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who has proven the great strength and uniformity of 

 the brand, the verdict is universal in that locality that 

 this certain brand of powder is the best in use. Con- 

 sequently, they all use it. And no matter what in- 

 ducements are held out, it is hard to wean these people 

 from the brand they have used so long. The price of 

 powder has been gradually lowered until it seems that 

 anyone who feels he can afford to hunt ought to be 

 satisfied with the price he can now buy at. In this 

 article I am not going to advocate the use of one brand 

 to the exclusion of all others, for I do not recognize 

 that any one powder company manufactures a brand 

 that is superior in all respects to that made by any and 

 all others. There are some redeeming qualities in 

 every brand in existence. I have repeatedly tried dif- 

 ferent makes, until I believe my experiments and ex- 

 periences have included every American brand. The 

 American people, in fact, the inhabitants the world 

 over, are a little gullible, that is, they have a craving 

 desire and constant anticipation for a change. This 

 being the case, they hail with delight the advent of 

 anything new, afraid something may, mushroom-like, 

 spring into sudden popularity and they not be instru- 

 mental in introducing it to a certain extent. In this 

 way they discard old and tried powder, for the newest 

 out, the most popular craze. I have always found 

 black powder a very poor kind to experiment on, and 

 that which was clean, strong and reliable in years gone 

 by, I find does not lose its prestige when brought in 

 contact with and tried against its younger rivals. In 

 buying powder then, the experienced shot knows what 

 he wants, and will use no other. The beginner should 

 first ascertain what he is to use, and having once 



