FOREST AND STREAM. 



359 



When llie animnl is taken n quick relief can be given by 

 an injection of tWO ilnicluns of rut her, four saruplus of 

 luiulanum to three ounces of cold Writer; tlie.-e materials 

 not heiitg at liflnrt, waft until tUo dcig has pecovcrreri from 

 llie fit, tiikc him home, give li'nn an ounce of Epsom stills 

 :md change hid diet to pood, wholesome food, willi less 

 llcsli, adminisfeiing a daily tea-spoon-1'nl of Quxham's 

 tincture of bark as II tonic. 



Symptoms,— CoiT<*iJondenl9 iriinniunirtaling with lis in 

 nieniiee to the ailir.L'- of tllcif dogs 111 rough our column 



of answers to eornaprmttents will please enrefiilly st»M 

 exact symptoms— the nature of previous feeding, -.■-<■ of 

 the animnl, etc.— that we may be able at once to give intel- 

 ligent advice. Disease, c.s|)erially di*lemper, in rings is 

 scarcely ever alike; Hie deviation ami extent of the same in 

 ■a great measure rjepontls upon llic former manner of treat- 

 ment, care and diet. 



Vaccination to Pjuivjsnt I)i.-n:.\ti'i:ii.— We lmvc heard 

 that a gentleman in Dog Moines, Iowa, whose name we 

 have lost, has been in the habil for Hie last twelve years of 

 vaccinating his pups with cow virus to prevent distemper, 

 and found it eminently successful. Wi; should like to have 

 some testimony on lliisj point from anyone who may know 

 about it. 



Tttf. Doc, Snow at Dktmoit — The .-portsmen of Michi- 

 gan opened their first exhibition of sporting and other tho- 

 roughbred dogs at Detroit, .Tanmuy l-llli, and will coniinue 

 it one week in order to enable all who have valuable ani- 

 mals to display them. While I he prizes to be given are mil 

 very large, as they range only from one to ten dollars, yd 

 llie show will, no douhl, be very successful, for money is 

 only a secondary conshlenilion lo gentlemen who are proud 

 of their dogs. We bupe to hear ilial the exhibition has 

 proven more impoMani than was anticipated, find that every 

 effort has been made lo make it an important event to 

 Sportsmen. We should deem ourselves obliged it sonic 

 correspondent would staid us. a description of the show, 

 and llic character of Hie animals attending. Among the 

 varieties of dogs to which prizes arc to be gi veil me stag 

 hounds, beagles, foi hounds, greyhounds, pointers, sellers, 

 clumber spaniels, water .-.panicls. Newfoundlands, sheep 

 dogS, lerrieis, rialiai, ereyhounds, coach does, Esquimaux 

 dogs, and for the best specimens of any breed not included 

 in this list. 



Pmze Doc. Book. — ldsione, ,li\, our English concspond- 

 eut, has just issued in London n very convenient volume 

 for all interested in the best strains of Knelish dogs. It 

 includes all the prize (togs of Hue/land, and Iheir pedigrees, 

 colors, ages and performances. Over 4,000 dogs are in- 

 cluded in the list, and from this we should infei thallhe 

 volume was complete in every detail. As thoroughness is 

 a characteristic of this gentleman, we doubt uot but his 

 book will meet with a ready sale in this country as well as 

 in Great Britain. 



A Dou Adoftiki; a K.u'coon.— A gentleman in Norlli 

 Carolina writes: — 



I know of rather a queer case of adoption. Mr. (.'arson 

 has a pointer bitch which last Summer adopted a youii"; 

 raccoon, look such a violent liking lo ii as lo neglect her 

 puppies, and not being satisfied when il was out of her 



sight. 



-»•«— 



• — This brief story of the faithfulness of a dot; will serve 

 as a counterpart to the affecting exhibition of canine fiddly 

 and intelligence shown by (.'ease's dog, who so closely at- 

 tended the dead body of his inaslcr after the n-ci nl 'fatal 

 Accident in this cilv. At the lime ot the funera; of ihc 

 late ('aptaiu B. F. W'illard, in Xi.rlli Berwick, quite re- 

 cently, bis faithful ilng bowled go mournfully thai be had 

 to be. chained in the barn to lessen the sound. When he 

 was let loose be sea relied Ihc premises, lo find his master, 

 and, not finding him, he tracked the removal of the body 

 to the grave-yard, where In discovered his master's grave a 

 half mile or more from the house. And now he daily goes 

 jrave and mouns and howls foi his lost owner.' 

 ■ ♦•♦ ■ — — 



A GUIDE'S STORY OF A DOG. 



id, December r. 1ST!. 



lamp, tying on onr bed ot spruce 



wn words, a 



to Hit 



ElMTflll FojlKST AKII StREAW:— 



Last Summer, while in our snug 

 bough?, smoking our pipes. preparal 

 dreams," our talk drifted, uacurully enon; 

 (or instinct, if you like ii better) or dogs. 

 subject— some pretty faugh ones— but ihi 

 particular, by our guide, Carl, I will (rivu 

 ban remember. 



"A number of years ago," be begun, "I stinted on a hunting tiip. with 

 no other companion Hem my faithful dog. I found myself towards Hie 

 close of a hard day's tramp oil to the southwest, Of Smith's Lake, Isr 

 from shelf, r of any kind. Being pretty well tuckered, 1 hastily eon- 

 tdructod a shelter of boudi- to keep olT ihe heavy dews, and making n 

 little Are of logs, 1 swallowed what little grub I had giving in\ ..|.| Sog« 

 little at tlie tame time, ai.d u itli my feet, to the lire prepared f<.r a good 

 snooze till daylireuk. My do* always laid with on. paw m ios- mv body. 

 and with liim for a watch 1 always felt as safe as. I did a: home in bed 

 with toy wire. How lojjg 1 slept 1 don't know, but suddenly u sharp tug 

 at my coat awoke me. 1 sat bolt ttjright, grabbed my rifle. And listened. 

 Not, a sound did i hear. I peered out into the intense ih.rl.i,.— . (toy ii.,, 

 had burned low), expecting lo sec the eye's of some wild atiimul- -saw 

 nothing, snll Hie dog kept lugging away at. ma. I aro.-e, and without 

 knowing why. stepped utr to tic left or my lire, w Inn, without a in» 



. 1 Ii 





forci 



to a jelly and (Uprived Mr- f 

 best gutds in the North, Wo. 

 dou'tkuow about that." rcftpo 

 that tree was going tu tumble! 

 is open. 



ADAPTATION OF THE DOG TO THE 

 GAME. 



I'o.mfrbt Ckntkb. Conn , January 4, 1875. 



CniTOB Fi.iu-r IHD STHKAM 



It wan old n.la.-e lhat experience ia the best, teacher, and it is by the 

 experience of adepts that those of less experience are benefitted. Now, 

 in New England , f.>r instance, let ua gee what kind of game birds we 

 have to rely on for our sport. In years gone by we have had woodcock 

 in abandonee; but bow is it now? In lliis vicinity, if one were to depend 

 on tlieiu alone I fear he would get hut few good days sport in a shooting 

 Season. Qmiil are, liable to fail every few years, and though liiey may 

 he quite plenty this Season, the coming Winter is liable to thin their 

 ranks so seriously that it will Hike tliem a series of year- to recuperate. 

 Snipe here arc only found in certain localities in sufficient numbers to 

 make good sport, and but few sportsmen are so located as lo be able to 

 get even aday's satisfactory sport among them, lint ruffed grouse, the 

 most noble came bird of America, inhabits every part of New England, 

 and is the only one we can rely on lo stand the severity of our Winters, 

 and which the sportsmen of New England will eventually have lo rely 

 on for" what sport he will obtain in the field over his pelted pointer or 

 setter. Now, then, what kind of dog is best adapted to thuir pursuit? 

 England boasts of scores of prize dogs, said to be fast as the wind, and 

 we infer to obtain a prize at their most noted dog shows be must so be. 

 lint Is this Hie dog best calculated for New 1 England Bhooling? By no 

 means. a j far as my experience goes. In England their shooting is 

 mostly in 'open," or nearly so. where the dog can be seen nl. long distan- 

 ces, and if the dog has a good nose and is quite staunch, it is all that is 

 there required. Bui not £0 here. Our ruffed grouse are usually found 

 in the most dense covers, and such a dog requires constant checking to 

 keep him within prober distance, and' this Bird is so shy that though it 

 might bear ihe presence of the dog, the sound of the human voice is al- 

 uie-i sinv luihc-h him. To purstie him successful!!, a diligent, quiet, 

 steady, easy controlled dog Is absolutely requisite-one that carries a 

 high hiwd and di'aWS Oil scouts slowly, with the utmost caution, and is 

 veiling to point his, game wilhont checking, from thirty to one hundred 

 yards, with tlie wind in his favor, and have siiMcum judgment when 

 trailing before the wind to not approach loo near bis game before coming 

 lo a ttriu slatid. With a dog ot this description, and this alone, can 

 ruffed grouse be successfully shot in sufficient numbers to make good 

 sport.. If the sportsman understands their habits, and is a good shot, 

 and has a dug of the above description, he can now find tolerable good 

 sport in almost any pari of New England, even if he does uot rind a game 

 bird uraliy other kind. The. impetuous, fast, dasby dog will do for the 

 West, or for woodcock and .piail here, where the covers arc not too 

 dense. But 1 have often thought what a fast dog guinea in speedy range, 

 tie seemed to lose ill acute scenting powers, more especially in extreme 

 lint weather, when he gels more heated than bis less impetuous com- 

 panion. 



i know that Frank Forester claimed in his "Field Sports" ilia Unit iitHe 

 sport could be got after ruffed grouse; but he was an Englishman, anil 

 doubtless accuslnmed to fast dogs, and perhaps did not fully understand 

 their habits, or care to work for them. 



1 neier shall forget a remark of a friend of mine years ago. when with 

 another friend we were out quail shooliug. 1 had prepared to Hush a 

 ruffed grouse, and madeafter it, and had just bagged if and got back in 

 'Whore is old Allin*' lie replied, "Gone, I 

 usual. I'll be hanged if I don't wish all the 

 Sea." By and by this same. Individual ob- 

 . and eventually became as fond or this sport 

 nd him of that remark. 



rulTed grouse shooting. Respect- 

 KMfAS At.i.i.s. 



W. 



as myself, and 

 For me Hiere 

 fully .yours, 



, II . 



n jocosely ren 

 sport that equal 



^nswtr L s %o <$,orrt!iyandmt$. 



\\'m H! Mel)., Dover.— Will attend to your wishuB and have matter 

 prepared. 



S., San Francisco.- -Thefalse muzzle of the Kigby rillo is grooved like, 

 the rifle. 



S. W. C— Please give in your issue the close time for partridge in 

 Maine; Aus. Close-season foi rutled grouse from January 1 lo Sep- 

 tember 1. 



C. A. S., Sbakopec.— T)o I understand that a Remington rifle less than 

 68-100 calibre sBoots nothing but a rinvflrc copper eartrtdgeJ 2. Will a 

 32-100 shoot a self-loading, central tire shell? Ans. 1. Yes. S. No. 



Gordon, St. bonis. -What can I do to prevent, the barrels and action 

 of my breech loader froui rusting, after getting wet while, shooting? 

 Ans. Use mercurial ointment or ilelmotityle oil. The former is the 

 best. 



Bk.uimont, New Hop.-, Perm.— Is there a machine, in successful opera- 

 tion for hatching fowl's eggs? Do you know of a Frenchman on Long 

 Island who has one? Aus. Eugene Freterre, dentist, 150 Bowery, has 

 one in successful operation at his place on Long Island. 



O. II. E.. rcotonc.— Can vou tell me whether the following papers are 

 still published, and their a -hires', viz: The Sunday Era and I be tfaehi m? 

 Tit* Km is published in Ann street, New York. The other we have 

 never heard or. 



C. 1.. M., I!amdcn.--Th" fish you sent us fur examination wore in a 

 most dilapidated condition, so thai Identifying them specially is difficult. 

 They are sticklebacks, and as near as we can judge, the fjaoerosttts quart- 

 racw, or twiespinal stickleback. 



fiinwAitr, Baltimore.— Can yon refer me to any book that gives in 

 stvuelionin building and rigging small boats aud yachts? Ans. Have 

 never seen such a work, although we have made frequent inquiries. A 

 Imol; of this kind would be useful. 



Smedlev, Morristown.— Where is the most convenient place I could 

 procure a pack basket; buck as spoken of on page *!8. third column or 

 Fons.sT and Srur.AM? Ans. Pritcuaid Brothers, Fishing Tackle mak- 

 er-, :M Fulton streel, Now York. 



F. O. Db.M.. Brooklyn.— I should like to he informed how smpe stools 

 should be painted to represent yellow legs, willets, and dowitohes— I. ft, 

 how should three stools be painted so that each one mav represent a 

 different one of Hie above named varieties? Aus. Copy from mounted 

 specimens at a taxidermists. 



A. .1. T., Wcsiboro, Mass. -Please inform me of the best place for 

 our club to obtain black bass to slock our pond, what lime in tho Spring 

 they should be moved, the expense, Ac? Acs. Hyou will write to Fled 

 Mather, Houeoye Falls, or A. S. Collins, Caledonia, ST. Y., you will se- 

 cure both n»h and. information. 



J. D..C, Saiajiae Lakes. -We have had a dispute, and all parlies agreB 



Led With your decision. In shooting longdistuucts would you 



have lo elevate ariile more on a cold day Hutu on a warm day to strike 



inly you mnst have a higher elevaiion on a 



Coloi 



nforii 



cold da v. Tl 











Fkask. ■- 











given, follow 





ning or the 



trowels « 





calome, and 



'c every 8101 



"ling. This 



III. Afte 

 i-. for flt- 



tills 



11, '1 



disease. Sli. 



uKUueyocc 



■ rata latei 



period. o 



It ad 



of II 



be to put 



II ' W , Buffalo.— 1 desire you to give me Hie address of party or par- 



ndvci Using columns, but find no hint" on Hie subject. I want lo camp 

 on' ill the Spring? Ans. Pond & Duuckleii, Boston, camp stoves, 

 SIS.! Ml. We advertised this llrui for several weeks. Advertisement lias 

 since been withdrawn. 

 W . W. W .— I have a canary which, ot one time, wa9 a good and sweet 



singer, but for tho pn*t month or two bus stopped singing. Can yon givn 

 me any information as to what will re-lore it- Biasing! Ans. Probably 

 moulting. Put u little satTrou in his drinking Water, and keep the cage 

 covered Willi a cloth foi extra warmth; keep out of drafts, and bang in 

 Canaries frequently have intervals Of 



>nd oil I 



dshe 



J.' 



number of eu 

 in half, and lo 

 teeiith or one 

 \V. II. P., ! 

 ricc.-sncb.fts t 

 to the Chippc 



Ot Willi liee oi 



subscribers w 



I portio 



Wild 



: number to 

 en cstimato 

 and divide 

 ay onc-six- 

 portion. 

 e I cm proniro some wild 

 An-. Will have to send 

 rice is ripe. All the crop 

 i Indians, Perhaps thero 

 anyoncof our Minnesota 

 rice gtowa abundantly in 



Brooks flbW into the 

 often eaiiehl. Hoy- 

 ferenl branch or (lit 



what shoe you think is tho 

 r fifteen m-le walking m.iti h? I had a pair or shoes made 

 I army shoe, but am told they are too heavy. How would 

 ea-in do, and how oOHld J got a pair? Ans. A pair of 

 boefskin moccasins, broad sole, low. large heel, with the 

 rVOOl Socks, ddI woollen. Buckskin Indian moccasins Tor 

 here there are no stones. For Canadian, apply to (',. D. 

 Mlnlaiio; for buckskin, to H. A.Bromsdey, or A. Moync, 



tu. Oxbridge, Mass _ Dp yon think i! possible thata dis- 

 sp. ek'ed froui, dilferin,- only in size from the common 

 ii he found in M.-iKsaehuselts? There is a bilge brook in 

 it 1 have, fished for ten years, and have never cunght. or 

 iiiuht. a li-h exceedme mu-quarler pound in weight, 

 fi pond on either side, in which large II 



i think it is to lie accounted for by its being a dir- 



lalmp /■'"■''"■ill* family' An-. Brook trout have 



i piaee-. ni.icli scan at first night to untitle them 



r.avcatdif 



and named local families having marked charac- 

 eral opmlonal present seems to be that there ia 

 hat the local pee.nliariiies are occasioned by depth 

 lcm]MTuture of water, color or bottom, food, &c. 

 'ul.— Can you tell me whether any American made 

 ir long range -was used at Cieedmoor during the 

 vith what success, and by whom made, &c? It 

 hat none should have, as ycr, appeared to compete 

 - An-. No Auie,:ean tmizzle loaders were used 



v 'i"u ive may note ibat many of our first- 

 hat, take any gnu, use proper fitting bullet with 



II will n Potind that the grooves ami twist make 

 i-renee as many manufacturers would wish us to 

 arae, must not fit too lightly, and mnst be snOl- 

 ts own in a high wind, and the grooves must not 



Iowa. — As I lock to your paper for all information 

 a.nt-is. I take the liberty of a-king y ( ,u where the 

 leech loader is niennracturcd, and who are their 

 x side lever gun? Ans. 1. The Schoverling & 

 manufactured In Prussia. Schoverling & Daly, 

 . Y., are the agents in (hie city. JohnHartigis 

 city. -J. The only Fox gun we know of ih the 

 sale leven breech loader, which has not ^iint is 

 [•lion, but has moveable barrels to the right onlhe 

 all, t6 manufacture which a company ia 



t pistol 

 i? lias 



W. 



n oflici 



ten foot sapling stuck 



A. 1C. Kill 

 the salmon f 

 $4,QQ0,0O0. 



ilivesligatiou would c 



|.,w 



C.i 



gSt'.OOO; a to 



ning issiiftci 



J. E. S„ P 



old. which i 



strong upper 



from her general 

 discharge Worn li 

 Huns, in all my 



ny, 1 grain,! 

 anlfmonial p 

 digitales, l f 



HiedoseaHi 



Is Ihe best form of 

 title "Crecdmonr" 

 al indorsement by 

 tiatlon. The pistol you name can he bought of 

 mil -unit. sir. -ei. New York, ■■!. The second edi- 

 ■ is ..-"1111 try: price S3.50. 3. Thispaper 

 r..ur kinds „f tip-up f,,r fishing through the ice, 

 [ made, and mo-i .lli.-i.-ut, nil in all, is a simple 

 itoiheicc.i an angle uiili ihe line and bait hang- 

 Hang a bit of fed llanuel on the top of the sap- 



avoyl a callttd upon for oOlcial evidence that 



UoCoIUmbis Rivei la«t yen— ie73-amounted(o 

 atemenl fromyom paper of June IS, 187-1. Ilavo 

 correeim 83 ether than tho general reliability of 

 imeol our fish, rin.-u are very much exercised 

 ers have been spending the time and money of 

 isleriiienare phased to call "fancy Ush." In 

 : impropriety of placing salmon under ibis head, 

 uncut. If you have any figures on this subject 

 •in. Ans. smteiucnt referred to is given solely 

 ■•.-pendent. Do not know of any official figures, 

 much too ktgb, though fully convinced that if 

 enough, tka salmon, il-ieri.-s would he worked 

 supply of fish seems inexhaustible to the writer, 

 shoriesot tho Columbia River. Ilia 

 -ny .i,e vai.i,- „r this industry during 1873 as fol- 

 5800,000; sailed and barreled, $150,000; ship- 

 -.:;■"!. 0,1.1; fresh salmon 60ld In local markels, 

 : :.-< nt, :; is said, the biislueas of cau- 



-I have an Eugliah setter bitch, twelve months 

 b p.esuai.d witn symptoiua wlncb, to me, .no 

 rally very delicate, scarcely ever having a good, 

 wingal once any exposure to inclement weather 

 ;o or three days has had some fev.o and a cough, 

 Men eceuis when she alreinpls to move, copious 

 i her ryes, ami an excessive and exhaustive diar- 

 black and veiy uiinainial. I should conclude 

 ,.n a e is.; or distemper, but fttotal ubsenceof any 

 , and a moderately good appetite, which coudi- 

 . e ■ win, diati aipei. I liave never observed, 

 conclusions The diarrhoea se. ins to beat vaii- 

 .niis. She hou.ur has attacks of shivering, 

 i. which seem almost unmls-.akable indications. 



,: of easl-.r oil ui.h live ilrojis of laudanum. 



dogaulof good strain, and I shall await with 

 or opinions which you may please to offer, 

 for. Information ami your general desire to im- 



ask jour attention, An-. -Your setter is douut- 

 .. i '■ acalumeJ, 1 grain, lanarizi-d anilmo- 



thenext morning and e\euingwith a bolus ot 

 "f pomsh.10 grains, ipucac, Sgrains, 



uii _ il,. same for three or four days, decreasing 



ixham tincture of Peruvian bark, to promote an 

 Ihe g.eeial tone of Hie sysk-m. From thedeli- 

 we feat distemper will gu hard with nor. The 



