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salmon his hair begins to look rough anti uneven, and 
matter accumulates in the corners of his eyes. He re¬ 
fuses food, and drinks very frequently of -water, If he 
attempts to eat he acts as if his teeth and gums were 
sore. When the disease is at it worst the dog generally 
slinks away and hides until death ; occasionally, how¬ 
ever, one returns and seeks his master, to die at his feet, 
acting at the same time as if some miserable enemy were 
pursuing him. Young dogs (undera year) almost always 
die; older dogB recover, sometimes, but bear marks of 
tlio attack in an impaired scent, and sometimes in 
twitchings ” such as a dog has after a severe attack of 
the distemper. 
Post mortems made on dogs dying from this disease, 
reveal an apparently diseased liver, covered with a 
whitish coat or mucus, while the gall seems greatly en¬ 
larged, and the bowels torpid and congested. 
The only theory we have heard advanced here, is that 
a dead salmon is largely charged with phosphorous. It is 
said that a decaying salmon shines in the dark like “a 
chunk of foxfire,” aB the hoys say. 
Let us have your opinion on this subject; and if you 
think that the symptoms indicate phosphoric poisoning 
lease suggest a remedy. The only one we know of is to 
eep our dogs tied up from September to January. It 
may be mentioned that the same results follow when our 
dogs eat such portions of brook trout as are left lying 
around camp. And further it may be remarked, that 
after a dog recovers from an attack of “ Sahnoning ” he 
can eat salmon for the rest of his life with impunity. 
But the many die ; the few escape. Awaiting a reply in 
your ever welcome journal, I am, &c,, W. B. 
CAPT. McMURDO’S SPANIELS. 
M ANY inquiries having arisen of late as to this pe¬ 
culiar strain of dogs, aud their qualificat ions, we are 
glad to present the desired information from the Captain’s 
own pen. En passant, the offer which our correspon¬ 
dent makes to sportsmen at the end of his communication 
is worthy their attention :— 
Evikgton, Campbell Co., Va., \ 
December 5th, 1879. f 
Editor Forest and Stream 
I was much pleased to hear from you, and shall be glad 
to give any imformation I cau about my spaniels that is 
likely to be useful to sportsmen: though, having left 
New Brunswick for this much superior hunting country, 
I am turning my at tention to setters and pointers, and do 
not intend breeding spaniels to any extent in future. I 
hope, however, to be able to keep up a small team of tliem 
for ruffed grouse, cock, bare and duck shooting. 
I think any one who has ever shot over any of the 
spaniels I have trained, will admit that in a country 
where wide ranging dogs are necessary, EuCh spaniels 
are far preferable to pointers or setters. 
The history of my strain is a very short one: less than 
four years ago I imported a Sussex dog and a small 
sized English water-spaniel hitch, both very handsome, 
and from prize stock. All their progeny that I have 
trained have turned out excellent, and are remark¬ 
able for their beauty, intelligence, nose and retrieving 
qualities. 
The peculiarity of my training, I suppose, consists in 
my teaching them to put up their game cautiously (the 
reverse of cocker fashion) and having them so well in 
hand that they will “down charge” at a word or sign 
when on the point of flushing game, thus enabling the 
person shooting, to take up a good position to fire from. 
Of course they drop to shot and whig. 
Here, in Virginia, I invariably take one out when 
quail shooting, for retrieving and working out branches 
and other rough places, for I have not yet seen the pointer 
or setter that does that sort of work equally well. 
Their size is usually from twenty-five pounds to thirty- 
five pounds, and their color a very dark liver or liver and 
white ; coat more or less curly, with plenty of feather, 
and ears long and silky. In form they resemble the 
cocker, but are stronger without being nearly so heavy 
as the clumber. The time and attention that is necessary 
to make these dogs perfect is so much greater than that, 
required for the training of pointers or setters, that I do 
not think it would be a’remunerative business breaking 
them for sale, as the public would probably imagine that 
as they are only half the size they ought only to coat 
half the amount. 
Should any of the readers of Forest and Stream 
wish for further information on any particular point, I 
shall be happy to give it. 
How are you off for good trainers ? If any of your friends 
have more first-class pups than they cau dispose of, I 
should be happy to train one and return it out of every 
two sent me ; of course I could only manage a few at a 
time. 
I am delighted at the prospect of field trials being held 
in the Eastern States, and hope soon to have some dogs 
worth entering. C. E. McMurdo. 
Remarkable Intelligence in a Dog — Rockland, Me., 
Dec. 5th .—I have an English setter named Don, two 
years’ old, 1 ; that I keep chained when not using him. 
On going home to dinner one day last week I found Don 
in the house, and my wife said that he had broken his 
collar or had slipped it off over his head. I went out to 
his kennel, there lay the collar unbuckled. I went into 
the house and asked my wife if she had seen any one 
about the yard, as I thought that some one must have 
unbuckled the collar; she replied that no one had been 
seen there, aud did not think the dog would let any one 
come into the yard, as he is a first class watch dog and 
don’t take to strangers. A few days latter our nearest 
neighbor came in and asked my wife if she knew that 
Don was loose, and if she knew how lie got loose; she 
said that she was looking out of the window and Baw a 
little coach bitch that belongs to a neighbor trying to 
get the collar off of Don’s neck, which she succeeded in 
doing, and then the two dogs went to playing, and 
seemed highly pleased with their trick. My wife called 
Don. put his collar on and fastened him again, and took 
a position at the window where she could command a 
view of the yard. In a short time she saw the little 
coach bitch coming, and saw her go up to Don aud com¬ 
mence work on his collar. Don held his head as still as 
if on a point, and the little bitch worked away on the 
collar, till she got it almost unfastened, when my wife 
thought it time for her to interfere, so she drove the little 
bitch" off, buckled Don’s collar and then tied it with a 
string. The little bitch continues her visits, but I have 
fastened Don’s collar so that she cannot get it off for 
him. 
1 have read of a good many dog tricks, hut I think this 
the best one out, don't you?” The above is strictly true, 
and is no Pike story. Remington. 
A Prima Donna’s Dog. —When the troupe arrived at 
the Monongahela House yesterday, Patti and her maid 
and the dog were among the first to alight from the car¬ 
riage and enter the hostelrie of our city. Up the stairs, 
aud into the rooms engaged for the great singer of Amer¬ 
ica. went Patti and her maid and the dog. 
The faithful servitor, who Bhows the guests to then- 
rooms, reported the dog at the hotel office. 
“ No dogs on our velvet carpets,” said the clerk. “ Tell 
Miss Patti we have places for dogs, and get the animal 
and talto it to the kennel.” 
The faithful son of Africa departed on his errand, but 
returned empty banded. 
“Bops, dat sing woman says that de dog must Btay in her 
room,” was the answer, 
“It must, must it?" and lip the stairs ran one of the head 
centres from the office. Arriving at the door of Miss Patti's 
room, Mr. Grau was encountered. He had been trying 
to reconcile the dog business. 
“ I will not send Bruno to a kennel . He has never been 
treated so in any hotel in the country.” 
“ But mademoiselle, it is positively against the rules to 
allow any dogs in our best rooms.” 
At this point the French maid remarked: “ Ze poor 
leetle Bruno,” and she took him in her arms, bis eyes 
scowling on the clerk, and his tail in gentle repose, while 
his pug nose pointed in a dog-ganed way at the clerk. 
“I will take ze Bruno to my room, and zer I will keep 
him in so snug as ze bug iu ze leetle rug. ” 
This brought forth a. scene. Patti burst into tears, and 
retired to a convenient rocking chair. The maid followed 
her, and sinking upon her knees beside tko great canta- 
trice, wept enough aqua pura to start a small rise in the 
river. Mr. Grau looked into the room, and turning pa¬ 
thetically to the clerk, said : 
“ Mein Gott 1 mein Gott ! ! dese are an awful dings. If 
Patti does not bavo her dog she will not be able to sing a 
note to-night. Zis is one damnation of ze dog,” said Mr. 
Grau. 
A compromise was effected by allowing the maid to 
take the dog to her room, and this incident may account 
in some manner, for some of the singing done at Library 
Hall last night. —Pittsburg Leader. 
— Forest and Stream Kennel, Detroit, Mich,, L. T. 
Whitman proprietor, has made the following sales of the 
Rattler (Rob Roy-Pickles), Pat litter: S. I). Miller, De¬ 
troit, 1 lemon helton dog ; Jno. Jackson, Detroit, 1 lemon 
belton bitch ; also to J, H. Hitchcock, Weaver, Minn., 1 
white, black, and ticked bitch. 
—Dr. I. Reily Bucher’s (Lebanon, Pa.) orange and white 
setter bitch Belle (Sport-Flora) whelped November 16th 
seven puppies (three dogs and four bitches), and sired by 
Samuel J. Down’s Shot (Joe-Belle) of Philadelphia, Pa. 
VISITS. —On December 6th Mr. J. B. Harrington, of 
Buffalo, N. Y., bred Ids liver and white-ticked cocker 
spaniel hitch Floss—imported Fan-Rake—to Mr. C. Bat- 
toy’s liver and white cocker dog Con—McKoon's Sam 
Daisy. 
Ethan Allen's setter bitch Cosey, by dog Fay, Pomfret, 
Conn. 
Names Claimed.— Mr. Henry W. Livingston has pur¬ 
chased from Mr. Justus Von Lengerke the rod Irish set¬ 
ter bitch Nellie, by Mr. Kenneth, G. White’s (formerly 
Foulk’s) Tom, out of White’s Lady. Mr. Livingston 
claims the following names for bis lemon and white 
pointer pups, by Orgill’s Rush out of Livingston Rose ; 
dogs: Baronet, Viceroy, Consul, Envoy, and Dictator; 
bitches: Gilt and Gossip. 
PUBLISHER’S DEPARTMENT. 
—Messrs. Lord & Taylor’s methods of filling orders 
from abroad are so perfect that their mail customers ex¬ 
press the greatest satisfaction in their dealings with them. 
Our friends, who may not be able to visit the city in per¬ 
son, can send to Messrs. Lord & Taylor for prices or 
advice, and will always receive prompt attention. For 
Southern outfits the bouse is unsurpassed. In the two 
establishments of the firm, can be found every article 
necessary forthe dress of the family. 
Verbum Sap.—T hat used to mean “a word is enough.” 
Now the new lexicographers tell us it means “ a word 
about Sap,” i, eK Sapanule. Robert Bonner uses Sapanule 
and says he “finds it an excellent lotion for allaying in¬ 
flammation.” That is both “a word about Sapanule," 
and “ a word which is enough.” 
American Art. — The advance of America in skilled 
handiwork has never been more emphatically demon¬ 
strated than by the world-wide reputation of the artistic 
work of Messrs. Tiffany & Co., Union Square. The award 
of the Grand Fvix, at the Paris Exposit ion Eniverselle, in 
1878, and the notice thereby attracted to their work, has 
compelled the house to provide foreign branch establish¬ 
ments for the sale of their goods. The little hand-book 
of the many hundreds of elegant holiday presents to be 
purchased at the Messrs. Tiffany’s establishment, shows 
such a store of treasures as the magicians in the Arabian 
Nights never dreamed of. 
An Old Man Rejlvenated.— Peter Showerman, of 
Batavia, N. Y., certified Sept. 15, 1879, as follows ; “ For 
forty years I have suffered withkidney and liver difficul¬ 
ty and have also been a great sufferer from palpitation of 
the heart. 1 am now using your Safe Kidney and Liver 
Cmv, and can truly say, at 70 years of age, that it makes 
me feel like a new man.” — [Ad/v, 
gbrsuw# toi (S-ffvvesiiomlfiits. 
No Notioe Taken of Anonymous Communications. 
E. S. H., Grand Rapids.—For British Water Fishes address office 
of London Held, 317 Strand. 
J. B. 11., Carlisle.—Four dog's trouble is probably owing to flo- 
feotive teeth. The tartar must be removed, or the worst teeth 
extracted. Show ham to a dentist. 
G. G. F., Brooklyn.—Can you inform me from whom I can pur¬ 
chase one or two fox-hounds ? Ans. From L. M. Wooden, Ul) 
Bower's Block, Rochester, N. Y. 
G bouse, Pottsville.—Do you know of any one having a Spanish 
pointer stock for sale, or of anyone breeding the same? Ans. No; 
the stock has pretty well run out. 
Fish Pond.— Will the gentleman of Nashville who has a Ilsh 
pond that li e wishes stocked, send his name to J. B. & F, w. Eddy, 
Randolph, Cattaraugus County, N. Y. 
n.L, 0., Westboro,Mass.-Am a lover of dogs; own three ter¬ 
riers. What good work can I get on dogs ? Ans. "Dogs of Great 
Britain and America." Wc can send It. Price $ 3 , 
Fisn Hook, Syracuse, N. Y.—Yes, the stories In the Big Fish 
Hook competition are every one of them strictly true. If their 
authors hesitate to attest then- own voracity, we do not. 
J. H. P,, Scranton, Penn.-Can you let me know through your 
correspondents' column whore I can obtain a smooth-haired 
Dachshund in New York or Pennsylvania, and oblige. Ans. Write 
to Dr. X. H. Twadell, West Philadelphia. 
E. P. H., Greenville, O— For works on trapping, buy Batty's 
"Taxidermy" and Batty's “How to Hunt aud Trap,” Orange 
Judd, New York; Gibson's " Complete American Trapper," ditto; 
and Newhcuse's “ Trappers' Guido,” Oneida Community, Now' 
York. 
W. IV. McCain, Rush, Pa—Your dog has canker of the ear. A 
cap should be fitted to his head to prevent shaking of the exter¬ 
nal flaps. The internal ear should bo kept clean by syringing it 
with warm water, and a weak solution of lead water poured iu 
the ear twice a day. 
J. D. J., Mystic Island, Conn.—How can I remedy the terrible 
scratching my gun has received through shooting from a stone 
stand at ducks ? It seems impossible to avoid it, even with great 
cave. I moan do you know of any oil that will cover ? Ans. Your 
only recourse is to tub out the scars ; and ( hat mayjnjure the gun.' 
L.B.L., South Fvumingbam.—Will you be kind enough to inform 
me if there is any book published giving special directions for 
breaking or training setters, and if so, where such book can be 
bought, and at what prloo? Ans. Mr. Laverock's book is the 
only one treating of setters alone. We can send it. Price $3. 
.T. W. L., Boston, Mass,-The faro from New York to Jackson¬ 
ville, Fla., is $33. The cost of living in Florida per week ranges 
from twenty-five cent to twenty-five dollars. It depends upon 
where and how you live. Yououghtbyallmeans to haveenough 
money to support yourself the first few weeks, and enough to 
pay ypur expenses baok to Massachusetts if you arc disap¬ 
pointed. 
Y. V., Mayworth, Canada.—To your seven questions about 
Florida we answer: If your lungs need the Florida climate, go 
there and take your family. If you can live anywhere else, don’t, 
go to Florida. You can obtain all the information available about 
the State by writing to the Bureau of Immigration, Tallahasse, 
Fla., aud a great deal more by personal investigation on the spot. 
But our advice about settling there is that of Punch to people 
contemplating marriage—" Don’t." 
W. A., New York.—Please inform me whether there is auy game 
to be found at New Pal tz, near Lake Mohawk, this time of the 
year. I have lately purchased a breech-loader of E. Harris, Now 
York. The bore is No. 13, length of barrel thirty inches, weight 
seven and a half pounds. Is such a gun adapted for partridge, 
quail, rabbit, and squirrel shooting? And also at what distance' 
should such a gun kill, with No. 8 shot, throe and a half drachms 
of powder? Ans. 1. A few grouse, rabbits, and squirrels. » 
Will shoot anything at forty yards if you only hold on to the 
mark. 
S., Fort Johnston, N. C.— How does the British Museum com¬ 
pare In size with the National Library of Franco at Paris, i, 
how many volumns, MSS., etc., in each? Ans. The British 
Museum Library is uot by any means as large as the great, French 
Library, until the fall of the Empire called the Imperial Library, 
which is the finest in the world. In 1857 the printed books in 
the British Museum numbered about505,000 volumes and the MSS. 
iO,000, while In the imperial Library there wero 815,000printed 
books aud 8'W00 MSS. Probably the relative numbers are not 
very materially altered at the present times. 
N.E. J., Brooklyn.—1. What part of a breeoh-loadlng shot gun 
is the " firing bolt?” 3. What is tlio proper load in a 12-gnugo 
gun for quail, partridge and woodcock? 3. Are all the Parker 
guns full choker! ? f. Isl85, for both barrels of a 13-bore gnu, con¬ 
sidered a good pattern, where three and a half drachms of powder 
and one and a quarter ounces of shot were used; shot, No. 8 ; dis¬ 
tance, forty-five yards ; 31-inch circle ? 5. Are ducks and geese 
found on the Connecticut River, and if so, at what time of the 
year? Ans. 1, You probably moan tho firing pin, which Is the 
small pin struck by the hammers, and which explodes the shell. 
3. If of average weight, tlu-eo and a half drachma powder aud one 
and an eighth ounces shot, 3. Not Unless so ordered, i. Yes. 
S. Ducks are fouud there during October and November. 
A. C., Moira, Now York.—Books on taxidermy are Coues 1 
“ Manual of Ornithology,” a manual of taxidermy and field work, 
price $3.50, published by Govt. Printing Office; C. J. Maynard's 
“Naturalist's Guide,” price £2,Naturalist’s Agency, Salem”, Mass.; 
Brown's ‘■Taxidermist’s Manual,” price $1. Orange Judd & Co., 
New York; “ Taxidermist’s Manual, published by Jesse Hanley 
& Co., 119 Nassau street. New York. J. B. Davies's "Naturalist's 
Guide," and R. Avis'" Bird Preserving," are English books and 
cun be obtained of Sabin & Sons, Nassau street, New York. In 
addition to these works especially devoted to tho subject, Hal- 
loek's “ Sportsman’s Gazetteer” has several pages of practical 
instruction. “ Wrinkles and Receipts,” published by Munn & Co. 
New York, also treats of the subject. Batty will soon publish a 
book on tho subject. 
n iWU1, ‘ Lit Ala I'AKIv IVLENAOERTE FOR WKEK 
Ending Deo. 13th, 18iO :— Two Messina partridge lOuslmmr i/nw 
b. Texas, presen ted by Miss Banks, - one 
£rey Iqx . (T vlycs Virginia nus), presented by Mr. Lawson Valentine, 
Oran-e, N.Y.; oiiemipm front (Capra hem*), presented by Mr. 
RichardPeters, Atlanta, O a,- -this buck Is from the original im- 
poftal.iou of Dr. Davis In 184 S; one canary bird ($vri)Uia cctnai'iUl). 
presented by Mr. Frederick A. Clarkson, New York CJ?v one 
$ iua) ' pouted by Cob Rowland, Lon don, 
X, 1 on board of steamship Egnptw hen 250 
miles oil const of -Newfoundland on her Inst t rip to tins city; one 
n r hnft fc J ara $ ,ht8 OUophun), presented by 
Mgs, sis. Chtva. HcIchtuV 13ro., New York City; one wood ibis (JVm- 
talus iocuiaton. purchased. w. A. Conklin, Director 
