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           Wemaybesurethatthesenewshoeswerelargeenoughandneverpinchedthefeetofthewearers.

           Withthebeginningoftheyear1866theheatwasverygreat,butthehuntingintheforestsdidnotstandstill.Agouties,peccaries,capybaras,kangaroos,gameofallsorts,actuallyswarmedthere,andSpilettandHerbertweretoogoodmarksmenevertothrowawaytheirshotuselessly.

           CyrusHardingstillrecommendedthemtohusbandtheammunition,andhetookmeasurestoreplacethepowderandshotwhichhadbeenfoundinthebox,andwhichhewishedtoreserveforthefuture.Howdidheknowwherechancemightonedaycasthiscompanionsandhimselfintheeventoftheirleavingtheirdomain?Theyshould,then,preparefortheunknownfuturebyhusbandingtheirammunitionandbysubstitutingforitsomeeasilyrenewablesubstance.

           Toreplacelead,ofwhichHardinghadfoundnotracesintheisland,heemployedgranulatediron,whichwaseasytomanufacture.Thesebullets,nothavingtheweightofleadenbullets,weremadelarger,andeachchargecontainedless,buttheskillofthesportsmenmadeupthisdeficiency.Astopowder,CyrusHardingwouldhavebeenabletomakethatalso,forhehadathisdisposalsaltpeter,sulphur,andcoal;butthispreparationrequiresextremecare,andwithoutspecialtoolsitisdifficulttoproduceitofagoodquality.

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