Twice in my chase of Bruin I have made use of a bear-spear as my weapon
of attack, and, as some newspaper writers in their search after copy
have rioted furiously over my methods, I may take this opportunity to
maintain that the use of a spear entails no greater cruelty than any
other mode of attack and that every hunter should be armed with one
in reserve, since these powerful beasts have a vitality that triumphs
over a stray bullet or more unless lodged in a vital region, and when
wounded their retaliation is redoubtable and easily fatal. In Karelen
the bear is yet regarded as a noxious horror. The great black-haired
"Slagbjörn," or killing bear, is still rampant there, and a couple of
winters back I was able to wreak justifiable vengeance on some beasts
that had killed over a score of cows and nine horses.--+COUNT ERIC VON
ROSEN, IN "COUNTRY LIFE."+
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