Show 1 B JIM RHODY Out o of f The Past Many any common everyday phrases and expressions are often glibly and comfortably employed with little little little lit lit- tle thought as to their antecedents or origin Frequently these expressions expressions expressions ex ex- endure for gener generations tons simply because of the succinct way they reduce a description into a small flavorful capsule Present usage however may bear little or no relation to the original or specific meaning A very fertile source of such expressions is to be found in the fields of guns and shooting says w. w G G. G Burckel process engineer of the Remington Arms Company Inc In the days when gun powder powder powder pow pow- der horn and shot pouch were almost al- al almost almost al al- most as necessary as pants pants and and i often provided them them them-a a lore came I into being that colors our thought and speech to this day adding crispness to our expressions when used In connection with matters far afield from arms and tion Comparisons Cited Suppose we examine a couple with comparisons of their present- present day usage and original meaning Take the expression Lock stock and barrel barre When one accepts a proposition lock stock and barrel it means that he ac- ac MAROI Of the matter in its entirety without reservation The expression expression expression ex ex- stems sterns from the colonial d days day a y s when a gun once acquired acquired acquired ac ac- ac- ac was seldom scrapped or disposed of for a new one In- In JANUARY 31 stead when a part wore out or was broken a new part was made or procured such as the trigger and hammer assembly the lock or perhaps a new barrel Therefore when it was desired to emphasize completeness of anything anything anything any any- thing the essential parts of an essential essential essential es es- es- es article were itemized lock stock and barrel the whole gun Makes Big lg Fuss Today we use In a derogatory sense the statement He is just a flash in the pan This signifies that the person referred to is one who makes a big fuss is noisily enthusiastic enthusiastic enthusiastic en en- but whose actions are In in- consequential Or it refers to an individual who accomplishes something something something some some- thing worthwhile once but only once A flash in the pan was much worse for the pioneer armed with witha a flint lock musket or rifle rine when he stood face to face with an angry bear or when meat for the family stood poised for flight only a few yards away If Il at such a time he pulled the trigger and the priming powder in the pan at the breech merely burned with a flash without discharging the gun the shooter was the victim of an embarrassing disgusting and sometimes even tragic experience Lingo of Shooting Here are a few of the common expressions of today that originated ed in the lingo of shooting A little fanning of the embers of memory will undoubtedly recall many moreLock moreLock more Lock stock and barrel flash in inthe inthe inthe the pan our plans misfired set your sights high scored a bullseye bullseye bulls- bulls e eye e draw a bead on something Keep your powder dry all short of the mark straight as a ramrod overshot the mark loaded for bear sharpshooter Goes off half cocked all primed for the occasion trigger hair-trigger nerves hold your fire a straight- straight shooter hit dead center lined his sights on Remington News NewsLetter Letter A A d A D AThis This Should Help The Ontario department of lands and forests reports that the sea lamprey like eel-like menace of the Great Lakes fisheries is winning acceptance acceptance acceptance ac ac- ac- ac as a table delicacy An enterprising Canadian purchased purchased purchased pur pur- chased half hall the catch of lampreys trapped by the Ontario department last year Smoked and cured the lampreys found such a ready market market market mar mar- ket that the processor said he wished he had bought the rest of the catch too The department of lands and forests forests forests for for- ests notes that when smelt first firs moved into the Great Lakes the they were considered an unmitigated nuisance Now however they arc are recognized as good food arc are marketed marketed marketed mar mar- in quantity and also provide proved sport If It the sea lamprey similarly win wins general acceptance as food so that fishermen have an Incentive to capture capture cap ture it the problem ends aeo A A A ARock Rock Bass Bait fishing for rock lock bass I f h similar to bait fishing for crappies and the same baits work A sma smal minnow Is usually best There is one noticeable difference difference differ ence In the habits of the two While the crappie will be toune foun mostly around submerged brush rock bass are seldom found f ir iI such areas They prefer rock ledges and shores or large individual indi vidual rocks In the s stream ream A steep rocky shore usually produces |