection, convince us of 

 the danger and absurdity of frying powder in the 

 flask, on the hob of a chimney, during the whole 

 time of a meal, or other preparations, before starting 

 for the field. 



