FOREST AND STREAM. 



■-. f>, 1880. 



this curious sickness ; anil [loi'linp? also explain i ho mys- 

 tery of the so-called ■' moonstruck fish" winch had such 

 a run through your columns some time ago, One <la.y> 

 having no game in camp, it was proposed to cook some 

 salmon. We shot several, one of which was immedi- 

 ately coolced and eaten by all. In about, a half-hour I 

 started out for a hunt : in a short time I fell faint, dizzv 

 and sick at die stomach. I craw led to the water and 

 bathed my head and wrists, which brought relief and 

 enabled mo to reach camp, but in a condition too weak to 

 hunt more thai day. My companions were similarly af- 

 fected. As we ate nothing else but, wholesome bread, it 

 WOB undoubtedly the lisb which made us sick. I after- 

 wards heard of other similar cases and saw several dogs 

 •which had been so -poisoned. 

 l W. L. Carpenter. 



fl • 



Salmon Poisoned Dogs. — AstoHa, Oregon, Jim. liyth. 

 — I saw the communication I'roin your Corvallis corres- 

 pondent in regard to the salmon 'poisoning of dogs. I 

 have made inquiries among those whose experience gives 

 weight, to their opinions, and these agree substantially 

 as follows : Dogs in Oregon a!-e si i i aVerj bad dis- 



: .bling nistempsr. and supposed, to be caused bv 



eating fresh blood of the fall salmon. There is no age at 

 ■which the} are particularly liable, an old dog being as 

 sure to be 'attacked as a puppy. They never have a sec- 

 ond attack, and when they ' recover, they recover en- 

 tirely. Without treatment th«v are almost sure to die.. 

 Treated in season they nearly all recover. As the princi- 

 pal symptom is an obstinate" costiveness. the remedy is a 

 mild physic, repeated as often as may he found rieces 

 sary. Gunpowder, sulphur and salmon oil have been 

 commonly and successfully used by the early settlers, I 

 have been told by an intelligent settler, an employee of 

 the Hudson's Bay Company, in the earlv days, ih.u tin v 

 used to give the Wood to their dogs on the arrival of the 



fish, for the purpose of making them sick'. Then after 

 curing them they would feed them on salmon for the rest 

 of the season. "He also says lie lias seen many dead 

 wolves on the banks of streams frequented by fall sal- 

 mon, and supposed they were poisoned by their blood. 

 Exactly what the poisonous principle is would be diffi- 

 cult to determine : it mav be as v. mr correspondent sug- 

 gests— an excess of phosphorous— but that a dead salmon 

 e\ er shines like " fox-fire " is news to me, though I have 

 walked the beach, bear hunting, at all hours of the night, 

 passing hundreds Of them in every stage of odorous 

 decay. 1 have been told that the only fish they get at 

 Corvallis is the fall salmon. If that is the case, no won- 

 der the dogs are poisoned. C. J. S. 



* 



Another Woodland Shanty.— Ufica, N. Y., Jan., 

 1880. — I have just read A. D. C.'s letter and your reply to 

 it. I judge from his going fishing that it is summer when 

 he spends his vacation in the woods, arid my own expe- 



ive spent, many nights in such a 

 •ltanlinessand general comfort 

 ■ companions and myself have 



- open square 8 shanty, 

 tinv days, and lastly in 1878 the 

 this ma iner : Select a slightly 

 the ground falls say one inch in 

 ok at the bottom of the slope; 

 e rock should be the front of 

 lov.-n hill: mark out a parallel- 

 i Le pt rah 1 to the rock, and 

 - a 013 teninches in diameter, 



5 f'o 



as you describe (and 1 1 



one) is far surp;.. ■-. 1 



open slmi ty. H 

 built several within the 

 which was rather cram 

 shanty built) ; then an 

 which was too low on i 

 satisfactory shanty a fte. 

 sloping situation, where 

 a foot, with a large r 

 about six feet from tl 

 the camp, which faces 

 ograin 8x1 2 feet, the loi 

 on this -round plan lav 

 three logs high, except 



which side yen leave open, Notch the logs deeply when 

 they cross at the corners and slightly on the ends "toward 

 the rock, and put in small it:- \ ,: ,,, keep them 

 from slipping oft one another. At each end of the open 

 side erect, crotched poles, say five inches in diameter aud 

 eight and a half feet high, across which lay a cross pole 

 of at least four inches diameter. From this to the back- 

 logs lay vour rafters and fasten them with birch withes 

 or nails." Cover the top and open triangles at the sides 

 with spruce bark, peeled in pieces five or six feet long 

 (three rows will cover the root"), laying them like shingles, 

 the lower layer first. Cover the ground within with bal- 

 sam boughs, or, if you can find them, with hemlock, the 

 smaller the better. Beginning at the back lay them in 

 carefully, with the stems toward the front of the shanty 

 and with their bottom sides up. Lay a small log across 

 the last ones put in to keep them down and to serve as a 

 seat. Build your fire against the rock, and vou have 

 what we call "the best shanty. Wo have extended our 

 roof till it almost covers the fire, and built out one side. 

 of the shanty almost to the rock, hut we look upon this 

 a.s putting on bay-windows, cupola, etc, 



1 n such a shanty you can put up shelves along the sides 

 and hooks for your guns and poles along the back, sleep 

 comfortably with your feet toward the lire, and have a 

 house that you can sit up in, without having one that is 

 dark and gloomy. Neither do you need anything to build 

 it with but an axe and a, few nails, ami even the latter 

 are not absolutely necessary, I am certain A. D. C. 

 would like such a shanty if he tried one. 



EotiEltT BAGGj Jr. 



i% gennel 



THE HANDLING OF GLN-8nV BOGS. 



SEVERAL years ago one of the worst cases of gun- 

 shyness we ever saw or heard of attracted our at- 

 tention, and We watched with great interest the untiring 

 patience of the gentleman, who had adopted a method of 

 his own to accomplish the desired cure. The owner had 

 learned one bitter lesson by experience, and was there- 

 fore on his guard when a second jsjun-shy dog came into 

 his possession. His pride and reputation as a practical 

 sportsman were atslake, and lie did not undertake the 

 task without weighing the system to lie adopted in an 

 intelligent and careful manner. The result of bis case 

 was a complete success, and we take pleasure in giving 

 to urn readers thg following letter, in which, at our re- 



quest ho has kindly consented to dot down his experience. 

 Besides the lessons which it teaches, how to, ami [row 

 not, to, handle a gun-shy dog, it inculcates one thing ; it 

 preaches and practices patience ; it en Fqi self-ooi 

 it eliminates the irascible and it displays the excellence 

 of discipli::'-. We Relieve tftfti bltera is no one as well 



fitted to cure a dog of gun-shyness and timidity as its. 

 owner. The subject of the proper handling of - 

 dogs is understood by few. and every year there area 

 countless number of excellent, well-nosed dogs thrust 

 aside and never brought to perfection in the field, simplj 

 because, the trainer has not the patience, the brai as ot-thi 

 tact to rescue the animal from what becomes his ulti- 

 mate fate— a prowling, sneaking nuisance. We com- 

 mend the following, knowing that it emanates from the 

 long experience of one of Philadelphia's best ah ts 

 well-known sportsmen : — 



In giving briefly the result of ray experience hi 

 breaking gun-shy dogs, I would say, to my knowledge, 

 that on this subject, many sportsmen of education 

 and intelligence adopt the prejudices of ignorant 

 and. incompetent dog trainers, who either attempt to 



Of ; 



tl 

 i it is but rough justice that a " gun-shy dog" should 

 sh by the gun. Thus manv a timid puppy of gentle 

 ;ent," who in the hands of an intelligent master 

 Ud have become a renowned hunter, has been eon- 

 sly death before he has enjoyed the 

 d bird killed over his point, when 



d he would' have' i-end'e red excellent 

 service in the field ; for dogs of nervous disposition are 

 ited for their keen powers of scent and careful hunting. 



mined to an m 

 ipture of bavin 



little patience 

 imo his timidit 



A gun-shy pup is rarely found 

 gree, but it is generally- a ci 



breeding. 11 ! have -a rfc it t 



very worst sort Of a case— a di 

 sively timid by disposition, 1 

 oughlv frightened by the disc 



cess, I would remark, that if proper super-, isi 

 Of the rearing of your pop be will not becom 

 If a pup displays a timid disposition, let 1 



i of low de- 



it i 



tin 



ed by fine 

 dog; th- 



akor 



gently reared, and let him become gr 

 to the gun and to the discharge of •< 

 he is at his meals ; or, better still, 

 get some one to stand by and ei coma 

 discharge a htrht load at a dista ■ ! 



his taking a first disagreeable impress 

 uo further trouble. After you have ind 

 until you have downed the first turd 

 over. All that I know on the subject 

 rience with the first gun-shy pup i pw 

 I tried an experiment, and it faded : i 

 the loss of my pup. 1 ret ei ved a preset 

 shy pup, and hailing the gift as a f 

 nity to retrieve mv failure, I beueiiti 

 ence, devoted much more time and pa 

 and succeeded gloriously, though N 

 harder subject to deal with than No. 1 

 if properly treated. T 



i be 



dually sccusl, 

 •v light loads 



,-ery 



tied 



hen 



en pointing game, 

 tge him while you 



f yon oi,,' 



need him to stand 

 , the bai.lt.' ig all 

 I learned by expe- 

 lled, t theorized, 

 t also :-, suited in 



i Ix 





.- intl 



days' work I... 

 have read the details of t 

 two most remarkable 

 Mace and Jack King, 

 patiently fighting a wa 



ndr 



ih,- 



3 first i 



tiers who 

 to plucky encounter between thi- 

 ol English prize-iighleis, Jem 

 rill remember how Mace, after 

 ting fight for two hours, when 

 St blihded, worn out, and the 

 fcepped in incautiously to deal 

 SCeived a fatal left which felled 

 edhim from Iheiight. My mi- 

 take was of this nature. I failed by atteropti- u 

 iug stroke, when I had ruvtask almost accomplished. 1 

 had been accustoming toy pup-al&rge, taw 

 aged ten months— to the discharge of caps on an old horse- 

 pistol. My process had been very gradual. 1 @om- 

 menced bv tying him at the end of 'a large garden, and 

 standing at" a distance would discharge a cap while he 

 was amused picking some bones. I made gradual pro- 

 gress until I arrived at a point when I could dispenso 

 with the cord and discharge light loads, accompanying 

 each detonation with a gift of meat. 



Encouraged by my success, in an unluckly moment it 

 occurred to me to demonstrate to the pup by a single 

 'llustration the folly of his prejudice against the explo- 

 ariingly, one day after i xti ad 

 liim "and fortifvimrhis spirit 

 after a short preparatory emer- 



sion of gunpowder. Aci 

 ing a kindly greeting to 

 with 



. fat, e 



Jiieki 



th light loads. ] 

 loaded the family pistol 

 an inch of the muzzle, 

 lock, stock and barrel— with ha 

 should start with an agreeable a? 

 it, 1 allowed him to mouth it a 

 age Instancy. Then I seated, i 

 side him, and while he was D 

 pulled the trigger. A te 

 smoke lifted I caught a i 

 pup's tail vanishing, from 

 but he was out of si-lit 

 I did not advert h, ■".,:■ 

 the shock I had given bin 

 so I grew a Wiser man on 

 1 mention this iilu.strati 



which one must i . , 



affection. 



The next subject was the dog I now shoot over, a very 

 large black, white and tan setter, , o , ;,,,,,, . ., • , 



reasme the implement- 

 lat my pupil 



lnected with 

 dido to further enoour- 

 ysclf confidentially be- 

 ts munching a drum-stick I 

 no report followed. As the 

 igle glimpse of that brown 

 e alley gate, I pursued him, 

 icver' beheld him again, anO 

 ecatise f felt convinced, after 



:. of gun-shy dogs. 



to illustrate the 

 dealing iv h thi tervoi 



ud baverack. 



i Just a 



ihii 

 r Old, 



1 pup 



command, and 



haying l, 

 cotdd not well I 



id. 



itii year. \A hen given to 

 i overgrown, ner 

 lie didia.it know a wool of 

 l thoroughly frightened by 



The bare sight Oia gun ter- 



GOuldfind, and lie there trembling all day, and would not 



■ for hours ■ • en to take his I I. fii emh 



experience with the brown pup, 1 commenced i 



,,. AugoSt, atidkill'cd the 

 first birds over [rim tho first of '• .:',,, 



During nearly tlrre 

 The til 



nibs I f 



ye him hi 



quaite 



it pi 



uhudpr 



t tliat he 



,, n d i ilj . 



■ ui" to note 



■ :i , , Fr lid of 



pi 



II 





III 



Ult 1 gOt h 



u 







a, gun. I b 



di 



g. His was 



:,-..!," col Ld 



vous when 1 first.. 



commenced my i ■■ tnenl ■ , I n 

 ry room before breakfast-. ' ■ 



ivilhoul, paying any at l.om.ion to liim ori-usily 

 y gun, and instantly put it away again, leaving 

 the r* loni :n,i p I ,, ,,■',,,, , . , 

 vould take him to the and en- 



til. Thi :, , bout the 



a check, and carrying the gmi on mj el 



ui with bits of mem. After be bad 



asto at j ■ i commenced by sna | 



jeding and commending him. until 

 red before I left Kim . 



irk WOUld 1 



it.iivly cured him of the terror- with 

 f a gun at first inspired him I. took 

 , tied him behind the counter, and 



tori 9 - • rath : 



r liim, and 

 1 my pup indifferent to 



st of November I took him over 

 ing, having of course po- ously 

 with tin-- check: cord', On {l fh-st 

 >ited spknd d nose aw ood la t a 

 bh I ,i op] d I ad.butfortun tdj 

 thei with L-rel. My 



single 



cap. and tln-uf 



he w; 



i , , , , 



little 



' le, until be 



powd 



yr. But I ne\ er 



am 



y believe if he 1 



Bulk i 



n his box my w 



rifled him, and he would slink off to tlte d'arity -i 



i pursue the wmg-l ipped (piail. He 

 i that moment delighted in the report 

 ince done all my shoofin 

 xtri-me case ; a dog only moderately 

 ; been cured much sooner. Thit loi 

 i, ii would no di/td-t fctavebi 

 carefidlj brought up. Bui j , '■- 

 ightened. 



th; , mi psarehred gun ,:.- . thatis, < h a - inn tl ad 



of a gun; they are only nervous animals 



the novel sound, and if properly inured to the 

 would never run away from if. 



— The St. Louis Kennel Club have furnished us with a 

 number of their nicely compiled catalogues, which «-a 

 will be pleased to distribute, on applioaEon s to our 

 friends. The club contemplate n. 

 the New York show this season. Yv'e will pul 

 short time a full description of the new shooting preserver, 

 recently rented by the cIud j it, is said to ooiitaih. over 

 eight thousand acres, 



Alum's Blue Dogs. — Win(3iesteT, Alum:., Dec 



187ti.— Now that the ■ me, : - 1 i ■ i ■ ■ I i"i thi big hook is 

 drawing to a close there may possibly he room f01 : .iM,.-- 

 thing dee. lam credible informed that Mr Edum 



A!hn. of Pomfret. Conn., has among is 8 K,cel !'-n I, hrccd 



d , -m' eraj I fiat are bine, tan ami wixil e >.-■ ' < 



to ask if there is any .-t:- a as 



blue, tan and white, and a,-.. ,i„. -. ,n, id o I is kei uel, 



i ihat color, i ask because on statin" tli ■ fa I 



i - mi gs there] that! must 



tie in error, that there are noseftcrs matkeil go |.th 



are many black, tan and white,'bu1 iioiiehme, t Im.ve 



had considerable experience, with setters, but: do w 



lent to have seen any marked with blue. 'dr. Allin. who 



are pups the bluohliir, which is m huge paicb.->. is much 

 ',, than the White, and the ears, which oil i ■ 



under side-are tan color, on I mtsid tmouge 



:oli a , ,,- . I san ely any indication i if iiair, ■'■> I.1 tliisls 

 changed, b , as the dog appuaches maturiiy ; the 

 short blue hair equals in length the white and i., i ■■,. 

 din irs are clothed in. long blue silken tret i meni 



ber meeting Mr. Ailie many years ago at Springlirld, 

 and while discussing dogs he remarked that, lit I 

 ail colors. That statement was more prophetic, than 



true, for at thai timehehad no blue in hi ■ ' ael, '' Ijo e 



,,,. bo have bred canary biri :■■■.-■ i i . I rorl 



the esults of crossi ! ',;', ren Boftwed3 lirflW. i I 



passible tka the crossing of a black and w liite ■■ ii 

 a [en ton and white slut would produce the coloi 

 rm Mr, Auln'si ■ i. B. 



crked with patches or spots of aoiuish 



dr. Alliu is not the only owner 



, -of what are called blue dogs in this counlry. 

 We, however, do not remember of cm , 

 dog that was blue, tmi and wdiite, hut there is no icason 

 why the phenomenon should not occur, or ail 

 ent and careful ero ting I ' > ■ '■■ ■ tnod in a 



general way. An article appeared in thi 

 Sti-.kam of Feb. Mth, 1878, particuutrizipg th 

 blue Bcllon .-..■■ rescril tdbyHSr. lidward Lavraekin hi.s 

 work entitltd "Th ■ '■ 



follows: The origin of the Bell 

 TheJIariji" ,,,','!.. .■ I,;-., I o,d\ lelt OS Hi I 



uncle and tan Bell 

 furred Many years ago, through CUJ 

 h 



Laveruck's ac -"" t B il It 



1872 tosome fort-, , 



dogs was c] i ' , . ,j, i , 



of our readers wh, 



