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citement and terror. Had tried several times since the 
morning to administer ether or chloroform, but every at¬ 
tempt was baffled by such alarming convulsions and lar- 
yngal spasms that they bad to be abandoned. 
•'About 3 a.m. the patient became exhausted, with a 
scarcely perceptible pulse. The convulsions were, less in 
number but more aevere in character. Could not take 
the temperature, as the thermometer was liable to be 
broken in the attempt. 
“At 5 a.M, gavehypodermically one-half grain Morphia 
sulph,, which gave her some slight relief, and she rallied 
slightly, but only for a short time. She grew rapidly 
worse, and suffered so much that at 7.30 A.M. gave an¬ 
other one-half grain Morphia sulph., but with no apparent 
effect. Nature was being exhausted, and unable to throw 
off the accumulations of viscid mucus, and when I again 
saw her a few moments after injection she was appa¬ 
rently dying from asphyxia, being at the time under the 
influence of a terrible convulsion. She .was pulseless ; 
respirations labored, four or five per minute ; lips anil face 
of a purplish hue. Administered chloroform ; the spasm 
relaxed; pulse reappeared; color returned to face; respi¬ 
rations became easier and more frequent. This condition 
of improvement lasted probably one-half hour, at which 
time another and still more severe convulsion seized her, 
which chloroform possessed no power to alleviate, and 
lasted until death closed the scene and her sufferings 
were ended. 
“ The characteristic frothy mucus was present from the 
the first, and was expelled in great quantities. Horror 
of water was typical; even ice produced the same effect. 
Solid food, medicine, everything offered her produced the 
same result. Was not enabled to give her anything by 
the mouth, except the few pieces of ice mentioned 
above. 
“This case is of interest, as showing in so far as one case 
can, that the assertion advanced by Dr. Janeway, United 
States Army, may be incorrect, viz.: ‘It is a well- 
authenticated fact that rabid skunks are entirely free 
from the odor so characteristic of those animals, which 
could not occur if the secretion were not exhausted, and 
forgetting its normal timidity, it will attack any person 
or animal it may come in contact with, etc.’ 
In my case the connections of the patient hoped eveiy- 
thing from this theory of the skunk not being rabid, as it 
gave off the peculiar odor, and I have found so far that it 
is a popular belief among pioneers and hunters that none 
but odorless skunks are dangerous. I must side with Dr. 
Janeway ‘ that mephitic inoculation' is not necessarily 
fatal. 
“I was visited May 36th by-, a woodchopper by 
occupation, who was suffering from acute diarrhiBa. Dur¬ 
ing the interview he spoke of some very queer sensations 
he had been having, principally about the head: but also 
affecting his whole body more or less. Asked him if he 
had received any injury about the head — said not; and 
the only injury he had had for some time that amounted 
to anything was the bite of a skunk some three years be¬ 
fore, at the same time showing me the scar upon fore¬ 
finger of right hand. The cicatrix was very well marked 
and of a purplish hue. Said it did not worry him any, 
although it might possibly have something to do with the 
way he felt, but thought it amounted to nothing as the 
animal when killed gave out the peculiar odor. 
‘‘ Mr. W-, father of my patient pvho is a very intel¬ 
ligent man, told me of two cases who had been bitten at 
his ranch during the last year and neither having devel¬ 
oped any alarming symptoms. Also of a thud who was 
bitten near his place since his own child was bitten, and 
who he thought was either going to be affected or else 
was in great fear of it, judging from the way he acted. 
“ I know also of a well authenticated case where during 
a scout (year 1877) one colored soldier and two Indians 
were bitten by one skunk, neither of the three ever show¬ 
ing any symptoms of rabies so far as is known. The sol¬ 
dier, who was the first attacked, was bitten through the 
lip and had to choke the animal to make it loose its hold. 
He afterwards kicked, clubbed and finally killed it, not 
the least odor being given off, but the “ timid animal" 
showing fight to the last. This man is still in the service, 
and I know has never had a symptom. In His case poul¬ 
tices of tobacco and whiskey (?) were applied to the 
wound. It may have been the applications that exempted 
him, or, perhaps, by going a little further we might con¬ 
clude that the negro is impervious to the poison. I think, 
after reading Dr. Janeway’s cases and looking back upon 
my own, that it is simply 1 < hydrophobia” as laid down 
by authors on the latter malady. 
C. C. Goddard, M.D., 
Fort Elliott, Texas. A. A. Sg'n, U. S. A.” 
That is probably enough “skunk” for one dose, hut now 
seems a good time to devote a paragraph to a singular 
phenomenon that I observed about a year ago. I spent 
considerable time near some very odorous hot sulphur- 
springs. There were a good many chickens, young and 
old, about the place, and they attracted the skunks. A 
number were killed, invariably filling the air with their 
scent, but in two or three days it would all disappear, 
even from the dogs that came in contact with them. I 
cannot imagine why this should he, unless the odor was 
killed by the sulphur fumes. Can any one tell ? 
Wit. N. Byers. 
Denver, Col., Aug. 27th. 
Successful Culture of Wild Rice. — Springfield , 
Mass., Sept, 15th .—I see by last week’s Forest and 
Stream that your Stockbridge correspondent did not 
succeed well with the wild rice planted by him. 
Early this spring I obtained some seed from the Rod 
and Gun Club of this city, and planted the same opposite 
here on the shore of the Connecticut River, having first 
soaked the seed in water. I send you sample of stalk cut 
last week. The shore for 500 rods is lined with a beauti¬ 
ful growth of the same, a greater part of which is over 
8 feet high. Muskrats seem to glory in it more than 
duoks, eating off the stalks in frequent places. But I 
think if the planting was more generally earned forward 
here in New England for a few years, that ducks would 
be more plenty. E. H. Barney. 
Snipe.—M r. M. Englert, of Delaney street, this city, 
who usually sends us the first snipe of the season, again 
reminded us in a substantial manner last week that thesa 
birds are coming now into market. 
§■M §emel. 
A NORTH CAROLINA FOX HUNT. 
Editor Forest and Stream ;— 
I .am patiently waiting a visit from my old friend W. 
E. Brodnax to take out of prison my “ old male ” red 
fox. He writes me that in a few days he will be on hand, 
as his pack required some training before venturing in 
the red fox chase. 
Since securing this “ old red ” I have had two other 
successful races over the same field. On the 30th of 
August by appointment I crossed the Roanoke. Hardy 
and Sherron arrived on the ground in advance and had 
a red flying, and that right to me. Logan, Red Bird and 
Van dashed off to join their pack ahead of the rest of 
my own, and heading them produced a temporary break. 
In a few minutes Logan, Red Bird and Van were off, 
and the pack did not overtake them until they caught 
the fox after a run of thirty minutes. 
On Friday, the 5th of September, by appointment 
again I crossed the Roanoke, taking my dogs over in a 
boat. I always find a horse ready for me on the opposite 
bank. Hardy has four hounds (Byron), and Sherron some 
six or eight. Thev are always’ ready for the fun when¬ 
ever I say so, Hardy, however, does not relish red fox 
hunting; but Sherron is a brick at it. He is very fond of 
searching out fast hounds to run against me. In the run 
of the 80th ult., he had Burrow's white slut. That race 
did not satisfy him. This morning he brought two cracks 
of Rodman's pack. They looked formidable indeed. 
They were in fine condition, of good size, full of life, and 
looked like champions. They struck the trail and brought 
it right to my landing. But the fox was at its other end. 
We consequently turned hack to its beginning, and soon 
had a lively trail. Following it, for a mile or more we 
came upon a gang of wild turkeys and a rabbit quite 
near the fox, "producing a general flutter among the 
turkeys, and rant among the younger dogs. The fox, 
taking fright, moved off with one of Sherron’s cracks and 
Fanny at his heels. They passed through an open field, 
right'back on the trail, and to Hardy "who had stopped 
behind. The fox ran within a few feet of him, and 
Fanny and Wake (the crack) just out of sight. Through 
the open field Fanny led the crack some fifteen paces. 
At tlus point, a slight break occurring, enabled the pack 
to come up. and Shorron’s red speckle (part Byron) took 
the lead. The run was then up the Roanoke for about 
four miles. We all halted at a proper distance from the 
Roanoke to hear the run, if on its bank or on the hills, 
supposing, as heretofore, the turn would be at Carl's 
Hill. The cry faded in the distance, and it was evident 
that the fox was an old one and a stranger. Sherron and 
myself lit out a few lengths, and came up to the body of 
the pack, and all at fault. While standing in the public 
road we heard a cry approaching us from up the Roa¬ 
noke, but nearer the hills. “Those are hounds,” Sherron 
exclaimed, “But it must be deer hunters.” “No; 1 
hear Logan and Monitor—yes, Red Bird, too. They have 
outrun the pack and are close upon the fox.” In a few 
minutes they ran close to us and caught an “ old male” 
without the crack dogs of Rodman’s pack being up. But 
their company (Fanny and Van), convinced me that it 
was accidental. Logan, Monitor, Red Bird, and Gran¬ 
ville (all Byron's) of my pack, and Lee (half Byron) of 
Hardy’s, did the work. T. G. T. 
Gaston, N. C. 
A GOOD DOG STORY. 
Editor Forest and Stream .—Doctor-,who is a great 
sportsman—and I have been shooting in Illinois for a 
couple of days. Illinois is not far from here—not nearly so 
far as the good shooting is. The domestic chicken herea¬ 
bouts has run out the wild variety, very much as timothy 
runs out gramma grass. So we have no very extraordinary 
deeds of sportsman-like valor to recount, though the em¬ 
inent Englewood Doctor does insist that he shot at a 
prairie-chicken at 500 yards rise, and “quite accident¬ 
ally ” potted a brace of quail which rose under his nose 
at the report of his gun. However, we had plenty of fun, 
and heard the best -‘dog story” ever told on this conti¬ 
nent, which, after some preliminaries, I want to offer to 
the myriad readers of Forest and Stream as a veritable 
side-splitter. 
Butler is in Montgomery County — a land of com and 
corn wine and prospective olives—some milk and no 
honey that I know of. Of course we went to “Griff’s,” 
and, equally of course, were most hospitably treated and 
industriously guided to game-infested spots. Unfortu¬ 
nately, however, the stubble-fields had ill the main been 
ploughed in for winter wheat, and the birds were found, 
when found at all, lurking in the endless corn-fields, the 
stalks of which towered above our heads from ten to 
twelve feet high, leaving but sky-line enough for a bird 
to (lit through in an instant, only to be lost in a maze of 
maize, if not stopped on the jump or taken in by your 
neighbor ou the right or left of the s kirmi sh line twenty 
rods distant, Thu dogs—of which “ Griff’s ” kennel fur¬ 
nishes some beauties whose pedigrees stretch back 
through Erin and Elcho into the dim vistas of Dish 
ancestry — were worse than useless, only serving to flush 
birds twenty rows ahead of one, or “stand” oh the few- 
that would lie to them, till we had passed on, all uuc'JU- 
scious of their staunchness. 
It was hard work and hot-work, and dxs&ppqinrt ,n ff and 
disheartening work, so that, with a conple oh dozen for 
our pains, we were quite ready to go back to the envoke 
and dust of the city, much wider though 'by no moans Rud¬ 
der men—though the eminent Englewood Doctor, did 
make some show of regret at having mislakc-n a braoo of 
quail out of season lor a yoniig u'lau'ie-ctivcken- 
“Griff,” in repose, looks l“*e a veteran ot the “ old 
guard," with his grey moust -kelio and air jaroucli. And 
so, in fact, he is, tor rtuv ,<i he hover drew sabre under 
the petit fenlwmri ie, c »‘c sorved a term with Col. Sam 
Black hi tin- Jlexics 1 war. and cured lus corns by losing 
his toes til sotee uUtlajrdisU place in India, as was fitting 
in a good aubr ’- ;t L ‘ ,; tlu3 British crown, at the time aud 
nlacesomef O > oars agoue. Inaction “ Griff ” looks like 
a GoveriiT'Ueuto) ulo harnessed down with leather Straps of 
things •pertaining to his muzzle-loader, to which he clings 
qeto jum Vue progross of modern times (see advertisements 
-ivjtwr tiTEiEAM). Thd Qfily drawback to the con¬ 
sideration of “Griff” as a purely ideal character is the 
fact that he keeps dogs, and thus reduces himself to the 
dead-level upon which we all meet. 
I was stretched out on the bed pretending to bo fast 
asleep. “Griff" made sure of the genuineness of my 
snore, and then proceeded to try to sell a dog to the emi¬ 
nent Englewood Doctor. He wanted to sell him “un¬ 
sight unseen,” as the boys used to trade jack-knives. 
“Why,” said he, “ I have sold no end of dogs, and I 
never in all my life sold one that didn’t turn out to be sat¬ 
isfactory. Only once I came mighty near it. There was 
a young fellow—his uncle (he was a nephew) kept a 
big plate-glass establishment in St. Louis — came out here 
and told me he and his uncle were going up into Minne¬ 
sota shooting, and he wanted a bird-dog. Well, at that 
time I didn't have but two dogs, that is, what I call dogs 
—setters, aud I said I couldn’t accommodate him. I was 
sorry, but I wanted all I had to use and breed from. But 
my young blood must have a dog, and wouldn’t take no 
for an answer. Besides the bird-dogs, I happened to have 
a pointer beast hanging around the place, and my man 
sets eye on him and begins to ask questions about him. 
Now I didn’t like to tell him much, for this was a pecu¬ 
liar sort of dog. 1-Ie had a peculiarity. It was this : He 
would draw on a bird in fine style, and creep and creep 
and creep—no power could stop him—and then with a 
sudden spring he would dash in and capture the thing, 
feathers and all. But he was as pretty a thing to look at 
as ever I put eyes on, and my young glass prince thought 
he must have him,anyhow. Of course I didn’t want to 
sell a dog I knew was off color, and I stood him off as 
long as I could, but finally he drove me into naming a 
price. So, thinking to scare him off for good and all, I 
said not a cent less than $135 would buy that dog. Darn 
my buttons, if he didn't close the bargain at once, only 
stipulating that he should pay $100 cash, and the remain¬ 
ing $35 if the beast gave satisfaction after a trial trip, 
So he toted him off at the end of rope-yarn, and I put 
the $100 away, to have it handy tq return when he found 
out that the dog ‘ wasn’t well broke yet,’ as I had insisted 
all along. Well, that was the last I heard of my glass- 
man for a long time, till one day, walking down Fourth 
street, I came "plump upon him so suddenly that I didn’t 
have half a chance to turn down a side street or dodge into 
a door-way. as I would have done if I could.” By this time 
the eminent Englewood Doctor was yawning to split his 
jaws, and I was wondering how the long-winded tale 
might ever come to an end. “Well,” continued “Griff,” 
“ to my surprise he came with open hands towards me 
and shook mo cordially. ‘Come,’ says he, ‘and see 
uncle. Uncle wants to see you.’ The devil take your 
uncle, thinks I; but I had to go of course, and up into a 
fine office I walks, and there sees my uncle and also my 
pointer pup, the latter in a fine cage, all decked out 
with ribbons, a fine collar on his neck, and his coat clean 
as a prize-winner hi a bench-show. Ho introduced me 
to the uncle, but I never dared to say a word about the 
dog till he finally said he wanted to settle up that trade, 
and then and there gave me a check for $35, and 
then handed me a twenty-dollar gold piece, saying it 
it was by way of bonus and he hoped it was satisfactory. 
All this time I never dared open my mouth about the 
dog; but afterwards I got out with the nephew, and over 
a glass of beer I did pluck up courage enough to ask him 
what he thought of the pointer. ‘ Think of him 1” says 
he. Why he’s the finest dog in this country. I don’t 
'spose you knew it when you sold him, but he can’t he 
beat on this whole continent. Why that dog can catch 
more birds in a day than unde and I together can shoot in 
a week.' ” 
I gave a snort at this unexpected denouement, and the 
eminent Englewood Doctor rolled over on the floor like 
a brace of quail mistaken for prairie-chickens. 
St. Louis, Sept. 7tli. The Major. 
Dogs of our Forefathers.— Putnam, Conn,, Augi 
28th. — It seems there are two dogs that we have record 
of that came in the Mayjloiuer with the “Pilgrim 
Fathers; ” for among the papers found, it seems, two 
men were at the brook which was within a few rods ot 
their house, when a large wolf pursued their spaniel, . * 
which ran to the men for protection. Afterwards whew. 
John Billington and another man got lost in the weeds 
and were obliged to stand by each other all niglW, tho 
wolves would come very near them, and their purge dog 
would chase them away. The records say the^e were a 
great abundance of wild fowl in the bay. ‘Early in the 
spring of 1631, three men went in a boat r'-P what is now 
Kingston Bay, and saw a dead gramu' a ' , on shore, near 
what is now Rocky Nook; wolves feasting on the.' 
carcass, and on ascending Kingstoni River they saw maeny 
deer. _ _ G. F. W. 
St, Bernards FOB Sap-C-— Mr, Leroy A Collius, of 
Lancaster, Mass., wel 1 * known as ar. importer,' breeder 
and exhibitor of pjaro. St. Bernards, .offers some of his 
best stoc k for siute. Mr. Collin- iuie spared neither ex¬ 
pense or tro’ jble in getting flip vory best strains from 
abroad. fWie advertisement, 
Pc© for Sajis. — A recently imported pug hitch with 
exc-sllent pedigree, now in season, can be bought very 
MOw. Particulars to be obtained at this office. 
—Mr. H. B. Voixlei-smith, of Lancaster, Pa., advertises 
in another column some fine dogs for sale. These dogs 
are sold on account of Mi, Vu mini-smith being about to 
engage iu another business, and out of hiB kennel of four¬ 
teen dogs lie will sell eight or nine, comprising three Gor- 
q ons _Victress, pure Laverock (full sister to Countess); 
Virginia (Paris-Peeress), and some finely bred red Irish 
setters and pointers. See advertisement. 
The following litters have been whelped recently at 
theNeversink Lodge Kennels, Guymard, Orange Co., N; 
Y.:—Queen-Sensation, 11 puppies, all liver ana white, 7 
dogs and 4 bitches; Dora-Croxteth, 7 puppies, all liver 
and wliite, 5 dogs and 3 bitches ; Silk-Ranger, 9 puppies, 
white and lemon, 4 dogs and five bitches; Donna-Ranger, 
10 puppies, lemon and white, 7 dogs and 3 bitches. 
—General Webb, of the Westminster Kennel Club, baa 
purchased of the Montclair (N. J.) Hunt the beagle bitch 
pup Belle. She is black, tan an4 white, and out of im¬ 
ported English stock. 
