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one. There were three present who had eaten seal, walrus, 

 musk ox, and Polar heal fn tllC Aivtic; seal, bear, walrus, 

 and sea-lion in the Aleutian Islands: Ln'u/.Iy, panther, rtit- 

 fleankke, wild eat and buffalo «1 lllC West, and various 

 Strange named beasts in other parts of the world. The bill 

 of fare as staled to the writer by mm of the party, com- 

 prised BQlunum tuberosum, vilis vinifera, varhispaniea and 

 calaebensiBi pyrua mnlus and pyrus pyms, pftnam, and 

 others which could not Ik- ascertained, .Several gentlemen 

 who had been in V it lid were unable 10 attend, among whom 

 was (Mro Yauo, the Japanese Jlinisirr. wlur bad promised 

 to attend, but being prevented, sent a letter— in Japanese — 

 Which was not read to the company. The dishes were 

 FuTly discussed, ami the parry separated with flie conviction 

 that whale- steaks are a very "good article of diet, and re- 

 solved to recommend their friends to adopt it, 



—A monster pike was caught the other day with a net in 

 Ripley Lake, near Bug-shot Park, in England, which be- 

 longs' to the royal domain. The fish weighed thirty-five 

 pounds and measured three feet ten and a half inches in 

 length. The eye was exceedingly beautiful, the head shorni 

 like smoked mother-of-pearl, every scale was perfect, and 

 tins as red as a peach ; four black bars extended some dis- 

 tance from the tail upward, giving the fish a zebra like ap- 

 pearance. The fish is supposed to be about fifteen years 

 old. Its Toe weighed 8 1-3 pounds and contained 43,000 

 eggs. _________ 



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Canoe Travel— Now that atr. Bishop is engaged in 

 making the ino.sl celebrated canoe voyage known in this 

 country, the following sketch of the origin of this means 

 of travel may prove interesting, as it shows how fur man's 

 skill is capable of overcoming the great obstacles of Na- 

 ture. It is only within the last few years that this mode 

 of travel has been inaugurated, but from its popularity it 

 promises to play a very important part in future voyages 

 and discoveries" "We copy from the Tribune : 



" ,\ few vears since Mr. McGregor, an Englishman, built 

 his little ""Rob Boy" canoe and sailed over the rivers of 

 Europe. The published accounts of his journey created 

 such an interest in boating circles that a club of canoe- 

 men was organized in London, and this pioneer institution 

 now possesses some two or three hundred of these minia- 

 ture craft. A canoe propelled by its English owner was 

 once a novel sight on European rivers ; now canoe men, 

 in couples, may be frequently encountered on the waters ol 

 the Continent, ard even the sacred Jordau has been vexed 

 bv their paddles. Willi these light boats one can travel 

 with ease and rapidity. They arc nearly as portable as a 

 trunk and are sometimes of less weight. The American 

 Indian furnished the original model, but the kayak of the 

 Esquimau contributed the water-proof deck and illustrated 

 its ellectiveness in baltling with heavy seas. In the canoe 

 vou once sailed and paddled; now the adjustable outng- 

 iref row-lock having been adapted to the liny craft, you 

 can have a choice of three modes of propelling the canoe, 

 with the most satisfactory results. The expenditure of but 

 little power drives the canoe along over the water at a speed 

 of over four or five miles an hour. All day you can keep 

 up Ibis speed, in smooth water, and not teel weary from 

 the effort when night comes on, and you draw your Utile 

 craft upon Ihe salt meadows to be convened into lodging 

 quarters The model canoe holds but a single occupant, 

 and is but 14 feet long. McGregor was the pioneer 0) Eu- 

 ropean canoe traveling. In the vicinity of xSew Vork all 

 the so-called " ttob Boy" canoes that I have- examined dif- 

 fer materially from the original designs of tire Englishman; 

 they are hardly imitations. The original "Bub Boy" 

 canoe lacked sheer, that essential element to seaworthiness 

 Canoe travelers grew bolder every season. Knars am 

 lakes became too small fields of adventure; ; they aspired 

 to explore larger sheets of water., ihe Baltic and he 

 ocean had not been plowed by their canoes, ihe fuib 

 Uov " must not be enlarged, but ii must be made mure sea- 

 worthy. The Rev. Baden Powell came to the relief of the 

 canoe traveler and built the beautiful •• Nauiilus " canoe, 

 launehing it upon the rough waters ul tbe Baltic. I "\ve 1 

 and his companion, in their two canoes ol the new model, 

 traveled a long distance over the waters of Northern Eu- 

 rope penetrating inland villages, to the astonishment oi 

 the natives. The account of that novel journey was given 

 to the public by Mr. Powell in his work entitled " Canoe 



The Baden Powell canoe is a finely-designed kayak, 

 which can be used by a skillful navigator in rough as well 

 as in smooth water. In rough water the double-bladed pad- 

 dle should be used. 1 u smooth water greater speed eau be 

 maintained, and with a smaller expenditure of strength by 

 Usiug an adjustable outrigger and row-lock, and llglil oars 

 seven feet and eight inches in length. Ihe newly intro- 

 duced English canoes were built of wood As h-h „,.-. - 

 was an essential feature in these boats, the planking or skin 

 of the boat was very thin. Hundreds of rivets held the 

 thin shell together. Expansion and contraction produced 

 by heat and cold, by moisture and dryness, idled in a 

 greater or less degree, to an injurious extent, these trail 

 wooden boats. It & difficult to keep them from leaking 

 durin" a long journey, when the canoe is to be roughly 

 tr-rt al at lim -.-. i;i hauling it oyer portages, r.nd in kn-ck 

 iUK it upon the shoals of rivers and creeks. A concussion 

 at the stem may cause a rivel to start in another part ol Ihe 

 boat or a check may be made even by the heat of a Sum- 

 mer's sun, The canoe traveler required a lighter material 

 Hum wood, a material Which should possess, toughness ol 

 fiber and upon which the heal of Ihe sun would have no 

 effect. He desired a tight little craft ; light, dry and buoy- 

 ant. The American Indian and the Esquimau, the English 

 lawyer and the English minister, had accomplished their 

 parts in canoe instruction j now the, American inventor ap- 



peared and perfected the whole work. The light wooden 

 frame ol the canoe is covered by Ibis new process with 

 paper, and this material answers the purpose better than 

 anything previously used. Seven years have passed away 

 since the paper boat was put upon the market. The tend- 

 ency to become pulpy or water-soaked, and the many other 

 objections that were raised in the early days of paper-boat 



manufacture, have all been removed ; and paper ! Ate 



lighter, tougher and dryer than boats constructed of any 

 other material of the same weight. The covering of the 

 paper boat is about one-eighth of an inch in thickness. 

 Arter the shell has received its covering of shellac and a 

 coat of copal varnish the boat looks like a piece of bur- 

 nished mahogany." 



— The Argbnauta Boat Club, of Bergen Point, has se- 

 cured the four-oared shell in which the Ward brothers won 

 a victory over the English crew at Saratoga three years ago. 



Philadelphia, November 30, 1874. 

 El'ITOK Foiiest and Stbeam:— 



til tho Summer of 187* Mr. H. H. Pluyford.of the London Mowing 

 Club. Kent over time or their eight-oared -hells to give our boatmen an 

 Lieu iif the kind of boils used there. The Philadelphia flab were fortu- 

 nate , -mm,-!, tosei ire I [tan r them, the Crescent, Undine, and West 



'I,, 1 ki ijrtu'a each getting One, The) are the only boats of the kind on 



this side of ihe herring pond. Tbe Crescent's boat- -the •'Longfellow" 



- is s; feel long by M in, heam, and built by Saliei.of Oxford. It com- 



i ■ ,i L-rniid challenge enp at Henley, in 1801. Tile Albion, or 



in the beam, is 19 fcetii inches in length, 



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of N'e 1 



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It 



for the grand challenge cup at Hcn- 

 6 y, 01883, i'»e West Philadelphia boat, built by Messinger, of Tcd- 

 di'ngton, is longer than either of Ihe others, hemg Sfi feet from stem to 

 Stern, It was rowed in 1RK7 for the grand challenge cup at Henley, and 

 in the Intern itinnal regatta at Parts. These boats aro splendidly built, 

 and although getting well along in years, are in first rate condition. The 

 We?; inula lelp.iias hive been singularly unfortunate with their'?, hav 

 iug had her bi ■■':.- - ■•■ -i "'- getting her throngh the Fairmount Locke 

 arter ill : National Amite ir Regatta in 18' 3. and later knocked tier nose 



if. when tatting aerttway from Metcalfe's this Fall. However, shei* 

 now as g.iodaa new. and probably the fastest bout of the lot. On 

 i ! mi e n.gdu.v, 1872. the Undine and Crc-cent pulled a race in Iheir 

 then newly acquired prize-, which resulted in the moat exciting contest 

 wi h-ave svei bad on the river. After a literally side and side race for 

 about two miles, the Crescents won by less than a quarter or a length. It 

 was Imped that there would be another rare between the same clubs this 

 year, but ihe Crescents were unable to get a crew. They however did 

 in. uaxl - thing; they offered, the use oftheirboat to the Undines, 

 who got together to club crews and fixed on Thanksgiving for tbe race. 

 Alih on ■.' '■: this is the season fertile "melancholy days," Thursday was 

 not one of the hind. The winds did'nt wail worth acent, and though 

 early in the morning the air was keen and frosty, it was soon rendered 

 invigorating by a clear bright sun. By ten o'clock the river bank above 

 the en.it houses presented an appearance that would do credit to a Sum- 

 mer regatta. The river w as covered w iih boars, the different clubs mak- 

 ing a large turnont. The selection of two crews that should be equal was 

 a matter requiring considerable judgment and no little, labor. The ben- 

 efit or a little extra strength and stay was given the Longfellow crew to 

 counterbalance the disadvantage of a boat to which they were unaccus- 

 tomed. The crews were as follows: 



Albion— T. Gillmgham, stroke, 1371bs.; J. B. Colohan, 5, 128 lbs.; Geo. 

 Bright, 3, ISO lbs.; Then. Frolhiugham, 4, 170 lbs.; Arthur Ii. Frost, 5, 

 J6B lbs.: De \T. W. Smith, 0, 145 lbs.; F. T. Patterson, 7, 1351bs.; Jno. 

 T Boyd. 8, 106 lbs.; Brandon L. Keys, coxswain, 130 lbs. 



Loiigrellow— W. E Tucker stroke, 157 lbs.; J. K. Baker, 2, 110 lbs.; 

 W C. Madeira, S, 112 1bs.; 8. M. Ewing, 4, 105 lbs.: J. N. Dellaven, 5, 

 155 lbs-; Win. Page. H, 128 lbs ; A. L. Wilson, 7, 145 lbs.; A. S. Roberts, 

 Jr., s, 133 lbs.; C. E. Steel, of the Crescent, coxswain, 135 lbs. 



Commodore James M. Ferguson, umpire; Vice Commodore John 

 Hockley. Jr., and H. S. Woodbury, timekeepers, with a large delegation 

 of navy men followed the race on the tug Frnley. Judge at the finish, 



John \ViIiley. 



Tlie race was from the middle of Peter's Island to Turtle Rock.one aud 

 a half miles straight away. At. eleven o'clock a shot from the Commo- 

 dore's pistol called the bouts into line, Steel taking a position close under 

 the ha ol the island, the Albion well over toward the eastern shore. Are 

 yon ready?" and sixteen men were 



"Like greyhounds in the slip, 

 Straining upon tbe start." 

 Go! and sixteen oars bit the water together. Almost at once the Long 

 fellows began to leal, bin before the brid-je was reached the Eastern 



nd s 



three-fourths of a length, whih 

 his crew backing him np spl. 

 Junction Bridge. When the tt 

 the Lougfeilows wen pie it ;' 

 Won llicd a spurt and gained u 

 •The 



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large r 



Ike wenl down to SB, tin 

 ) to 40 strokes all the wa; 

 UKMiil cro-'-cd the line one-quarter at a length ahead. Time-Longrel 



°Thc. Undine may feel proud of being able to make such a 

 so lute in the season. There were rumors of club races am 

 sylvanui, Malta and Quaker City Clubs, but none came oil. 

 the bow oar of the Pennsylvania's crew of last year, has 

 and joined the Quaker Citys, which looks asif the latter m 

 Ift file Spring. Very truly yours, 



JlnswcrtS §o §orncsgon<lent$. 



D. L. Rtroo., Great Jones street.— Youl article in our next issue. 



Sondeuikeb.-Is there good gunning ut Aitica, twenty miles east of 

 liull'nlo? Alls. No. 



Piketoi..— You would oblige ns by sending your address to this office, 

 so that w e can communicate upon llie subjects referred to in your note. 



G.bconaue— Z.A L„ or Colon, Mich., wishes yon to inform us of 

 tiro same biro>, animals and w.ld fowl of the Ozark Mountains und along 

 Ie River. 



John S. 11.— Will you please inform me if paper shells can be used In 

 U, Kemington single barrel, breech loading shotgun; if so, what size? 



* MAevi'iFiv ii- -We have a second paper on hand from the mil hor of 

 there-asm 1 article on the Magnetcwau Country, which we shall print in 

 our Issue of lieceiuberlOth. 



A C -Will you kindlv inform me of the best locality on the eastern 

 shore ol Maryland for quail and dnclt shooting? Ans. Why not go to 

 W. A. Myer's, Havre de Grace? 



J O -Please inform me how to take care of gold fish; how orten to 

 feed ihem, and upon what food, &c? Ana. See Forest aud Stream, 

 Vol. 2. No. 1U, rage 210, Instructions by Seth Green. 



p,0 p— i 1. Dei ou consider the Kemington 10 bore breechloader 



n ffcmcji 



S-15 shot gim a good shooting gun for fifty yards? An entire season's 

 use of one in Florida last Winler ],im e,i mm .- m . ; i all ranges. 



Wilkik, V ' n • ■ r i - ii ''■ i , .good illustrated work 



itate Ute price! An". Anderson & Buck- 

 imes, price % 10. Published by I.oekwood & Co., Now 

 Vork. 



Provitiexce — Where can 1 hud a day's shooting in this vicinity? I 

 do not say good showing, fori do nut llnnk that food shooting can he 

 obtained'.' Ans. Why go abroad for news from home? Write to A. B. 

 Harrower, Peaeedale, K. I. 



Hsuinn, llartrord - Can you inform me whelhor nolnbird's English 

 duck shooting suits arc to be obtained in New York? I can find no ad- 

 vertisements to that effect. Ans. No New York agency. By sending 

 us yoil« measure we can fill an order. 



Kennebec— Will you kindly inform me if it is against the law to laka 

 lolMtersin this State at this season? A friend says that under the new 

 law, none can be taken between Aug. 1 aud April 1? Ans. Aug. 1 to 

 Oct. 18, none to be taken; from Oct- 1 to April 1M to be taken outfox- 

 reeding hit inches in length; while from Apiil 1 to Aug, 1 there are nr» 

 restrictions, 



C. E. W., Nashua. —Will you please inform me what a muzzle load- 

 ing gun, say 12 gauge, 8Q inch liiirrels.looded with 2} dr. powder aud 1 oz. 

 of Xo. or 7 shot, at 7 rods, should do to be a good shooter Tot general 

 shooting? An-, four gun should" disperse evenly on a 3 inch target, 

 with tho load you mention, SO to 100 pellets as average shooting at 40 

 yards. Better load with t dr. more powder. 



Moheoak.— We think that the kinds of fish yon name as inhabiting 

 the lake mentioned, are about all that will thrive in it. It is of no use to 

 put fish in water not siii'able for them. Parties to stock their waters 

 will know the kinds of itsb to put in different kinds of waters by reading 

 Seth Green's circular, published m Foukstanu Stream, Nov. lath, 

 1871. 



Waveiu.v, Wd. -Will you please iniorm me through yonrAuswers to 

 Correspondents, the names of several places in Georgia and Alabama 

 where I will probably find good feueral shooting after the middle of De- 

 cem'-er? Ans. totl canacarcel] go amis, on any of the livers and 

 bayous, lor ducks, deer, bears, coons, &c. If you wish wilderness 

 shooting, without proximity to civilization, go to Butler, Choctuw comi- 

 ty, Alabama. 



Sand Flea.— 1. What place on Indian River, in Florida, do yon rec- 

 ommend for shooting and fishing, where a man can be comrortably 

 honsed? Alls. If onr correspondent— Jtajor Geo. J., Alden at New 

 Smyrna-is not, already full, he can accommodate yon. At the Ocean 

 House, near by, you will fare tolerably well at $2.50 per day. 2. What 

 kind of u boat shall I take for those waters? Alls. A good fiat-botti.mcd, 

 centre-board, cat-rigged boat, about 22 feet long, with a dory, is the 

 thing. 3. Where shall I inquire for passage on a schooner going to In- 

 diad River? Ans. Van Brunt, 75 South Btrect. 



A. M. Sherman, Eau Clairc.-NSend me your best plan of dog kennel 

 for six to eight dogs, with facilities for breeding, and oblige a back- 

 woodsman? Ans. To give you a plan for a dog kennel with breeding 

 apartments attached for hound, setter, or pointer, as it should be con- 

 structed, would take the entire column of onr Answers to Correspond- 

 ents to-day. If yon refer to Stouchenge, Frank Forester, Tonatt, or 

 Dinks. Maykew. and Iliilcliinson, you wilK;iind detailed instructions ua 

 to how it should be arranged. Our columns are limited, as yon can see. 



Favorita— How can I rid mv canary of lice? Ans. The cage mast 

 be thoroughly cleaned and scoured, the bird must then be taken and his 

 feathers filled with a German insect powder that comes for the purpose, 

 and every day afterwards, at evening, a white cloth should be put on tho 

 cage, taken off and shaken out the window or over the fire before 

 yon go to bed, replaced, removed, and shaken again bcrore daylight 

 in the morniug. This is to be followed up closely until not a louse is 

 left, ir your bird ha- not, moulted well, is dumpish and does not sing, 

 he is without doubt lousy. 



W. L. L.— The subscriber being desirous of procuring a dog for hunt- 

 ing, applies io you for information. 1 want a dog for hunting rabbits, 

 quail and woodcock. What kind of a dog would best answer my pur- 

 pose, howmnr.h it. will cost, and where can I procure one? Ans. Yon 

 cannot possibly have adog that will be good ou rabbit., quail and wood- 

 cock combined". For rabbits, get a beagle hound; for feathered game, 

 we advise you to purchase a steady pointer or setter, as we judge you 

 have hud little experience in sporting. Our advertising columns will di- 

 rect you in purchasing et Inert prices vary. 



N. Y. FuroiAN.-l have got a young beagle, bound, and T would like 

 to know- the best way to break him for rabbits. I have been looking for 

 an old dog to take him out. with, but cannot find oue, so I will have to 

 break him alone. By giving me !a few points through youT valuable 

 paper you will very ranch oblige? Ans. It will bo far more difficult to 

 break your dog alone than with tho companionship of an older honud. 

 If he is well bred lie should take, the trail when a rabbit ia started. 

 Teach him to come in when the gun is fired, that he may know it is 

 killed. This is about, all tiiai is necessary. We advise yon, however, to 

 make extra exertions to have him run with older beagles. 



W. G. I).. Philadelphia.— Will you please answer throngh your paper: 

 1. If partridges can he shot from Nov. 1 to Jan. 1? Is it lawful to 

 shoot them on Jan. 1? 2. Can you name any place in Pennsylvania 

 wliere irout fishing and woodcock and plover can be had during July 

 and August? 3. Is there any law against shooting partridges in season 

 jn Barks m: Lehigh counties. in Pennsylvania? Ans. 1. It seems to us 

 that your question is fully answered in onr issue of last week, pnge249. 

 "Read and you will know " 8. Yes; Pike county, and all the moun- 

 tainous counties of the State. 3 - Don't find in our copy of the law any 

 exceptions in respect to Berks and Lehigh. 



W. E. P. -I have a gun case which is made of sole leather, and having 

 been wet has become very rtifl and warped. Can yon inform me what I 

 can do with it to make it soft, and pliable? I have had It at harness 

 makers and I he.i diet not, improve it. Ans. Y'ou have a tough subject. 

 Draw your cine over a large I. ay-fork handle, or smooth round stick, 

 grejlHS -i slightly with nest&fool nil. hummer it. aud ••dull" it, Indian fasn- 



,,i mm'.' thaticJe rouudedat the end— that is, rub it hard and 



i'm, neiL ':- and nian'unilate it before as hor a fire as possible. If you can 

 afford it. cur-i' the old case for gate hinges, and buy anew one. 



W. S. It., Atlleboro.— 1 have a four months old pointer pup that is 

 troubled will, worms. What will rid him of them? Also tell me some- 

 thing about his food; What is best to give' him, and how many times a 

 day he should be fed? Ans. A certain cure for worms in dogs is the 

 udiuinistralion of very finely powdered glass, made into a ball about the. 

 size of a gooseberry w ilh lard and finger. The glass must be impalpably 

 powderod or it will do mischief. About three hours afterwards give a 

 mild purgative. This is Youau.'s treatment, which we have tried with 

 success. Feed your puppy on Indian meal mush, made palatable with a 

 iilt/e llesh. Divide what would be one good meal into two parts and 

 fecal twice a day, morning and evening. We fear your dog will take dis- 

 temper in the Spring badly. 



John Jack, Brooklyn.— T wish to find out in what manner I should 

 proceed to give my gun (a 71!).. 13 bore muzzle loader) a thorough and 



v-mmm 'i trial, for di ern D i ■■: what, charge of pnwd.-r and shot t should 

 death loading, soast"e ■ i,- ' .-i i— .nh- lesult iushootli mm,,, 

 unpleasant recoil, Also what points are to be especially considered in 

 such a trial? 1 should ;. is,, ii'.ie to know what the points are uocgoto 

 make ill) a good pattern 6f shooting f.um such agun as mine? Ami. l„ 

 Practice Willi various charges ,,r powder on paper patterns of a certain 

 size, and note how many pellets will enter it at. vai lei- distiiiices, aid 

 v , [eb iiifh ronl e.iaiges. a. Tlic deduction .vou must make is to know at 

 what listaiices and wilh what charges your gun scatters ershoots close- 

 ly. Keep an account of each shot tired aud its result, aud you will then 

 have a thorough knowledge of the power of your gun . 



£«s"\\"e will positively answer no more questions ttroilgh ourCorref- 

 poiidcui's Column from anonymous writers. 



