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safe but wise to administer some of them. I believe that I 

 lost the first case reported by putting off the use of them 

 too late. H. G. Carey, M. D. 

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—It is said that a well-known novelist lately entered a 

 printing office and accused a compositor of not punctua- 

 ting properly, when the typo earnestly replied— "I'm not a 

 pointer, I'm a set ter." ^ 



—Mr. John G. Skinner, of Oswego, N. Y., has purchased 

 of Mr. J. H. J. Doane, of New Bedford, a fine Gordon 

 pup, black and tan, for which he claims the name of 

 Luke. He is by Tom out of Chloe. 



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South Cabolina. — Mr. J£. S. Wanmaker, who is now 

 in South Carolina breaking a large kennel of dogs, writes 

 us from Millett, Barnwell county, under date of Jan. 18th, 

 as follows:— 



"The weather has been hot here for the past ten days— 

 about 85°— and a fellow can't stand, much less the dogs, 

 the great and sudden heat. The atmosphere is sultry and 

 debilitating, and although one discards flannel, throws 

 away bed clothing, opens every door and window, stiLl its 

 too warm for refreshing sleep. One of our hot, sultry, 

 nights in August, north, will compare favorably with the 

 wealher we are now having. The birds (quail) are more 

 plentiful than I at first believed, but, as I before stated the 

 shooting is exceedingly difficult where a bag is the desider- 

 atum. The birds teed morning and evening in the pea 

 patches, corn fields, and broom corn, or sedge grass, bor- 

 dering the timber, swamps, and oak barrens, and when 

 flushed seek cever therein. They, in many instances, 

 would offer good sport when there, were it not for the 

 leaves which cling tenaciously to the scrub oaks, which 

 prevent you from seeing the birds when they flush long 

 enough to cover with any certainty of getting the bird. 

 The prevailing, aye, the only mode by which they are hunt- 

 ed by the natives, is from horse or mule back. "Every one 

 goes mounted and spurred. The dogs are half bred, mangy 

 pointers, who go racing about inegardless of master or 

 game, but who, nevertheless, when winding game, 

 draw up carefully, and point staunchly, giving the 

 sportsman ample time to ride up, dismount, ana get his 

 shot. Speed is requisite, as the man moves rapidly from 

 plantation to plantation, and field to field, and often travels 

 60 miles daily. On such occasions it is commou to find 

 from six to twenty covies of birds, and to bag from twenty 

 to two hundred of them to a gun. There aie not many 

 bird hunters in this county, and few dogs (bird). Fox and 

 cat (wild) hunting is one of their favorite sports, and several 

 gentlemen own packs of hounds, in number, ranging from 

 five to twenty. I am to go shooting to morrow with a party 

 of three gentlemen, all to be mounted, and am promised 

 two days of extra fine sport and very many birus. Was 

 out one day shooting from wagon and found it easy and a 

 pleasant way of getting over and covering the ground. 

 However, 1 always feel myself competent to walk down 

 the best dog I ever saw, in time, and where a man hunts 

 daily, a change of animals is 1 a necessity. Besides tins a 

 dog is perfectly uncontrollable (not having been previously 

 well broken) when hunting with his master mounted, and 

 I don't take stock in any such way." 



The dogs in Mr. Wanmaker's hands were all doing 



splendidly. 



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Careful. Retrieving. — A correspondent writes from 

 Waynesburg, Green county, Pa., under date of Jan. 2Gth, 

 as follows: — 



"1 nave just read that item in the last Forest and 

 Stream, taken from the Newark Advertiser and it reminds 

 me of what Flight and Bob, two setter dogs, that i kave 

 had in my care for about three months, can do in the way 

 of careful retrieving. Bob, a fine young black, tan and 

 white Gordon setter, was recovering from a severe gunshot 

 wound when I took them out one Sunday for exercise. 

 They found a covey of quail ; I walked in and flushed them ; 

 marked them down and followed. Both dogs pointed. 1 

 could see Flight's bira, but Bob's bird had taken refuge 

 under the snow; he was pointing with his nose within a 

 foot of the break in the snow. I told him to 'get it up,' 

 when he made a dive into the snow and caught the bird. I 

 told him to 'fetch' and took the bird from him, a fine 

 plump cock quail with scarcely a feather ruffled. 1 carried 

 that quaii home in my pocket, put him in a cage and kept 

 him tor a week or two, when one day while cleaning out 

 his cage he made his escape. He flew 40 or 50 yards, lit 

 on the ground and ran behind an outhouse in the garden. 

 1 called Flight, and without going off the porch where I 

 was standing, pointed in the direction the bird had gone 

 and told him to 'go find and fetch/ He went and came 

 back in five minutes with the bird alive and well. A few 

 days afterwards the bird escaped in the same way. This time 

 he flew against the high fence which surrounds our garden, 

 fell to the ground and ran along by the bottom of the fence 

 looking for a hole to get out at. i calied Flight again and 

 sent him alter it. By this time the bird had reached the gate 

 where he quickly darted under. 1 ran to the gate as quick 

 as I could, but Mr. Bird was no where to be seen. 1 told 

 the dog to look for it. and was quite provoked when he 

 crossed the alley and 'entered an open coal hole two feet 

 from the ground. I was going to rate him when he disap- 

 peared in the darkness of the cellar, from which he ap- 

 peared in a few moments with my bird again in his month. 

 1 thmk he hurt the bird this time, although he hardly wet 

 a leather on it, as it died in a day or two after. 



The weather has been very hard on the quail this winter, 

 hut 1 have heard of no dead birds being found. I have a 

 dozen live ones, six cocks and six hens, doing line. Several 

 of the 'boys who like to shoot' have been trapping them 

 since the season closed to keep until spring. JPot hunting 

 is at a discount here. The boys are beginning to have the 

 right notion about these things, and you can accept 

 most of the credit for it." W. L. Allison. 



Inquirer, New York.— 1. What formalities is one obliged to go 

 thronga to enter a dog for the coming Bench Show at the Hippodrome? 

 2. What is meant when a dog is said to be of the Gibbon's stock? Are 

 theBe dogs of a distinct strain, or are they only so named as coming 

 from Mr. Gibbons' kennel? Ans. 1. If the show is held yon will receive 

 from the Superintendent, upon application, a blank, which is to be filled 

 up and returned to him with the entrance fee. 2. Mr. Gibbons breeds 

 some very fine dogs and as he has had at least one strain for a long time 

 it is perfectly correct to speak of them as "the Gibbons' stock." 



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Avis, TJiica, N. Y.— How many species of birds are now supposed to 

 inhabit the various parts of the globe? Ans. Eoughly, from ten to 

 twelve thousand. 



G. W. L., Stamford, Conn.— Will you tell rae the cost, complete, of 

 a Barnegat sneak-boat? Ans. Forty- five dollars. 



W. M., Chicago.— Please give the address of a good sail maker in 

 Philadelphia. Ans. Charles Lawrence, 16 North Delaware avenue, and 

 Lewis Hess & Son, 308 South Delaware avenue. 



T. C. L., Little TJtica.— Could you inform me where I could procure 

 Verplanck Colvin's "Survey of the Northern,, Wilderness 1 ' with its cost? 

 Ans. Address Verplanck Colvin, Albany, N. Y. The book is not on 

 sale. Price $3.50. 



P. H., Oceola, Mo,— Made inquiry last week regarding his gun, which 

 while distributing its shot evenly, made no centre pattern. Alfriend in 

 forms us that his s;un had the same peculiarity until he overcome it by! 

 increasing his charge of powder. 



Union, St. Louis.— Give me the pedigree of the Irish red setter dog, 

 Reuben, formerly of Philadelphia, and did he take a premium at the 

 Philadelphia Exhibition ? Ans. We have not the pedigree of Reuben, 

 nor can we fiud his name among the entries at Philadelphia. 



Win Chester, Philadelphia.— Where in Pennsylvania would I be 

 most likely to shoot a bear? Ans. Take cars to Lacka waxen oq Erie R. 

 R and drive out into the back part of Blooming Grove township, in 

 Pikecouniy. Goto Westbrook's tavern, and. you'll find old hunters 

 there. 



F. H., Boston.— Canyon inform me whether alcohol will remove pa- 

 raflne from a lady's silk dress; also from a muslin one? Ans. Ether 

 would be better, but if the silk dress is a colored one there will 

 probaby be a stain left. The muslin can be easily cleaned 



E. G. M., Boston.— Can you please answer, through your columns, 

 what will rid a dog of a supposed tapeworm. Ans. Areca nut, given 

 in doses of twenty grains each, followed by an ounce of castor oil. If 

 you cannot get it, Messrs. Holberton & Beemer, No. 102 Nassau street, 

 this city, will send, it ready for use, with directions. 



O. T. S., Saint John, N. B.— I have a dog fourteen months old minus 

 three of his front teeth. Two of these were knocked out by the kick 

 of a horse. The other has been loose for some time and juBt fallen out. 

 Will new teeth come in? Ans. No, the teeth will not be leplaced. 



C. S. H., Boston.— What would be the best kind of gun for a person 

 to take either going to Florida or Colorado, a 1* or 10-bore? I want one 

 for small birds and large, if I can obtain one suitable for both. Ans. A 

 12-gauge would be better than either. If it weighs, say eight pounds, it 

 would answer for ducks. 



W. S., Rouse's point, N. Y.— Will you tell me in your next paper what 

 are the beat partridge dogs, treeing or other ways, and where I can get 

 one? Ans. Therw is no particular breed of dog used for treeing partridges. 

 A good setter broken on these birds is the best to shoot over. Ethan 

 Allin, of Pomfret Centre, Conn., has a fine strain of setters for this work. 



Bccksuot, Pekin, 111.— I would like tc find out through your valuable 

 paper how to rig up something in the line of a sink-box at low price, 

 Ans. A cheap sink-box can be riggtd up by making an oblong water- 

 tight box, six feet or more long by three feet wide, and hinging a couple 

 oi barn doors on the sides. For a more complete description see Scrib- 

 ner's Magazine for December. 1876. 



Trap, New York.— 1. What is the fastest time on record for running 

 100 yards; also for walking same distance? 2. Can you tell me what 

 kind of game can be found in Orange county, N. Y., in November?. 

 Ans. 1. Running, 9£ seconds, by George Seward, at Hammersmith, Eng- 

 land, September 30th, 1844. No reliable record for walking same dis 

 tance. i. Quail, ruffed grouse and woodcock. 



J. W. T., New York.— How cbeap can I buy a small farm in the S,ate 

 of Minnesota, say fifty or sixty acres, and is there any Government land 

 to begot there? Ans. We are not posted as to Government land in 

 Minnesota, but in several of the northern counties there must be quan- 

 tities which can be taken up under the homestead or pre-emption acts. 

 Farms vary in price according to the nature of the improvements upon 

 them. From $20 to $40 per acre would buy such as you want. 



S. Baltimore.— I have made a bet that the pointer, Sensation, cost the 

 Westminster Kennel Club the equivalent of one thousand dollars or 

 more, in currency, including duty, if any duty was paid, and all costs of 

 importation. Have I won or lost? Ans. You lose. Tne total cost of 

 Sensation to the Westminster Kennel Club was not much more than hair 

 the sum you mention. Being imported for stud purposes no duty was 

 demanded. 



M., Haw Branch, N. C— For snipe or quail what length of barrel and 

 what'bore would you recommend? Would the size for snipe he suitable 

 for quail? Also what size would be suitable for turkeys, in length of 

 barrels and size of bore? Would a rille or shot gun be best for turkeys? 

 Ans. For general shooting, whether at snipe, quail or turkies, the beet 

 gun is one of 12-gauge and 80-inch barrels. If it was intended for tur- 

 keys principally we should have it choke-bored; if for all the game men- 

 tioned have the left barrel choked. 



E. E., Galveston, Texas.— What do you think of the merits of the 

 new Remington breech-loading shot gun? Do you consider it a first 

 class gun for general purposes? How does it compare with other guns of 

 American manufacture. Ans. It is contrary to our custom to draw com- 

 parisons between guns of different makers. We consider the one you 

 mention first class for the price, and as regards shootiig qualities we 

 have no doubt that it is equal to any other of American manufacture. 



Brush, Baltimore.— Is there a reliable work published on the proper 

 breaking' of a dog? While considering myself competent to train a 

 vouuk dog 1 would nevertheless like the views of a "professional." I 

 wish I could express m some manner not already used of the high ap- 

 preciation with which I have learned to regard your valuable paper 

 Ans You will find in "Dinks, Mayhew & Hutchinson" some capital 

 hints on breaking dogs and their management generally. 



F B H Elmira.— My pointer puppy, six months old, was taken 

 sick on Saturday. Symptoms are: Cold nose; froths some at the 

 mouth- no operation; and this morning I And bis throat is swollen up 

 audit seems aB if there was a large lump of some Kind on one side as 

 large as a lemon; seems to be all right excepting the ab*ve. Ans. Ap- 

 ply hot flaxseed poultices to your dog's neck, covering them with oiled 

 Bilk to keep the heat in; report any further symptoms. 



II S .Central City, dbl.-l. Is there an improvement on the Win- 

 chester rifle out carryingWtridge with a heavy charge? 3 Is there 

 no breech-loading gun, made one barrel rifle and one shot? 3. How s 

 W II Baker's three-barreled gun (tw, shot, one rifle;? Ans. 1 One 

 now being prepared, and wiilbe brought out as soon as the machinery 

 is readv 2 Almost any maker, either foreign or American, will manu- 

 facture such a gun to order. 3. We hear it spoken of very highly. 



PET Franklin, Pa.-l. Would you advise a 77 or 90-gram charge 

 for a sporting rifle to be used in Texa*? 2. Can you tell me what the 

 fare is from fittsburg down the OUio and Mississippi to New Orleans, 

 and from there to Galveston by boat? For the benefit of certain Inquirers 

 I would say that they can purchase the new model Springueld rifle, 50 

 calibre 70 grains powder from tne Great Western Gun Works, Pittsburgh 

 for %2-> Ans 1. We should prefer the lighter charge, as at the distances 

 at which game is killed it is abundantly effective, i. We do not know; 

 probably $40 or $50. 



Nimrod, Whitmsville.Mass.-l. What is the fare to Denver, Colo- 

 rado? 2 Can yon tell me where the San Juan mining district m that 

 state is situated? 3. Is that State a good place for a young man of en- 

 emy ability and education to settle, and what would be the prospects for 

 business? Ans. About $60. 2. Southwest of Pueblo, and you can 

 reach it without going to Denver by taking the Atchinson, Topeka and 



Santa Fe R. R. from- Kansas City. 3. Yes, if he had some capital. 



Sheep and cattle rearing are profitable, 



H. W. De L., Dansville, N. Y.— Can yon tell me in your Answers to 

 Correspondents whether Mr. Charles E. Whitehead, Counsel for New 

 york Society for the Protection of Game, is the author of that delight- 

 ful book "Camp Fires of the Everglades?" Also if the book is still in 

 print. Ans. the book has been out of print for eighteen years or 

 more, and the electrotype plates are destroyed. The author has but 

 one copy, and other copies are as scarce as incorruptible politicians.. 

 The gentleman you refer to is the enviable author of the book. 



C. R.,*Milton, Pa.— My pointer dog (eight years old), has a cough, 

 which I noticed about the beginning of December last. I have tried, 

 several remedies, but have done him no good. A friend of mine says ifc 

 is distemper, but I thought it could be seen by the eyes and nose running, 

 which seem to be all right, except the nose being sometimes warm and 

 dry. Have given him salt and water, which makes him vomit a white 

 slime, and seems to cough whenever I take him out. Have not fed any 

 meat or bones for the last two or three weeks . Ajis. Your dog probabiy 

 has nothing more than a cold. Give him a Dover's powder night and 

 morning for two or three days. Sprinkle the powder on the back of his 

 tongue; a little meat (cooked; will do him good. 



W. W. W., New York.— 1. Frank Forester wrote on Sporting, Horse 

 and Horsemanship," "Fish and Fishing of the United States and British 

 Provinces of North America," "American Game in its Season," two 

 volumes, entitled "Sporting Scenes an,d Characters," Manual for Young 

 Sportsmen." What other books on sporting did he write? 2. Are 

 "Sporting Scenes and Characters" the same as "Frank Forester and 

 His Friends," or the latter another publication? Ans. 1. In addition to 

 those you have named Herbert wrote "Hints for Horsemen," "Warwick 

 Woodlands," "My shooting Box," and a large number of novels and 

 tales. 2. We think it is the same book. 



Constant Reader, Newark.— Will you please inform me whether 

 the judges in the Centennial Bench Show have issued their prizes, and 

 did Mr. W. Humphreys, of this town, take any for his red Irish setters, 

 Jack and Belle, and if so, what are they composed of, as I have asked 

 him to show them to me and he has refused on one pretext or another? 

 Ans. The medals and diplomas which were awarded, without exception, 

 we believe, to all the dogs exhibited at the Centennial Bench Show, and 

 also to some dogs entered in the catalogue, but who were not present, 

 have not yet been delivered to the exhibitors. "Unless Mr. H. won a 

 special prize (which he did not) he has nothing more than the official 

 announcement forwarded to all exhibitors. 



Quail, West Lebanon, N. H.— If I put out two dozen quail here next 

 spring, in a quiet place, what sort of shooting do you thing they will 

 afford one? Would they be inclined to scatter so as to make it impos- 

 sible to find them? Would they do well in a light cellar from now until 

 it is time to put them out; and what kind of food ought they to have? 

 Ans. Much depends upon the nature of the ground. If the cover is 

 abundant, with food near at hand, and particularly a swamp, they will 

 be likely to remain 1 . Turn them out by pairs and not all at once, to pre- 

 vent packing. The cellar will answer, but you must arrange hiding 

 places for them, and feed on buckwheat and rye, with water always 

 handy. 



R. T. A., St. John. N. B.— I have a small toy terrier pup, black and 

 tan, which has been running at the eyes, and also has bald patches about 

 his head, and should be much obliged if you would mail me a prescrip- 

 tion for him, as I do not see in any of your late journals the proper 

 quantities for so young and small a dog. Ans. One of the best mange 

 remedies we know is comprised in the following formula: Proto-iedide 

 of mercury, 2 dra., lard, 18 ozs., oil of turpentine, 40 drops, coal tar, 5 

 drs . Anoint the dog with this preparation every other day for three 

 days, allowing it to remain on all day and washing him thoroughly on 

 the alternate days with carbolic soap. Feed on boiled rice with a little 

 gravy, and exercise. A teaBpoonful of rochelle salts would do him good. 



Old Subscriber, Baltimore.— 1. Can you tell me of some place on the 

 eastern shore of Maryland or Virginia where I can, go about the 1st of 

 March and spend a month goose and duck shooting? I mean the coast 

 of Sinepuxent bay or Chincoteague sound. Ans. Take rail from Wil- 

 mington, Del., to Berlin, and wagon six miles to Ocean City. 2. Do 

 you know of any place where I could get cheap board, and the use of a 

 boat and decoys? Ans. At Chincoteague Island, Accomac Courthouse, 

 Horn Town Onancock, Pungoteague and Belle Haven— all in Accomac 

 county, and at Eastville in Northampton county. Capt. Ayres wiil 

 board you cheap at Ocean City. Capt. Coffin's is a favorite resort also. 

 3. What do you think it would cost me for a month's stay? Ans. Prices 

 would vary from one to two dollars a day. 



S. W. B., Vicksburk, Miss.— 1. I have a tent made of eight-ounce 

 Lewall's (Osnaburg's) that is not quite waterproof. Can you tell me of 

 any preparation that will make it so? 2. What is the difference between 

 a choke-bore and an ordinary shot gun? Ans. 1. We believe the old 

 sugar of lead and alum recipe for waterproofing is about as trustworthy 

 as any. Take half a pound of sugar of lead and half a pound of 

 powdered alum, dissolve them in a bucket of rain water and pour off 

 into another vessel and steep your tent in it, letting it soak thoroughly- 

 If the quantity is not sufficient increase in same proportion. 2. The 

 choke-bore is contracted at a certain distance from the muzzle. Our 

 paper has contained numerous descriptive articles on this subject. 



Crabby, Boston.— 1. Is Dupont's powder good for shooting, at 4 

 cents per pound? 2. Do you know of any place here where I can pur- 

 chase the game laws for Massachusetts? 8. Do butcher birds kill the 

 Bpariows for mere malice or for future want, as I have seen sparrows 

 hung up in trees and bushes with their heads torn off, and generally a 

 butcher bird on aneigbDoring tree guarding his victim? Ans. 1. We 

 should prefer a finer grade, the one you mention being rather dirty. 2 . 

 No, but we can send you for 50 cents "Fur Fin andlFeather," with the 

 game laws of all the States. 3. Yes, probably oftentimes from mere 

 wantonness, although they are cAiniverous and feed on insects and smal 

 birds. No satisfactory explanation has ever been given of their curious 

 custom of impaling their victims. 



J. F. T. , Bloomington, 111.— Can you tell me what is good for distem 

 per and worms in dogs? I have an imported English setter pup tha 

 has both the distemper and worms. Ans. We know of no better 

 mode of treating distemper than that recommended by Dr. Webb, whic 

 ia briefly as follows: First, if the symptoms are acute, a doee of calo- 

 mel, say twenty grains, to open the bowels well, and afterwards smal 

 doses, say five grains, or sufficient to keep the bowels moved, bearing in 

 mind that the calomel must not be allowed to remain in the bowels, bu 

 that they must be kept open. In addition to this give five grains o 

 quinine three times a day. Feed the dog on oatmeal and meat broth or 

 rice and milk and keep him warm and dry. For worms, we know 

 of nothing equal to areca nut, which must be given in three doses of 2 

 grains each, two hours apart, followed in four hoars by one ounce castor 

 oil. It is advertised for sale in our paper. 



G. Hill, Ariel, Pa.— Will you be so kind as to give in your paper a 

 recipe for making rubber cement for patching rubber boots, or can you 

 inform me where I could get a small quantity ? Ans. Cut virgin or native 

 India rubber with a wet knife into the thinnest possible slices, and with 

 shears divide these into threads as fine as fine yarn. Put a small quan- 

 tity of the shreds (say one-tenth or less of the capacity of the bottle) 

 into a wide mouthed bottle, and fill it three-quarters full of benzine of 

 good quality, perfectly free from oil . The rubber will swell up almost 

 immediately, and in a few days, especially if often shaken, assumes the 

 consistency of honey, if it inclines to remain in undissolved masses, 

 more benzine must be added; but if too thin and watery, it needs more 

 rubber. A piece of solid mbber the size of a walnut will make a pint 

 of the cement. This cement dries in a few minutes, and by using three 

 coats in the usual manner, will unite leather straps, patches, rubber 

 soles, backs of boots, etc., with exceeding firmness. The India rubber, 

 unvulcanized, can be obtained at most large stores where rubber goods 

 are sold, and at some drug stores, but we do not believe that the cemen 

 can be had ready prepared, 



