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FOREST AXD STREAM. 



uolo, Siena, Oubbio, Castel Durante. Derula, Faenza, 

 Pesaro. Urliiiio, Koine and Gastelli. The entire history 

 of Italian pottery is thus illustrated in the collodion. In 

 uoinl of priority ot dule we rnay call attention to Ihe fol- 

 lowing: 



J'h'k— Caffagiuolo. One of the pieces, consisting of n 



heraldic shield, hearing a black cock willi ./?««»• delis in bis 



16, or nine years previous to the oldest piece 



hilherto known, which is iu the Cluny Museum of Paris. 



■'- ■ Demta. A votive disc of 'ibis ware is thirty 



r than any oilier piece known, it is dated 1505. 



Third — Pesaro. The oldtst piece from Pesaro is also in 

 the col lection. 



\B\>UHh— Rome, A pot dated 1597 is three years older 

 than any other piece in existence. 



These specimens will be sufficient to show that the Oas- 

 le'lani majolica is n«t only fully representative of Italian 

 art in poliory, but is historically of the greatest value. 



r jure feature of the collection iato be found in 

 the two piece:, of Florentine porcelain. Previous to Dr. 

 Forest's discovery that porcelain was made at Florence, ir 

 I be latter part of" the sixteenth century, Dr. Dwight's pro- 

 ' tons (d Fulliam, in Engl afld, nearly a hundred years 

 later, were thought to be the first specimeus of porcelain 

 made in Europe. Both these Wares were soft paste porce- 

 lain, and therefore not to be confounded with the baolinie 

 or hard paste, discovered by I'ottebe.r at Meissen. One of 

 signer Castellani's pieces is probably the finest, in exist- 

 ence. Dr. Forest stales that only twenty-five pieces of 

 this iMcdieeau or Florentine porcelain are iu existence, and 

 if lo Ihflt number we add the two belonging to this collec- 

 mii-, i r 1 1 • ware is still of sufficient, rarity to make a single 

 specimen a most valuable acquisition. 



South Bide 6p»btbmbn's Club.— The Soui.li Side 

 Bpottainen's Glub of Islip, L. I., held its annual meeting 

 Monday evening, at 63 East Fourteenth street. Vice 

 President Charles Banks presided. The Treasurer's re- 

 port showed the financial condition Of the club to be ex- 

 ceedingly II illcring. During the year past several of its 

 bonds have been taken lip, and there is now a large sum 

 to it- credit. The sports of the coming season promise to 

 be excellent,, all the fish preserves particularly boing Well 

 stocked. The following officers were elected for the cur- 

 rent year: — 



President, John E. Haokett: Vice Pieside.nl, Charles 

 Banks; Secretary, Roland Redmond; Treasurer, William 



' i <; Uinntsel, JohuE Dovelin; Executive Couiniii 

 tee, JOBiph Allen, Holand Redmond, John A. Lowery, and 

 James Beiikard. 



lenneL 



The TmiEE Blind Mice. — A very distinguished orni- 

 thologist and author contributes to the columns of Rod 

 and Grim alttler with the abovo caption, which purposes 

 to b; a sermon to us and our contemporaries, the text of 

 which is, "How sweet a thing it is for brethren to dwell 

 in unity," etc. If there is one tiling upon which we have 

 prided ourselves more than another it is upon the fact lhat 

 no unseemly wrangling has marred the smooth record of 

 our pages, or disturbed the even tenor of our way, To he 

 sine our young friend of the Field (Chisago) has, by his 

 exuberant enterprise, on one occasion compelled us to ad- 

 dress him in gentle tones of reproof; but on the whole the 

 triumvirate which the distinguished ornithologist designates 

 as the "three blind mice," have set a most excellent ex- 

 ample of forbearance and brotherly esteem to their con- 

 temporaries generally. Nor do we see the application of 

 the "mice" Those unfortunate rodents were brought into 

 the world with their visual organs in an imperfect condi- 

 tion, hence their lack of perspicuity, which resulted in 

 the loss of their caudal appendages. Now we claim to 

 hftve been bora with both eyes open, and with the ability 

 to see as far through a stone wall as our neighbor. Let 

 the D. O. bear this in mind, and as a token that we bear 

 no malioe we present him with a text which is a sermon in 

 itself, vi/,.: "He that hath eyes to see, let him see; and he 

 tint hath ears to hear, let him hear." 



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Tax ok Dogs. — Mr. Thatcher, of Pettis, has introduced 

 a bill in the Missouri Legislature, providing for the taxa- 

 tion of dogs, as follows: The first dog owned by any indi- 

 vidual to be taxed $1, the second dog $2, the third $4, and 

 every dog over that number $5 each. All bitches to be 

 taxed $5 each, and the owners of dogs to be liable for any 

 sheep destroyed by them. Persons are allowed twenty-five 

 cents each for killing unlicensed dogs. 



—A Toronto man lost a valuable spaniel on January 3d, 

 and though liberal rewards were offered, nothing could be 

 heard of it. On Saturday week the children of the family 

 -went into an empty bouse near by to play, a«d found the 

 dog shut up in a back room and just alive. It was Ihen 

 remembered that the children were playing in that house- 

 on the day the dog was missed, and for 33 days the poor 

 anima! was imprisoned, without, food or drink, Though 

 mere skin and bones when found, he was very fat when 

 abut up, and lo tins fact he probably owes his ability to 

 live bo long. 



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—Mr Ceo. E. Poyner, of Uinton, Iowa, writes us that 

 his Irish Gordon bitch Fan (formerly E. F. Stoddard'?) has 

 visited Arnold Burges's red Irish setter Rufus. This is the 

 third time Fun has been served by Rufus, and the puppies 

 have turned out very handsome and remarkable field ani- 



'au's pedigree is the bluest of the blue. On the 

 k to Hutchinson's Bob, and on the 



to Bolingbrook's Argyle and Stokes's Moll and 

 Shot. 



Mr. Dilly says, and perhaps some of our readers may agree 

 with him, that there are too many flirts already. 



—Mr. Henry S. Zell's Queen, and Mr. L. R. Cassard's 



Maggie, all of Baltimore, visited Mr. Jerome Marble's 

 Grouse al Worcester last week. Mr. Tileston's Lou is 

 now on n visit to the same dog. Mr. George S. Thomp- 

 son's (of Foxboro, Mass.) Bess has just whelped eight pup- 

 pies, 5 dogs and S gyps, sired by Grouse. Mr. Thompson 

 says I hey are all perfect specimens of the black and tan 

 Gordon. 



— Mr. J. Addison Smith, of Baltimore, writeB us that his 

 lemon and white pointer Lilly, purchased by him of Mr. 

 B. C. Sterling of the St. Louis Kennel Club, whelped on 

 the. loth inst ., five puppies, three dogs and two gyps, all 

 white with lemon markings, and sired by the Westminister 

 Kennel Club's imported dog Sensation. 



— Mr, Frank J. Snyder's (of Pittsburgh) setter Nell 

 whelped, on the loth inst., seven puppies, four dogs and 

 three gyps, while, and lemon and white, by Mr. John 

 Smith's Rock. 



—Mr. Alex. Pope, Jr.'s, (of Dorchester, Mass.,) line On- 

 don setter Jule, whose portrait we recently published, 

 whelped on the Kith inst., eight puppies, seven dogs and 

 one gyp, by Copeland's (late Jerome's) Shot. 



ARECA NUT VERSUS SANTON1NE. 



Editoii ForiF.ST and Stiikam:— 



The. relative efficacy and safety of the two anthelmin- 

 tics above mentioned make the subject of their consider- 

 ation one of deep interest to every reader of the Funtsr 

 and Stbkam since it is to be supposed that nearly every 

 reader is, or ought to be, the owner of a dog in which be 

 lakes till the pride of a true sporttman. The authority of 

 the gentleman who had the honor to be yom Kemi 

 for sercralyears was such as I have always had 

 spect for from the fact that he had a long and varied 

 experience in kennel mailers, but. the enthusiasm with 

 which he viewed the virtues and efficacy of areca nut as a 

 vermifuge for dogs my observations entirely J 

 dorse. 



The areca, mil is the product of the "areca ealechu" or 

 "betel nut tree," and belongs to the fatuity of palms and is 

 cultivated in Boat India chiefly for the purpose of obtain- 

 ing the nuts to manufacture their popular masticatory— 

 the "East India man's tobacco"— which is used in immense 

 quantities. 



This is made by mixing Ihe powdered areca nut, with a 

 little lime and (he leaves Ot the piper betel— a trei 

 allied species. The leaves form the body or mass ot the. 

 cud and serve to protect the lips and tongue Iron 

 sharp and even cauterizing elTect of the quick lime, The 

 ehewer becomes quite expert iu placing the wad in Ids 

 mouth, and the flow of saliva occasioned thcreh 

 copious, and is of a red color. This red color is owing lo 

 ihc areca QUI and it is, when swallowed, imparted also" lo 

 the excrement of the ehewer its effects upon the system 

 are that of an astringent when tucd iu this way and "tends 



CHAMPION POINTER ETTCH, BELLE. 



—The name claimed for Mr. S. B. Dilly's Ranger-Fan 

 puppy should be "Fleet" instead Of "Flirt," as printed. 



Belle.— The growing interest in pointers is our reason - 

 for re-publishing one of the earliest illustrations which ap- 

 peared in our paper, Belle, in her day, was the champion 

 field trial dog of the world, being winner of the one 

 hundred guineas slakes at Balas Grouse Trials, 1873, beat- 

 ing Mr. Llewellen's "Countess," Mr. Slattor's "Rob Roy," 

 Sir. Macdonna's "Ranger," and all setters and pointers in 

 England. Belle is a liver and while bitch, pupped June 

 38th, 1870, by Lord Henry Bentick's Ranger out of his dog 

 Grouse. Winner with Sudy (No. 3) of the Bangor Stakes 

 for Pointer Braces, and of the Country Stakes for all aged 

 bitches at Van ol Field Ttials, 1872; and with GrecianBend 

 (No. 4), of the Acton Reynold Stakes for pointer braces, 

 and of the County Stakes for aged pointer bitches, at the 

 National Pointers and Setters Field Trials held at Comber 

 mere, near Shrewsbury, Aprii 20th, 1873. Also at the 

 Grouse Field Trials, 1873. Second with Roman Fall (No. 

 5) in the Penilyn Stakes for Braces, August 13th, 1873. 

 She was first in the Rhiwlas Stakes for all aged pointers 

 and setters, beating Mr. Macdonna's Hanger, Mr. Llew- 

 ellen's Countess and Flax, Mr. Slattor's Rob Roy, and other 

 celebrated performers. 



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—Mr. Avery W. Gore, of Cambridgeport, claims the 

 the name of Fred for a white black and tan puppy by 

 Rink out of Moliie (her diun St. Kilda), whelped December 

 8lh, 1870, and bred by Isaac Fiske, of Worcester, Massa- 

 chusetts, 



Beacjles.— Messrs. WaddelKt Sherwood advertise a pair 

 of fine beagles in this issue of our paper. Portraits of 

 these dogs can be seen at our office. 



Ethan Aura's Dogs. — A correspondent sends us the 

 following letter dated Ayer, Mass., Feb. 15th: "I saw a 

 notice iu your paper from Mr. Ethan Allin, Pomfret Cen- 

 tre, Conn., stating lhat his gyps Chum and Cosey, had 

 each a litter of puppies. Now I will say to any person 

 wishing to buy a good dog, that they will find Mr. Allin a 

 very honest, fair, and square man, and his breed of dogs 

 as good as any in this country." J. W. Kittuidge. 



— Mr. F. B. Farnsworlh, of Paris, Ontario, writes ub 

 that he has sold the last litter of whelps out of his imported 

 field trial bitch Rose by his imported Laverack dog Carlo- 

 witz, to the following named gentlemen: Blue belton bitch 

 Forest Rose, to J. 1L Caitiff. Detroit, Mich.; white bitch 

 ticked with chestnut, Countess, to E. Bennett, Poster, 

 Mich., lemon belton dog Frank, lo A. C. Rogers, Detroit, 

 Mich. , white, and chestnut bitch Guess, to Fred Stearns, 

 Detroit, Mich.; white with chestnut ears, bitch Wynmi, to 

 J. N. Dodge, Detroit, Mich.; wiiite dog Bute, he retains 

 himself. 



to counteract the relaxation of the bowels to which the 

 heat, of the climate so strongly predisposes. Hence it will 

 be observed that the East Indian is practically taking this 

 vermifuge all the time, but it does not follow that the same 

 persons c-njoy immunity from the presence of worms in 

 their bowels: quite the contrary some ot (he mo- 

 able instances of intestinal worms have been known in 

 the inhabitants of the eastern countries when- the betel is 

 used — the name by which this masticatory is known to the 

 natives, 



As a vermifuge for dogs we. know of the areca or betel 

 nut, in powder, to be of a brownish yellow color, of a 

 somewhat astriugent, followed by an acrid taste, and upon 

 analysis it is found to abound in the most active vegetable 

 astringents, viz.: tannin and gallic acid, a. fixed oil, a little 

 volatile oil, and a gummy and woody substance. 



Having taken some of the powder in my mouth from a 

 box on my desk before me while I write, and noting Ihe 

 taste as above I find that upon swallowing some of it I 

 have a sense of nausea following with a decided sense of 

 astringency upon the tongue, and throat. This explains to 

 me the cause of Die fact of my dogs having vomited the 

 powder SO promptly on different occasions when I had ad- 

 miuislered it to them for worms. This disagreeable and 

 prostrating effect led me to abandon the use of it, as an nn- 

 tbelumintie for dogs. Upon one occasion I became some- 

 what alarmed for the safety of a favorite dog to whom £ 

 bad administered it, and my mind was only relieved when 

 the drug— a dose of twenty grains— was ejected by the 

 animal; the symptoms, of distress and prostration were 

 shown in labored breathing, distressed continuance and 

 violent retching. 



With reference to the effect of areca ttut upon ike rjng, 

 in point of safety, I do not assert lhat it is dangerous in Or- 

 dinary doses, but my observation has been that it iu de- 

 pressing and liable to produce vomiting and other symptoms 

 of prostration, and while there are other remedies al bund 

 that are positively mild in their action and entirely effect- 

 ive in their results I certainly advocate their use instead, 

 and I may be pardoned if on behalf of the comfoi 

 the faithful clog, the use of which in the field is I 

 incentive 1 have for the sports .thereof, and my fondness (or 

 him under all circumstances of his good behavior makes 

 rne his friend, and 1 love to study his digposllioi 

 atomy and the physiological action of his organs, and what 

 is most efficient and pleasant for him when sick; and to this 

 end, Mr. Editor, I encroach upon your valuable space to 



advocate the use of san'onine as a 



eligible than areca nut for the several reasons, to wit:— 

 First— Its unfailing efficiency. Second— Its eiitin 

 Third— Its palatable taste. 



Santonine is the active principle obtained from the unex- 

 panded flowers and peduncles of Artememif cvntrtt, a plant 

 which grows in Persia, Asia Minor and other pails of the 

 East, it is crystallizablo and is usually found ID the shops, 

 when pure, in colorless crystals which have the form of 

 flattened rhombic prisms. It is inodorous, and at first 

 tasteless, but after a Utile time slightly bitter, bu 

 all unpleasant, 



