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far use as food. While the cold storage pro- 

 cess of preservation will intercept this natural ac- 

 tion for a comparatively long time, it is thought 

 by the best authorities that there is a limit to its 

 safety and utility. This fact may account for the 

 present trouble with meats of this kind. 



This is a new kind of kick against the 

 Lacey law. It reminds me of the old story 

 of the boy who was begging and told the 

 passerby his father was dead, his mother 

 sick, and that they had no bread in the 

 house. The good natured stranger said, 

 "Well, why not eat pie?' y 



If the refrigerated game does not agree 

 with the Pittsburg epicures, why do they 

 not eat tenderloin steaks or mutton chops 

 or poultry, fresh from the farm? As sci- 

 entific men have frequently said through 

 Recreation, there is always danger of 

 poison when eating birds that are frozen 

 and laid away with their entrails in them. 

 I wish every man and every woman who 

 eats a frozen bird in the next 5 years 

 might be made as sick as a dog. Then 

 possibly the cold storage men would be 

 compelled to abandon their illicit traffic 

 in game. — Editor. 



PUBLIC SHOULD BE PROTECTED. 



You ought to get after the game wardens 

 and bring them to time for not enforcing 

 the game laws in this section. Not long 

 ago, an engine on the Bangor and Aroos- 

 took road ran down -and killed a large 

 bull moose, near Millinocket. The open 

 season had not begun, and the ruthless 

 slaughter of big game by irresponsible en- 

 gines, in closed season, ought to be dis- 

 couraged. I understand the game war- 

 dens here have offered to co-operate with 

 the railroad, each to furnish 2 officers, 

 equipped with track vehicles, to patrol the 

 track and keep the moose and deer within 

 bounds and away from the railroad sta- 

 tions where they have been making nui- 

 sances of themselves. This suggestion ap- 

 pears reasonable, and I trust you will give 

 the scheme your hearty indorsement. 

 Railroad stations are intended for the con- 

 venience of the patrons of the road, who 

 help pay the taxes to keep them up, and 

 the big game, with nearly all the North- 

 ern part of the State to roam in, should not 

 be allowed to infringe on these privileges. 

 The traveling public have some rights 

 which these creatures should be compelled 

 to respect. 



Only a few days since, A. W. Anson, of 

 Boston, who came down here for a few 

 days' rest and recreation, was chased by a 

 big bull moose. He was compelled to take 

 refuge on a trestle bridge, which, fortu- 

 nately, was near ;it hand, bnl which was 

 only reached by severe and painstaking 

 effort, a few yards in advance- of his as- 

 sailant After some vigorous language by 

 Mr. Anson, the moose was persuaded to 

 withdraw. This is a plain case of con- 



scientious abiding by the law on the part 

 of Mr. Anson, and should meet with your 

 approval. "He restrained himself, and did 

 not try a shot at the rapidly approaching 

 animal." You ought to have a special de- 

 partment for these extraordinary cases of 

 self abnegation, as a set-off against the 

 unfortunately larger class whom you serve 

 up so appetizingly, smoking hot and gar- 

 nished with fine herbs. 



It would be only fair to the defendant 

 in this case, and might offer some ex- 

 planation of his erratic conduct, to state 

 that Mr. Anson's occupation for years past 

 has been connected with the briny deep; 

 and it may be his mooseship found the 

 salty flavor to his taste, thought he had a 

 good thing, and so pushed it along. 



Wm. H. Burr, Grindstone, Me. 



THEY WILL BE WATCHED. 

 The following correspondence shows 

 growing public interest in bird protection: 



Mr. G. O. Shields, New York, 

 Dear Sir: 

 Will you kindly aid to stop the killing 

 of song birds on Jerome avenue, between 

 Woodlawn and the Empire City race 

 track? A number of people are engaged 

 in this outrage every morning, and kill a 

 great many song birds. The shooting is 

 done just about daybreak. 



F. Widder, New York City. 



Mr. H. R. Mitchell, Chief Clerk, New 

 York Zoological Park, 

 Dear Sir: 

 I hand you herewith a letter from Mr. 

 Widder, which explains itself. Can you 

 not have one of your officers stop this 

 killing if the report is true? 



G. O. Shields. 



Capt. James McLaughlin, Chief of Police, 

 Yonkers, 

 Dear Sir: 

 Complaint has reached me, through Mr. 

 G. O. Shields, President of the League of 

 American Sportsman, that certain parties 

 are engaged in the killing of song birds 

 along Jerome avenue, between Woodlawn 

 and the Empire City race tracks, presum- 

 ably within the city limits of the city of 

 Yonkers. Such slaughter is, of course, 

 in violation of National and State laws. 

 and I should be glad to know if anything 

 of the kind occurs. It would not seem 

 possible in view of the police service of 

 that district. H. R. Mitchell, 



Chief Clerk- 

 New York Zoological Park. 



Yonkers, N. Y. 

 Mr. II. In. Mitchell. Chief Clerk New 

 York Zoological Park, 

 Dear Sir: 

 In reply to yours of the ^.}d inst, on 

 investigation I learn from residents in the 



