Keep his power dry?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> “<span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="powder">powder</span> <span word="dry">dry</span>” <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span>: “<span word="When">When</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="powder">powder</span> <span word="dry">dry</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="asking">asking</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="remain">remain</span> <span word="calm">calm</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="ready">ready</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="action">action</span>.” <span word="Why">Why</span>? <span word="What">What</span> <span word="powder">powder</span>?</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="Powder">Powder</span> <span word="refers">refers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="gunpowder">gunpowder</span>.</p><p><span word="One">One</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="history">history</span>, <span word="before">before</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mid">mid</span>-19<span word="th">th</span> <span word="century">century</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="fact">fact</span>, <span word="rifles">rifles</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="guns">guns</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="powered">powered</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="gunpowder">gunpowder</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="explosive">explosive</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="mixing">mixing</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="chemicals">chemicals</span> <span word="including">including</span> <span word="sulfur">sulfur</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="charcoal">charcoal</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="fuels">fuels</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="soldiers">soldiers</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bag">bag</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="powders">powders</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="today">today</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="soldiers">soldiers</span> <span word="carry">carry</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="supply">supply</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="metal">metal</span> <span word="bullets">bullets</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="ammunition">ammunition</span>.</p><p><span word="And">And</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="days">days</span>, <span word="golden">golden</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="ask">ask</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="weapons">weapons</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="mass">mass</span> <span word="destruction">destruction</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="concerned">concerned</span>, <span word="soldiers">soldiers</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="care">care</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="powers">powers</span> <span word="wet">wet</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="wet">wet</span> <span word="powders">powders</span> <span word="wouldn">wouldn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="lit">lit</span>. <span word="It">It</span>’<span word="d">d</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="late">late</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="soldier">soldier</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="realize">realize</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="powers">powers</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="wet">wet</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="middle">middle</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="battle">battle</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="call">call</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sports">sports</span> <span word="game">game</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="ask">ask</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="enemies">enemies</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hold">hold</span> <span word="fire">fire</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="moment">moment</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="step">step</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="shade">shade</span>, <span word="get">get</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sun">sun</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="air">air</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="powder">powder</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="while">while</span>. <span word="That">That</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="scene">scene</span> <span word="perhaps">perhaps</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="melodramatic">melodramatic</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="purpose">purpose</span> <span word="here">here</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="picture">picture</span> – <span word="the">the</span> <span word="war">war</span> <span word="zone">zone</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sports">sports</span> <span word="field">field</span>. <span word="No">No</span> <span word="timeouts">timeouts</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="allowed">allowed</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="drying">drying</span> <span word="powders">powders</span>.</p><p><span word="Hence">Hence</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="necessity">necessity</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="powder">powder</span> <span word="dry">dry</span>, <span word="always">always</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="you">you</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="preparations">preparations</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="battle">battle</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="ready">ready</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fight">fight</span>.</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="expression">expression</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="rains">rains</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="makes">makes</span> <span word="sense">sense</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="soldiers">soldiers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="sure">sure</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="powers">powers</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="dry">dry</span>.</p>
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