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if we consider, that the excellence of a lock and 

 soundness of a barrel, although not absolutely re- 

 quisite in killing, are indispensably necessary for the 

 safety of our persons ; and that, although practice 

 may bring a man to point accurately with a broom- 

 stick, yet we must allow the advantage, not to say 

 the comfort and neatness, of having our guns turned 

 out in a handsome and workmanlike manner. 



