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were carried awaj, the side of the face laid open from the tem- 

 ple down to the corner of the mouth, and the right eye torn 

 almost entirely from its socket. In both instances, the flasks 

 were out of order, and the connection between the charger and 

 the body of the flask was very incomplete. 



The flask we use is the one invented, we believe, by Mr. 

 Sykes, an Englishman, and is the only one we consider safe 

 beyond a doubt. It is a little more troublesome at first, per- 

 haps, but the hand will soon become expert in the management 

 of it, and then we are satisfied that no Sportsman would desire 

 to use any other kind, seeing the perfect safet};" and convenience 

 of the invention. As the construction of this flask will be better 

 understood from an engraving than by any description that we 

 can give of it, we have had one made as below. 



This flask costs but a trifle, if any more, than the other kind, 

 and is the most perfect of all in its construction. It is hardly 

 necessary to describe the method of its operating, as every one, 

 at a glance of the drawing, will understand it. The neck of the 

 charger should be so formed that, by sliding upon itself, two or 

 three different quantities of powder can be measured out, to suit 

 the capacities of different Guns. The size of the flask must, of 

 course, be regulated by the amount of shooting to be done ; 

 the one we use will hold very nearly a pound of powder ; and 

 we doubt very much whether these flasks were ever made of a 

 larger size, except when particularly ordered for Wild Fowl 

 shooting, or other purposes of a like nature. We are, however, 

 in favor of small flasks, for convenience as well as safety, even 



