PUBLISHER'S NOTES. 



NEW CARS ON THE GRAND TRUNK. 



This railway has added 5 handsome new 

 coaches to its already elaborate equip- 

 ment. During the past year some 50 of 

 these modern cars have been built and 

 placed in service, taking the place of some 

 of the older coaches. Everything that 

 science, experience and skilled labor can 

 do has been done to make these new cars 

 perfect in every respect. In completeness of 

 detail, artistic workmanship, appointments 

 and finish they surpass anything of their 

 kind yet built in America, and, in fact, it 

 would be hard to equal them in the world. 



The cars are equipped with Westing- 

 house quick action triple brakes and air 

 signals. A special feature of the cars is 

 the platform, which is built of steel, and 

 an adjustable covering is arranged over the 

 steps, making the whole platform a vesti- 

 bule. By this means dust is excluded, and 

 perfect safety to passengers on the plat- 

 form is assured. The vestibule is also 

 lighted with a powerful light, which though 

 unusual is a most convenient appointment. 



The interiors are finished in quartered 

 oak; the seats are Grand Trunk standard 

 reversible pattern, upholstered in crimson 

 plush. A smoking room with a seating ca- 

 pacity for 8 passengers is provided. The 

 aisles of the cars are carpeted with Brus- 

 sels, and linoleum covers the floor in the 

 smoking compartment. In fact, the tout 

 ensemble of these handsome coaches is 

 one of elegance, and everything about them 

 wears an air of ease and comfort. 



BOILED DOWN FOOD. 



All sportsmen should know there is in 

 Passaic, N. J., a company that prepares a 

 compressed food. This I consider the best 

 preparation for campers that I have ever 

 tried. It consists of beef, bacon and ce- 

 reals, properly seasoned, pressed in tab- 

 lets and put up in sealed cans. A tablet 

 of sweetened tea is placed in each box. 

 The preparation will keep indefinitely. It 

 can be eaten in the tablet form, as you sit 

 in the saddle, or as you walk, or it may be 

 boiled a few minutes in water, when it 

 forms a rich porridge that is not only 

 nourishing, but palatable to a high de- 

 gree. 



I would not go on any camping trip 

 without a good supply of this emergency 

 ration. The company is working day and 

 night on large government orders, for 



troops in the Philippines, and for the Brit- 

 ish troops in Africa. Samples of this food 

 can be secured by addressing the Ameri- 

 can Compressed Food Co., Passaic, N. J. 



I have just returned from a week's trip 

 to Currituck, N. C, duck hunting, and it 

 was hunting sure enough. Was induced 

 to make the trip on the statement that 

 shooting was good there. I got one duck, 

 and am now very sensitive to any allusion 

 to bunco games. 



Perhaps it would be well for Recrea- 

 tion to hint that there is a limit to the 

 number of times a shooter can be bled, in 

 endeavoring to find a good day's snoot- 

 ing on ducks. 



Dr. A. S. Pruden, Paterson, N. J. 



THE ALBANY GATEWAY. 



The New York Central is distributing a 

 large map folder throughout the country 

 which has a striking reference to Albany 

 and its magnificent geographical and com- 

 mercial position. The principal feature is 

 a page illustration of an open gate, over- 

 looking the Hudson River, with the four 

 tracks of the New York Central in the 

 foreground; the magnificent steamer Al- 

 bany, of the Day Line, in the center, and 

 the capitol, with a glimpse of the city, in 

 the distance. Over this gate are these 

 words: "The Albany Gateway Always 

 Open." Underneath the picture are these 

 lines: "Through this open door passes 

 the commerce of a nation, over the New 

 York Central lines, the Erie Canal and 

 the historic Hudson River." 



On the opposite page is brief reference 

 to Albany as the capital of the Empire 

 State, and one of the most interesting cit- 

 ies in America. 



It also refers to the capitol building as 

 one that is set upon a hill and as the 

 most costly building on this continent. — 

 From the Albany Evening Journal. 



HERE IS A LETTER FROM A WELL 

 KNOWN ADVERTISER THAT CON- 

 TAINS A LOT OF FOOD FOR 

 REFLECTION. 



New York, January 20, 1900. 

 Mr. G. O. Shields, Editor and Manager 

 Recreation. 

 Dear Sir: In posting our books we 

 find we received 2,412 inquiries for cata- 

 logues last year that mentioned Recrea- 



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