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shooting over them in brush or thick cover. Pointers and 
setters Siould not be shot over in brush or cover that will 
hide or conceal them from the shooter. My experience 
of pointers and setter's in -woodcock and ruffed grouse 
shooting, is that when they are out of sight they will 
take liberties or be subjected to a very cruel test. ‘I will 
relate what occured to a gentlemau shooting woodcock 
over a setter bred by mo. Ho lost the dog in some scrub- 
pine cover where he was shooting, and, after considerable 
delay, being unable to find the dog, the gentleman went 
to a piece of woods some distance away, On his return, 
three hours later, he found the dog standing a bird, the 
dog’s bead and tail being both one way. He evidently 
had been sotting the bird for three hours. The bird, which 
had moved in a half oirole round the dog, was flushed 
and shot behind the dog. Had the gunner been shooting 
over a cocker spaniel the cock would have been flushed 
at once, and the shooter would have had timely warning 
by the clear, ringing bark of the cocker. In a future 
letter I will give you my opinion of what the cocker 
Bpaniel. best adapted for this country, should be. 
Ranger. 
London (Ontario) Dog Show.— I wish to inform your 
readers that Janies Spooner, Esq., of Toronto, anil J. 
flamuon. Esq., of Clifton, Ont., have consented to act 
as Judges at our forthcoming Bench Show. Exhibitors 
may, from the well-known probity and ability of these 
gentlemen, rest assured that a good sound reliable and 
impartial judgment on the merits of their dogs will be 
duly rendered. 
I' take the opportunity of mentioning that if any of 
your readers would like to encourage us by offering 
" Special Prizes,” we shall be happy to hear from them 
before 10th September. W. C. L. Gill, Sec’y, 
Fox Hunting.—Tennesee — Nashville, Aug. 14?7t.— Ed¬ 
itor Forest and Stream ;—There have been several spirited 
chases lately, up in the neighborhoods' Bon Agna Springs. 
The gentlemen about there have a fair pack of six or seven 
couples of hounds, and they seldom fail to start and cap¬ 
ture Reynard when they go out. There is a fellow up 
there who has made himself notorious this season, by fol¬ 
lowing the hounds on foot, and getting in ahead always 
at the death. Col. W. H. Johnson's pack is in fine con¬ 
dition. and now that there is a lull in the racing world 
I will no doubt have some of their excellent runs to rec¬ 
ord. J. D. H. 
Dogs at Auction.— On Wednesday, Sept. 17th, there 
will be a large auction sale of dogs by Messrs. Barker 
& Sons at tbeir establishment, corner of 39th st. and 
Broadway. The dogs to be sold are from the well-known 
kennels of Messrs. Lincoln & Hellyar, of Warren, Mass., 
and comprise red Irish and English setters and pointers, 
both puppies and broken dogs, all the get of cele¬ 
brated winners. This will be a rare chance to get good 
stock cheap, 
—Mr. Wm. A. Buckingham, of Norwich, Conn., claims 
the name Flash for black and white-ticked dog puppy 
whelped April 23d, 1879, by Howard Kennel Club’s champ. 
Dash HI,, out of Aubundale Kennel’s champ. Daisy Dale. 
—Mr. J. B. Goodwin, of Norwich, Conn., claims the 
name of Prudence for black, white, and tau-ticked bitch 
puppy whelped February 16th, 1879, by Luther Adam’s 
chain p. Drake, out of Gen. Wm. G. Ely’s native bitch 
Sylph. # 
— Mr. N. Elmore, of Granby. Conn., haB bred his En¬ 
glish hare beagle, Lucy, to Victor ; will whelp September 
29th, 
ANOTHER WORD FOR THE SPANIEL. 
83 Peter St., Toronto, Aug, 23 d. 
Editor Forest and Stream ;— 
I read with a great deal of interest “ Ringwood’s” arti¬ 
cle on spaniels last week. My experience of spaniels has 
been life-long too; but, as my life has not compassed a 
great many years', my opinion may not have the weight 
that ‘ ‘ Ringwood’s " would have. However, I have stud¬ 
ied the breed very closely, and my opinion is entirely in 
their favor. I think that as companions at home and in 
the field, they have no equal. A friend of mine lias one 
that 1 bred, which is the cleverest dog 1 ever saw. He 
will do more tricks than any circus dog I have ever seen, 
and is at the same lime a splendid worker. I have gener¬ 
ally used one or at most two dogs in the Held and have 
found them plenty to keep myself and a companion busy. 
My dogs are mute except when they have a partridge 
‘•treed.’’ This is rather a misfortune, but they have so 
many counterbalancing virtues that I put small bells on 
their collars which does quite as well, if not better, as you 
can always tell exactly where they are. As to color, mine 
are all liver-colored or black, some without a white hair ; 
but the bell gets over the difficulty of seeing them too, 
and as I only use them for three or four weeks out of the 
year, counting odd days, I think that I can afford to give 
up a little utility to beauty. Black is my pet color, or 
failing that, liver-colored; and as I keep my dogs for 
eleven months out of the twelve as petB only, I feel that 
it is worth while t® have them please my eye for eleven 
months, when the color makes very little difference for 
the other month, I have been so unfortunate as to loose 
my favorite bitch “Brownie,” the foundation of my ken¬ 
nel. Some scoundrel laid poison in tne lane back of my 
house for cats, and as ill-luck would have it, all the dogs 
broke out that same morning. They were of course 
missed at once, and the servant got them in, all except 
Brownie. I went to look for her and failing to find her, 
told the servant to be on the look-out and went to the 
office. A few minutes after I left the house they found 
her, stiff and cold : and thus died one of the handsomest 
and best dogs that ever lived. 1 will not begin to enu¬ 
merate her virtues, for if 1 did I would never stop. Suf¬ 
fice it to saylthat I loved her like a child and I mourned 
her as sincerely and sorrowfully as if she bad been a human 
being. Poor little Brownie! so universally admired, so uni¬ 
versally regretted ! ; I have, luckily, among some very fine 
pups from her, two liver-colored bitches, without awhite 
hair, and about four mouths old. These pups, Cora and 
Flirt, promise, very well; they fetch on land and in water 
very nicely, and “ down-charge” and “come to heel” like 
little Trojans. I hope with them to keep up the reputation 
of my kennel. I bought of Mr. Willey his brace of black 
cockers and was very much disappointed with them. The 
bitch is very fine, though old and fat, but the dog did not 
suit me at all. I havosold them both to different parties, 
and was glad to get out of the “ spec ’’ at a loss of about 
$10. The gentleman who bought the bitch, a great friend 
of mine, has bred her to Robertson’s Rollo, a son of 
Brownie and sire of Cora and Flirt, and we expect a very 
fine litter. 
It seems to me that I have rather wandered from my 
subject. I started with the intention of making a few 
general remarks about cockers, and 1 have been rattling 
along about my own dogs; however, we will return to the 
general remarks. I would advise every man who iB fond 
of dogs and shooting, but who is closely tied down by 
business, to get a cocker. Setters require too much work 
to keep them in tr ainin g and are too big and impetuous 
to take into the house as pets, while a little cocker of 
about twenty-five pounds weight will behave himself 
well anywhere, is quiet and companionable, is small 
enough to take on a lounge or chair beside you, or even 
on your lap, and yet is large enough to follow a carriage 
for miles, and to take care of himself on all occasions. 
The ladies love them ; all admire them ; they stand any 
amount of petting without becoming cheeky, and they 
are faithful and affectionate to a degree. I could tell 
dozens of anecdotes illustrative of these last attributes, 
did 1 not feel tiiat I have already trespassed too long on 
your valuable space. Perhaps at some future time I may 
write you a few, if the present poor attempt finds favor 
iu the eyes of my fellow-sportsmen. One more remark 
and I have done. Cockers require to be trained from their 
earliest puppyhood. Otherwise they will at times get so 
exoited as to be quite uncontrollable. If trained young, 
however, they have no thought but their master’s wishes, 
and are continually watching for a signal or command. 
G. D. M. 
DISTEMPER—Second Paper. 
BY M. VON CULIN. 
In distemper, the matter of forcing a dog to do anything 
should be conducted with the utmost caution, In giving 
him medicine be careful to observe the directions which 
I have given (or any other known gentler means), and 
should the dog struggle too violently in resistance, the 
stomach-pump or funnel must be resorted to, as any 
violent exertion only serves to prostrate the dog, wasting 
the vitality which must he retained to combat the disease. 
Above all things, remember that perfect rest and quiet 
are necessary. When the dog is to be moved from one 
place to another, by no means force him to walk, but 
gently and carefully lift and carry him, Should it be 
necessary for any purpose, whether to remove him from 
a filthy bed, to take him to a better ventilated apartment, 
or to a place more convenient to his attendenf. to take 
him up or down stairs, let two persons, one at the hind 
quarters and one at the shoulders, the person best ac¬ 
quainted to take the shoulders, lift him gently, side up, 
and carry him in as nearly a horizontal position as possible, 
being careful to make no more pressure than possible 
upon tlie(bowels, stomach or lungs, as they are generally 
all in a high state of inflamation. The dog when left to 
himself will seek a spot xnoBt retired from noise or 
disturbance and from glaring light, and will, from 
disinclination to move about, lie there and starve. This 
must not be allowed; he must be brought out into 
clean and comfortable quarters. 1 spoke before of 
light; when I say that light is necessary, 1 say so because 
in summer when yon exclude the light you shut out the 
air, but when you can obtain a thorough ventilation with¬ 
out a glaring "light, do so by all means, as in all cases 
where the nerves are effected, a glaring light barrasses.the 
disease by irritating the nervous system. I am a groat 
believer in plenty of daylight as a curative agent in all 
diseases. Either direct or reflected rays of the sun ef¬ 
fect the nervous system, hence my remarks on a glaring 
light. 
In the matter of non-exertion of the dog in this disease, 
the administration of food figures conspicuously. Two 
many ingenious methods cannot be suggested and prac¬ 
ticed, for a sick dog is as fastidious as a fasliionable young 
lady, and his appetite must be pampered and catered to, 
and many little stratagems must be practiced. One of the 
best for administering liquid food to a dog who has lost 
his appetite, is first to caress the dog and allow him to 
lick your hand ; then dip your fingers into the liquid and 
patting him with the other hand let him lick it from your 
fingers. Continue this two or three times, and then take 
up some of the liquid in the hollow of your hand, and, by 
talking to and coaxing him you can get him to lap up a 
quantity of it. When he has taken four or five handfuls 
lie will turn away and appear satisfied,, but in a half 
minute or so, try him again, and he will eat, but be cau¬ 
tious not to (are him. 
An occasional piece of soaked gra ham cracker or other 
solid food before mentioned may be smuggled in. Do not 
force it upon him after he refuses, or it will not bo so easy to 
get him to eat another time ; but give in small quantities 
frequently. This method will work when every other 
one fails," except that of force, which should be a last 
resort. 
In administeringpiUs, open the dog’smouthin the man¬ 
ner before described; pour in a. tablespoouful of palatable 
liquid — beef tea, milk or water; then, filling the spoon 
again, place the pill or pills on the point of the spoon and 
pour all together into his mouth. He will swallow them 
without knowing it. 
The main reason why distemper is so much dreaded is 
because of our ignoranco of the disease. All animals, 
from the tiger of the Eastern jungles toman, stand most 
in dread of that which they understand the least. 
Ignorance, superstition, idolatry and witchcraft are in 
the same category ; hand in hand the arch fraitors betray 
us into all manner of absurdities. This mueh-to-be-de- 
ploved state of affairs will of course never be universally 
remedied until our-veterinary schools give the same at¬ 
tention to the dog that they do to the horse. Why have 
they not done so in the past V Because the money value 
of the horse has far exceeded that of tire dog. Now that 
it is fast becoming a neck race for supremacy, is it too 
much to expect that the diseases of dogs will be given 
the same deep and careful study that has hitherto been 
allowed only to those of the horse? 
Then, and not until then, may we look for prompt re¬ 
lief from veterinary surgeons as a class in the diseases of 
the dog. There are objectionable features, but not a whit 
more so than in man or in the horse in furthering our ex¬ 
periments with the dog; and better and more frequent 
opportunities with far less expense than with man and 
horse. 
“ Rabies ! rabies !! ” cries the nervous physician. 
“ Small-pox ! yellow fever!! diphtheria ! 1! ana a host of 
others in man, and glanders and farcy 1 in the horse, ” 
cry I. If it were all risk and no reward, the selfishness of 
man might Bay, “Elee from them all.” Farcy and glan¬ 
ders, as communicated to man from the horse, are as 
much to he dreaded and as loathsome and fatal diseases 
as hydrophobia communicated to man from the dog. 
While here we have two so-much-to-be-dreaded and fatal 
diseases communicated by the horse, as yet we have but 
one to be feared from the dog. Distemper, in no case, 
has ever been known to have been communicated to man. 
In the face of so much contradictory evidence the inex¬ 
perienced will find it hard to decide whether or not dis¬ 
temper is contagious. Mayhow, one of dtrr supposed au¬ 
thorities on canine diseases, most emphatically declares 
that it is not. In this, as in many other instances, May- 
hew, by his advice, has dealt death and destruction to 
many of the choicest animals from the best kennels of 
many lands. There may have been something in the 
climate in which Mayhe’w practised which rendered the 
disease non-contagious, but certain it is that in the United 
States distemper is the most highly contagious of all 
canine diseases. Mayhew sights as proof of bis assertion 
the case of bis little cur bitch which lived for years 
amidst distemper and did not contract the disease. 
This case is no proof whatever, as it is a well-known 
and conceded fact that few dogs contract the disease a 
second time, and others appear never to have it at all, 
though constantly exposed to it in its worst forms. Like 
other blood-poison fevers, there appears to be a cause in 
the system which one attack of the disease exhausts, 
never to be reproduced. In a still larger number of cases 
the attack is so slight as to appear little worse than a bad 
cold. Especially are mongrels and dogs of low degree 
thus lightly visited, as such was Ms (Mayhew’s) cur evi¬ 
dence, rather than of its non-contagion. On the Other 
hand our proofs are so overwhelming as scarcely to need 
notice, except to post the tyro. It is a well-known fact 
in pathology that m all animals from the lowest to man, 
tiie female may contract, showing all the symptoms 
of a disease, then becoming pregnant the symptoms dis¬ 
appear rapidly. The pregnancy is the cause of the disap¬ 
pearance of the symptoms. After delivery the symptoms 
reappear, commencing where they left off and proceed 
rapidly to a termination of the disease. In man consump¬ 
tion gives a good illustration; in the dog we have a good 
illustration of it in our subject — distemper. The bitch 
having contracted the disease in a mild form, becoming 
pregnant the symptoms disappear as if by magic. From 
within a few days to several weeks after delivery the 
disease again makes its ajjpearance, either in the dam or 
in the whelps, or in both. 
In the dam it is often so mild as scarcely to he noticed, 
but when it appears in the puppies it almost invariably 
sweeps the entire litter. We ask, is this contagion? 
Again we send a string of dogs of a ripe age to contract 
distemper (under twelve months) to a dog show. After 
the expiration of the proper time required to develop the 
symptoms the disease makes its appearance in one dog, 
the ultimatum of which is seven out of nine of the pup¬ 
pies taken to the show die of the disease witMn three 
weeks. Several other and older dogs in the kennel, 
another younger one also, contracted il ; part of this lot 
also dies — an actual money loss of not less than $1,500. 
We ask, “ Is tMs contagion?” Again, two dogs belong¬ 
ing to different persons are confined in neighboring yards 
with tight fences between—not even a chance to smell 
noses. Neither dog is admitted to the other’s yard nor 
into the street. One dog takes the distemper, and in a 
short time the neighboring dog has it also. The first dog 
being of low degree (like Mayliew’s) recovers, the other, 
being a blue-blooded Llewellin, dies. Is this contagion? 
1 could fill pages with just such instances, but I deem 
the above sufficient. 
hwje m\d 
GAME IN SEASON FOR SEPTEMBER. 
Moose, Alee Americana. 
Caribou, Rangifer caribou. 
Elk or wapiti, Vermis canadensis. 
Red or Va. deer. C. m'lpinianus. 
Squirrels, red, black and gray. 
Hares, brown and gray. 
Reed or rice bird, iMlichonyx or- 
uzlvatmu. 
wild turkey .Meleagits gatlopam. 
Pinnated grouse or prairie 
chickens, vtupidonia eupicto. 
Ruffed grrouse or pheasant, Bo¬ 
nded umheUus. 
Quail or partridge, Orlyxvtrginl- 
Blaek-bellied plover, ox-eye, 
Squatarola helvctica. 
Ring- plover, JEgialitis semipal- 
matus. 
Stilt, or long-shanks, Rimanto- 
pus 7li uric nil is. 
Woodcock, PhUohela minor. 
Red-breasted snipe, or dwitcher, 
Macrorhampus griseus. 
Red-backed sandpiper, or ox- 
bird, 2Vi)ipa Americana. 
Great marbled godwit, or mar¬ 
lin, Limosa fedoa. 
Willct, Totnnm semipalmatus. 
Tattler, Totanus mdanoleueus. 
| yellow-shanks, Totanus flavlpes. 
“ Bay birds " generally, includingvarious species of plover, sand 
piper, snipe, curlew, oyster-catcher,surf bird, phalaropes, avocets, 
etc., coming under the group Limaeotce or Shore Birds. 
l®”This table does not apply to all the States. It is meant to 
representthe game which is generally in season at this time. State 
regulations may prohibit the killing of some species of game here 
mentioned. 
The seasons for shoolingpinnated grouse or prairie chiok- 
onsand other birds are as follows In the States named herewith 
States 
Pinnated 
Grouse. 
Ruffed Grouse 
Quail. 
Woodcock. 
Ill. 
lad.., 
Iowa.. 
Minn.. 
WtB... 
Neb. 
Ban... 
Aug 15 te Dec 1 
1 : 1 : 1 
Sep 1 to Dec 1 
Aug 14 to Oct J 
Aug 25 to Janl 
Aug 15 to Feb .1 
Aug 1 to Feb 1 
Oct 1 to .Tan 1 
Nov. I to Jan 1 
Oct 1 to Jan 1 
Sept 1 to Dec 1 
Aug 25 to Janl 
Oct 1 to Janl 
Novi to Jan 1 
Oot 8 to Jan 1 
Scji 1 to Dec 1 
Aug 35to Janl 
Oct 1 to Dec- .1 
Oct 1 to Janl 
July 4 to Jan 1 
.Inly 1 to Jan 1 
July 10 to Jan 1 
July 3to Nov 1 
Aug 25 to «J tin 1 
No Restrictions 
Forbidden 
Don’t.—I n connection with the chapter of gunning ac¬ 
cidents contributed by “ Ego ” in another column, we 
republish the following cautions to sportsmen, old and 
young, experienced and inexperienceed. That the ad- 
