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How many of the former can correctly judge of, and make allowance Efficiency of 
for, the error in burst of a shrapnel shell ? Certainly there are some and 
who cannot, and no wonder, considering the hurried manner in which 
much of the annual practice is carried on, and the nature of the ranges 
generally used. 
How many of the latter, even in batteries where a fair amount of 
trouble is taken to instruct them, are able to lay a gun or bore a fuze 
quickly and correctly ? 
How many officers of the other branches of the service have any 
adequate idea of the power of modern artillery fire? 
How many have even seen a shrapnel shell fired ? Certainly a great 
number have not, and it is to be feared that they will learn their first 
lesson at great cost. 
Let us see to these things while there is time. 
