FOREST AND STREAM. 



227 



Elk Htotino.— An Englishman is hunting in Colorado, 

 and the kind of sport ha ia ha7ing nmy be surjuised from 

 this extract from a letter to Z7w Field: 



' -'I'll BBonn eveniiig vas a red-letter one in our hunting 

 career. We returned to oanrp' laden aottmlj with meat, but 

 we had secured the head und enormous antlers of o giant 

 wapiti. Wi rei tralMng abreast, a little apart, on 



the summit of a ridge where forest was open, when two 

 jnmped up from their lairs in front .1 II and 



"'I Cot a moment, then trotted pfl 1" i tin tt'ftes 



i'h ■■■. hi :■.■■' i i ' : ■ ■■ ■"! [i I - r Uhe brnnehei-, 



tilL they "touched their sides. W ■ "t bullets Lito t 



Jack and I rushed on with our knives; T gave onegl I I 

 ■ ■ , b sag hunting knife. I he i her, 



ounderj i i i I ofl roy and then lay do-wn to die 



is not an easy tiling ti kill b ; i i' : ' It lakes as much 

 trawpin sis to kill 10 . snipe, butfoi le i - ' let-. 



and there is nrucb more meat for the RinmTOiitioi b 

 The labor b .-<■• :n , i n . '■ ■ > ." a.lan.v man 



<.r parte who kills one by fair hunting through tho forest in 

 September may bo proud. Twill-nol - much for the 



p..t-hunters who wait till thi hffi snowed out of their 



I an aid a i i I dleys in winter in 



.search of pasture, when (bey mri ■ ■< ■■ ' ■ < • 



down like cattle. The biggest stag i tun d LG hands :i in. 



high, girth 6 ft., antlers with fourteen points. 9 in. round 

 the burr, and )r, in. in length. They are not much bigger 

 than my best sambur head; but the 'extra points make them 

 look bigger." 



Onon Fnojr E&BBPI&A330N. — The uupleiiiunt odor produced 

 by perspiration is frequently the source of vexation to persona 

 who are subject to it. Nothing is simpler than to remove 

 this odor much more effectually than by the application of 

 such unguents and perfumes as are in use. It is only i i 

 eary to procure some of the compound spirits of ammonia, and 

 place about two tablespoon! ills ^U a basin of water. Washing 

 the face, hands and arms with this leaves the skill as clean, 

 SWeet aud fresh as one could wish. The wash is iierl'ccffy 

 harmless, and very cheap. It is rei.ommei.ided on the uttllior- 

 ityof an experienced physician. 



N.vrmi.u. Beauty.— All our moral feeling are so inter- 

 woven with our intellectual powers that we cannot affect the 

 one without, in some degree, addressing the other; and, in 

 all ideas of beauty, it is more than probable that much ot the 

 pleasure depends on delicate' and untraceable perceptions of 

 litness, propriety, and relation, which are purely intellectual, 

 and through which, we arrive at our noli]. -t i.'i, i s , ,;■ %a1j.iI i^ 

 commonly and rightly called intellectual beaot 

 beauty axe among the noblest wliieh can he presented to the 

 mind, invariably exalting and puiifui.g i L m -■-.>: .1 i 1 1 r ; r , ;:., i 

 decree. And it would appeal that we are intended by the 

 Deity to be constantly under theii influence, because there is 

 not one single object fn nature which is not capable of con- 

 veying them, and which, to the lightly perceiving mind, does 

 not present an incalculably greater number of beautiful than 

 of deformed parts. Reads. 



. —Oregon has adopted the ingenious device of requiring 

 liquor drinkers to be licensed, and making it a penal oi 

 to sell to on unlicensed person. 



♦♦*■ — 



-Mr. II. H. Thompson, eaahier of the Erie ludlroad, has 

 sent us a largo part of a museallonge which he received "in 

 bulk"' from Mr. Chas. Grossman, of the Grossman House at 

 Alexandria 'Bay. The fish weighed thirty pounds, we are 

 told, but are not informed whether it was net weight or 

 catch weighl. Our thanks are due to our friends. 



Salt Water Pike.— We have some most valuable 

 in type on the salt-water pike of the Chesapeake B 

 we shall use next week, the space for the eurren 

 our paper being occupied. 



nnterial 



Jfcu/ ^itblicdttans. 



The Two Americas. An Account of Sport and Travel 

 With Notes, ol Hen ami Mime-in iu North aud Smith America, By 

 Major Sit Ro.so Lambart Irk... lint., 1\ I!, a. S. With illustrations 

 Philadelphia: J. li. Lippiccott & (Jo. 



Thi6 agreeable work belongs, as its title reveals, to a class which has 

 or late years increased with a rapidity which would In. alarming were 

 it not that every now aud again a contribution Is made bv -in h an 

 author as Sir Rose Lauibart Price. In bin "Not-" oi Men and ManiuTB." 

 aud his references to religious and political institutions, if uo great 

 profundity is shown, there is abundant .•viden.e of uupo jnei, led ob- 

 afcrvati m and English cominou-aeuae. Wo prefer to dispose or this 

 part oi the volume lirst, in order that we may afterward enjoy without 

 interruption the "Accounts of Sport and Xravol." In speaking oi 

 American corruption, the author gives expression to at least oue-opiuion 

 in wle.l. many Americans will concur, lie atinlma >s it to universal 

 ghmcaga, I" which "all the existing ills in all o-.ist.nK republics dis- 

 lo.elly .a', be traced." Very naturally the author prrtors tbo British 

 form of government. Ho finds conflicting inn. 

 which must eventually prove fatal to the Union, since 



the conventional vine-leaf in the cooliing of quail. The sea fishing at 

 the sanio place was exciting but barbarous. An amusing description 

 is given of "an hour's fair shooting" at a patriarchal goose in Pata- 

 gonia. "The old story of tho jack snipe," says the author, "who lasted 

 a inau two years, and was oventually killod by a friend to whom in a 

 weak moment he afforded a day's shooting, and Puneh'i Frenchman, 

 wnose woodcock remained to him for tho season, rose vividly in my 

 mind as shot after slmt was tired by H. aud myself at this invincible 

 old bird, who received our fusiladn with the most extreme Indifference. 

 Altrr each di--. marge he simply dived, swam a linudred yards or so 

 under water before n-ing to the surface, and tln-n, with the most in* 

 ;;.t-d his wings in seeming derision of our efforts 

 before quietly settling down as if nothing had happened*" One is 

 ■;. to learn that at last a cartridge from the Captain laid the 

 tough old warrior low. A great deal of interesting sporting matter is 

 woven into the narrative or the voyage along tho Pacific coast. We are 

 toll) how albatrosses are caught with hook aud line, how the boll-lights 

 of Limn are conducted, and how Bleeping turtles may be caught near 

 Cocoa iBlnnd T b» latter process, as practiced by the author, was very 

 exhilarating, ami at the same Una. very simple. Slipping quietly Into 

 the water he swam noiselessly to where his intended victim was sleep- 

 in;: in fanoiad security. Tho turtle awoke, but being a slow Btarterhis 

 it drew tip level add caught him by the bind flipper. Then catuo 

 ir. It was, aa we are told, a rcgnlar ease of "pull devil, pull 

 baker," the devil— or rather the Baronet— ultimately winning by turn- 

 in!; the turtle on his back. Ono of tho moat interesting parts or the 



book is devoted to California, and for a desenpti >1 salmon fishing In 



the Sacramento w-e must rerer tho reader to the work Itself. We can 



n io M.'M.iuh : I .: ■ - . . e.i a-, t he narratlvo of 



one of the best typo of a sportsman. Sir Price has bis, peculiarities 

 or both language aud sentiment, but these, although occasionally ob- 

 jectionable, iu no way detract from the value of a volume which will 

 mate s most acceptable addition to a library boasting of nothing but 

 Frank Forrester, .1. Cypress, Jr., and a few others of our American 

 classics. 



ir.l., 







i I-ishc 



ithor is 



aithor of the advi 



The 



toward disruption 



eventually become 



and two democratic for liberty." On the other hind, our a 



loud in his praises of American hospitality, of our beautiful women; 



and of tho military men he met ho thus vigorously sums up bis opinion : 



"Of all the good fellows iu the world, I really believe the U. S. A. oflicerB 



are about the boat." 



And now wo may turn to the sporting 

 Here be is buslnei end ma ter-of-fact, 



aud is not above stopping at times to relate a 

 following is a tairsaiupiei While out shoot) 

 Indifferent sport, be took to prospecting for 

 attendant, Martin, that as the counb i ... 

 ho might, whenever he saw quartz, find gold 

 working back, I found him paddling about in . 



water, which had accumulated in a slight hollow on the mountain side. 

 'Hullo 1' I shouted, 'what arc you doing there? It's getting too late 

 for dawdling.' 'I be a-looking fill gold,' was the answer.' 'Why, 

 you muff,' I replied, 'you ere seeking in a Splash of rain-water that 

 did not exiet yesterday, am n dry to-morrow.' 'Well, 'lie sung 

 oat, with a grunt of dis 

 I seed qui.!' 



The first sport Sir P. 

 cent. - Though unimportant in itself, tho day's shooting I . ■ , . ■ 



porfent discovery, yisr.,j that banana peel is g% 



icb iu the precious metal 



.lao. "Shortly alter, and 



splash of rain 



i ,, | i 

 lions l„i'r..' " 

 tail shooting at St. Viu- 



In the Xfdi'.rnli.-il for April we find much that is instruc- 

 tive. Mr.Trouvolot contributes a valuable paper on the Use of Autea- 

 n;.- in Insects, giving tlio Interesting results of a variety of experi- 

 ments made by him during his investigations on this subject. Mr. 

 Barber M1b us of the Aboriginal Funei-al Customs In the United 

 States, and Mr. C. S. Minot contributes an illustrated paper on the 

 Sleilge Microtome. Next comes an extract from Prof. Huxley's lecture 

 on the Study of Biology, followed by Prof. Groto's paper On the Peo- 

 pling of America. Capt. Howgate's article, entitled Tho Polar Coloni- 

 zation Plan, is very interesting, and wo are pleased to believe that Ihere 

 is a prospect that some of his suggestions will be acted on. Of the De- 

 part uieul of Recent Literature, Mr. Packard's illustrated review of the 

 Qeograuhlcal Distribution of Animals is, of courso, the main feature. 

 The notes oa botany, zoology, anthropology, geology, geography, and 

 exploration and microscopy are, aa usual, attractive, and the number 

 ends with a digest of recent scientific news, proceedings of societies, 

 and the contents of current scientific serials. 



We welcome with much pleasure the second number for 

 this year of the iVuttolt Bulletin. Certainly this periodical Is doing good 

 work, and it has really bocome a necessity to every ornithologist. We 

 cannot but hope that it will receive the pecuniary support It so well 

 deserves, aud that before very long we shall be able to welcome it to our 

 table at more frequent intervals than we now do. 



The first article in the present number is a startling one. Dr. Coues, 

 who is, we must tay, rather given to such performances, demolishes 

 in a few words the old genus Sriurus, and at the same time the specific 

 he three species which belong to it; so now- wemustsay 

 and write Stunts aurwafiflus, waaiias and molnciUa, instead of those 

 ether names, so long familiar to every ornithologist, aurocapillttJ, m>- 

 iwbnracmsis aud ludovicij.nus. 



We wi.-h that we had the space to notice at length the most valuable 

 articles on tho Breeding of tho Black Torn, and on the Wilson's Phala- 

 rope, by Messrs. Roberts and Nelson respru-tively. They are both ex- 

 tremely interesting, and contain much that is new. In this number, 

 too, Mr. Brewster describes tho nests of two Western birds hitherto 

 unknown, viz.: Carpvlacus purpursus yar. cali/aniieuH aud Peucaea rttft- 

 crps, and Dr. Brewer comes bravely up to defend his list of New 

 England birds. We shall wait with interest his critic's reply. 



The general notes are as usual very interesting— that oil the capture 

 of the Egyptian Goose on Long Island especially so. The bird must 

 have been an escaped one, we take it. 



The Popular ScienBi Monthly for April opens with one of 

 Prof. Tyndall's lectures on spontaneous generation. It is entitled A 

 Combat with an Infective Atmosphere, aud details in a most attractive 

 style the author's struggles with tho impurities of the atmosphere 

 while experimenting on his pot subject. Following Prof. Tyndall's ar- 

 ticle is an abstract of a lecture by Dr. Von Pettenkoffer, Professor of 

 Hygiene at the University of Munich, on the Relations of the Air to Our 

 Clothing. This is the longest article of this number of the Monthly, 

 and it is also tho most interesting. As briefly as possible the lecturer 

 gives us a vast amount of what will be to most readers novel informa- 

 tion coie-eruing our clothing and its relations to ourheaiih aud com- 

 fort. Prof.SamnelLoekwood, iua brief article on Audubon's Lily Re- 

 discovered, strikes a blow for tho greatest artist-naturalist this coun- 

 try has yot known. It is too much the fashion at the present day to 

 sneer at tbo work and the workers of earlier times, and we are glad to 

 see a ward said in defense of one of them. 



The remaining articles are numerous and interesting, though ns a 

 whole tho magazine seems to us a little more technical than it is wont 

 lobe. Prof. Tenney writoe of the Plant Eaters of North America, 

 mentioning, however, only tho ruminants of our country; Ira Remson 

 .;= question as to whether chemistry is a science or an art; 

 Mr. Merriman tells us of World Creations, and Prof. Geike, F. R-S- 

 of the Accoutrement of a Field Geologist. We commend especially to 

 our readers Prof. Langley's First "Popular Scientific Treatise,"and the 

 discussion of the Ball Paradox by Mr. Crane. A lino portrait of Wil- 

 liam Crookes, tho discoverer of the radiometer, adorus tho first page 

 of tho Monthly. 



DITTMA.R POWDER. 



Please direct all lottcrs for the above powder to Noponsel, Mass, 

 Capt. Bogardus and Ira Payne, nowin England, are using my powder. 

 Carl Dixtmak— Adv. 



^nstvu^s $0 $orqeBpond$nt$, 



So Notice Taken of Anonymous Communications. 



E. K. and F.H.— Is there a newspaper in London by the name of 

 Field, y<rmt and Stn am f— Aus. No. 



.1. & W . Worth Manchester, Ct.— You can prevent your gnu from 

 leading by fltst liriug a blank charge of powder in each barrel. 



H. 1). M., Kcw York.— Yon will find full Information in regard to 

 Halloelt's Sportsman's tiaielter iu advertisement in another column. 



F. C -In what number did the article entitled "The Rangeley Lako 

 Region" commence; Canyon supply them?— Aus. No. 12, April 2f,th. 

 We nan supply Hi >ro 



L. Ii. S., Philadelphia.— What is the price of a tent that would com- 

 fortably hold two persons, and where can I get one in Philadel- 

 phia,?— Aus, Get an A tent of Pitkin & Thomas 71 North Second street, 

 Philadelphia,} price ?8 to $15. 



W. B. II, North Manchester.— Canyon Inform mo where I can get 

 plan directions for building the Barnegat sneak-boat?— Ans. Refer to 

 back files of Fonesr and Stream, in whioh they have oppearod re- 

 peatedly, with diagrams. 



T. R. O., Philadelphia — There are no tront in Maino as large as tho 

 Ran geloy trout, save tho "Sebago trout," whioh are really the land- 

 lockod salmon, or a species of lake tront. The Maine tront are no 

 larger than the Adirondack trout, averaging a half-pound in the beat 

 waters. 



Subsobibeh, Brattlebaro, Vt — Will you please inform me If fishing for 

 trout up the Green Biver, if not posted, is not all right? It empties 

 into Deorfleld River, Mass.— Ans. You must begovernod by the laws of 

 your own State. Massachusetts law cannot extend over Vermont waters. 



C. Oami>, Georgetown, Col.— To obtain full information about tho 

 fanning lands of Northwestern Texas, seud for tbo Heetu Nan Yorker, 

 No. 2a Centre street. New York City, and write also to the Texas and 

 ZanBas Emigration agent of the Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railroad. 

 Sedalia, Mo . 



A. a. K., Brooklyn.— Can the Eagle Claw bo called a snare? Would 

 the taking of game with it be illegal, when tho lnw prohibits tho use of 

 anything but the hook and lino or gun?-Ans. The Eagle Claw Is a trap, 

 snare aud "devieo" within the moaning of the law. If yon use it ille- 

 gally you ought to be prosecuted. 



0. S. I!.. Albany, N. Y.— Can you inform mo if there is any trout flab- 

 ingin the vicinity of this ettjrj— bab. There a»o several streams in the 

 vicinity, but too notch fished to afford good sport. The best waters 

 easily accessible from Albany are those about Prospect and Trenton 

 Falls, on the Utica aud Black River Railroad. 



Sueli., Galveston, Texas.— Which do you consider tho best imple- 

 ments for loading paper shells? Can the same be equally as well used 

 par loading brans shells?— Ans. 1st, There are such a varioty of loadors 

 that it is difficult for us to decide which is the best. 2d. Somo can. 



SrJBSORrnER, Baltimore.— By your last issue I see that Mr. Hallock is 

 abouttogive usa treat. When Will his work on the "Game and Fish 

 of North America" he out, and whnt. will be the price ?— Ans. Tho book 

 is in press, partly stereotyped. It will in ike tiOl pages, aud coat, prob- 

 ably 88. 



W.. Newark, N. J.— Is there any law to keep anybody from shooting 

 small birds to stnfi". I am getting a collection of birds and birds' eggs, 

 but do nol want to get into any trouble o i that account. Also, what is 

 the best monthly paper or book about such things? — Ans. Yes; you can 

 shoot for scientific objects. Williard's OologM, published at Utica, 

 N. Y., is a good monthly. 



A Reader, Cleveland, Ohio.— 1st. Do you soak snells and leaders in 

 warm or cold water?— Ans. Either will do; warm water is the best. 

 2d. Canyon tell me the nearest point from hero where an old gentle- 

 man can go and findgood trout-fishing, easily accessible, rate ol beard, 

 etc?— Aus. The tront regions of Northern Michigan, reached via tho 

 Grand Rapids and Indiana Railroad. Send lor their circular. 



IS. S. !•: , Boston.— 1st, Where can I obtain a copy or the rnles of 

 the National Association of Amateur Oarsmen. 2d. Whore can I gel. 

 some black buss fi-bim.' near Boston, Mass ?- Ans. 1st. Address Chas. 

 S. Foster, Sportsman Office, this city. 2d. There IB tmod black hasg fish 

 ing nt Jamaica Plains, Arlington, aud many other places near Boston. 

 The waters of Massacliussctts have been pretty thoroughly stocked. 



S. A., New York.— Is there any place in Pennsylvania where tho uont 

 fishing is superior to that of the Adirondack*, and do the tront attain a 

 larger size in that Slate than they do in this?— Ans. We have seen largo 

 tTont in both States, but don't think the fish will average more than one- 

 fourth of a pound, as they run in either. There is as good I 

 parts of the Adirondack* as there cau be fonnd anywhere. 



■k State allowing 

 on for that pur- 

 prohibitory aec- 

 to any person 

 habits or history, 

 A person de- 



C. H. S.. Montpelier, Vt.— Is there a law in N< 

 people who are forming cabinets to shoot in an 

 pose?— Ans. The law reads as fellows, referring to the 

 tions 9 aud HI: "The last two sections shall not appl, 

 who shall kill any bird for tho purpose of studying its 

 or having the same stull'od and set up as a specim 

 tected insoshooting will have to prove his object, 



W. 15. II., North Manchester, Conn.— 1st. Where can I get a copy of 

 Baird'a Ornithology? 2d. Is Prof. Baird getting out a new work on 

 .Ornithology — and if so, vvheu will it be ready, where to be had and 

 price? 3d. Is there any work on the subject yon consider better than 

 Baud's? lib. Ibis Mr. E. Wanmaker returned from the South yet, and 

 Will yon give mc his address?— Ans. 1st. Of Settle, Brown & Co., Bos- 

 ton. 2d. We do not know of Prof. Baud's getting out anything new. 

 3d. No. 4th. lie has returned. For his address see advertisement on 

 another page. 



Dick, Rochester.— Do you know of a place nearer here than Brainerd, 

 Minn., where I can get a small quantity of wild rice, aud how expensive 

 would it be delivered in Rochester? Is there good trout tiBhing in 

 Potter County, Pa.? What is its reputation, if it has any at all?— Ans. 

 You can get wild rice from A. V. DeniO, Harwood P. 0„ Rico Lake, On- 

 tario, Canada. The price, we think, is ?2 per bushel. Tboro is good 

 trout fishing in all tbo branches of tho Sinnamahouing River, try 

 Kettle Creek, which is reached by tho way of Condersport, on the Del- 

 aware, Lackawanna & Western Ralroad. 



•I. F. B., Now York.— Last Sunday aftornoon, in strolling along the 

 bank of a stream running through the western edge of Tassaic City, I 

 noticed thousands of what seemed to be bits of twigs about an inch long 

 and of the thickness of a lead pencil. They were laying upon the tops 

 of the stones lu tho brook just as thick as they could well be without 

 touchiug each other. Susp^e me thai, the innocent pieces of twigs were 

 more than they seemed from the position they occupied, I fished one 

 up, broke it open, and I.iii.! i, . i. 1 .: ;. vlule grub full three-qu:u-rers of 

 an inch long. May 1 ask you what they are? — Ans. Probably the papa 

 cases of the caddis-fly. 



Trout, Pennsylvania.— Which is the best way to fish a mountain trout 

 stream, up stream or down? and which is tho best day, clear or cloudy? 

 —Ans. Up stream or down depends so much upon the charactor of the 

 stream to be fished 1 hat no general rule can be given. Don't attempt 

 to fish against the wind is generally the best rule to follow. In fishing 

 down stream the greatest ohjection obtains, that in playing a flah he 

 disturbs a portion of the water below that has not boen fished. Aa to 

 the mere matter of casting, down stroam is most convonient and satis- 

 factory. Cloudy weather is the best for anglers. 



Yellow Leo, Boston.— A party of four wish to enjoy a fortnight's 

 "maish bird " shooting aud trout fishing. Wo have been advised to 

 go to Nova Scotia. Can you direct ns to a suitable place? At what time 

 of tho year should we be there? Had we not better get our ammunition 

 in the Province? Would we find better sporting by going to Prince 

 Edward's island?— Aus. Take stage from Halifax for Liverpool and bo- 

 yond. Theroare twenty good locations on the route for tront, salmon 

 and snipe. Chester and Indian River, forty-five and twenty-five miles 

 from Halifax, are excellent spots, with good tavern accommodationa. 

 Buy tackle and ammunition at Haliiax. Prince Edward's Island is an ex- 

 cellent place. Go to Rustico, on tho north sirto of the island. Go at once, 

 if you prefer. 



Undoui-.ti.ih.v one of the test and cheapest stocks or Carpetings, Oil- 

 Cloths, Matting, etc ,en..,io be found in i he United States Is that of 

 Messrs. John II. Prav, Sons & Co., Washington Street, Boston. I. W. 

 Adams is the sportsman of the lirm, nnd will take special pains to please 

 any of our friends calling upon him, oc with any orders sept him. It is 

 a good, reliable lionse.— Ailn. 



