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FOREST AND STREAM. 



[August in, 18S0. i 



years. In reafling the" paragraph relating to (bis quos- 

 tion to-niRht in the hearing of my family, wo all recalled 

 a frequent liabit of our favorite (Grant)"of scralcliinK his 

 neck and ear, while standing up, witli liis rij^lil liind 

 foot. It was especially a common practice with him af- 

 ter a scrimmage, when his ear had been bitten <'r>re. and 

 was Uept so often for days ill the summer time by tiies. 

 T do not remember, however, to have observed in 'him or 

 any other dog a similar attilude reiiroduced in the --eut" 

 published in Forest and Strf,a^[. 



A much iiioie ciirions and uneonimnn oeemenee than 

 this it was onee my iirivilege to jiotic-^tli.Ti of a bald 

 eagle scratebing Ilia head wilVi inimitable nonehal.ance 

 during his flight. Some montb.s ago 1 N\-as .standing on 

 the bank of the river, somewhat concealed by a hedge 

 of cedars, when I observed a bald eagle approaching at a 

 height of some sixty or seventy feet above the ground. 

 A? lie ].n«sed nie at the distance of alionC ten v;irils be 

 rea,-hcdii].svavd with his ri^ht foot, and siraultaneonslv 

 beiiding his head backward and sidewise, he brouglil tlie 

 I wo into contact a.nd continued to scratch his head dur- 

 ing- a very appreciable time, evidently with unaffected 

 f.lcasnre. AVliether the act had more of a, po.cticai than 

 apolitical significance, or whether it was simply anti- 

 parasitic, did not distinctly appear. K. G. W. 



RrlilnrFored and Sh'eain :— 



Hap])eiiing in the store of a frieiid. a customer \\;i; 

 standing at tlie counter, while the clerk was wrappinu' 

 up a cake, of dog soap, the wrapjier of which bore a cut 

 similar to the one that excited vour query. Calling at- 

 tention to the cut. I suggested' that it was mmatural, 

 and after consideralile discussion and the rakin^: uji of 

 memories pro and con. the verdict was tlcit: a.togeould 

 not scratch and stand up at the sau!.. time. .Just as we 

 had s<4tled the m.-irter to o-.u- satisl:'action an.l were ab.jut 

 to se],aial.\ a fine sleek setter— une of a pair belougiug 

 to a mnileiuaii down tJie sLreet—cantcred gailv past 

 wle-r.- ->ve were standing and stopped proliahly tfn yards 

 from i.s. He shouk his bead angrily and then lifted his 

 right leg and gave his neck a vigorous so'atch ! The at- 

 titude was precisely as rei)re.sented by I he cut on the 

 "Tapper of the dog soap. Slutual sigiiihcant ghinces 

 were exchanged, but no comment. C. E, 0. 



Editor Fot'est and SJlream : — 



I may not be speaking out of turn or judged guilty of 

 a presumptuous ventilation of knowledge if I arise to 

 explain that 1 have seen a dog scratch himself standing 

 up : and 1 liave seen a dog stand up and scratch himself; 



When th(» advertisement first came to my notice I 

 thought it representcil the most grotesque and ill-pro- 

 porliotieil cur I ever saw, but asked no tpiestions. I own 

 a line English setter, and claim for him ,'is much canine 

 sagacity as is generally nuuiifested by the ma jority of 

 thuroui;hbred dous, tojictlier with as large a crop of the 

 /'nil'.,- ircf/u/is— notwithstanding much lathering with 

 •- .'^pratt's dot; s,,a;y and frequent dredi,'ings with ■■Stead- 

 manV. ilea jHiwder"— as usually falls to the lot of one edu- 

 cated dog to care for. He is as glad as Tennyson's .lobu 

 when he is permitted lo walk to the mail, and must be 

 accredited with manifesting his delight full as clearly 

 as the popfs .Tack. This dog is often allowed to "fetch"" 

 til, ! . :i -! ,j:ii Stream from the post office, and as soon 

 a- ! . . I I ' , eorafortably seated he will mount the 

 311, - 1,1^ il-y permissi'on ) and patiently wait for the 

 wrap|).-r i<. ue reinoveil. l>i'lav, a chair being inclose 

 proximity, he peered lav: f- , : : , ■ '' I,; r while I was perus- 

 ing No. 2a, and searclniiL, ,1. ' .M?ements fora'djig 

 find," such as K! vols, -i !• iM_ : \ .'n STRtiAM for !jl.5, 

 when Catherv's dog, wiih his ta.il doeked short bebmd. 

 m"t the wandering gaze of man and heasl. .\nd while 

 hastily scanning the hill of fare for the purpose of select- 

 ing llie first counse of the rich rejiast hetore me, 1 read 

 alou.l, -Pray, ask Cathery if he ever saw a dog scratch 

 him.self. standing up." Tlie animal Eeemed to heed the 

 prayer, for he at once look the ihjca- ami assumed about 

 the'sa ue attitude as the piclvire delme.-ites. The Dattle 

 raged iiercely, and in the height of tunudt he seenu'd to 

 exhibit the same despairing look and some of the un- 

 gaiidy points of the newspaiMjr quadruped. But the Ilea 

 was still there. 



On the premises is another of the canine family, a very 

 fine shepherd. To-day my watchfulness was rewarded 

 by seeing the two in consultation, and concluded they 

 ware discussing the petition of ''J. A. T.," but waiS unable 

 to l.^arn p:.sitivelv, for iir their tniinitig they wore taught 

 n-i I.. :,a.iii>,rlaelrgauie. They did, however, of one ac- 

 !■,.;: I:."' ,, III.- same time, stfcnd up and scratch tliem- 

 S.I,.-,. ,iiii. ilien 1 li.-ive found them I'requently [u^ac- 

 ti.an- Liie p, ,se, and am uo.v I'earful thai, not 'under- 

 staurlingthe advertising dodges. Ua v Inlieve ic high art 

 anil atisohitely necessa,ry for the e- uepl, lion of their edu- 

 cation. To disabuse their minds and tree their bodies 

 from the pest, I have applied very many preparations 

 recommended as efficacious and guaranteed to kill, but 

 with such discouraging results that I am most ready to 

 give up in despair. The sympalhetic chord luis again 

 been struck by the contortioirs of Cliithervs dog, and gives 

 new Inrth to the hope that there is a balm tor every ill. 

 I feel that if 1 wisli tu be counted as a man merciful to 

 bis i)east rnv clear duty is to give this rauoh-advertised 

 soaji a fair trial. .Should it iJroveto be "a bane to fleas"— 

 "a boon to dogs '—1 will let you know. M.4RK. 



A correspondent writing from the United States Ma- 

 rine Barracks, Annapolis, Md.. under date of July 34th, 



gives his testimony w itli olileial exactness : "This morn- 

 ing, while on my Cvav from tlie Maryland Hotel, in this 

 city, to the Marine iiiirracks, 1 noticed a large black dog 

 of 'the Newfoundland species so relicying hiuiseif from 

 fleas, without resorting to lying down. So impressed 

 w.as J that 1 took out my watch, which wa.s keeping 

 carrert time, and found il was exactly 8:30. The lotal- 

 ity where 1 observed said dog was immediately in 

 ir'ont of the newspaper store of ilr. Roger Rivers, on the 

 northeast corner ot Slate House circle and ]';List street." 

 J. P. B., of West Bnylston, Mass,, says; " A gentle- 

 man pointed to the jiiect" .and wisliednie to read it, aC the 

 samp, time asking, 'I iocs not -.i dog often scratch sttmd- 

 ing up y A setter bitch whicli wtis with me at that mo- 

 ment began to scratch her left ear standing, as if bound 

 to put the answer 'yes.'" G. R. M. writes from St. 

 Joseph, Mo,: "If you watch a dog that has the mange 

 you wiU find that he does scratch while standing up. I 

 have been watching; to-day ajjpoor brute that is in that 



condition, nnd have had an ocidar demonstration of the 

 fact." A Hammontown, N. J., observer has seen his dog 

 doit repeatedly, and adds: "It must be an awftd lazy 

 dcu;, .Tiid an awful lazy man, that has to lie down whcii- 

 ev.a- he wants to .scridch." From Glen's Falls. N. Y,, 

 comes this : "No longer ago than yesterday (and before I 

 bad read your article) I called the attention of a friend to 

 the ingnjiious way a littledog had of scratching himself, 

 and a. way I had never before remarkcil in dogs, although 

 ow ning one most of my life. The little animal, standing 

 aiternately .m his two fore legs and one hind leg. bal- 

 anced himself in such a manner as to use the unemployed 

 hind leg to scratch perfectly the outer surface of his 

 belly— first the right side, then shifting, .scratching the 

 leftside, all the wlule .standing rigidly upon his left." 

 A Newark, N. J., friend olTers to send a ilog to "J. A. T." 

 and so demonstrate the thing. A_ he Roy, N. V., man 

 has a setter which be alleges performs the feat regularly 

 three times in an hour and a half. A Heaufort, S, C, 

 observer states that "a do2 scratches himself always by 

 standing up. He can only scratch his head when "lyin'i; 

 down, and be very iiiucb oftener scratches his head 

 standing than he does lying down. No d.ig can scratch 

 his belly, or about bis forelegs, lying down : be scratcdies- 

 his hack by rolling and dragging his b.ack along the 

 ground, 'J. A. T.'s' criticism is a farce; -Cathery s dog 

 soap' notice is correct and artistic. All dogs scratch 

 thi'mselves standing up. Sometimes a doi;-, when lying 

 doivii, will scratch his head or ear. ft slanrling up he 

 d.jes not lie down to scratch his ear ; if lying <lown he 

 don't get up to do it." All vei-y weU, butF. K. G.". Laconia, 

 N. H., .says: "Have been watching my dog scratch this 

 morning.'and notice he .sits down every time, and on think- 

 ing the matter over, don't tliink I ever sawom^ scratch 

 in anv otla:r position." (Jneof the fennsvlvaniaCommis- 

 sionei-s of Fisheries challenges "J. A. T,-"as follows : "By 

 tlic w.ay, if your friend, •,i,A. T,,' of lieliot. Wis,, wishes 

 in good faitii to come to the 'r- cratch,' my celela^ated set- 

 ter dog 'Doc" will acconimodale him almost any time 

 with a fair square 'stand up,' 'go-as-you-pleaBc' .scratch. 

 He does it wiiii ease, with right or left hmd loot. In true 

 ■CatlM'ry si vie,' and apparently with gratifying re- 

 sults." ■ ■■Cains Scratciiibus" (rough Latin, by the way) 

 sends us a picture of how his dog docs it, and thinks that 

 •'almost eveiy observing farrm.'r's boy who owns a flea- 

 harr.-is.sed caiiine knowsrnore about ihis than the Wis- 

 consin editor." "Capt. Clayton," f'leasanl PUiins, N, Y., 

 avers : "I saw my dog Duke do it this Monday morniDg, 

 July ytith, time. S:US ; first on one side and then on tlie 

 other." As we expilained. our Wisconsin friend is an editor. 

 The following, tlierefore. has additional weight, becaus) 

 its author is a Western e<litor. too : '- Your 'friend out 

 ill W'isconsiir need not go very far to become satisfied thai 

 dogs can scratch fhemselves 'while standing up, Chicago, 

 proverbkally in for everything, contains one such animal, 

 and I am the happy possessor of him, Mv laiglish m.-ia- 

 tiir, tliirty-three mclies high at the top of his shoulders, 

 performs'tbat feat with seeming delight several times 

 every day. He has a habit of scratching hiin..elf on the 

 right side of the chest, above the elbow, v\ddle standing 

 on three l.-s. I never thought this was sue! i a remark- 

 able performance before vour friend expressed his doubt 

 that It could ever be dofie." A I'alo, Mich., correspoii- 

 lieiit has in bis kennels a beagle hound, a, black- and tan 

 foxhound, two setters and a pointer. '-Vestenlav, as 1 

 .sat in the yard reading, a beagle came out on the front 

 porch and"proceeded to scratch his right ear, "•ln'<-h he 

 did hi a standing jiosition. After scratcliing his right 

 ear he changed position.s and scratched his left ear. still 

 remaining st.-inding. finriug the whole performance his 

 position resembled very much the position of llu; dog in 

 the cut in your advertising cohin-ms." "Cornell" has 

 seen his wati-r spaniel lift his left leg and scratch his siile 

 while standing up. and he wants the 'Wisconsin editor lo 

 come and .see It too. An Albert Lea. Minn., correspon- 

 dent's wife says; ■■Why, Fnsh alwa^ s scratehes his ear 

 standing u]!." Frisk being a snuill black and tan terrier. 

 Finally, from a Wauseon, Ohio. uota,ry public comes tliis 

 teslimony: "It is officially astovd, -Does a dog scratcli 

 himself standing up^ A scienlilic scratcliei- always dues. 

 1 have been observing for a week the manner of four 

 .gentlemanly, well-bred dogs while scratching, ami three 

 of them invariably exercise their toe nails while stand- 

 ing up. I would suggest that the ipieslion would be 

 harder if amended to read as Inllows ; -Did any one ever 

 see a <log scratch his left fore shoulder with his ri^lit 

 hind letc^yllile standing up;' Ti. at would settle the ve- 

 racity of that picture in Calliery's ad." A. J. 51.. of 

 l^ast P.oatou. JIass.. would like to add a few \vords on 

 file sullied. "Last Jlondsy afternoim, about 4 P.M., I 

 wasstaiidiug at the store dcicr, .-oid saw a dog stop and 

 srralch hmi.seif, on the corner, in exactly the same posi- 

 tion as in the cut in vonrpaiier of Calliery's dog soap, 

 with the slight dill'erepce th.-it he u.-,ed his let^t hind leg 

 to scratch with, while Cathery 's manipulates the right." 

 It is now settled to the full satisfaction of our Wiscon- 

 sin friend, we trust, that dogs do scratch then-iaelves 

 while standing up, and the discussion of the sub.iect is 

 permanently closed in Hiese columns. 



^N. Elmore, of Granby, Conn., writes that bu has aolii all the 

 dog beagle pups aud toxiioiind pups, whlcli lie advertised a tew 

 weelts asro. . 



SuccESSt'un Treatment of Sn.\ke Bites.— Dr. Up- 

 shauer, wi-iting from Carrollton, Miss. , July loth , tells the 



.S'lO! how he cures snake bites: I have pntcticed eight 

 years in tlu- Yazoo swamps. 1 have attended mimy cases 

 iif snake tiite, both r.f rattlesnakes and moccasins, ily 

 Ire.atment b-as invariably been to cut down freely with a 

 bistoury, dilating the orifices made by the two fangs. 

 After permitting a resonable amorrat ol bleeding, I sMilT 

 into the wounds the dr\' salt of carbonate of ammonia, 

 Ac tlie same time I give":i tolerably strong solution of the 

 same intenially, say hve to eighr grains every fifteen 

 minutes, until a drachm has been takoti iless, if sntlici- 

 ent). Upon dissolving, the animouia is rapidly commu- 

 nieateil lo the lilood, and through it lo the tissues previ- 

 (.uish- \-isited by the poison. The lattei-, as is the case 

 w-itli all animal ])uisons, being of an acid reaction, the 

 powerful alkali, on oyerlakmg it, instantly neutralizes it, 

 destroying its specific properties, I rely upon this treat- 

 ment always, aud Ihave never liad any trouble with such 

 cases. Tlie whiaJbey treatment ia ad.iuvant ojdy. and 1 

 ftttftch but litte importance to it. 



P? Mifl- 



—Address all communications to " Forest and Streatr^ 

 Publishing Company, li'eio York." j 



THE IRISH-AMERICAN JIATCH-iysO. 



^V^OW that the heal nf 

 1^ make some i-omnrli; 

 the match at Dollyranun 

 hs proud iiosition as the 



inflict is 



miss I 



islil^ely 





scon 



lot be ! 



•nt of mo .ind' 

 lermHi.y u d..y. 

 ■ (earn ahaotiu^r on holU sdrtPB ; 

 tioallytlie nssertions raode t'y, 

 1 was deficient cilhui- in fljsci- 

 n 13 absurd in (be face of t1ia| 

 uceiiunts, rcpro.luecd in your 

 paper, it is said that after Iheir anfortuna.te upeti in u- at 1,0(10 yan's- 

 the frlsh team showed iheir uant of retnilin- -y^ieni, etc. The' 

 fact was so far ntlierwise that, ill spUeof nn :.r. ill * > li' t iniyht 

 well have Jlsoi-ffanizeil :iny team ; namely, -VI. I ini!' In' 



a bail Ciutridge, the trisli fn their substfiueni I .| oft 



7pnlu(s of the Anierioaa lead, and were steauil.. m. _i .i.iuliDjr- 

 ihem until the smoke epi.sodc, whieh oust thoiui poinls in Wra. 

 liijfby's score. It is curious to remark that in 187.1 and 1880 tha 

 Auicricans won the match at the middle rauge, and, accideiils e.v - 

 ccpted, the shooting at StiO and 1,COO yards was as nearly etjiiiil u:. 



'iible. 

 As to Col 



Kodine there is hut om 



mt the task conlldcd tu 



opinio; 



indtTiHt is 



lie 



n hand a tcs 



■ntii 



aipo 



aiys . 



lUlilc 



isky: 



cnunlry, built some hopes upuntlK-f i :! 

 were notonlj- praeticinj^, but e.vperiniei 

 their early experiments wore at lea.^t 

 quietly bided his time, and at almost i!ip 

 his teiun in u w-ay which HStoni.shed those not in Iheseerei. 

 put iiside some whom vpo thought his very stTong-ett men and 

 mined one or two whoso public record.s gave them little ritdit 

 such a dislioetion. llavin? tlie oplion of .sh.iotins with ci. 

 men, .ind every inducement to do po, lie udopiod the saler . ' n 

 and elected to put only six in the Held. One of those nflerM 

 stated his opinion that iC the selection had been made obierw 

 or even the Equaddlog of those men differently airanged, i ier 

 would have been more than doubf tul. Tam mistakon in the u i 

 tude of; the American people if ihey tail to convey (o Col. Ilea 

 Iheir warm approval of the manner in which he,Bceompllshcd 

 diilieult tusk imposed upon hiin. What disaster lony liefn 

 loadcrwho, with les-s discretion, nnd without the necessary 

 thority confided in him, attempt? to till the, character of mvt 

 of an American team, is welt itluslrated in the Hiiiri.rl-II. 

 mutch at Wimbledon, Ihc result of which will doubt'v,, I.: 

 iaiu.se such regulations lo-be ma.ie for the fiilure as will pi i->. 

 the repetition of a proceeding iiiLouelnsivfi and UDsatisfnetori 

 itself and tending to destroy the picstiu-e of those genuine : 

 iuithori-/,ed international conlests, which, pi-operly and 



•fltely ( 



LUed,! 



■eimtatlonsot indlvidn 



llthei 



peeled of them, bu 

 of e.yeiting competitir 

 brillr 



live of c-voellcnt result.<i. 

 t rilleinen, nr. Scott has ii-ai 

 booling than any of those 

 ive shot up to nil that wiis 

 ii.iSlery of dillieolt win.lsnn.t in hnal.sl 

 IS, Dr. Scott lias e.= ialilished for himsctf a 

 ipntation both nt Doll.ymount and Wimlik-don. It hia 

 consummate judgment was accompanied by alittle moreprompi: 

 ness, he (vould be perfect as a louK-raiige shot. He is un'forlU: 

 natcly painfully deliberale at times, and those siiuadded -w'tlh bin 

 have then need of patience. Among' his suoeesseB here he numi 

 hers ihe .Spencer cup. second prize in tha Abercorn (second day 

 compeiiilon. At Wimliledon he achieved the unusuiil lent o' 

 capturing' first prize in both siages ot tlie Albert. .Tacksoi 

 very successful in individual competitions, taking tirst prize ii 

 tlic Abereoi-n. I'arrow won the Wimbledon cup and other prizes 

 Brown won the amateur cup at Wimbledon. Col. Clarke did n(i( 

 .■oinpcte after the match at Dollymuunt, and Mr. Itathbono shoi 

 l.ilt little. 



A weld In conclusion as to rifle.s. It is not ijuitc ti-uo that I was 

 workiroi- ttr my breech-loader since 1H7I!. I certainly tried rr 



jut until tli.Tacceptaneeby the Niiiiona 

 riea eiiiar iiivilulion, is^lll■ll last winlCl* 

 dill nul exist. 1 at one..- put iny plani 

 rk to make the rifles. Every gnn that 

 ', numbering- eiffht In all, and iho.se, fo 



Kille Asseelaliiili of 

 theKifrby lireceh-lo 

 ilito shape, and set r 

 had made up to than 



hands ot lh( 

 -Wc had notat that datci 

 1 called on fo shoot, huj 

 It cannot, howe- 

 m, .seeing itiut each of th* 

 m one ritle, and had ' 

 rfcctly familiar and hat 

 lily, iIoK.v Hionr. 



ant of time, in an unBnished 



iriiii. .:iii- ii-i-r. I sen the :7lllh of June. 

 ...|-.i, . I , III .a^-lii men had liee 

 , ., I I -: III aidiiieirwoik well. 



iou;,.,lciLd .1 ...ally fairtrialof my systt 

 Americans had their choice of more thi 

 him at least one with which lie was pi 

 proved in all weathers. You rs respeoi r 

 Dublin, TrclamU Auu.ltli. 



THE AMERICAN-CANADIAN MATCH. 



Crekdmooii. Aiiff. H/h.— The match to-day between the C'aiia 

 dian small-boi* raarksmen of the Victoria Club and the pickel 

 team of the Amateur Club, of New York, was shot to-day a 

 resultedln another victory for the Americans, and inaintains i 

 broken the series ot American lea-u victories in all tiie Inleri 

 tional matches so far. The fIJanadiaii team remained at tlie widr 

 Klein's hotel, near the range, Friday nit'iii, and rose early in t 

 morninK to preiiare tor ihe da.j's worl;. -fbe American team 

 under the command uf rresldent R. II. ICeene, li;a capiaio, 

 down to the range on the 7:a"io'cioek iraiii. The membora wen 

 all in good health and in e.vcelicnt spirits. The range was whiti 

 Willi daisy tups, wliieii dav./.led the eyes like sno-w in the morninj 

 anil. Long green lanes o.vrendod down tin; field frnm tbo severs 

 liring poinis to tlie targets, Indicating the traok ot the inowet 

 whifh bad cleiiied ihepaths for the rifle bullets. The light wa 

 bad lorsliooting. howevci-. The sun shone brilliantly lor sen 

 minutes, aud then a iiassing etoiid shaded the field. Presiden 

 iCecne aud Lieut.-Col. Gitisi.ai. captains of the Auierioan ant 

 Canadian teams rcspeeOveiy, assembled their teams at the S(l< 

 yards' tiring points at W o'clock. The captains tossed a cent tol 

 the choice of targets, and ihc Canadians won. They chose target; 

 O and V. The Americans took the targets adjoining Slariind VI, oj 

 the right of the Canadians. There was no Tcfcreeand do watehe 

 sent to the butts. A. H.Cobb aud Seeretaty Minor, ol the Ama 

 teur Klfle Club, spotted the dots on targets O and V, respeotiv> ty 

 on behalf of the Amateur Club. President Keene declared Ih 

 mal'ch open at 10:17 o'clock. The Araerioau team was sciuaddm 

 as follows: I.. Weher, .1. P. -Waters and Isaac h. Atlen on t 

 Star, with Col. Clark as spotter; H. Hatlibout, Cul. 11, S, Jewii 

 and L. h. Hepburn an target VI, with L. tieleer, of Hudson, t 

 APolier; Utiiti^Co), iSimoil) ■ToBc-ph <M«»oti au4 Alhetl; Pula it 



