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No Notice Taken of Anonymous Communications. 



S. B. B., Lancaster, Pa.— See notice to correspondents at top of this 

 column . 



J. M., New York. —This is a good paper to read clear through. Look 

 for your note under Natural History in issue of June 15th. 



~buY Casting.— Three anonymous querists will learn all they ask to 

 know by referring to the article on Fly Casting in our issue of July 6th. 



C. E. C, Franklin, Pa.- -Please inform me where and by whom the 

 Spencer arms are manufacture:!? Ans. The Winchester Repeating 

 Company, New Haven, Conn., own the patent; the rifles are not being 

 manufactured. 



Wi, L. J., Lebanon, 111.— Where can I obtain a copy of the Bulletin of 

 the Nuttall Ornithological Club, and at what price? Ans. Prof. J. A. 

 Allen, Cambridge, Mass.; $1 a year, 25 cents single number. 



E. C. K., Fisbkill, N. Y.— Please answer this question for me: 

 When does ruffed gronse shooting commence in this State? Ans. Sep- 

 tember 1st, except in Suffolk county, where the law expires October 1st. 



Brandon, Bald Mountain.— Has the Report of the National Rifle As- 

 sociation for 1875 been issued yet? Is the price the same as last year- 

 25 cents? Ans. Yes, and we have forwarded you a copy for which 

 you can remit us 25 cents. 



W. B. L., Bridgeport.— Will you kindly inform me whether August is 

 a close month for woodcock or not, in "Connecticut? There are no two 

 sportsmen in the city of the sair.e opinion. Ans. The law forbids the 

 killiug of woodcock in Connecticut during the month of August. 



C. E. V., Hyde Park, N, Y.— Is it ever lawful to shoot robins? Ans. 

 You can shoot robins in this State between august 1st and January 1st, 

 except in the counties of Kings, Queens, Putnam and Suffolk, where 

 thf close season is Octoher 1st. You can shoot them at all times for 

 scientific purposes, or when they are eating your cherries. 



Hunter, Biooklyn.— Can vou tell me about the law in New Bruns- 

 wick in regard to mooce? I have just heard that a law prohibiting kill- 

 ing moose for three years has passed. Is that a fact, and if so, when is 

 it over? Ans. Have just returned from a vacation in New Brunswick. 

 Heard of no law to prohibit moose shooting at the proper sea=on. 



F. C. Crocker, Portland, Me.— Can you give me any information in 

 regard to any unleased salmon streams in Canada or New Brunswick? I 

 have friends who, with myself, would like to lease a good stream for 

 three rods, if we can do so at a reasonable price. Ans. Address W. 

 F. Wh tcher, Commissioner of Fisheries, Ottawa, Canada. II is the 

 only man who can give you full information with complete list of rivers. 



Marksman, Springfield, Mass.-Is it allowable in rifle matches for the 

 marksmen to use moiethan two sights— that is, where a rifle has rear, 

 medial and front sights, can the medial sight be raised and used in con- 

 junction with the o'her two sights, rear and front, thus giving the shoot- 

 er a better range along his barrel? Ans. The use of an extra sight such 

 as you describe would not be allowed. 



A. McD., Rockland, Me.— I have a setter pup five months old whose 

 eyes are sore with a thick, white discharge running, nose dry, warm, 

 and coat very rough; his appetite is vey poor, and he don't seem to be 

 a smart as he has been. Will you please say what is the matter and 

 what I should do for him? Ans. Your pup is no doubt afflicted with 

 worms. The areca nut powder will cure him. If you cannot procure it 

 tin re we can send you the proper quantity, with directions for its use. 



John B., New Orleans. —I have a very fine imported Skye terrier two 

 years old that has been affected the last week with slight swelling of the 

 eyelids, the hair and eyelashes coming out around the eye. I have 

 washed it with castile soap, which seeing to relieve bim somewhat, and 

 the running is not so bad. Saving this he is in perfect health. Ans. 

 Diseohe 20 grains of borax in 2 ounces camphor water, with which 

 bathe the eye with a soft sponge two or three times a day. Pure spriug 

 or rain water would be better than castile soap and water. 



Elk Hunter, Auburn.— I want to take atrip to Kansas about the 

 first of next mouth to hunt game, and would tike to have you inform 

 me if lean goby , steamer from Pittsburgh, Pa., down the Ohio River, 

 then up the Mississippi, then up tha Missouri to Kansas, and if so how 

 long docs it take to make the trip, and what is the cheapest fare; also is 

 there navigation from Kansas City to Topeka? Ans. You can run 

 from Pittsburgh to Kansas City as you suguest, and from the latter city 

 to Topeka by rail, or by boat if the Kansas River is high enough. The 

 time it will take and the cost of such a trip we cannot tell. 



L. W. N., Louisville. Ky.— 1. Where and at what price could I pro- 

 cure Volume V of Wheeler's U. S. Geographical Surveys? 2. Please 

 describe canker in the ear of dogs, and give me a remedy ? Ans. 1. It 

 is published by the Engineer Department of the U. S. Army for free dis- 

 tribution; if the edition is exhausted perhaps we can pick you up one in 

 this city for $3 to $5 2. A dog with canker has an offensive discharge 

 form one or both ears, which causes him to shake his head repeatedly 

 and hold it on one side or the other. Take 20 grains of sulphate of cop 

 p^r, 8 ounces of water, and after washing the ears out thoroughly pour 

 iu the solution. A few applications generally effect a cure. 



Rob Roy, New York.— 1. I wish to buy a Rob Roy or Nautilus canoe 

 at second-hand. Do you know of any, or where bad I better apply or 

 advertise? 2. Do you know of any boat-builder whose specialty it is to 

 build canoes, and about what wo Id be the cost of a Rob Roy complete? 

 3. Can you give me the address of the Secretary of the New York 

 Canoe Club at Staten Island? Ans. 1. We do not, but your inquiry 

 will probably bring out a reply. 2. Messrs. Walter & Son 

 build canoes, and a firm in Watkins, N. Y., whose address we do not 

 know. 3. Mr. M. Roosevelt Scnuyler, No. 52 William street, was Sec- 

 retary of the New York Canoe Club. 



Powhatan, New York.— Will you kindly give me the address of a 

 good, reliable man for training dogs? I have a brace of setter pups that 

 are expected to make their mark. I do not want to get them into the 

 hands of a man foolish enough to lose his temper and try his boot 

 against a dog's ribs, as I have seen done by a man called a good trainer 

 more than ©nee. Ans. L.H. Van Schoick, Pennington, Mercer county, 

 N. J., is a skillful, careful, humane, reliable breaker, always keeping the 

 dogs uuder his care safely, and in good condition. He has broken 

 many for us satisfactorily. 



O. E. B., Woonsocket, R. I.- I. Will you please inform me what the 

 color of a liver and white cocker spaniel pups eyes should be? He is 

 now seven weeks old. Do they change their color after that age? 2. 

 Do lemon colored spots over the eyes improve them as regards being 

 purpr bred, or are these spots objectionable? Ans. 1. The eyes of most 

 cocker spaniels are brown, but some are yellow or gray. The eyes of 

 pups frequently change when they iget older. 2. vve have seen many 

 thorough bred cocker spaniels marked liver, tan and white, and prefer 

 tho.-e colors. It sometimes arises from crossing the liver and white with 

 orange and white, or with black and tan. 



A Reader, New Yoik. — Will you please Inform me where, in the vi- 

 cinity of Philadelphia, can be had some good reed bird shooting, and the 

 bu-st time to start, and also the most convenient way to reach it, and to 

 whom I must apply? Is Muun Town, Washington county, Pa., a gcod 

 place for game? What kind of game can be got there in season? Ans. 

 1, Reed oird and rail shooting commences on the Delaware River on 

 the 1st September. By Pennsylvania Railroad you can run to Chester, 

 where you can find boats and pushers' and plenty of birds. 2. Good 

 quail shooting and fair railed grouse shooting throughout Washington 

 county. Pa. 



B. D,, Pittsfield, Mass.— Can any readers of the Forest and Stream 

 give me any information as to the best lot ality for moose and caribou in 

 New Brunswick, or the address of anyone I can write to in regaid to 

 the same? Ans. The best locality in New Brunswick is the heights of 

 bjliii vfcraa the MimaiohL Totaqfue, Ne£isiig&4 m& J&gtigoueae fflvesi 



have their sources. You can go from one river to another by short 

 portages. By taking the Intercolonial Railway to Cnatham, Bathurst, 

 or Matappdia, you can easiest obtain guides and outfits for f he wilder- 

 ness. There are not many good moose callers, hunting being usually 

 practiced in mid winter after snow falls. Inquiries at the points named 

 —after your arrival there—will secure all the service you need. 



J. W. H., Philadelphia.— I have a pointer dog puppy six weeks old 

 that is troubled with a slight rupture (a little larger than a pea) at the na- 

 vel. I cannot get bandages to stay on him, having tried nearly every 

 plan. Now what I want to know is, whether he is likely to grow out of 

 it, or if not, if it will probably prove a serious difficulty when he is 

 large enough to go into the field? Ans. In a late issue ©f our paper 

 you will find an able article upon rupture in dogs by Dr. Webb. It is 

 impossible to say whether it will enlarge or not. We have had cases in 

 our kennel which did not increase to a size interfering with the working 

 of the dog. But as your pup is too young to break this season you will 

 bo able to see if he will be worth breaking next spring. 



Subscriber, York, Pa.— I have a setter puppy, one of a litter of 

 eleven, none of which have dew claws on the hind legs except mine. 

 Not having noticed the fact when selecting him I now feel anxious to 

 know, 1. Are dew claws on a setter characteristic of any particular 

 breed? 2. Does or does it not show a strain of impurity in the blood 

 of some of hi3 ancestors? 3. When a gun is chambered to use either 

 paper or brass shells which shell would be best in shooting with buck- 

 shot? Ans. 1. No. 2. It does not. 3. There is very little differ- 

 ence. We shoot paper shells altogether. Metallic shells are rather less 

 expensive in the long run, but rather more troublesome, as they must be 

 arned home and cleaned occasionally. 



J. M., Baltimore, Md.— 1. Can you let me know the pedigree of the 

 imported English setter dog and bitch Rolla and Dora, said to be im- 

 ported by a gentleman of Warrenton, Va., as I have a pup from the 

 above dog and bitch, and would like to have her pedigree. Her color is 

 liver and tan with tan spots over her eye. 2. What is the best age to 

 break her; she is now six months old? Ans. 1. We have not the ped- 

 igree of the dogs alluded to, although there is adog Rolla (not imported) 

 in the Kennel Register. Mr. Luther Adams imported a bitch Dora. 

 Your birch is old enough now to begin her breaking; but she should not 

 be worked hard before next November. One of her age, if skillfully 

 handled, could be nicely broken during the coming shooting season, 



F. D. S., Haverhill, Mass.— 1. Will you be so kind as to inform me 

 what breed of spaniel mine is, if you can judge from the following de- 

 scription: Length from end of nose to tip of tail, 38 inches; to root of 

 tail, 26 inches; head, 7 inches; height at fore shoulder, 14 inches; age, 

 1± years; color, liver and white, with very curly hair all over his head, 

 ears and body. 2. I have the last thiee volumes or your paper. What 

 will it cost .me to have them bound? 3. Where can 1 get the areca nut 

 you recommend in your columns? Ans. 1. Your spaniel is probably 

 a cross of Irish water spaniel. The thoroughbreds are solid liver color. 

 2. $1.50 per volume. 3. Have mailed to you the proper doses of areca 

 nut with directions for giving it. It is the best known vermifuge for 

 dogs. 



W. II . S., Philadelphia.— 1. Are Edwin son C. Green's guns consid- 

 ered first class? I believe his works are at Cheltenham, England. 2. in 

 the case of a medium shot would you get a choke-bore, or one with only 

 one barrel choked? 3. How many of number G shots should a good 

 choke-bore gun throw into a 30-inch circle at 40 yards, and how clo*=e 

 would you want such a gun to shoot? 4. Is the Beach combination 

 sight a good one to use for both target and hunting? 5. How close a 

 target should a 1< rank Wesson rifle 44100 calibre, 28 inch barrel, make at 

 100 yards? Ans. 1. Yes. 2. Neither; a cylinder-bored g'Hi would be the 

 best. 3„ 350 pellets would be a good pattern with the regulation charge. 

 4. Yes. 5. It depends entirely upon the skill of the person shooting it. 



Parag.n, Halifax.— 1 s-ha)l feel obliged if you will kindly tell me 

 what I might reasonably expect to get— nett- in Nt-w York for one of 

 Messrs. Tolley's very finest make ot guns, only two years old, and in 

 perfect condition? It is a double grip, 16 gauge, of exceptional power, 

 6i pounds iu weight, with lock and stock fittings covered with the most 

 beautiful ''renaissance 11 engra iuc, 1 pan with it only because I daily 

 expect a "Paragon ' snap a :tion from them, and make it a rule never to 

 shoot with two guns. Ans. Without knowing the first cost of your 

 gun it is impossible to say what it will sell for. Mr. H. C. Squires, No. 

 1 Courtlaiidt street, this city, a large dealer in second-hand guns, tells 

 us that there are none of that description on the market a and that he 

 could get a good price for it. 



V. M. W., Newark.— 1. W T ill you please inform me the most direct 

 route to Henderson Harbor? 2. Is the fishing for bass good in Sep. 

 temb^r ?3. Are the accommodations fair at the hotels, and do you know 

 their charges per week for board ? Ans. I. leave New York via New York 

 Central Railroad, so as to arrive at Utica at noon; make immediate con- 

 nection with B. R Road to Watertown, and thence to Sachet's Harbor 

 by railroad, arriving at 7 P. M.; thence by steamer to t enderson, or by 

 the same train go on to Rome, connect immediately with Rome & Water- 

 town Railroad get off at Adams, and take the s age over to Henderson 

 eleven miles. 2. Yes. 3. Hotel accommodations, Frontier House, 

 good enough, at $5 per week. Good boats, fishing gear and good 

 oarsmen, are on the spot. Mr. Tjler will rent or sell as good boats as 

 can be made, completely outfitted with minnow p ail,- frying pan, etc., 

 etc., and will furnish flies, spoons, &c. 



Northwest, Milwaukee.— You would confer a favor on distant rifle- 

 men if you would publish the date on which the Interna ioual rifle 

 match at Creedmoor comes off, and also state if any general rifle ci.mpe 

 tition is to be.held at the same time. Those who desire to attend may 

 need a short time to arrange their business for leaving Ans. The In- 

 ternational matches commence on September 12th with the short anjd 

 mid-range matches. On the 13th and 14th the grand long-rant'e match 

 for the championship of the world will be shot. The regular fall meet- 

 ing of the National Rifle Association will commence immediately upon 

 the conclusion of the long-range match and last five or six days. The 

 The short and mid-range matches are open to all comers. Y ,u can 

 procure programme by addressing the Secretary o f the N. R. A., No. 23 

 Park Row, this city. 



lew HubliCiittonz. 



BOOKS RECEIVED. 



Elements op Latin Grammar; by Gustavus Fischer. 

 Elements of English Grammar; by IS. A. Whitney. 

 The Mask op Comus; by John Milton. Edited for the 



Use of Classes in Reading, eic, by Homer B. Sprague. 



School Material; an illustrated catalogue. 



We have received the above from J W. Schermerhorn, 14 



Bond street. New York, publishers of school books and apparatus, each 

 of wnich deserves a longer notice than our space allows. Prof. Fischer 

 is well known as a Latin scholar, and in this neat little book seems to have 

 secured what he aimed at — a concise statement of tnose rules only in- 

 dispensable to a general knowledge of the Latin ianguage. The best 

 elementary instruction in Latin is that which enables the student to 

 read and understand the classical au thors in the shortest possible time. 

 Tnis the author had constantly in view in preparing this woik, which 

 teaches Latin grammar and Latin reading at the same time. It consists 

 of a grammar and of a reader, containing a connected Roman history 

 up to the battle of Zana. The rules are brief enough to be easily mem- 

 orized, plain enough to be easily understood, and so thorough a^ to im- 

 press a true ima b e of the language on the mind of the student. The 

 whole method is calculated to interest. 



Mr. Whitney introduces his grammar with the motto "Tt is certainly 

 time that our language should assume its majority, and be dealt with on 

 Vt« own terms = " Iu hU v>ryfa?6 he compi^ina j£g$ gj&iag&rg ki - 



encumbered with irrelevant and weighty material which he discards, as- 

 suming that in a concise, elementary work grammatical etymology, 

 or aecidenqe, and syntax should be the sole contents. Points of differ- 

 ence between this and other grammars will be found on nearly every 

 page. In subject matter, arrangement, classification, definitions, illus- 

 trations, exercises, the experienced teacher will see at once that new 

 and striking features pervade the volume. Possibly the presentation of 

 certain subjects will appear not only in a new light, but in a more satis- 

 factory light than heretofore. On the other hand he may miss some 

 grammatical landmarks that he has deemed essential. Notably among 

 these are omission of the "potential" mood and of the "passive voice'* 

 from the inflection of verbs. These have been rejected, the author 

 says, only after mature deliberation and under a firm conviction of the 

 impropriety of retaining them. The work throughout seems to be 

 practical and progressive. 



Milton's grand old poem, Comus, has been selected by the able editor 

 fiom among the "Masterpieces of English Literature" to have bound up 

 separately for class use in reading, analysis, parsing, and rhetorical crit- 

 icism. It is neatly bound in a stiff paper cover, and finely printed. 

 At the bottom of each page is a list of synonyms and explanatory notes, 

 and the whole is preceded by a bri< f sketch of Milton, and an account 

 of the origin of the story. It ought to promote careful study of the 

 poet. 



Schermerhorn's Catalogue is an elegantly printed and illustrated list of 

 their immense stock of books, maps, musi,capparatus, school furniture, 

 and all sorts of educational appliances and 'play-ground fittings. It is 

 astonishing how much ingenui'y, skill, and grace is combined in the 

 manufacture of school material and instructive toys. It is a compliment 

 to every one that of the means for educating Young America this firm 

 should have built up so large a business despite great competition. 



Ornithology: By H. W. Heushaw; being Vol. 'V of the 



reports of the Explorations and Surveys we&t of the 100th Meridian: 



Washington, lb?5. 



This survey, better known as the "Wheeler Expeditions,"in distinction 

 from the other surveys, is authorized by Congress to point the results of 

 its work in six quarto volumes. Two of these have already been pub- 

 lished, and the others are in preparation. Lieut. Wheeler's parties have 

 always afforded opportunities for scientific collecting, and judging by 

 the volume before us, the high expect .tions -of naturalists will not be 

 •disappointed in the presentation of the new information gathered. Mr. 

 Henry W. Heushaw, the author of the present volume upon the Birds 

 of the region explored by the Survey— south of the 40th parallel and 

 west of the 100 Ji meridian— is one of that coterie of ornithologists who 

 have gathered about the Niutall Club in Cambridge, and has been with 

 Lieut. Wheeler since 1&71, at which time very little had been done. The 

 preface details his movements since that time, the country in which 

 collections were made and the disadvantages, bearing witness to the en- 

 thusiasm and zeal with which the author worked. It was no un- 

 common thing for him to prepare the skins of a whole day's shooting 

 after dark by the light of the camp tire or the hardly more satisfactory 

 flame of a nickeling candle. The time of year was often unfavorable 

 for seeing the birds at -their best, and almost invariab'y too late for ob- 

 taining nests and eggs, yet over 3,00 ) bird skins, with a large amount of 

 alcoholic material, eggs, nests, <md skeletons accumulated from the four 

 seasons' woik. This included 296 specks, many of whica were new to 

 our fauna, and some not previously descrioed. Each of these species 

 is recorded in this volume, accompanied by full notes of varying plum- 

 age, distribution and habits, as manifested in the southwest where many 

 of our familiar birds appear under such a new guise as to deser-eat 

 least a new varietal name. Mr. Heushaw was particularly tortunate 

 wilh the humniing-biids, having found eight specie.-* within our borders; 

 has straightened out the confusion among the western woodpeckers; 

 and closely iu\ estimated ihe relations of the snow-birds in a masterly 

 manner. One cannot open a pag« of this clear, elegantly printed volume 

 without becoming interested in what the author has to say and the way 

 he says it. We wish his notes— especially upon tue nidificatiou of the 

 birds— were twice as copious; but remember the difficulties attending his 

 tudy of them iu the field. There are some errors of style which mars 

 the delight with which we read. Commence for "begin" has more poor 

 authority than good; quite Mr. Henshaw constantly uses in the Sense of 

 "very" or "considerable, " when its true use is only to express compute- 

 ness. But these and others have nothing to do with the great sen n tide 

 merit of the woik. The book is euricued with exquisitely execute-d col- 

 ored plates drawn by Robert Ringway of new bird^,as follows:-- 

 Thyroihorus Betvicfciix&i'. leucogast- Z<mo/r,c/da leacophrys var. int&r- 



er. ■nmdiU: 



Col urni cuius passerinus var. per Junco oregonus var . anuectem. 



pali id us. Jit it co ciite> tus . 



Fy/m.ga a'.stiva var. Cuoperi (male Junco en, e etis var. dorsalis. 



and female;. Poospizt, Jje'u var. -nevademis . 



Clu ysunulrxt pmltria . Uyantjcuta uUrutnannu var. arizo- 



i fa yaonati us psiitna var. arizonce. /,ce. 

 Leucosticte uuatraiin (male and te- J'et^orevs canadensis var. capiiaUs. 



n-ale.,) My-oaynatste^ lutecoentris. 



Znotrichia leucophri/s var. Gam- AUu/\na nUida var. pMqiutCL 



bttll. 



MAGAZINES. 



The Galaxy for September will contain a biographical 

 sketch of General Custer, written by Captain Frederick Whittaker of the 

 cavalry service; atsoa continuation of General Custer's "War Memoirs." 

 Tue publishers of the ttalaxy received copy from Geueral Custer just 

 before his death, and his "War Memoirs will be continued in sevetal 

 numbers of the Galaxy. Ex-Secretary W r elis will also contribute ai ti- 

 des in the next two numbers of the Galaxy on ''The Nomination and 

 Election of Abraham Lincoln." Also articles oy Richaid Giant W bite, 

 Albert Rhodes and J. H. Siddous, together witn several interesting 

 short stories and poems. 



jSchermerhoiris Monthly is a magazine for parents and 

 teacners issued from the publishing house of Schermerhorn & Co., 14 

 Bond street. The August number opens wilh a copiously illustrated 

 sketch of a trip up the Hudson. Among the pictures is one of Audu- 

 bon's house at Washington Heights. Ottier articles are on ihe alleged 

 extravagance in school attire; "'Cu.iosities of Language:" "The Results 

 of Cramming;" "Phrenology in the fccnoo -Room;" "The Uses of Ex- 

 aggeration," and mitcellany. 



— It is said that the money to turn the Mediterranean 

 into the salt m&rshes and sana det-erts ot the interior of 

 North Africa will be forthcoming, and that the work may 

 be tiegun next year. If the drawing off of so much water 

 from one piaee and depositing it in another don't destroy 

 the earth's equilibrium and send us spinning obiique.y 

 through space instead of on our regular course it will be a 

 grand thing, particularly if it dots not spoil some of our 

 harbors on this side. 



A flash of lightning was seen to strike a flock of wild 

 geese at St. Louis the other day, and one of them fell to 

 the ground. On being picked up the goose was found to 

 have a scarred and burnt hole extending from the back 

 down through the body, there being no question but that 

 the electric bolt passed, through the flying bird. The 

 feathers were somewhat singed. 



♦♦♦ — 



—Mr. Darwin tells a story, as an example of the reasoning 

 powers of a monkey that was scratched by a pet kiitm. 

 At first Jocko was immensely amazed. Recovering in m 

 his surprise, he set at work to discover the location ot .he 

 claws. Altera severe tussel he gut the four feet of tho 

 kitten wilhin his clutches, s&w thi kails thrust from tJ ei s; 

 guards, and with tM teafet grili of satisfaction he tjjfi 



