Augcst 11,1881.] 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



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FIXTURES. 



GENOH snows. 



September bi, «s and 2s, at Kruonid, Pa., Franklin Sportsman's 



Club and (lame iWiviiv.' Suol-Mv IVmn Show. lOMI 1 1.-.- r 0-0 Sep- 

 [.'iniici I".. Tims. I). Adams, supcnnlcndciil : P.O. box 51, franklin, 



' 'Lvnremt-cr •.•;, i!H, w and : .'. al London, Dnt, Condon i>"g Bnowi 

 Kin i ic's close septe ,-.il>"i- u. ( h.ulcs Lincoln, Superiiuendeui , 'I ecura- 



""l\ u?i'i 1 1 ^'i i '"'!! 1 , 1 im'[ ( ; r 'Vi st. I (mis, Mo, si. Louis Kenroi . dub Third 

 . h.iri.-s i. :n' oin, Superintendent, 



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,' at Norfolk, Neb. Nobras- 

 . p. McCartney, Secretary, 



entries Pennsylvania I- l.-ld 

 ton, Secretary, Pittsburgh, 



CHINESE PARADISE FISH (Maeropod 

 Water-Plant (Sngittnria lUUatUl)— BoTH Natchat, Size. 





THE PAKADISE PISH. 



MAUKOl'orjUS VENnsTUK. 



TnE paradise fish, like the German canary bii 

 cultivation, asthcraw i place known ffb. re ii is to.ind in a 

 wild state. It is a di : of Chi is. There they are cultivated and 

 kept iu aquaria &s ornamental il.h only. I be male, the larger at 

 the two sexes, measures when full grown, from t.hc'muuth to the 

 end of the caudal-fin, three and a half inches. The body is 

 shaped very much like that of the piuupkiu-seed or suufisb. " Its 

 colors surpass in hrilliancv anv lish heretofore cultivated for the 

 aquarium. The h.-ad is' ashy gray, mottled with irregular dark 

 spots. The gills are a/urinc blue, bordered with brilliant tsrimaon. 

 The eyes are yellow and rod. with a black pupil. The sides of the 

 body and the ere- .:- ,: 1 .an lal-fijiare deep crimson, the for- 

 mer having ten or twelve vertical blue strka-s. while the latter is 

 bordered with blue. The under snrtace of the bod; ia confinnallj 

 changing color— soinotimes it is rhite, e otbrers'gray or blade, 

 The doreal and anal fin tti remarkably large, hence the generic 

 name of the lish— imm n, huge; jwdu*, the toot or tiu. Both fins 

 are Hhaped alike. They are striped and dotted with brown and 

 white and bordered with blue. The dull-colored ventral tins are 

 protected by a brilliant scarlet-colored spine, extending three- 

 fourths of an inch behind the tins. The pectorals, situated direct- 

 ly above the veutril fins, are wall shaped, but being krahsparent. 

 show no color. Al) these colors above del Bribed an most brilliant 

 when thefi.-.h is edited. 1'nr la-'.i-m-e. e. I -n nef=L'! n e,ambal 

 rW the possession of a female, or when courting, he shows the 

 most brilliant dolors in order to attri i : the attention of hislady- 



Ou such occasion.- ho c-punds aiuif bVihis to then' greatest ex- 

 tent: the eandal-fin appears then to be covered with little pearls, 

 like the eyes 04) a peacock's tail, and the under surface of the fish 

 becomes jet black. The colors of the dorsal-fin change constantly 

 from brilliant green to indigo blue, now and then showing white 

 spots; and the whole body is in a tremulous motion, r.:.:: :: .. 

 colors of every conceivable hue. The entire body of the paradise 

 fish, from the" mouth to the beginning of the caudal-tin, is covered 

 with small round scales. 



Their mode of tiring, H hei 11 a pared to American fishes, resem- 

 bles that of the marbled dace and the rainbow darter. Like the 

 former, they go to the surface for air. They are also fully aa in- 

 quisitive as the dace, and like to stay near the glass side of the 

 aquarium, and observe what is going on outside of the water. Like 

 til© rainbow darter they are fond of resting on rocks, or on the 

 branches i i ,:', :■ plants. In fact I have frequently seen them lie 

 down, us a person would on a louuge, with their head upright and 

 their bodv resting sideways on tile bottom. They are graceful 

 swimmers and peaceable and agree well with other fishes. Their 

 food is the same as that used for goldfish, hut it should be given 

 to them ofteuer. I imported a few pair of these interesting fish 

 last fall, and having succeeded in breeding them, I am enabled to 

 odd to the above description of tho fish their mode of reproduc- 

 tion. 



The Paradise fish is a nest builder, to a certain extent. Its 

 nest is not as complicated as that of the si i t;i kirk, nevertheless 

 it is a reeeptablo on which it places the eggs to be hatched. As 

 Boou as the wai'm weather approaches the n.: Us commence fight- 

 ing with each other for the possession oi the females. The vic- 

 tor leads off his female to a suitable corner m the aquarium, and 

 here their family life begins. The neat is eonstraoted by the male. 

 Iu building it he takes a position about an inch below the surface, 

 and frequently takes a;r into his mouth, which he ejects in shape of 

 little bubbles'. These bubbles seem to DO covered with some 

 viscid substance, which makes them last for several hours. He 

 keeps this up until i little floating platform is formed of about 

 six inches in eireu.nl, i . ; ■ ' ..,, l.i •! au inch in thick- 

 ness. Rhentha ni I" i -■ ' •'■■ sufia-ient size, the female 

 approaches mid swims iveral times until he notices 



her. Tie follows be* now round to a circle, immediately under the 

 bubble platform, and all at once, with a verv graceful motion, he 

 aeizoa her by foldii a tie • ■■ bodyalid Una around her, at the 

 same tiure turning himself withherover in the middle of the wafer. 

 so that, the venbal , DO . i test, Now he presses 



against tier and causes the eggi to ilow, which in passing him 

 become fertilized and rise to the surface. This act being over, 

 the male's attention is occupied by gathering the eggs with his 

 mouth and placing them on the platform. Should one accident- 

 ally full to the bottom, hfl carries it up again, immediately, When 



all tho eggs are cared for the female ma 

 repeats the operation until about a. thousa 

 et;gs are of the size of a period used in 

 ■ allow color. Thirty-six hours afrc 

 wring liah make their appearfinee. They a 

 the shape of tadpoles. Tho father takes i 

 keeping away all enemies— he even attem 

 when on the side of the aquarium, loukii 

 coming to devour his little o.iee During 

 object seems to be to keep his young new 

 ,11; after that he scatters t! 



the 



He 



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i how to 



that 



from a thickly settled place, and carries them to au unfre- 

 quented spot » here fend i-' more likely to be found. In short, he 

 has a system about raising a crop of children. During all this 



n h female is kept in a far-off corner. He does not allow 



her to go near the nest, although I have, never seen a female 

 injure auy of the young, which were sometimes close around her, 

 some even nibbling at her nose. When they are ten or twelve 

 days old the young have the shape of the old ones and can sup- 

 port themselves. They are then one-sixteenth of an inch in 

 length. Sow. while I am writing this, mv first crop of young 

 paradise lish are six weeks old, aud some measure aa much as one 

 inch iu length aud show some of the brilliant colors of their 



ere, is. HUOO MHLF.flTT. 



Ciucuilnlfi, Ohio. 



A GEBMAN BOOK ON OENEEAL FISHCHILTUKK. 



Mr. yon dem Borne has giveu the public a new edition of his 

 valuable book, which is rendered more valuable by his experience 

 at the late International Pishery Exhibition at Berlin*. We with 

 for the benefit of our readers who do not read German, (hat it was 

 printed in English. Itis a 12mo.. of 174 pages, with 01 illustrations of 

 apparatus and fish. The fact that it ia Written by one of the lead- 

 ing fishcullurists of Germany is a guarantee that the author has a 

 practical knowledge of his subject. 



Herr von dem Borne compresses nnieli vshmhle infm-maliou in a 

 small compass, and shows his familiarty with li.-heultiiro in all 

 lands by giving the prominent inventions i 

 covers lire whole ground of pond building, s] 



spa 



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i to the 

 re dis- 



and that it does not l<no spline ■■;,!■. ■■ 



it livas" it <Jt i st >~ *th3 riwHC ria 

 tolerably well, but not so fast as the trout 

 lbs. weight. It spawns in March and Apri 

 taken by hand, but the lish do not ripen them 

 therefore they must he obtained near the 

 places." 



This account tallies with our observations oi 

 that portion which says that ; ■■ . 



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ivling, except 

 is as high as 



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price of the hook is 2j -.; marks, abu 

 *Die I Pisohzucht | von | Ma--; vo 



to, in cloth. 



ni | l;:i IfTgntsbesitzer 



. (-Scroll) 

 i. i Berlin. [ verlag von 

 virthsohaft, Oitrtenbau 

 ^Pare; 



arv. New Orleans, I.n. 



I .tiinei inn, Tenn., Naiional American Lvennol 



i. 11. hew, scereiar.v, Columbia, Tenn. 



THE DOG CASTAWAYS. 



SlslhXSION Bridoe, N. T . Aug. 2. 

 THERE are now three dogs on Taylor Island. First is the 

 1 original old bull dog (he was thrown from the budge.). Next 

 isalarge-si/.ed water spaniel that undertook to ivtri, vr a stick 

 from the water at the Jfaid of the Mist landing, above the Suspen- 

 sion r.ridee. lie got too fur out into the current and seemeu de- 

 tenu. ned 'to secure the stick, and I believe did scenic it, bu' could 

 not. owing to tho strong current, reach tho shore; ho down lie 

 went and landed on the island. Several lads were on shore watch- 

 in" him and as soon as all hope was lost they ran on to the bridge 

 to°see hi'm reach the island. " Old Bull " was out to meet him. 

 and gave him a hearty welcome. 



Several days later 1 went down with some food to throw over, 

 aud discovered a small black and tan dog on the .island. How he 

 •-oi then' no one seems to know. Several attempts have hecu 

 mad. to rescue one of the dogs, but. thus far all have failed. The 

 ••Yokes I'ai.nlv' remained here two days and r|( id eonsideiablo 

 money in trviiig to rescue the bull dog, but finally gave it up. 



Tho bull" dog seems contented and happy, hut the other two 

 spend most or their time iu wandering about. Last Sunday a Nr- 

 rihle battle took place on the island between the spaniel and bull 

 dog. The little dog acted as referee, They fought for some timo 

 in plain sight, but finally got too far under the cliff and con Id not 



them bdtli the next day, and they appeared to be as good friends 



in . n mng men' of' this place are building a large box trap to 

 be lowered to the island. They intend to put it down U i« P. M. I 

 will report their success. 0. E. Lewis. 



PIIEVENTIVES OF HYEBOPHOBIA. 



FAltor Forest nnd Srenm: Philaijeipeia, July, 



The following article appeared in one of onrdiul; paper- 

 yen i-s ago, and I believe was copied hv only one journal, an 

 a daily in the Southern States. The wriler of the article, dr 

 it his 'duty to make known tho remedy as widely as possib 

 had it published in the form I send it to you. He ia a very 

 reapi fifed citi/en of our city, and a doubt as to the veraeits 

 statements cannot for one moment, be entertained. Sin 

 nnbheatioii of Ibis remedy for hydrophobia many cures liav 

 effected by it. Although I have not keen requested to do t( 

 sure tbe writer of the following lines will be pleased to 

 have made them so public through your columns.— Hcoro. 

 [From the Public Ledger. April 18, 1S77.J 



1881. 

 s some 

 id that 



lany years 

 En. Prom 



! n, rat better for you than Beer, Ale or Porter, ant) tree troffl ,! r - 

 mtoxieatuig effects Is Hop hitters. 



Mr. Editor: My attention was di an ;, ,M 

 since as a preventive of hydrophobia. The sc 

 ciple of this plant is found in the root, and is cal 

 my experience 1 believe this iiiulin neutralizes the virus or poison 

 Of hydrophobia. Allow me to give a few instances where .this 

 simple remedy has been used Slv own uej hew. idem a, -ni.nl buy, 

 wan bitten badly in the face by a dog unmistakably mad. This oc- 

 curred within a few miles of this city. The father of the lad came 

 immediately to town to obtain medical advice. We called on an 

 eminent physician (now deceased'), who at once prescribed the 

 plant named. The root was obtained and administered as herein- 

 after directed. No symptom of hpdrophobia appeared, and the 

 lad, now a hale, hearty farmer iu Montgomery County, lives to 

 show the scar of the wound in the face. 



The physician above referred to related to me a number of in- 

 stances ui which tho remedy had been used, and always with suc- 

 cess. He, in fact, remarked, "I never knew it to fail when prop- 

 erly administered." I will give but two cases : First— Two men 



. n u.r.r tins cily wore bitten in the hand by the same dog, and 

 within lilt, en minutes of each other. The dog, a stranger to 

 them, was secured and imprisoned to await an owner. The next 

 d:r, be -honed uini-iuhable signs of madness, and finally died with 

 hydrophobia. Alarmed for their safety, both men came to the 

 city and waited on the physician quoted above. He prescribed 

 Elecampane root. One of the men u-maiked. •'That is an old wo- 

 man's lemedv." aud refused to take it. This man, returning to 

 his home, placed himself under (be care of his own doctor, who 

 .ma, i,n..i die wound and administered medicine to salivate him. 

 On the ninth day he was seized with spasms and died in agony. 

 The other and more fortunate man took the Elecampane as pre- 

 scribed, and never suffered iu the least degree from the dreaded 

 disease. 



Second— A number of cows feedmg in a pasture were all bitten 

 by a mad dog. The circumstances coming to the kuowlcdee of 

 those who had heard of this Elecampane remedy, thought it a good 

 opportunity to give it a trial. The cows were accordingly Sepa- 

 rated. To one-half the number the root was adniiuisl.ei.-d i in form 

 . 1 decoction), and not one of the COWS Suffered from hydrophobia, 

 while all of those not so treated tool; the malady and died from its 

 effects or were shot. In quite a number ol ca-es coming under 



Iln.-ie r, nnimi. udee. tb us: "of I hemp m " ind in id to karn 

 of the first case of hydrophobia resulting from such bite whero 

 the root was used. I think, therefore, I have good reason tU have 

 coutioence iu the. remedy as a preventive. 



Whether, after a manifestation of the di.-ease, it would ha., 

 sood effector any effect at all, 1 am unable to say. I doubt 

 whether it would. " But the antidote is so simple and so readily 

 obtained that it would be almost criminal not to employ it. Hay- 

 ing said this much, allow me to gUe them I ii theremedy 



bruised in'a mortar, add one" pud of now milk ; i ,, ,.,. i ,,nn 

 strain off, and when cold, take at a. doseiu the ,,., ., i inn, I'.n-lni;;. No 

 food should be taken for from three to five hours alteiward. Re- 

 peat the dose rjn the third morning, ..Honing one morning toin- 

 : n. no, and again on tho fifth morning. The abuve .piantitv is 

 for an adult ; for children, given in proportionate doses, savin 

 ..u eoi twelve years, half the". piaotity. K, S. 



Detroit, Mich, July to, 1681. 

 Editor Forest and Stream : 



My attention being called to the article in the Fouebt and 

 Stf,i;a3i relating to the j earful death by hydrophobia of a, little 



