FOREST AND STREAM. 



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TROUT FISHING IN ICELAND. 



Editor Forest and Stream ,— 



Id "LilteH's Living Age" I find .Ion Jonsomn Saja. 

 The genuine autobiography of a modern Icelander, wherein 



"A very amusing sort of fishing sometimes happens, viz. 

 : ii the waters have frozen id entirely culm weather, Lhen 

 btscoiues the ice transparent end cleat as crystal, ao that 

 every atOW can he Bceu at i lie bottom of the lake, which 

 i deeper tlian one or two yards. When the ice is 

 i I/lit (it a man's body. I user! 

 Id run to and fro on this clear ice and search out the trout. 

 . ) j't.'i view ol oul, I pursued it in lull speed in order 

 i, which lasts some few min- 

 utes. During this short lime one is compelled to run of 

 I 1 in "hi in a zigzag Lo follow to the many turnings of the 

 in in Ai lust ills 80 weary that it gOesvcry slowly on and 

 E up-: al puce, and puts the head in the muddy bottom, 

 without, moving a pin, 1 made a hole in the ice and hooked 

 Mi rjioltoi) less trOUt, It happened some day's that I went 

 on ill is sort of fishing but. caught few, or could sometimes 

 not run us fast as the trout, and lost it of sight." 



The trout are spoken of as "gold colored." He says, 

 further in speaking of netting trout at night: 



"We get sometimes bigger trout, even ten or twelve 

 pounds, and from ten to iwenty in number in this same 



It is. evident that there are no game laws in Iceland as 



this night netting is done at "the general spawning time, viz. 

 fiom the beginning of November till Kew Year." Again, 

 he says: 



"We resume this method of fishing on six to ton shal- 

 lows in a night. Informer days ibis manner of fishing 

 ' Were very lucrOus (lucrative) as the fanners fished from 

 twenty to eighty some evenings, but it has lamentably di- 

 minish iu this hitter and more severe winter." 



I should think it was lamentable to catch fish only at 

 spawning time, for the author of the above states that fish 

 will not bite in summer when they have plenty of Ueas and 

 midges on the water. The difference iu spawning places 

 of from 200 lo 800 per cent, should be a strong place for 

 protection, "Glen's Palls," 



JUntioml Uptimes. 



The Philadelphia Ztoreury says, "that two standard 

 Works on baseball, which are published annually — "De 



,ii I ise Ball Guide" aud "Beadle's Dime Book of Base 

 Hill" — v, ill be published this year a month earlier than 

 i',-i';ii. Hi ilk will con tain full statistics of the season's play 

 by noil-League as well as League Clubs, besiue 

 special instructions for scoring under the new rules of 

 play. Etch work contains a hundred pages of closely 

 pitnted matter, giving information on every point of 

 I he game. EacU differs from the other in essential 

 points, tiiq Dime Hook being more for the amateur ma- 



ii; . ss, while the Guide is designed for professional 



-nil ..ii. The name of Henry Chadwick, as the editor 

 01 these two works, is a sufficient guarantee for their re- 

 n.iii ii;, and value aj works of reference." 

 BASE BALL. 



— The League nines which have been completed are the 

 Chicago, st Louis, Louisville, Brooklyn and Boston. The 

 (liueiuuafis are incomplete as yet, and decidedly mixed. 

 It remains to be seen whether Manager Keck can organ- 

 ize a luruion'ims team out of the rather incongruous ma- 

 terial he now bus at command. It will test his ability lo 

 the utmost,, and ii he succeeds Harry Wright will have lo 

 tender him his bat. The names thus far slated are as fol- 

 lows: — 



Stullb, c. 

 Bradley, i>. 

 .SlcYiV. li> 



,,, |, 



AU-OU, till tl 



n I 



Waiw.r.f. 



,, In.lls.p. 

 iJelham, 1st 1). 



McGuary, Sd b. 



, .. :,, ... 



Bloi 



r. f. 



Suyder 



O.-rlmrot, 8. a. 

 Hall, 1. r. 

 Ryan, c. f . 



Lailerty, r. f. 



i i.,l'*\ , OINATI, 



lii-..,.... Allison, c. Hicks, c. 



i Matthews, p. 



Muiuuu, 1st b tilmi, l.-i ii. Jones, 1st b. 



,ii, i '. ■ i ■ ■ i . llallinan,2db. 



,i i. ■ ■ i-i.-.h., -HI U, Foley, :idb. 



Booth, 8. s. 

 V in,, I, f. I.ak, I. f. Hicham, 1. f. 



,,,..,. i ii , ,i-" !',r,. f. Pike, o. r. 



Addy, r. f . 

 day the position of the nines will have 

 liiin changed somewhat. Latham will be found to be 

 Inferior to Gerhardl ai first base in the Louisville nine, 

 and Crowley will probably take his place iu the team. 

 Spalding will be likely to be in the Chicago nine, with 

 Bradley at first base, and AY ait t in Smith's place. The 

 II ist.on team as also the Cmciunaiis will be changed in 

 ibrir positions, 



— Play has commenced at Prospect Park, and every 

 fine, sunny afternoon, is taken advantage of to get oil 



. games by. the professionals now in Brooklyn. 



—The new Atlanlics are yet iu doubt as to their regular 



:■ It is so desirable that the new team should 



be called the Atlautics, that no doubt some arrangement 

 will be made to admit of tbe disked change, otherwise 

 lite ( Hub will he called the Brooklyn. They will assuredly 

 l.a! ihe ll.'ittfords of Brooklyn, because the At- 

 n i i.u would be used if the League allow 

 I., title. 

 a— Vichin'm, Mio-i'A 9&— The Chatam Curlers 

 this city yesterday morning, and played the 

 Granite Club, ot this city, at tile Rink, on the Peninsular 

 Uricket Grounds, The Granite's won by a score of 40 to 

 SO. In Ihe afternoon the Chatam men reveuged them- 

 selves upon the Sarnia curlers, aud cleared them out by a 

 majority, l(i wit: its points. Rokbk, 



Ci.im nino CiTiioMns.— Take one drop of machine oil 

 soft chamois-skin, and rub it over 



n i ■ I >■ . (Vml if the varuisb is dulled or 



£nswet[8 $a ffearqespantlentj. 



Ho Notice Taken of Anonymous lommuncallonr 



ASBBSOKtBER, Bmollyn.— Can you tell me nf any plaoo in Now 



York win. re birds' eggs and skins can be purchased? Ans J Wallace, 

 IS North William street. 



3. A. II., Atisonia, Conn.- 1, When is the law off brook trout in 

 Connection] I 1 2. At wont ago should you send a puppy to bo broken? 

 Ans. I. April 15lh. 2. At from six to eight months. 



C. W. M. M., Philadelphia.— Yoor dog probably ha! worms. Hive 

 him Areca nutin three doses of 20 grains each two hours apart, billowing 

 the lastdoBe in four hours with one ounce of castor oil. 



if. C, II., Greenville, Pa.— Your dog, the dimensions ot which we 

 have not space to publish, is undoubtedly Very large, but not loo much 

 eo, we Ihliik, for breeding purposes. We prefer u large dog for a stock 

 animal. 



J. W ., South navon.— Could you inform me where Damascus double 

 barrels can be found— barrels only-sine No. 8 bore, 80 inches length or 

 less? Abb. From MessrB. Schoverling & Paly, No. 84 Chambers atroet, 

 this city. 



E. H, F., Philadelphia.— Can you inform mo where and at what price 

 I can obtain abont 75 black basB for slocking a stream V Ans. Milton 

 1'. I'circo, of Wenonah, Gloucester county, N. J., can supply you with 

 black bass at a low figure. 



IT. A., Montpelier, Vi..--Yoti can get the information you want about 

 the Newport boat by writing to ,T. T. B. Smith, box 100 Kingston, N. 

 Y. Nnmber your questions, keep a copy yourself, and enclose poatago 

 stamp for reply. 



M. E. H., Vorgennes. — Can you Inform me where I can obtain some 

 live quail? I want them Tor a friend who has written Whitley & Mor- 

 ns, and they say they have none. Ans. There are none to be had in 

 this city. We have written south to see if they can be had there. 



D. O. C, Girardville, Pa.— Last fall some black bass were placed in 

 a dam which was well stocked with trout. Will the basB exterminate 

 the trout, or do both species thrive in the same water? Ans. The black 

 bass will play the mischief with the trout. 



J. B. H., Jersey City.— Is Steel's "Flake" in the Westminster Ken- 

 nels, aud has he been sold latelj ? Ans. Flake is the property of W. 

 F. Steele, Esq., and is not in the Westminster Kennel. His litter sister 

 Whisky is the property of that club. Flake has not been sold. 



P. L., Philadelphia— Will yon please name some of the points on the 

 Schuylkill river where there is bass fishing? Is there any fishing iu 

 theChamouuie creek? Ans. Coushohocken, Norristown, PbenixvUle, 

 andPottstown. Trains of Reading Kailroad go direct. 



H. H. H„ Chattanooga, Tenn.— I want a work on Ornithology that 

 will enable me to Identify hires from the description. Please inform 

 me through your columns of -Answers" wheic I can procure such a one 

 and the price? 1 have "Cone's Field Ornithology." f wish as late and 

 complete a work as possible? Aus. You want Dr. Cone's "Key to North 

 American Birds," price $ff. 



C. H. M., Hartford.— 1. What is the cheapest and best food for a 

 la'gc kennel of dogs through the summer season? 2. What would it 

 cost per dog per month to feed on Spratt'a patent dog food? Ans. 1 

 Oat or corn meal boiled with scraps of meat. 2. On an allowance of one 

 and a half pounds per day it would cost $4.D0, but we are told that thss 

 this is an excessiTe allowance for a dog. 



Bon, Harrisbnrg, Pa.— I have a setter dog bIx months old and wonld 

 Hue to know if you can tell me from description, and give what stock he 

 is and if there is any good blood in him. Color orange and white, brown 

 nose, and taking in all a well-built dog. Also tell me wbat is required 

 to enter dogs in your Register. Ane. Your description is not sufficient 

 lo enable us to judge of the breeding of your dog. Send his pedigree 

 and it will be entered in the Register. 



Gbip, Chestnut Hill, Mich.— 1. What is the address of the company 

 that makes tbe Allen rifle? 2. Has there ever been published any book 

 or article on the headwaters of the Connecticut river; if so, please give 

 the name of book or paper and whero it can be bought? Ans. 1. Fore- 

 hand & Wadsworth, Worcester, Mass. 2. In our issue of November 

 11th, 1875, is an article entitled "Trouting Among the White Hills" 

 which describes the headwaters of the Connecticut. We know ot no 

 book. 



A. B. K., Virginia City.— Some time ago I wrote to you about my No. 

 10 Choke bore Parker gun not killing. Y'ou suggested that I must be 

 mistaken about its penetration. I have tried it as you recommended. 

 Tbe target used was a dry pine board. The charge was 5 drachms 

 powder andljozs. No. 4 shot; distance 30 yards; penetration about 1 

 inch; both barrels about the same. Do you call that even fair peuetra 

 tion? I thinkit very light. Ans. Considering the charge aud distanco 

 the penetration was poor. 



Goboon, Providence, R. I.— 1. What sort of food Is best for a setter 

 not being shot over, and also is oatmeal a good thing lo give him 

 everyday? 2. Is there any book that has a complete treatise onset 

 tcrs, how to train them, and how to take care or them, etc, and if there 

 is, wbat is its name and cost? Aub. 1. Oatmeal, or corumeal mush, 

 made in water in which meat has first been boiled, and the meat chopped 

 up and miied with it, is good food. For one dug there Bbould always 

 be table scraps enongh. 2 Dinks, Mayhow & Hutchinson is the 

 best book for you. We can send it; price $3. 



J. L. S., Rochcllc, 111.— I have a line native Irish setter dog that is 

 badly afflicted with I may say ar, Itching sensation in his feet, it com- 

 menced some four or five months ago by a slight inflammation around the 

 toenaUs, which caused him to lick continually! and finally the irritation 

 became so great that he has gnawed off four of his toes on each hind 

 foot to the second joint of toes; also part of the ball of the foot; does 

 not seem to be lame (except when he strikes them against soaething), 

 and is in fine flesh and as healthy as any dog 1 ever saw. Ans. Wo 

 should annoint the toes with a mixture of tar and zinc ointment; both 

 are healing, i nd the dog is not likely to lick it. If he persists in doing 

 it use the whip and be will probably desist from what may now be 

 merely habit. 



D L. K., Stoughton.— I have a valuable setter dog from bcranton's 

 stock of Providence. He is now 18 months old and 1 am afraid I am go- 

 ing to lose him. In January he had a severe touch of d ! stemper and 

 since that time there has been a slight yellowish discharge from his eyes. 

 For Ihe last three days he has eaten nothing; is very poor and is con- 

 stantly trying to throw up somethiig; he also drools. Can I save him? 

 Ans. Wo should commence with calomel at once, giving the dog at first 

 20 grains In a dry powder on tbe back of the tongue. Give also 10 grains 

 of quiniuc iu two pills each day. If tho calomel moves him loo freely 

 administer an enema of 15 drops tincture of opium and two ounces of 

 starch water. Administer beef tea, by injection if necessary. 



G. D. K„ Carlisle, Pa.— My Better dog Bob, about 13 ruoutbe old, baa 

 for some time been troubled with a short peculiar cough. It seems BSj 

 If ha had something in his throat and was trying to expel it. Abont 

 every other time he coughs be expels a teaspoonfull of white slimy look- 

 ing matter. Another thing that troubles mo in regard to him is that he 

 is unable to locale the sound of a whistle. I have thought that perhaps 

 he might have canker id his ears, as when you speak to him ho turns his 

 head to oue side, I have also noticed that ho scratched lus ears a great 

 ileal, and that be exhibited signs ot great distress by moaning? Ana. 

 Give your dog a live grain quinine pill twice a day; also a Dovera powder 

 night, and morning. Disolve SO grains of sulphate of copper In four 

 l,ei and uftei washing your dogs ear v. 



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C. n.F., Glen's Falls. N. Y.— I have looked through Bcveral of my 

 buck numbers of FoE«ST iSB Stream to And the proper dose of arecii 

 mil rot a setter pup a year old slightly troubled with distemper, but fail 

 to flndit. Will you kindly give me the information? Ans. Thedosa 

 of areca nnl, for wornu is, three doses of twenty grains two hours apart, 

 tbe last one followed in Tour hours by one ounce of castor oil; but for a 

 slight attack of distemper you will probably find a cure in a Dover's 

 powder placed on the back of the dog's tongue night and morning for 

 two days. 



O, E.G., Wohetor, N. H.— Some throe or fonr years ago I started a 

 small aquarium. Among the rest or tbe Inhabitants thereof were some 

 black-nosed dace (L. alrenasns). One or (hem by accident Ion . 'Is. 

 gi'i alar part of his tail, In the course r.r (.wo weeks it hud grow.. , 

 former s'ze. I would like to ask if it is common for all fish to grow 

 ncwlinsaud tails when they lose them by accident, or whether it is 

 confined lo a few species? Ans. It is not uncommon for a goldfish to 

 grow part of a lost fin, and perhaps other sort-tinned fish, as the dace, 

 etc., may do the same; never noticed it in this; have to-day cut off a 

 tin from one in the Aquarium, and will note the result.-Fr.Eii W ( 

 Sept. Fish Culture. 



iV . Mock, Milwaukee.—!. I havo a muzzle-loading shot gun with the 

 name Terkius on the lock plate and London line twist on barrels. Under 

 the barrels, near the broach, it is stamped three or four times with B. 

 V. orR. V. and a crown. Also with a stamp. Do you know of any 

 such a maker, and do you suppose the barrels are genuine? 2. What, 

 table is referred to when drachms and grains of powder or shot are 

 mentioned as a charge for a gun? Ans. 1. Wedonotknowl.be maker, 

 but the barrels are undoubtedly genuine as tbo stamp is that of Ihe Bir- 

 mingham proof house. 8. When "grains" are alluded to Troy or 

 apothecaries weight is meant, but the "drachm" of powder is an ar- 

 bitrary term representing about 27 J grains Troy. 



H. R. B., Atchison, Kan. -Will you please inform me the proper 

 time to sow wild rice, and if it should be planted in water or on the 

 banks or marshes beyond the water line? Where can we purchase 5 or 

 10 bushels? Ans. Chop with a hoc a strip ten feet wide along the 

 margin where there are wet flats, and then sow broadcast. Flood a 

 half inch deep with water, so as to cover tho seed, and draw off when 

 the seeds have sprouted. When tbe blades have grown threeorfonr 

 inches, flood again. When it is well rooted it will grow well in deep 

 water A bushel of seed to an acre is sufficient. It will not spread to 

 Ihe upland. Wild rice sows itself and grows rapidly when once estab- 

 lished. Seed should oe sown In spring. To ensure it, it wonld be well 

 to sow both in spring and fall. Rice readily adapts itself, in time, to 

 great changes of soil and temperature. You can procure the seed from. 

 Richard Valentine, Janesville, Wis. 



C. S. K., Washington City.— In your last list of dogs registered in 

 the kennel book you have entered my dog Pilot, as Pilot II. when 1 

 claimed Pilot as an original name, the dog's grandsire being called Pilet, 

 not Pilot. Mr. Miley told me that that was the name or the pup's 

 grandsire, owned by Mr, Wad dell at sometime, as it bore the name at 

 Waddell's Pilet. Tbe pedigree ran as follows, viz.: Dam, Maud, by 

 Gipsie, by Pilet, by Rodman's Dash. Am 1 correct or m error? 2. Is it 

 advisable to "wring ,.,ff" the tips of the tails of pnppieB at the age of 

 five or six days, and if it would disfigure a dog to cut off an inch or two 

 of the tail when eight months old. Ans. 1. The pedigree was entered 

 in the name you seut, Pilot II. We do not know any dog named Pib't. 

 Mr. Waddell's Pilot, now dead, was by Jarvis' Dick, outof Nelly. Von 

 had better send to Mr. Miley ror a correct pedigree. 2. A setter's tail 

 should not be cut unless when the dog gets bis growth it is still found 

 to be too long, when it may be taken of to a suitable length. 



J. B., Montreal, Canada. -What is tho scientific name of the so- 

 called whiteflsh of the St. Lawrence river? It is not the famous whito- 

 fish of the Upper Lakes, but a much smaller fish, is silvery iu appear- 

 ance, resembling, I am told, a shad in some respee's, and usually 

 weighing only about three or lour pounds. I am informed that it is 

 only found in certain localities, one of which is below Ogdensburyh. T 

 cannot mention with certainty any oilier places, but I have beard that it 

 is sometimes taken in the Osw.egatcb.ie river, which falls into the St. 

 Lawrence above Ogdensburgh. Ans. Unless the whiteflsh referred to 

 is the same as that inhabiting the Saskatchewan, and called Co/ • v ■<«" 

 labrarloriu* in "Hist. Nat. des Poissons," we cannot say from the de- 

 scription. In our issue of Feb. Bib. we referred to a coregontift described 

 m "Thompson's Vermont" as the Hodon cloilal'-is Le HueuTt or winter 

 shad, which is probably tbe fish yea have in question. 



W. 11. r.,Port Canly, La.— Will you tell me whero I can procure a 

 book on the manufacturing or artifltal flies? Can dipt. Tornbs's "Spin- 

 ning Eel" be proenred in this country; if so, where? Ans. The best 

 instructions In dressing American flies are those prepared for the Sec- 

 ond Volume or this paper, Nov. 12th, 13th, 14th and lfitb, by Thaddeus 

 Norris, Esq., author or the "American Angler's Book." We send you 

 the series by mail. The technology ot fly tying can be learned through 

 the rollowing English works, viz.: Ronald's Fly Fisher's Entomology; 

 Chilly's Fisher's Text Book; Pullman's Fly Fishing; Cholmondly- 

 Pciinells Fly Fishing; Ephemera's Handbooks or Angling, all published 

 in London, and to be bought trom Importers in this country; also, Max- 

 Von den Home's Illustrated Angler's Handbook for 1875, published in 

 Berlin, Prussia. Dawson's Pleasures or Angling; Scott's Fishing... 

 American Waters; Norris's American Angler's Book; Roosevelt's Game 

 Fish of tho North; and Hullock's Fishing Tourist all contain more or 

 less instruction in the art of angling in America. We never saw the 

 "Spinning Eel," 



M. G., Louisville, Ga.-I. Docs not Fox make guns as small as It 

 gauge 30 inch 7 pounds weight, nnd nee U. M. C. Co.'s shells, made of 

 this (11) gauge? I thinka 10 or 12 gauge, 8 or 9 pounds weight too heavy 

 and too large in the bore tor pleasant or economical shooting at qnail 

 snipe or squirrels. I sec Parker's list mentions no gun smaller tbaua 

 12 gunge? 2. I have a !i pound W. & C. Scott & Sous 32 inch 10-gange. 

 which seems to weigh about 12 pounds alter a two or three hour's tramp 

 It kicks like a mule aed makes as much smoke ucarly as a field piece, 

 though it shoots well. Would it impair its shooting to reduce it to 30 

 inches? Ans. 1. The American Arms Co., who make under the Fox 

 patent, would probably make 11-gaugv guns if so ordered, but yon can 

 get 18 gauge guns to weigh not more than 6i or 7 pounds. 2. It , 

 not injure the shooting of your Scott gnn to reduce tho barrels to 30 

 inches if they have not been choke-bored. The kicking is owing to 

 faulty loading and the smoke to bad powdor. 



W. M. L., NoMesville, lnd.— What is Ihe price of the "Warwick 

 Woodlands," by Frank Forester, ana" on what kind of field sport do 

 treat? A' <- The "Warwick Woodlands" treats of woodcock, quail and 

 ruffed grutoe shooting. You can probably get it from Messrs. I" B. 

 Peterson & Bros., Philadelphia. The price of the original book WW 

 about SI 50. 



R.umoii, Boston.- 1. Do fish hear? 2. I have seme Ely wire car- 

 tridges tor a muzzle loading gun 11 gauge; by peeling off all the paper 

 thus leaving tbe wire netting surronndiug the pellets, could 1 not uso 

 them in a breech-loading gun of a smaller bore? 3 The wads of my 

 . my metallic ones, both being 14-gauge, so 

 shall 1 ask for, Tor my metallic shells? 4. Inwhatnian- 

 nei can 1 approach exireiijiy dmid ducks on a river so that 1 may olmim 

 nshot with a shot eon? Ans. 1. No. ii. No, you could not use Ihcui 

 ii, -hells. 3. For metallic shells 14-gauge, 

 you want No. U wads. 4". Hy careful stalking only. 



—A receut arrival iu this eity from the "Land o' CVkffl" 

 engaged a room in a botirdiug-house at, the sum of five dol- 

 lars a week. He had a tremendous appetite, and the lady 

 of the house, finding that she was losing by lief hoarder, 

 took the only way out of the dillieulty 

 week she informed him that she would ha obliged iu 

 future to charge him two dollars ealra. "Steven dolluitd" 

 was the rejoinder. "Dintm iiie't, mrjtn ( ttinna i 

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