RECREA TION. 



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A PRESCRIPTION. 



Editor Recreation ; 



Enclosed please find one dollar for Recreation. 



When a boy, my rod and gun were my closest 

 companions, but from 1868 until last summer, I 

 have not hunted nor fished. Business has occu- 

 pied the most of my time and to such an extent 

 that I supposed I had outgrown or outlived the 

 pleasures of the field and stream. My vacations 

 have been spent at summer hotels in the moun- 

 tains (?) that is, far enough in the country to 

 see mountains. That is what is meant by 

 "going to the mountains." Now I am almost 

 ashamed to say that I thought I enjoyed those 

 vacations, "in the mountains." As if any one 

 but a sportsman ever actually goes into the 

 mountains and breathes the invigorating air of 

 the virgin forest. No; ''going to the moun- 

 tains " means to take board in a hotel (?) situated 

 on a hill, from which you gaze across a valley at 

 mountains, anywhere from 10 to 20 or 40 miles 

 distant. 



Last summer, at the urgent solicitation of a 

 friend (although I assured him, in my ignorance, 

 that civilization was good enough forme), I went 

 deep into the woods of northern Maine. There I 

 met a most delightful and charming company of 

 sportsmen. By-the-way, was there ever a sports- 

 man who was not a capital fellow ? At once I 

 was younger by 20 years. Again I enjoyed 

 the divine thrill that comes when the trout jumps 

 for the fly. Again I heard the woods echo the 

 report of my gun in music. 



Seven weeks of this life passed all too quickly. 

 No seven weeks' vacation was ever so short be- 

 fore. I returned from those lakes and woods — 

 created by God — to this wilderness New York — 

 made by man — stronger, healthier more perfectly 

 rested than from any former vacation. 



One day since my return I chanced to see 

 Recreation on the news stand of an elevated 

 railway station. I jumped for it as the trout 

 jumped for my flies last summer. The name 

 caught me. That number, together with suc- 

 ceeding ones, has been hooked from me by one 

 of my sportsmen friends, notwithstanding the 

 fact that he is a capital fellow. 



I write you this with the hope that some 

 fellow traveler through this busy world, tired in 

 body and mind, may realize that a sojourn at a 

 summer hotel, with big dinners, a piazza con- 

 stitutional after meals, a sleep in the afternoon 

 and a party in the evening, is not resting, but 

 only tends to dyspepsia and general enervation. 

 If he or she would renew youth and lay up a 

 store of strength for the remainder of the year 

 let him or her go camping in the woods, fishing 

 and hunting, with the certainty that rest, health 

 and strength will come, and come regardless of 

 the quantity of fish or game secured. 



Think this over through the spring. Com- 

 mence now to lay your plans for your next vaca- 

 tion. Then it will be easier to get ready and 

 start. f^:-^ ~ 



Where shall you go ? The editor of Recrea 

 tion will furnish you the names of any number 

 of places, according to your time and means. I 

 shall always go to northern Maine. I take the 

 Fall River line, at 5 o'clock in the afternoon, 

 leave Boston at 8 o'clock the next morning and 

 am at Moosehead lake at 5 o'clock the next 

 afternoon, by a special vestibule express, on the 



Boston and Maine railway. From Granville 

 junction, the landing place for boats on the lake, 

 there are numerous camps in every direction. 

 The particular spot up there, for which I will 

 always have an affectionate regard, is Parlin 

 pond. But one cannot make a mistake by going 

 to any of the ponds or camps up there. " The 

 woods are full of them." 



However, I must have Recreation to enter- 

 tain me here until I can take my recreation in 

 the woods of Maine, next season. If possible, 

 please send me all back numbers. 

 Sincerely yours, 



T. K. Tuthill, M. D. 



ANOTHER LIVELY POWDER. 



Omaha, Neb. 

 Editor Recreation : 



A few days ago, I received, through a friend, 

 a copy of Recreation and found it a very 

 bright, entertaining journal. In perusing it, I 

 came across a letter from Mr. J. M. Killin, 

 headed, "A Lively Powder," describing Dupont's 

 smokeless, and detailing his experience with 

 same. He claims for it, quickness, penetration, 

 pattern and, above all, scarcely any recoil. My 

 experience with this brand of powder has been 

 limited ; in fact, it is confined to one 15 live bird 

 race, and, in all fairness, I cannot criticise it for 

 the first three qualities claimed. I must, how- 

 ever, say that the recoil was greater than that of 

 any smokeless powder I ever used, and that my 

 face and shoulder bore evidence of that fact for 

 days afterwards; I do not write this to detract 

 from the merits of any brand of powder, because 

 the writer of " A Lively Powder" has claimed 

 superiority over E. C. for qualities essential to a 

 sporting powder. After giving all the nitros a 

 trial, I decided, three years ago, that for field 

 and trap shooting, E. C. leads them all, and in 

 reading accounts of all the large tournaments, 

 where the load used is stated, I find my opinion 

 corroborated by those of a great many experts. 

 Frank S. Parmelee. of Omaha, uses E. C. ex- 

 clusively, and his record of 98 out of 100 live 

 birds, in a match with J. R. Elliott, is hard to 

 beat. I also saw him break 100 targets straight 

 the day after the live bird race. Had I the time, 

 and you the space, I could give you numerous 

 illustrations of the good qualities of E. C. pow- 

 der, on quail, snipe and ducks, as it has been my 

 good fortune to enjoy at least two weeks each 

 year, for the past five years, with these birds ; 

 and while I have fallen far short of making 

 straight scores, I know that it is my " steering," 

 and not the powder, that is at fault. 



In conclusion I wish to assure Mr. Killin that 

 this is not intended as a personal criticism, but 

 rather as a defence of my favorite powder. 



Ciias. E. Johannes. 



We have been agreeably surprised at the 

 returns thus far from our advertisement in 

 Recreation. We have received a great 

 many inquiries mentioning it directly, and 

 expect the returns to continue growing as long 

 as the copies are not destroyed. We are well 

 satisfied with the results thus far. 



J. H. Barlow, Manager, 



Ideal Manufacturing Co. 



