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FOREST AND STREAM. 



and his game-bag full, and can shoot over the best of cover 

 to his heart's content. 



There are enthusiastic sportsmen iu the Old Dominion 

 who inherit the love of thoroughbred horses, staunch dogs, 

 and fine guns from their ancestors, and they have established 

 sporting clubs all over the State. 1 know of many crack shots 

 who can fill a game-bag and empty a jug of whisky equal to 

 the best Northern or Western bimtsnnu. Certainly the Vir- 

 ginian might to understand the mimic warfare; he has the 

 love of the chase in his blood ; he knows how to ride before 

 he can walk ; learns how to pull the trigger by the time he can 

 Sboot his marble, and his first essay in music is to blow a 

 clear blast on the hunting horn. In the limits of his State 

 can be found every variety and species of game. Beginning 

 at New Year, he can shoot steadily all the year round. All 

 the winter the Potomac, Kappahanuock and the St. James 

 rivers and their tributaries furnish the wild fowl— the canvas- 

 back, mallard, tea), and the brant, the ganiest bird in the world; 

 also, wild geese and swans, and then is the time for fox- 

 hunting. In the spring, on the sea coast, bay birds and 

 snipe can be killed by the thousand, besides splendid tishing 

 for rock-perch and chub. In summer, curlews, willet and 

 woodcock are in uncounted numbers. After the loth of Aug 

 deer are in season, and afford line sport; in September the 

 marshes are tilled with sora, ortolan and real-bird, and single 

 guns can count their day's sport by dozens. At this time the 

 angler is in bis glory with trout aud black bass, that rise 

 readily to the fly in all the mountain streams, especially in 

 the Shenandoah 'River. In October partridge shootiog com- 

 mences ; also, pheasants and squirrels, not to mention hares, 

 which swarm in the old sedge fields. A friend of mine killed 

 thirty-six in one day last fall — he really aid, for I saw the 

 skins rnvself, and his exploit was not like the Cockney Eng- 

 lishman!! who, bragging upon hisshooting, boasted to Douglas 

 Jerrold that he had sh-A forty hares before breakfast. " My 

 God," said the great wit, "you must have shot at a wig." 



So it will be seen that with rivers full of fish, swamps 

 abounding in wild fowl and game birds, and woods where the 

 flesh do most abound, that a sportsman can find his Arcadia 

 in Virginia. But he must have the requisite qualities to enjoy 

 the sport. Mo sybaritic young gentleman, wtio prefers his 

 ease and comfort before the chase, can ever hope to succeed. 

 He must have an iron constitution to begin with, and be able 

 to endure winter's cold and summer's heat, without flinching 

 and without grumbling; to sit in a siuk box, ina bitter, sting- 

 ing cold day, with the'fine sleet chilling the very marrow of 

 his bones, and to keep his temper and his nerve as the mallard 

 and brant swoop by him at lightning speed; or to sit on the 

 sea meadow along with his decoys with the August sun 

 beating down with its torrid rays upon him, and the waves 

 hip high. He must keep cool then, and single out his curlew 

 and snipe, and kill them by a clean shot, and not mangle 

 them, and lose half of the game by wild, careless shooting. 

 He must have also a pair of strong legs that can carry him 

 over moorland and hill, and not break down when the quail 

 fly the thickest. The ideal sportsman has a touch of the Rip 

 Van Winkle vagabond in his nature. He is, moreover, a 

 lover of nature,"for nature's self, a thorough gentleman; in 

 short, a happy union of genial Frank Forester and quaint old 

 Isaac Walton. 



The place from which I am writing is on the very centre of 

 the Alleghany Mountains. Here the pure, unadulterated 

 mountaineer is found in all his primitive simplicity, dressed in 

 homespun, with his long, lank body and his bow legs which 

 come of scaling his native hills. These physical peculiarities 

 with an uncouthness of speech, make him an object of interest 

 to a lowlander's eyes. You never see him without his rifle 

 —a long piece, some six feet, with nearly straight stocks ; 

 and with this rifle he is the best shot in the world. He has 

 a perfect contempt for shotguns, and, in fact, for all modern 

 fire-arms. 



Hearing that I had two rifles with which I had done some 

 tall shooting at the Springs, several of these sharpshooters 

 brought their old mountain killdeers to shoot against me. 

 One of my pieces was a (Jreedrnoor Sharps, the other a sport- 

 ing Winchester ; each had globe and peep sights. The trial 

 brought together a great many interested witnesses. The re- 

 sult was a foregone conclusion. With my Winchester rifle— 

 which is, I think, the very finest weapon for perfect accuracy 

 and rapidity of firing ever invented— I beat them all easily at 

 one hundred, two hundred aud three hundred yards. My 

 Winchester astounded and amazed them, and they sorrow- 

 f uUy admitted that their old pieces were beat at last by 

 " them darned new-fangled weepons." 



I have a hobby for fire-arms. If I go by a pawnbroker's 

 shop and see a strauge rifle, or old, antiquated fowling-piece, 

 I go in and buy it ; and so my room has come to be a minia- 

 ture armory, 1 take great interest also in all new inventions, 

 aud have many rifles, but the pride of my heart is my " Win- 

 chester." I don't think that the science of gunnery can go 

 further. It is simply perfect, and I wouldn't part with it for 

 all other rifles invented. 



For the benefit of your readers who intend coming to the 

 Old Dominion this fall and winter to hunt and fish I will 

 give some treneral directions : In the first place strangers hid 

 best bring a letter of introduction to some well known Vir- 

 ginian, who will introduce them around and save them all the 

 anxiety about breaking the game laws. For deer hunting, 

 write to Ca.pt. Wm. JN'. Blow, Littleton, Sussex County, Va. 

 Those desiring to hunt quail near Washington City will find 

 good board and plenty o f birds in Culpeper County, along 

 the Virginia Midland Road, about three hours' ride from the 

 National Capital. Write to George Meyers, Jeffersonton, Cul- 

 peper county, Va., who will tell you all you want to know, 

 and v,-ho will make any party who slays with him comfort- 

 able and happy. Tourists who wish to visit the Dismal 

 Swamp aud fish in Lake Drummond, write to Bob Rogers, 

 Suffolk, Va. This is a trip I tecommend to every lover of 

 the strange, the weird and the beautiful in nature. There is 

 splendid hunting also iu the vicinity of the Great Dismal 

 Swamp. The last of September or the first of October is the 

 best time. . . , 



And now, like Captain Jack Bunsby, I've had my say, and 

 what I says I stands to. Chassbub. 



PIGEON MATCHES. 



Toronto Gun Club.— Tlie annuil match ol tills clnb la appointed tor 

 October 0, at Toronto, Can. Cuniuiumoat:otis should be addressed to 

 [be secretary, Mr, V. OallihaiL. 



COWNUOWOOT— SWIM fori, Sept. 37. — Pitcli onipei.Iiirm for the watch : 

 Tuoa Damming— l i i o i 1101111011111100000 1— n 

 Wm Sottofleia ... .0 1 o 1 1 1 l 1 o o 1 1 1 o o 1 o-ll 

 Kli Gllcsple. 10 1 1 00 01, 1010U0 11 000 00110-9 



Fifth Competition for the Loading Toola: 



WK Oram 01 101101101111 1-11 



H HGl "dole" .". 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0-11 



?1Sti 110 11 111 1 10 1-10 



il ootaout j r -.':...::..:..-:: o uiutiiuviiii 



WmSchofleia i D i « 1 1 1 1 1 1- 8 



i^Vrf?™,™' 1 ^ ' 10 10 0100100-5 



EF WGUIespie o 0001010010000 1—4 



Gran won shoot off with four out of rive. 



First competition fur 3un Case: 

 3flhOfleM...j 1 1 1 1 1 l 1 1 1-10 Weed, Jr . .1 1 1 1 l o- 5 

 ()i> h™t, Jr.O 11 I 1 1 1 11 I— 9 Oummimr ..OllliOouoo— 4 

 RGlhesple.O 1 1 1 1 1— 5 E GillespicO 1 0000 000—1 



Seventh competition for the Bishop Revolver : 

 H oontnout. Jr....l oilllJO J1011111 tllltlU 1—81 

 C Ut-ulrle 1 10 110 110 11111 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 I 1—20 



Win Hcodeld l lioioiooioiiiiiioooiooi i— 15 



It ft Gil.esoie 1 o 1 1 t l l 1 1 t 1 1 1 1 1 n 0-14 



Thos Camming. ...0 I lhlllioiooioi 61111100 0— H 



Sixth competition for the Loading 'tools : 



°othour 1110 11111111111—14 



Tlios Camming 1 1 I 1 1 1 I t I 1—10 



AG Weed, Jr I 1 1 1 I 1 1 1 1— 9 



F K Grain 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1— 9 



H II Gillespie 1 I u 1 1 t t D 1 1 0— s 



WnfScofield 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 li— 7 



E F W Gillespie 1 1 (illOlOD-i 



ELSiudwell 1 0— 1 



Long Branch Gun Club.— the lust meeting of tile season was he.d 

 last 8atu cl iy. The inatdi for the <!dl> narlge wi;u at i.weuty-llva glass 

 balls, from three traps, Bog.irtlus roles : 



E Murphy 1 10111 111 1 Hill 1 11 11 ill 1—2H 



JLbrighl 1 U J Til I 1111011111111110 1—23 



I rZehoer 11 111 1U1O 11 IB 1 I 11 0* 



W * Murphy 1 10101111 llloiiitOw 



G BrUht 1 1111011011111010 w 



H A Butlt-r 1 1 1 1 1 I 1 1 1 1 11 1 w 



W Uamiuerle»3....1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 w 



W Stoue 1 1 1 1 1 11 1 1 1 1 1 1 w 



A Sewell 1 ) 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 w 



W Greeu 1 1 1 (1 1 w 



J S Hoey 100 01 0000 lOw 



The shoot for the onp was at tweat.i-ttve birds each, H and T traps, 

 and Hurlmgham rules CO govern: 



E MX-rphy 1 11111101111111111111111 1—24 



H A Gildersleeve.-l llllllllOlllllOlllillli 1— 13 



DrZellner , 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 » I 1 1 1 1 1 m 1 11 1) 1 1 1—21 



J OBright 1111101111111111101010110-20 



Long Island vs. N issiu— Dexter Park, Cypres Hills, L I., Oct. 1.— 

 1 hiid uihicIi between -eleced teams from Cue Long Islam! ->h mtlug 

 Club and the Nassau Qua Club; if'sen oirls each, 25 y irJs rise, in 

 yards boundary, 11 and I' traps: 



Long Island Shooting Club. 



W Hughes 1 1111111110111 :— 14 



L cr.'duing 1 1111011010111 0—11 



C Williaus 1 1 1 I 1 1 I 1 1 1 1—11 



F Gtlderaleeve 1 11111001*1011 1-11 



E 11 Madison ....1 lOollDlllilOOll- 9-56 



Nassau Gun Club. 



WJames 1 1111010111100 0-10 



A Smita * 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1— s 



WSeover 1 m 1 1 1 1 1 1- T 



J V Van vVicklen 11 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 11 0— 7 



DVan VVicklen 1 1 1 1 1 1 0— 6— 3S 



Pleasantvillk vs. Exchange Ci.cb. — Tliird match between the 



Exchange Gun > tub. of Titusville, Pa., ami the PleasantyHle Lion Club 



came off at the Driving- Pari! Conditions— IS yds. rise; tlap used, 



Card's Patent Revolving Trap ; trap to revolve (or each uuiu : 



Exchange Guli Club. 



Dr G Slinenburg ..1 1 1 1 1 1 1 I 1-9 



.1 .1 MciJrum ..." 1 1 1 1 1 1 11 1 1— S 



It 11 Bou-hton, Jr 1 11111111 1-10 



CVBouvrhtoa 1 10 111111 1—9 



VBHuObard 1 10 11110 1 1—9 



Dr II KCireen 10 10 11111 1— 6 



B W Watson 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1- 9 



J J wneelocfc 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1-10 



Total Tl 



Pieasautvlhe Gun Club 



Lvman Shiittock 111111111—9 



Peter Saurey 1 1 1 1 1 1 I 1 1— 9 



George Benedeck 1 1 1 1—4 



N J Hancox 1 110 1 1 1 1 1— s 



Luen Sbattoek n 1 1 1 11 1 1 1 1 1— 8 



J Kuhlneyer 1 110110110—7 



A Hope 

 B Pattc 



Total 



The Exchange Club begin this week shooting for an elegant silver 

 cup, preseuteel bv Dr. Shuenburg, the winner being subject to a chal- 

 lenge from any member of the cluo any lime this season. 



JtEDWAT SHOOTING CLUB— Matawan, A". J.. Sept. 26.— Monthly shoot 

 for club badge ; 80 yards uouudary, H and f tra,id, \H o/.. shot. Handi- 

 cap : 



James Lamberson 26yards 1 110 11] 11 1—9 



James Ivins ii " 1 1 1 1 1 I 1 1 1 '—9 



WuiADuulop 28 " 1 1111110 11-9 



Stephen Lainberson ...28 " 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1—9 



tlAWame. W " I 10 1*1111 1—8 



WinJConover 24 " 1 111101011— a 



OHWarne '** " 1 10111110 1— s 



James Vanbraokle 26 " 1 10 1111*1 1—8 



R H Wyokoff 2.5 •• 1 1 1 1 1 ' 1 I 1— S 



Richard Worrell 23 " 1 111111*01-9 



George Farrinaton. - 22 " 1 011*111117 



.ranKBHyer 14 " 1 » 1 1 Ow 



Ties shot off at live birds each, with the following result : 



Jas Lamberson u 1 * 1—2 Stephen L-imLerton.-.l 1 ' 1 0—3 



J as Ivins 1 " 1 1—3 Wm A Duulup 1 1 1 1 1—5 



Brooklyn— Sept. 30.— Match lor championship of local club; Brown's 

 Driving Park ; American riiies, 21 yards rise, 50 birds a side : 



Allan Nichols 1 11 lllO'DI 1 1 11 lllOO'O 1D111 



111101010011111*0 111100 1—35, 



W H Henderson. ..1 lolllluhloioO'llllllOloll 

 111011111000*1110011001 0-31. 



First German Hunting Club.— Xew Dorp, Staten Island, Sept. 24.— 

 Quarterly pigeon match fur 1ae1l.1l, held by J. Bouhng ; SSI yards ; so 

 vards bouudary ; Long Island roles: 



Kunz ....0O10011011—5 Sauier 1101111111—9 



FlokflU . ..111111111 1—10 Schiller 1 111110101—8 



Bailing 1 11111111-9 Klein .111111111 1-1" 



Zaun ...0100000111-4 Nalsh 1 1 1 1 1- 5 



Hecht.ei 1 1 1 1 1 1 1— 1 Nagel 01010010 1-4 



Mohr 1 1 1 t 1— 6 



Flcken won the shoot off. 



Mamauoneoe Gun Club.— Sept. 2S.— Pigeons ; Mr. Alex. Taylor, Jr., 

 vs. Mr. Robert Elliott ; vS birds, 25 yards rise, UurlLnghao) roles : 

 A Taylor, 

 R Elliott 1 



In the ahoot off Taylor won. 



S»me Place and Same Djy— Sweepstakes, 25 yards rise, Hurllughaul 

 rules : 



Taylor, Jr 1 1111-5 Elliott 1 1 1— 



George — 

 Bryar — 



Tie on four. 

 George - 1 1-3 Bryar 1 1— ' 



same Day.— Same conditions : 



Taylor, Jr 11111-6 George 1 " 1 01-3 



Ohipin mi 1-5 Gould 1 11 w 



Elliott 1 I 1 1 0—4 Bryar .-..) w 



Mr Taylor shot v -rv well throughout the day, tilling 3.' out of 39 

 birds, winning his match, the nr»t sweepstakes, aud dividing the second, 



Long Island shooting Club.— Dexter Park, h. I., Sept. 27.— Monthly 

 contest for the Oham llouBhip of the cub. Handicapped rise, so yards 

 boundary, seven birds each, H and T traps : 



Madison » yards 1 1 1 \ \ \ 1-7 



Broadway SB - • * ~J. 



Johues 23 ' 1 1 1 J 1 l-« 



Thomas 28 1 1 1 1 1 » 1-h 



Wnlrnn 21 " ! 11111 1—0 



wjm°':::.'...::::::: .:ai « ....: i nmM 



Jerrett 



Dr Murphy 



Blaukley 



H Hartshorne... 



Brown 



GiMeral. eve 



Dr. 



traps and rules- 

 Tnoma. Portoi 

 W N Hughes.. 



Joe Dew 



AL.ouev 



C Gord iu..; . 

 « m Caldwell. 

 ii Salt sj . i 

 B Fivis.n . .. 



..1 1 1 I) 1 P— J 



..0 1 1 



1 1- 



-.21 " 111*10 0—4 



-23 " , 1 11*10-4 



..29 - _ 11*00 1-3 



..SS " 1 1 1 1 W 



of S ; Hemming, 1 out of 0; Brewer. 2 uu- of B, and 

 I Med way snol ai :; im.is ami missed each, 

 ieli Broadway, Reddiug, Jerrett and Williams 



!■" iu. awgnpowt 



jreak Club;" Eogardna 



, Bept 20.-" Hit t 

 mils, i 



Ties on seventeen, 

 by Gordon with lour. 



Double n.-e, 16 yard. 



.. 1 1 1 I I I 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1-20 

 i 11 I ii 1 1 11 1 1 10111 M 1—17 



. ... I 1 1 1 1 1 I I I II I 1 1 1 1 1 1 1-17 



1 i) 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 I I 1 1 1 1 I 1 — IT 



1 1 I 1 I I 1 1 » 1 1 1 1 I 1 1 0—15 



I 1 1 1 1 I I I 1 1 I 1 1 1 1—15 



II I 1 II 1 1 1 1 I 1 1 ) II I 1 1 — 13 



. ..Ii tl II II II II 1 1 1 1 1 1 I I) II 1 1 1 1 1-12 



1 1 6 1 1 I) 10-0.1 1 1 10 1 1 1)1 o-ll 



I i o 1 i 1 o o o 1 1 o ii l i il o 1 1 0— 10 



...o t o 1 l o o I 1 il 1 1 1 l w 



, I) 1 1 (I 1 1 1 1 1 1 w 



won bv Dew with five straight; o'tl teen, won 



Tie 



n live, ' 



..111111—6 Hu hes 01 II 11—5 



....11 11 01-6 J ttal-iev 01 H 11-5 



....iown-4 O o«rt*on .1" lu L0 — 9 



,...10 00 11—3 EQordOB 10 00 00—1 



y Looney with four siralght. 



AuntuioN Clob— Cliicaiio, 111 , Sept. In —Match for the prize gun won 

 t>? the cluo at late state Convention at Qumo. j j 25 >ani- rise : 



Cook 10 1111110 1— S Taylor o 1 1 I 1 1 1 1 0—7 



Price 1 o t w Haven 1 1 1 o 1 I w 



Barnard 1 111 1 111 1— J Morris 1 1 1 1 1 1 o 1 1—3 



1'nrriil 1 HI 111100— 8 Stagg I 101 H 110 W 



F ltau 1 11111111 0— » Hiwe 1 I 1 1 1 1 1 1—8 



Foss 1 110 1110 1-7 



The Mi- between Feiton and Barnard was n t shot off. The rortner 

 look half the price of the gun and the later walkeiaway with the 

 weapon. 



Match for the National gold medal won by the An labou Club In 

 Bepte ' -'.i.-r. i-n- bio] .-. po ; in the place of the Dbuaoo 

 lately won. by S. H. Tnrnil. Host be won three tl be 

 of the olub to became Ms individual property; ground trips, 30 yards 

 rise; eu I ranee $5 each: 



Turrill 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 l 1 1 1 1—19 



Price l i' ! I i 1 ii 1 o u o 1—7 



cook 11111011 11110 1-12 



Feltoo I 1 t 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1—12 



Foss 1 1 1 1 1 I 1 1 1 1 1-11 



Morris ..11 U 1 11 1 1 1 1 11 1—12 



S-siig 10 1 11 1 11 01 1 1 n 1—11 



Barnard ..l o 1 i 1 o o I 1 1- T 



Taylor 1 o o 1 1 1 1 1 o 1 o o 0— 7 



In too shout oil Feiton won the medal and first, money; second 

 money was divided between Foss and Stagg, and Price took third 

 mo ev. 



Minnesota— Sad Wing, Sept, 18— On the lasMaynf the Fair of the 

 MKsls-dwpi Vi.lle? Iioiii-trul A-suciaiiou, Sept. 14, ihe following 

 prizes were offered (oi glass b*l slioo-ing: Silver wa-cb, £20; revol- 

 ver, 112; quarter keg BOH '■•-. -,;,: JBC1 CHUIi I - HO . (8. Tile follow- 

 ing is the score ; Bogafdns traps and rul s ; IS yards rise : 



Po t 1111110 10 1— S Oow 1 I o 1 1—* 



Kellogg ii 1 n 1 o 1 n-3 Vandecur ...1 111111 11 0—0 



Gal>oway...,l 10001011 0—5 Witney 11110 10 1— R 



I'rwle I o 1 I 1 I I 1-7 Roseboom., o l o 1 1 I 1 0-5 



Burus o n 1 1 1 1 1 I 1—7 Perkins o 110011011 a 



vv*av i i i i i i o n i i-s BYfltherston.] o I ortlioo 0—4 



Griilln 1 0111110 1 1-s S Feathers' 'no 101 " i— i 



Mccrtv-en...! 1011111 I I -S Sterling o i l 01 1 111— 1 



VanVeliet.. 1111111)10 1—8 Marshall, ,, 1 I o l 1 o l 1 1—7 



Bensoti 1 1 1 1 l 0-5 Collier 1 1 1 1 1 11—6 



Tiesonniue, won by Vandtcar. dve stiaight at 21 yards ; u-s.u 

 eleht, and a second He of four, wltU Post, tt.al yards, won by Griffin 

 with Ave "traignt ; tics or seven. Towle and Marshall tied twice on 

 four at 21 yards, and twice en three, Marslh.il winning Dually with 

 three straight. D. U. T. 



rual in the human breast." Too 

 'iiusia-tic, and scuuky, loo [filVIng 

 ao glass balls to (■noottneotner day, tic : > These are 



the egg scores at 21 yards : 



W H Bullock l 1 I o 1 o 1 i n 1 o I i 1 1 1 1 0—13 



PL West I 10 110 11110 110 10 1 —13 



K.TSinuli •- 1 1 o 1 o ii 1 1 1 I 1 1 1 1 1 1 i ii i 9 i 



,T D fierce... 7. ..I..0HI 1 1 1 1 0.1 1.1 1 1 V 00 I'O 1— M 



H Linthten o l i l o o o l o 1 o o o l o o i o o l o l l l 1-12 



Chas WUbour .1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 



Dr Struck".." oil 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1-12 



— The American Naturalist for October contains the con- 

 clusion of Mr. Edward Palmer's very interesting paper on the 

 " Plants Used by the Indians of the United States." "Phioiogra- 

 pby," by C. Lloyd Morgan, is an attempt at a general survey of 

 geology aud the kindred branches of science, in order to afford a 

 comprehensive survey of that philosophy whose aim it ia to com- 

 prehend and consolidate tho genei'alUiatioua of science. The lead- 

 ing illustrated article is an essay by Prof. \v\ J. Beal. telling OB 

 " How Thistles Spin." The usual departments of General Notes, 

 Beceut Literature and Scientific News are well filled. 

 Guide to the Oabdbns of tub ZooLoero.u. Society of 

 Philadelphia. By Arthur Ervvia Brown, General 

 Superintendent. 



In a moat convenient form Mr. Brown has given a 1 

 to the Zoological Gardens in Philadelphia. Differing from the 

 usual trashy catch-penny publications, the little work under our 

 notice gives a brief vet intelligible account of the animals. The 

 cuts are fairly good, and Ihe plan of the Gardens excellent. 



The SaniUmum contains a discussion by Dr. E. 0. AfigflU 

 of "Sunlight and Solarization iu Health aud Disease j" " Relflr 

 tions Between Sewer Gas and Diphtheria," bj Dr. Johu W. Tripo ; 

 It Intervention lot Physicians in Education," by Dr. E. Seguine ; 

 " The Cost of Drinking Habits," by Dr, Edward Young. Chief of 

 the Government Bureau of Statistics. The Editorial departments 

 discuss a variety of topics. 



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