XXXVI 



RECREATION. 



GOING as* 



Cruising, 

 Canoeing, 

 Prospecting, 



Yachting, 

 Traveling 



take your 



Pneumatic 

 "Bed 



along with you 



Goods delivered on receipt of price y as given 

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PNEUMATIC MATTRESS & CUSHION CO. 



35-R Broadway, New York City 



SPRATTS PATENT 



DOG SOAP 



FR^F JnnpmlftN t0 d 5 g ?Yu nerS ' aS tt is entirel ? 

 h J™ F *°S} POISON, and at the same time most 



effective in the destruction of lice and fleas. More- 

 over, it keeps the skin free from scurf, prevents 

 Mange and other skin diseases. No other soap 

 should ever be used in preparing dogs for exhibition ; 

 it leaves the coat smooth and glossy. 



Spratts Patent Dog Soap contains no carbolic acid 

 or coal tar, but is nicely perfumed and produces a fine 

 lather. Recommended by kennel owners throughout 

 the world. Once tried, always used. 



Price 20 cents per Tablet, by Mail. 



Write for our Catalogue " Dog Culture " with prac- 

 tical chapters on the feeding, kenneling and manage 

 ment of dogs, post free. 



We also manufacture a specially prepared food for 

 fif S V? U ff P16S ' rabbits ' cats » Poultry, game, pigeons, 



Spratts Patent (America) Limited, 



450 riARKE T ST., NEWARK, N. J. 



BRANCHES : 

 *324 Valencia Street, San Francisco, Cal. 

 714 South 4th Street, St. Louts, Mo. 



.. nSnAraS 7 !S?'» a S& Interested in Chickens, write for 

 KBCREvmoN ' SSnt free " Y ° men tion 



I have a Roper 4-shot repeating gun, 

 model '66,. The makers retired and I can 

 not find their shells on the market. Can 

 you tell me where I can buy shells for it ? 

 Could I have the gun remodeled for pres- 

 ent style shells? 



W. H. Agnew, Chattanooga, Tenn. 



ANSWER. 



Shells for the Roper 4-shot repeating 

 shot gun can not now be obtained from 

 dealers. As to remodeling your gun to take 

 ordinary shot gun shells, I hardly think it 

 would be practicable. The expense would 

 be considerable, and would probably 

 amount to as much as the price of a new 

 gun which would be far superior to the 

 remodeled arm. — Editor. 



Cleaning Rods Free: To anyone who 

 will send m a subscription to Recreation 

 through me I will give free a 4-jointed brass 

 rifle cleaning rod with cocobole handle; or 

 a 3-jointed, hard-wood, brass-mounted shot 

 gun cleaning rod, each listing at 60 cents. 

 For 2 subscriptions I will give a 3-jointed 

 cocobole wood, nickel-plate mountings, shot 

 gun cleaning rod, listing at $1.25; or for 3 

 subscriptions, the celebrated Powers brass 

 cleaning rod for shot guns, with oil can and 

 screw driver in handle and listing at $2. 

 Above rods are standard quality and guar- 

 anteed. Please state caliber or gauge 

 wanted. H. C. Dieckhoff, 230 South Main 

 Street, Decatur, 111, .) 



