594 1kin0s of tbe IRofc, IRtfle, anfc Gun 



ruling power of individual self, whether among the 

 brute creation or the vegetable world. Of the civilised 

 world I say nothing. In his wanderings as a naturalist 

 he will remember that should he endeavour to study 

 in their secluded haunts the wild beasts and their ways, 

 the law of force will always be present : it will ac- 

 cordingly be wise to secure the force beforehand upon 

 his side, and no more trusty companion and dependable 

 agent can be found than a double-barrelled '577 rifle to 

 burn 6 drams of powder with a bullet of pure lead 650 

 grains. This professional adviser will confirm him in 

 the theory that ' the law of Force will always govern the 

 world. 1 " 



