96 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



[Seftehbek- 2, 1880, 



triple oompoimil, SO, 30 ami 20x3tm. Propeller Tift. diam. and 

 Kltt. pitch, neiheirowQ hitfli spuud palteni, ConiicriiliiL' raim- 



ppSlleciinstniL'iioii we ilip ilif) inliowiuj.' fioin a li'Uer ;^ent to 



BOOJ JHCtV. 



iOrt;,Mle, ti 

 W knots I 



! Which l,isl,-.| 

 Id boinu' r.iv,, 

 llr.niKh ilie v 



alter ;i ym 

 Duriutr till 

 labiuml he 

 a start or il 

 jeius lliei 

 In San Kr;i 

 is tho lines 



iHuohorin tli 

 s;.K'; ul Ai a-. 



iviiy hf the h< 

 lu.i.Jcl tht-y h 



pobUe pi.ii 



;lle; ![ :-:-_ir„^ 



I..M., whijn we 



l_; olden Guto, 



o lU r:;iO A.M., 



>rd under sail. 



;ellently. 



QuiM'v Vai UT rniu.— ihe ehainpioosliip ROKatIa nf Aug:, 

 lath, which lulled tor \vaut oC win.i, whs resailod Saliudny last 

 offQuitiey Lireat Hill, Jiitt nloo breezo f rom somhwest. \vita the 

 tolluwiOK result:— 



Aeluiil Corrected 

 Same iiLtl Owner. Length. Tune. Time. 



Ft. In. n. M. S. II. M. S. 



Janet, W. L. I'll in ney .,_ 1 57 40 J M 17 



Topscy, C. E. Kent Ill 07 1 fi7 ffl 1 ::S 43 



Herald, W. H. Soil 111 iO OH 1 aU 03 1 31 4a 



aianeo, iM. iviii ,,; IB JU S US 52 1 33 Si 



Gluii. ' li i I' Hid .7imet, having each won one race, will 



have 1 I I lie -'.Mil. Also tliii tio in third class between 



Elmer. Iiioi.i'. .1:11 ,.iid Flora Lee. 



Diixiti uv VAi'iir C'Luu.-Thelist of entries, Aug. 31, was ma- 

 ,e:ivy rainstorm, bat sutne line racing wiis 

 iiiuiiler craft, as utiUer, some dorj- matches 



Actual Corrected 



Leugtti. Time. 'i ime. 



Nnine ftud Owner Vt. lu. a. M. S. H. M. S. 



WaiKlerer, J. D. Ualnea )« 01 1 40 OiJ 00 OU 



Hornet, W. C. Winslow 1« 01 1 43 47 00 00 



Dcvler, (ieoirfo Uoiano JU 03 1 43 27 1 43 12 



Zephyr, \Vni..r. Wright IS OJ 1 3ll »S 1 3ti 13 



Sadie C, L. 1'. Williamson.... 15 03 1 3T 17 1 3t 03 



Annie M.. P. 11. Windsor Li 03 1 3!) Si) 1 3« 05 



Montana, S. H. Kichards 15 13 Nuttakcn. 



H.\^vi4RitiLi. Yacet Club.— Iu the third mutcli lor the cham- 

 pion Uag of the chill, over the usual course trom Haverhill to 

 Groveland llrldp^e. the .Tosephiue, E. P. Brown owner, wo-i In Ih. 

 ,110. 4bs., bcaliiii; Empress, Uoinet, Li;'./.ie May, WlUio IC, Itolapse. 

 Joffe J. and T'nilitrhc. This is ilie ihird time In succession the 

 Es-tJommodore liim liikenilie iie'iuiiuil. 



leruiUv ledueeil D.\ 

 wltnestieil aiiioiit; il 

 DriOifiiig the day to 



Bhul'oht 'xe 

 neisshborlioml 

 asters and the 



upon 



Accor 



lid ri. 



lies of people .ho 

 lit. and yet wo go 

 though all the pie 

 ely safe crntt .just 

 Not to menu 

 rned their ore 



r the 



li dis- 



beiin 



of the Nit 





injtly 



of establi.slu.iB' . 



Tbb Yawl Kig.-S. 

 mcnuins with tbe y. 1 

 the haudieat in evwu. 

 cutter, orslooe. ;,; ir 

 a larger muin 1 ; r 



many atlvani - 

 balance ot.iaii i.- h'H iii'' i":--i- 



ntlVKULl' Yacht Cmji!.—T)i. .. 1 - ,1,, ii-; this elub, 



open toail yachts unueriiSft. v.- I 1 1 , ii linuuinent 



Beach, Aug. 3iiLh. Judges: J. ' .iniuerand 



Percival Lowell, on board the .-o .n., , ,, m i_,,, , i, :- .jarns. The 

 sloop Curlew gave up, having eairieO away sunieiliiug-. The sum- 



lUdrv MS under : • - 



Piiisr CLASS. 



Actual Corrected 



LcuBth, Time. Time. 



Kftine and Owner. It. In. 11. M.S. H. M. S. 



Painler, U, I'arker ~'il.l)7 3 31 01 3 35 53 



Nomad,sloop, .1. ^5 Fay .'is.Oi 2 10 40 2 03 In 



Ai-jel, sloop, K. llHOoa 3:5, 05 3 J3 33 3 U -13 



Nixie, Sloop, N. II. Emne ins uteiB 2 U 08 2 01 44 



Cur.ew, sloop, J. Ii. \\ asuburn. . :;ii US Disabled. 



Frolic, sloop, E. L. Dorr •.'ii'ill 3 bo 3.) 3 28 01 



StiCO.NU CLASS. 



Maude, Toby 21,03 3 37 19 3 S6 83 



Biirdella, G. B-Phinney 23.03 S 22 « 3 13 2(i 



Dream Uempey, HiU 30.03 3 18 41 » 08 55 



THtKO CLASS. 



Mystery. If. .Ktnekton 19.01 1 83 59 1 28 12 



Elanor, U. Codnian - :;tl.ll ] :ij 23 1 33 06 



Itipplo, 1''. l:i. liiieon l.S.iJ'J Time not taken. 



Annie, Wlllluni Martin -M.WI 1 42 40 1 34 05 



Secret, W.E. Muuimau.,,, 2U.U7 1 3ti 21 1 27 31 



.FOUKl'U CLASS. 



Gem, C.Barrow...: 17.07 1 50 53 1 37 57 



ThCBi-Vlielh r'-nitm:-;-- "tiled Aug. 2.Sih. Two prizes in each 

 Class wlier.' Ill ' ' '■iiiereil. Tiie champion pennant in 



the tliii'l ■111 I, I tor at thesauio ii.jie. The cutter 



Active iniie I ■!. Win, I freeh froni southwest. In 



(trst elcis.s, -Mini' I, .1.1 <. 11. Willi, hud a auiluver. In second 

 class, Peri, Mr. il. Parlciu.in, won iu in. 8ui. 47s., beiiliug Hol- 

 <Jeii, Mr. 1'. C. Severance, and Fancy, C. H. Miiiot, Jr. in third 

 class, Psyche, Mj-. LI. D. Se.irs, won in Ih. 2um. 13a., beating: 

 Avis, ilr. T. J. IJoolidge, Josephine, Mr. J. V. Moore, Bubble, 

 Mrs J. Di.ane, and Blue Bell, Mr. W. L. Jotfries. Psyche takes 

 the penniiut in her class for the year, having won two races, 

 and Mirajte one, of the series. 



Giiou UtTN.— The little schooner Loiterer, .SOft. long, of Boston, 

 Wliiio cruising to Ihoj eastward, made ilie run from Uoothbay, 

 outside of Fo.t Islands and l,^le Haute, to Mount lleaert, three 

 miles from liar Harbor, in iwelve iiouis, a disiaiiee of ninety 

 nautical miles. This was at tlie rate lO: i:.;.;!,]- ei^'lo laiota.i 



Uur.f, YACiir''"iT •'"'■■.■'•■. -il' .T,;,,!: ,,: II - "II. .■■r-"!!ed 

 Aurf.iSth in .1 ■ !. I '.■.-■ • . ■ •. .jiiij 



Class 1 1 the I 11 



In » 



imd c 

 In 





Jlr. II. .1. 



tBBiaBOIf '1'UECotjNT|.8S.— The schooner Counlo.ss of Diillerin, 

 well known lis a cornpeiiior a,tcainst .Miideleine for the Amerieu 



Cup, has been ooi.i..- =..,.... ..vo.n.i .in,, ,11, 1 1,,.. lakes of late. 



She urnveil m ' ■ i. ,> 1 ■ , in vLsit-al the river 



IJorls as far 1 '1.10 weather was 



niet, the wn. 1 mUe of cod and 



sea trout iS i. ' , eiueiiee, 110 mifes, 



ogamst floo'i , ,11,1 ivii, iij;.,i,r ill Hu iioiiis. Sheletc 



Quebec An:;-. . 1 . iuliI, tlicuee tbrouaij the canals to 



Ivmgslon aii'l , . . 



SA.S VnAM'ti:. ,..-.-,,., i.,'i 7, ,1., 71 (Oil In ii'onEST AND Stheam : In 



mutch race, Aug. ijiiin, over ^an Fruneiseo iaeht Ulub course, 

 .fichooner Ohispa, o.itt.»iti. water line, Mr. f. Gutte. beat iho sloop 

 Au.ile, 4,)ft. Uiii., Oapt. Jabez Howes, l.y liiiiii. ,5!s. 



ATALANTA.-ciailed forXeW Vi-rl. fr hq ILillfaic, .\iig.27th. 



Tub iNritEPio.— Tli: ,-iys: "Y^es- 



terday fnrcnuuo (Sui 1 1 th.7 bay, 



close to the fluoldan urepid, of 



New York, one o£ th 1 I have 



overseen on the we^: ■"!"' ber 



owner, Mr. bloyd Pb'.: . id. 



having hrst visited Ir... ..re 



parts. An old Clyde 1 ; ■ I 



over her,eould nut suili'.:'.'!' n 1,.,. ,. .jy 



her beam amidships, wlioio it was wanted for sueh a boat, and 1 

 lelt bound to agree with him in the remark, Onac " you tiOUld go 

 youua tlie world in thut cralt," 



iK^as.—EaUnr JTcfnet Odd Sircmii 1— JntclJigenl 

 ■ere not surprised at the failure oF the steam 



- sphei 



lased 



- - of a ship, and, ai _..„ . 



in two, lonaltudinally, and pointing thu ends, I fortned of it 1 

 sailing oatainaran, w liicli I have nsefl for thren seii.sous. Tiie spa, 

 bad a diameter of two feet,. The length of the .raft is ."ilr . an, 

 its draft la niiu. To my surprise I fouml il luel a, lery ir.>- ulai 



would tuov-o"ea."iy" a'lel ""|,hHv '.'iTur i':',:^'l'':''-'i ''l,'-''''; liio'i'er'! '■'•! 

 hnessof the 



e pas.sod, with a SI- 

 waler was verv lunm 

 when I eoulil not ti'ei, ■ 



has a lai-Ke eonter-boani,'soiiii'iliiM-i. 

 to start aliead, niakiuK- uiueli lei.ivir, , . . , 

 With a rush. We can see ihe lea-oii iIh u 

 when we. eousiiier that the g-rmi t niiis,-,,i ,:l,:. 

 path p.isaeafroui before her "in a current ume 

 and that this current must not be broken or ioo 

 passage, or it will certainly cheek the speed of i 

 of the pro|:clling power e.xeritd passseg or i,s 1 



,1 here the 



bottom. 



. iviih the 



i.iugh she 



lid reru.se 

 ou Id start 



of speed, 



Thei 



,ts pn 



id's bottom. Now, if a vessel has a form 

 ■e.ssure at all times, tho current will be 



ally If lu,- . ■ . ;,. ;, ,■,,, ,.1 , ■. :, . iii. I ha^ e 



seen ilii. v. I ,;i ;,,,i,,i ■ 1 ,■ ,1 !,,;,■ ■ .,,ii.^ ,,,; ,,, , .ii.^.., i,.L,,.re it ha<J 

 got half ii.c i,'i.^il. ..I Uv,-. 



It we obSi-Tve a larye ijerpendicular sided ship nf !01t, beam and 

 3(.tt. deiith when moving in .piiet water, say two knots, we will 

 see that there 13 no sternward movement of the water alongside 

 Ot her, aiifi no increase to its volume. The larg.3 volume of water 

 imperceptibly disappears from before her, pasaiia under the bot- 

 tom an.l rises at tha stern as she progresses. This is the true, iht 

 natural movement of water, ..mi when w.: torni vessels right, in- 

 stead of plowing large .luaniities to the .side, all the water will 

 Iiass under them. 



To understand hou- ihi , ,,1 ,i, n of the water is bronght 

 about is interesting, I"' . : . _ ..an only press the water 



ahead of her in the dio ' ' ii .v, .-r upplied , e.\ci-pt when 



wegieeherthe lorni ol u "ii' ■, -ii iiiie it, nt riyhi angles to 

 file ime of applied powet. f;y crowdnu li.i ,1 , before her 

 into a pile as she does she increases the [ . 1 1 ■ iiiled up' 



waler in horizontal lines all the way to ii . . 1 . nd thai 



of the siirnnmdintr water, and as at till' . ,,1,.. lie has by 



inovinL' r-l.ic.i H,.. ,„.,:.s<ureonaeoiuiiii, .. .....m ,1; ibe stcrii. 



sel il 



the 



Th.i hot. 



;n7;?u;i 



We are inclined to aaciibe the htful sailing of (.he cutainaran to 

 hersiiiall displacement anil moment uiu more tliiin.lo 1 he reasons 

 Mr. t:ole oilers. Owing to small momentum in comparison to 

 resistance and frictioual surhioes, the boat very easily loses hei 

 way anil also as suddenly starts olf upon the ai.plicatjon ot driv- 

 ing power. Her iiuekness in stays especially is to be altribulcd 

 to want of weightas well as the sjiread of the hulls. 



But apart from this, thespeed of sailing catamarans affords no 

 clue 10 tbe perforhiBnctf of the same sort o£ vessels under steam. 

 The problems have no analogy. The sailing catamaran derives 

 speed front tbe possession of e.^cessively large stability nod sails 

 and e.teessively small hull and resistance. In steamers, liowover, 

 it becomes a aueation of weights, and the eat.iinaran's excessive 

 stubllliy counts for nothing in driving her. The two hulls and 

 oonncoilons will weigh more by 30 to 50 per cent, than a single 

 hull. This ranch is therefore lost to tho weight of the driving 

 power, and tho catamaran's cngltuis and boiler must, on a given 

 displacement, be lighter than those of an ordinary vessel. Be- 

 sides this, the resistance to the two hulls, eeen when cigar-shaped. 

 must bo greater than Unit of a single hull. They olfer increased 

 friction surface; their pro.fimily to one another interferes with 

 the "stream-lines," and both together will certainly create uiorf 

 waves than one hull. Every time you build a last steam catama 

 ran, you could havebullta faster single hull vessel for less money 

 on tho same displacement. .Eor that matter, if you " believe " in 

 theclgar-shape, it can bo adopted iu one hull just as well as in 

 two. We have been led to these remarks to coutiterart rhe pro- 

 vailing hallucination that there Is any similarity or anything in 

 common between sailing and steara catamarans. 'I'he latter iiavc 

 a future, perhaps, where large deck room, great stillness and onlj 

 moderate speed and economy are reouired, as for ferryboats, eat- 

 tle transportatit/n and e-vcursi.iu puipos.is, and then they must 

 confloe themselves to smooth water. As '• high speeds," set them 

 down us an impossibility. 



0?"So notice taken of Anonymous Coiumunications. 



C. C. AV., New London.— Send your address to thisollice. 



V. M., Wt. Vernon, N. Y.— See our Game Bug and Gun columns. 



X. S. IT., Highland, Mich.— Take a gun iu prelereuco to a rille 

 for Kansas shooting. 



CoOKEii, Brooklyn.— For the present law regarding the killing 

 ot robins, see our Game Bag and Gun columns. 



iKiiuiKisH, Oakland, Cal.— Probably both are. We know that 

 the New York man is nil straight, and presume the other is also. 



II. S., New Y'ork.— How many times around 'fomplun's S-piare 

 nnikcK u mile? Aiis. Consult the city surveyor or the Park Com- 



V ri., Erie, Pa.— After what dulo may squirrels and partridges 

 be lawfully shot in PennsylvaniaV Aus. ijuail (partridge) Oct. 

 10th, squirrels Sept. Ist. 



M00.SEUEAD, Saviiumih, Oa.— The articlea hy Mr. Geo. A. Fay, 

 " Moosehead Lake, Penobscot Klver and Beyond," appeared In 

 the Uou AND Gu-N', Ang. 3«fh, Sept. 3d and 9lh, 1871). 



O. G.S., Tom's Biver. N.,1. -The St. Louis Kennel Cluh's pre- 

 mium list was published In last week's issue. Mr. Chas. H. TurUer, 

 St. Louis, Mo., is the Secretary of the organi'/julon. 



Cor.i.EV, Baltimore, Md.--I)r. L. Henry Twaddell, of Philadel- 

 phia, will be superintendent ol the Colley Trials to bo held uudcr 

 the auspices of the Penn.iylvania State Agricultural Socictj'. 



J. M. D., Brooklyn.— From your description we judge that your 

 setter has the mange. Try Glover's Imperial Manau Cure adver- 

 tised in another column; it ia said to be an e-vceiiunt preparation. 



Bane and E. A. P.— We should advise you to buy a single 

 breech-loader rather than a double-barrelled muzzle, although 

 we are aware that this is largely a matter of individual piefei- 



C. C. W., New londou.— We do not know ol any particular 

 breed of dogs that uuiformly makQ good stiuirrel dogs. A squirr« 



d.ng is a creature of choloe. Write to Mr. N. Elmore, Grsnby, 

 Conn., and he will put you iu the -way to procuro such Iiu animal 

 as you waul at a low llgure. 



G. B. It., Summernciil, lil.-The most e-thaustive histoi'y of 

 North American birds is Baud, Brewer and Bidgeway 'a History i f 

 North American Birds, 3 vols., land birds; Boston, 1871. Price, 

 slOper vol , unoolored plates; $30 per vol., colored. Any book- 



.1. K. .S., New York.— I have a puppy sivwccka old, but big tail 

 turns up a little. He is a tine pup in every other particular, and 

 was given to me by a friend as a pure bred setter. Would you 

 discard him onaoeount of the imperfection ? Ans. Certainly not. 

 lie may turn out all right, an! become a liist-class held dog. 



W. o. C, Lawrence.- Y'our dog has what ia souietimes called 

 the " red mange." Give sulphur internally, 11 teaspooniul each 

 ilay for a week and every other day a dessertspoonful of sulpha to 

 of magnesia in a little water, Continue the use of the ointment. 

 Feed no meat at all for a month. Thesa cases reuuiro time to 



O. S. K., Iowa. -My setter dog haa been lame in his left fore leg 

 for about two nceks. I e,\imiiue<i him lo-.iay and had that hi.s 

 shoulder has fallen away to nothiut' but skin and bone, otherwise 

 ho is very fat and in good health. Aus. Probably caused by a 

 dislocation of tho shoulder joint. Consult u surgeou and ivrito 

 fully. 



G.W.G., Fair Haven.- Can you inform mo as to the where- 



abou 



vtkl pi, 



Ha' 



rd 1 



t fit 



B lai'i 



uuiuiievsof them ill Maine. \\'eknow that lar:,'o ouantilies of 

 the birds aiewauted ui Maine, but then- ivhtreabouts now wo 

 cannot give. Perhaps some of our readers may supply tlie iulor- 

 mallon. 



H. A. S.— Will you he kind enough to give me a recipe for mi.v- 

 ing shellac, or some other waterproof mixture for tho thread 

 windings of lishing-rod Ups? Ans. Get some best shellac, put it 

 ill a bottle and put on uleoliol and let it stiiud three or lour days. 

 If there is then some of the gum left undissolved, it ia strong 

 enough. 



W. M. L., Carson, Nevada.— Hero tiro two scores. I wish you to 

 tell me which is the bast aocoi'dtng to Creedinoor rules, and why 

 It istheboBt: L's score, 4 4 ■! 4 443 54 i— 10. B's score, 4 4 4 4 4 

 14 4 3 ,5—10. Alls. Tho score of B is the best, as it ends with a 

 live, wh'le the other enils with a four. The inverse order of shots 

 settling the ditlcrenoe. 



!?. H. II., Bridgeport, Conn.— 1. Tliave a pet eat ufaicted Avith 

 lleaa. Have washed her once with "dcalsoap" so-called, but 

 without apijieciabie elfect. What shall I do'i? X. Will a ribbon 

 saturated with ail of pen nyruyal and tied around her nook insure 

 their departure? Ans. 1. Use some of the usual remedies for 

 deas advertised in this paper, such as Persian Insect powder, 3. 

 Try it, and write the result. 



M. W., Warren, fa. -My setter dog wusbitten ou the cheek hy 

 a rattlesnake. I put half a pint of whiskey ia him, but in spite of 

 Iho vaunted ellii.uej of this antidote, the dog dfod in three hours. 

 fan you ffivea e.. id remedy for sueh eases? Ans. SVe treated 

 Lbissulijcet man ariidc on "Working Dogs iu tbe Alotintuin 

 .Swales lor Summer Wooiicock Shooting," lu issue ot FoliEa'D-.lNl" 

 .StREAM, July 1st. We can tlo no belter than refer you to It for 

 ibe information you seek. 



M. C. S., Philadelphia.- Iwrlte to inform you that the mixture ot 

 one drachm spirit camphor; half drachm ol. lereblhtb.und leu 

 minims of acid carbolic, diil not kill the lleiisou my setter dog. 1 1 

 seemed to stupefy Uieni, but they reeo»eredaud were us lively as 

 ever ill a couple oC hours. Ans. Should apply a tableapoonful, 

 in half pint of chilled water, to bo rubbed into the skin with a 

 piece of aanuel for three or four days, washing thoroughly with 

 soft soap and warm watcrau hour after each appliciit ion. 



ClilcttTtR, Boston, Maas.— How is it when 11 one diiy's match 

 Is played and dcel.lt-d by tlie lust iiuiums,- Does ;■. haiever puit 

 ot theguniu IhuL is plaj e.l afier that goon the average of Iho 

 bowler or batter, as in the match .Sliitcu lalaud tis, Longwood 'i" 

 .\ns. Every ball bowled and every run scored during the day's 

 pliiy is taken into account. For instance, it was possible that ihu 

 Island elub could have been disposed of for no runs in their sec- 

 ond innings, and I hen ihere would have been lime for thcLong- 

 veoods to commence their second inuiugs, and they might have 

 shared the same fate before time was allied. Itia the uncertainty 

 of cricket that helps to nnike it so attractive. 



K. I. G., Montrcai.-About live weeks ago a cocker spaniel bitch 

 of mine, aged seven months, was run over by a 'wugon, two 

 wheels running over her belly. She sull'ercd Intouse agony for 

 I wo or three niiautea, ivheu slie .luieteddowii, I carried her home, 

 not having far to go, and Ma\'e her a hot water bath and kept her 

 locked up for a short time, Shesoem,^ to be just as lively as ever. 

 hut 1 would bke you to inform me through your columns if you 

 think it is likely to kill her if she ever has puppies. lam told it 

 is very probable. Ans. It she gets 'with pups there is no reason 

 why she should not be safely delivered at the proper time. 



A. G.C., London, t'anada.- Will you please proscribe for my 

 setter pup about si.v months oi.i. One of his hind legsiavcry 

 lame, cauted by getting it, w lieu tying down, under an iron rail, 

 and getting up suddenly, bendin- it some way. Tho leg is hut 

 swelled in the least, and he .Lies not appear to suffer much pain. 

 He has been lame for about two weeks now. When standing ho 

 can put his foot ou the ground, but cannot walk. Ans. Better 

 have him carefully e.iamlned hy a surgeon. He may have re- 

 ceived a local in,1ury which will require surgical gkUl 10 rcllev.-. 

 If it Is simply a sprain, thou rest and frieticn, with some simile 

 stimulating ointment, will relieve him. 



Bedpoko, Westohesl«r County, N. Y.— My Newfountlltviid dog, 

 elcvan months old, has a spot on the outside of his car, which I 

 think Is a ringworm. Will you be so kind us to tell me how to 

 treatif/ It ia about the size of a half dolhir, Tho hair lias par 

 lially come off, Tho edge of the circle has a sort of yellow iah 

 scab, and inside that theskiu looksalitl.lu iullameddnd is covered 

 with wlilte flakes. He iloes not lilto to liaveit lou.ihed. 1 gave 

 him a heaping teiispooutul ot sulpliiir to-day. Ans. UingwornJ 

 is exceedingly cotiiagioiig, oommuulcablo (torn mau to tho lower 

 animals and t'ire cctm. Wash the part with soft-soap and water, 

 and touch the part alllioted wlthaliiilo strong aoctio acid aud 

 then apply a little oil or lard. 



I>. E. M., Luzerne, Warren County, N. Y'.— This morning, -while 

 looking over a batch of erawllsh,! eailie across one which had 3(1 

 or 30 black balls about tbe size of No. shot fastened to its abdo- 

 men. Aro tliey its eggs, and if so, do they, in this stage, receive 

 nourishment from llie parent'r Howare they hutched naturally? 

 Can I batch them, and if so. the test way ? AUo the best food 1 o» 

 both young and old, its generic and specilic n.iiue, and any other 

 information which you can send atiout these miniature lobstera 

 during the tireedlng time. Ans. They were probably its eggs, 

 which do not receive nourishment, but are curried there until 

 they hatch. The best way is simply to protect tho mother, and 

 she will caie for the eggs and young. The name of the crawfish 

 of your locality ia Aalacita hartoni. riea unr article on " How to 

 Study Nature," In our last issue, aud got the book oil the ciwUah 

 I jeXirred to. 



