OUTOBEE 14, 1880.] 



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gnawers io ^orrespattdents. 



> Votice taken of jliionv 



C'oiiiniunicatioiis> 



A., Kttsbxirg, Pa.— See our advertisiug columns for wild 

 hiile. 

 i I!oNK.s, Now York.— 1. Vnck the quaE ou kc. 2. For Avild 



II. N.. ■\Vashiugton, Pa. — Your iuqimy was ajisworud iu our 



ilunluB, Sejjt 30. 



Xew York.— 'Wheii U tile law off quail Una yew ia Con- 



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1 T)pi oflit X Y —The Bogaidiis caxtiidgeB are SHid to by 



I tli th q 



I t ^ I r tl c ^cae \.pi Iv at 



II 1 ^1 ju^ SI 1 



1 ilp\ — Ha^enorccoidaof hug Adelaide VfnU to 

 [] ] ^b Bm bug blip N Y 

 i II 1 Iljln— Th 1 c c ifumngieportof aiclitrj- 

 jtiUf, I ( 1 t 11 1 i \ I'i H 



> \ V, Y il -\ Ui 1 tb 1 it 111 uyard fowl about 



aa8t\allc s tl il 1 1 1 



N B, Coll I 11 U I 1 1 ittl ]i t)l. 



othei in nui ^ tJ u i th s 1 



G icro Icxaa —It is safe to Hhoot ttie 5 dw of the 1 lack 

 ifdui ill tl B gnu mentioned \ i mdcd the pnn w all rigl t 



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1 ohtot gun. 



Hi ella br in n ers- 



— Itbeui 111 ling 



,, Buffalo. — No new edition yet of " Kemp's Y^acbt Deaigning," 

 ily of bis yacht and boat Bailing, wliioh deals of building Bmall 

 its. 



G. 0., Kew York. —Tbe .ordinary yaabUne, if pvu-e, -will answer 

 yom' gnu. It wiU not injure it, and will^ prevent ruHt. Apply 

 " a cloth. 



A. 0.— For 16ft. yawl boat use lag sail. Hoist, 10ft.; foot, 

 ,; head, 7ft., of -wUeh 2ft. is forward of maBt; peak to raid, 

 it iO degrees. 



F. V)., Coboeton.— The expansion of yourlirass shells is prob- 

 due tu ;i fatilt ol" the chamber. Take the gun to a gunsmith, 

 ■have luiu cxaiiiiiiu it. 



B. C, WorocHlr.r, Mass.— 1. "Write to the Secxetary of your 

 , 2. The regular brauds of black po\ydcr are all reUable. 3. 



iind yon mention is fair. . 



B. G. — Zinc, lihcet-lead or tin ; or else lay a coat of asphalt 



•ing, and plaiat over with hght stuff. Or simply doubk-deck 



coat of tar Ijotweeu aud oaulk. 



, Yalaha.~Fur lioat 19ft.x9i.x2ii use cat rig or lug sail. Hoist 



[, font 21ft., l»-ad 1211, peak to gaff 40 degree.s, if a lug. The 



should be'221't. mth 511. Iur«ard of mast. 

 '.,B. K., Wellaiirt, Out.— Yon can uae with safety the ordiuary 

 th shell, and also the long shell, in a rifle chambered for the 



long, but proi)a))ly with not such good results. 



S.— I'or plHitos of American vachtH send to Black &■ t^o., 333 



.iriKtoii r-t., li.iaton. \\\ have Ki.uifc sissortcd Eugliab ijhotoa 



kiiulH uii ha.nd. Can Ijc forwardud fur 50c. ii piece. 

 y. Z., l.uckpo.l, :N. Y.-Wc caunoL IlU you whereto go witbm 

 ty milcH of yoni- own luwii ior good .luai], partridge aud wood- 



shootiug. I'eihap.- Honio of onr friends can fiunish tlie iu- 



natiou. 



1. E., New York.— 1. The IG-bore is pretty small : we should 



r a 12. 2. See ow game repoi-ts from Long Island. 3. Long 



a is governed by the State game law, with the exception of 



county laws. 



W. H., Philadelphia, Pa.— There is no b(}ok containing jnst 

 mformatiou yon want. \Vc shall soou pubhsh a /^Kiies of articles 

 subject, with special reference to the wanl.-s of ju-nt such per- 

 ns yiiu si>eak uf. 



H. W.— Small sloops can be sailed from Oceanic to Hawo do 

 B by outside passage around Cape May, thence to Delaware 

 andthrongbSassafrasB canal to Chesapeake and up the Susque- 

 ^ No inland passage. 



M. C, Pittsbmg, Pa. — Please inform me through yom' volua- 

 aper whether woodpeckers do or do not support themselyes on 

 ^^ by means of tlicu- tail to some extent ? Ang. Yes, the tail is 

 loyed as a partial sujiport. 



B,, Danbm-y, Conn. — 1. For the general shooting mentioned, 



la advise a 12-bore. The choice between a 12 aud a 10 is 



matter of taste ; the shooting is practically the same. 2. 



a $125 gmi should stand 4 di's. powder. 



iili I ^iimc woik >Mtbthp helm, othiij, opposite 

 ill I If nals of the rule of the road refer only to 



; t. .«did. 



H. 0., Jr., New York.— 1. To waterproof your shooting-coat, use 

 following mixture : To 6 oz. hard yellow soap add IJ-tJ pint w iter, 

 aud when boiling add J vf I)), patent driers and 5 lbs. boiled Imscrd 

 oil. 2. The c.ai'dboard ^vad ia equally'good. 



F. B. D., New York.— There ia no law that we are an are of m 

 Wcstolieater Coimty prcjhibitiug the shooting of robins after Oci 

 1. The supervisors of that county can iufonn you. Wc ha\o aji- 

 plied to thcin ou the point without rc,-i}joiise. 



G. F. 8.— Phiccyour sti Aoi > a. lit on iile at Manning's Agency 

 We do not d<ia.l in any ]in.|iri ;., , i'l:. mtul steamer and boat com 

 bincd would be tUfiicult to place m the mailiet. lloubt if then 

 would be much demand lor such a combiuatioii. 



J. F. J., Amesburj'. — Protest cannot be entertained, as yodi rules 

 specify that all pi-f t - ^ ■ -loi » I.: made within half an horn it*i rtlii 

 race. If the j lid;, . diction wc should any«a\ c mi 1 



waving the prol ■ - I lie club colors iu no way until > id 



with the sailing. 



H. A., City.— The New Jersey open seasons begins as follows 

 QuaU and lAeasants, Noy. 1 : woodcock, Sept. 1 ; rail. Sept 1 up- 

 land plover, .\ug. 1 ; summer duck, Sept. 1 ; reed birds, Ang 15 , 

 deer, Oct. 15 ; squuTels, 1 ; rabliits, Noy. 1 ; black baSB aud pickeid 

 are the only fishes to be caught now. 



F. B. T., Piatt 4bmg.-l. Do not know whore to refei' yonloi the 

 rates. 2. For pig. on shoulmg vuth a 10-boie, lOlbs full choke, 

 and 5 dis. povvdei, use 1 '^ o^. No. 7 oi No. H shot , or No. 7 m one 

 ban el aud No. 8 ui the other. 3. Wild to«l season m New Yuik is 

 fiom Si pt. 1 to 11,1V 1 . Long Island v\atiis. Oct. 1 to Mav 1. 



Mlvr,, MiM ,lll II. , II. I. < I.. . I I0I...1.I 111 1..1. ll.. 



uothiiifc tl 

 to it. Th. 

 the hehu !. 



W. G.— Ai'rofl belongs tnMi. lioss Winans. Is now liud up at 

 Baltimore. Was bmlt ui 1874 b\ Ivuby. of Eye, Westchohtu 

 County, N.Y. Onli all, C51.lt., m itei-hn. 1.I ' l.r.nn aOft , 2m. 

 hold. Oft. 45lt dipft.withoiitboai.l ".tt 'm 1 tu out 



side of i)l,i!ik, J,.^i7 51ft hoi^t ,il . nt t,i)l . 1 1 1 it g,ilT 



about 35ft. , bowsprit, outboaul, ,ibout J^,l. .h nin u.s .tbout 

 611t. hoist. 



S. S. p.—l want a good, reluble, bieech-lo.idiug doublc-haneled 

 gnn, choke -bored, etc., aud wish lo knov\ it the 10 is .'ii^ ual nitilitv 

 in the cxteiihiun rib put uiiou .ill l.iteh iinin.ix cd guns ^ Souio ( all 

 them only ugly protiibciauces to knock kuiK Ues against, aud the 

 hole into which the nb fastens, a catch-all f 01 dirt. etc. Ans. The 

 exteuHion rib is a most decided advantage. It » simply added 

 strength. 



F. K., Jr., New York.— 1. Is shooting allow ed Sunday s in Kotk- 

 land county, N. Y '/ 2. Is there any kind ot game to be loiind in 

 Itomapo, N. J., or in any place along the luic of the N. Y. L. E. and 

 W. K. B. no further up than Sloatsbiu-g? 3. Is thc-re any fishing 

 to be had in the Bamapo Eiv.jr V i. Are small catlinh caught ui 

 ponds eatable? Ans. 1. No. 2. Ruffed grouse and iu wet 

 seasons woodcock. 3. A few pickerel aud perhaps a very few trout. 

 4. Yes. 



ExsiGN, Bradford, Pa.— In a successful woodcock expedition in 

 Allegheny Coimty, N. Y., last week, we came lipoa a pair of quail 

 with a brood of yoimg ones that could not have been out of the shell 

 more than twenty-lour hours. Do they commonly batch so latcV 

 Ans. The batcliing van a late one ; very probably a second brood, 

 or jiorhaps the first nest was destroyed by some accident. We 

 have, however, seen just hatched quail from New Jersey caily iu 

 November. 



PLtT\^ntt, Boston —1 Is tbeic luv obieetmu to nso an ungi eased 

 wuloMi theshotm ibieeehloadci i" 2 A\ hat ih the uh m+igc ot 

 greased w idh ovei the povidei ' I unked vuu 11 < 1 nth wl.ithize shot 

 to uae foi fill plov.i it 00 vds and -sou sud it w is nui>..s.il,lp to 

 aiihwei such questiius so I expLlliiinitcd, iiul ti u.i.l tint A 1 7 

 was the size to uie. No b being a bilk t jo small l.>i 1 it. liuds it 

 that distance Ans 1 Bettei to use anu!it,i( ascd wad ovci bbot 

 2 Lubricates the ban el. Yoiu nsetul hints about pattern tests 

 will oe jnilihshed next week. 



,S C 1 1 I .tsiienot to be h,id m Aineuia Hio, 



arepiett ' 1 t ^lud with diitv added would be cxpeu 



su, 1 I n^ for hliiall yachts 'some ot .,m a.iM 1- 



li 1 liu„ I iiivrfs bolt, which iiuv suit v<mi puipos. s 



I t .idai 01 w lute piiie skiff built, hiy 801 nit Ion 



ji I i_ht I lowii fore and aft to bottom and lit with h-ht 



zinc or ,-,il\ uii/cl uou air taulvs under tbwaits, making them hfe 

 boats, e\ . n il tilled Weight, 40 lbs. No special oil stoye lor 

 yachta made in ^ueiica. 



V. S , Non Toik —I have a" hue Scott gini, 10 gauge, oylmdei 

 boie, chambers a 2}, inch shell The end ol the chambei. is haidly 

 litioeptiblc to the touch. Onloolang tliiough the bauelsl 1 an 

 see ft fine hue I geneially use 2>a inch papci shtlL I uav e a 



number of 2% uich brass shells. WiU the use of 2% inch shells in 

 m-\ gun cau^e poor shootmg ^ Ans. The 2X inch shells will piob- 

 ahly K"i m fcuni <,hiotin£; but vou can tiy It aud may, perhaps, 

 tmd the ooub. m t > 1 c tli i ut It is not always possible to tell 

 just what a j,un \ ill d 1 nu.l 1 such c ireumstanocs 



f osiiTiNTburun— Is time on itcoid the weight ot theliigest 

 stiiped biss tbit be bei u caught with a lod indieil/ Hsu, 

 pk^is^vhit lo the weight ^ How Hi t,e di the si linh inn ' \n„ 

 Itisjio ill ihitth (.uttUiunl Club have sii. h 1 it ill 1 ut we 

 biv< i.t 1 st.ituow isoni H^H(i S.ii Ib.y 1,1, Urn 

 taken , ilh 1 10 I mil Inif as hi„h as 1 >it\ >i (lii 1 iii but 

 gives n ) uitiULi and othei auglm„ bool s art | I 1 1 



ee th ni in Iiilton ^lul et fiom the middle 1 1 

 Jum wu^bing tioni ioi-t> to sixty pounds, ind 1 'tj 



ic leh 10(1 Iheit hige hsh hic always females, ind aie e lu^ht in 

 nets 



A 1 ( Sunbui\,Pa— I notice vou mention the Wiokeisheimei 

 piOGCShtoi pusuMu^lihh lue mncetion with tin Si^ pound tioul 

 ol A B Shnl.v A -ion ftill vou please d( biubi the pieiess ^ 

 Ans It I the invention ol Piof Wiel eishtiiuei, oi Giiniiny ind 

 eon ists ol a thud which is injected uito the heait of an anmnl md 



o thi lugh its eueiilation We saw it at the lutoimtioml Pisbeu 

 Evlubitiou at Beilm, wheie he bad enoimous snipenth whi_h 

 looked to be just dead, but which h.id been jiie]iaied f.ji thie 

 yeais. Skektons were pupiudby iiiuiieibion and wcie peiUctlv 

 flexible, w hile the lungs ol a dogiouklbe iifihited and lespii.itiou 

 shown. ITie eye, of the fishes weit Minkeii, but they weit pcilect 

 otherwise. We !< am that it is to be mtiodu. t d into this countiy , 

 and it will be iiivalu.ible foi piesmuigsiich otqfcts as ci.ibs, 

 bjjideih, et."., which after two days iinmeibiun nniain flexible, so 

 that all uatuial mayemeuta can bejuadc by the bmbs aud mouth. 



H. N. E., Boston.- In August last I spent a week ifWebstei 

 Lake, FrauUm, N. H , and some bl.i. k b is, cau^'ht I id ^lll,lll blaik 

 spots m then- flesh. Satuida, I took a tup o^mui, ami in those 

 e,mglit lound them full ot the specks, and ciniot find any one to 

 tell what it lb 1 stnd you smaE pieces in glyceinie, and il you will 

 put ui •' .Viiswci s to CoiTcbpondtnts " what tbi v an vou will oblige 

 a numb. 1 ot y.iui icadcis. Ih. h . ,1 1 1 llighl.md 



L'.kc Vndc^cl and simngs . a , 1 have 



icid loiiesT \M) Stkeivi till ii ..ucvery- 



tluug iIho about fish In. I. ins W < liMi plai id the 



flesh ol th. fihheontamii Uned to 111 the bauds ot a 



micioscopibt, whorcp. 11 u 1 n.itliLr clu,tei, of jiaia- 



bitcbuoi incjbted w.iims but q.pi n to be 1 . lustci ut luguun 

 u Us, and asks if the stiips wcic tiki u next to tin skin ui dc p 

 the luuseulai tissues. He finds these cln-tcis lo be haidei than 

 the smiounding muscle, and about ouc-sixtu th or an inch in di- 

 amctei, alter being Bbiunkeu m gbeermc. lo thi e\c the stups 

 ot rtesli with the black doli icscmbk the eggs ol some batiaebum. 



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