PUBLISHERS DEPARTMENT. 



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book in your gun store, send 50 cents to 

 C. W. Dimick, 216 Washington Street, 

 Boston, and get a copy. Please mention 

 Recreation while you are about it. 



I shall have something more to say of 

 this book in a later issue. 



" Brush, Sedge, and Stubble," is the title 

 of a series of papers written and illustrated 

 by the Hon. Dwight W. Huntington, of 

 Cincinnati and issued by The Sportsmen's 

 Society of that city. 



The work /is beautifully illustrated, some 

 of the pictures being reproduced in their 

 original colors, fit for permanent frames. 

 The text will lead the reader all over this 

 great country, describing the feathered 

 game of North America, each number be- 

 ing devoted to some special portion of 

 the country, such as " Grouse in the Woods 

 and Mountains," " Quails of the Cactus 

 Country," etc. No handsomer piece of 

 printing has ever been issued in this coun- 

 try. The publication is a truly beautiful 

 piece of work. 



This is the first instance in which an at- 

 tempt has been made to treat of the shoot- 

 ing fields and feathered game of North 

 America in such comprehensive detail and 

 artistic style. The author is not only a 

 noted sportsman, but has a reputation in 

 literary circles as a fluent writer. He is 

 equally facile with the artist's brush. He 

 certainly has given to literature a master- 

 piece. It has attracted wide attention in 

 this country as well as abroad. 



It is a magnificent art book, a large folio 

 containing 25 full-page pictures in color, 

 25 full-page studies of game birds, and over 

 300 text illustrations. The author has spent 

 many years in the preparation of this work, 

 and has traveled from one end of the con- 

 tinent to the other with gun, color-box, 

 and camera. The work, in a most artistic 

 manner, represents America picturesque, 

 as an artist nimrod saw it in his rambles 

 after feathered game. 



" War " is the latest volume of the series 

 of Tales from McClure's, published by 

 Doubleday & McClure Co. These thrilling 

 stories are written by U. S. Army officers 

 and men whose actual experiences they 

 were, during the Civil War. " The Bravest 

 Deeds I Ever Knew," by Major-General 

 Nelson A. Miles, opens the book and is 

 generous praise, from the great com- 

 mander, for the valor of other men. The 

 strongest feature of these Tales is the in- 

 sight they give into the lives of the rank 

 and file, and their recognition of the cour- 

 age and heroism of the private soldiers 

 who always endure 'the greatest hardships 

 of war, yet seldom share in its glories. 

 " War " contains a new portrait of General 

 Miles and other illustrations, and sells for 

 2£ cents, 



PUBLISHER'S DEPARTMENT. 



A GOOD CAMP BED. 



The Pneumatic Mattress and Cushion 

 Co., Reading, Mass., make a " Recreation " 

 Camp Mattress which they have named in 

 honor of this magazine. While I appreciate 

 this compliment, yet I would not, of course, 

 recommend the mattress unless it were 

 good, and I have taken the precaution to 

 examine and test one of them carefully. It 

 has several new features which render it en- 

 tirely distinct from any other camp mat- 

 tress heretofore made. The air sack is pro- 

 vided with a large valve which enables the 

 user to inflate it much more rapidly than 

 any of the others I have seen. Further- 

 more there is a series of stays distributed at 

 intervals throughout the mattress, which 

 render the surfaces uneven and irregular, 

 thus allowing a free circulation of air be- 

 tween the sleeper and the surface of the bed. 

 This of itself is an important improvement 

 over any other camp mattress. When one 

 lies on a rubber mattress that has a flat, 

 plain surface, the body becomes heated, 

 from lack of circulation. This is entirely 

 obviated in the case of this bed. There is a 

 pneumatic pillow attached to the mattress, 

 yet separated by a partition and provided 

 with a separate valve, so that the mattress 

 and the pillow may be inflated separately 

 and each to such a degree as the user may 

 desire. Thus you may have a hard or a soft 

 bed and a hard or soft pillow, as you 

 choose. 



A covering of brown canvas, or ordinary 

 striped ticking, is provided for the mattress 

 as desired. This keeps the mattress clean 

 and protects the air sack from injury in 

 coming in contact with sharp sticks, etc., 

 when used on the ground. 



The standard mattress is 6 feet 2 inches x 

 2 feet 1 inch and sells at $20. Without pil- 

 low $18. The entire outfit weighs only 12 

 pounds. 



The " Recreation " is provided with a 

 new style of pump that injects air much 

 more rapidly than any of the others I have 

 seen; yet it works easily and quietly. A 

 guarantee is sent with every mattress. 



This bed is a most excellent article 

 not only for camp use, but for steamships, 

 yachts, launches, etc. It folds into so small 

 a package, that it is admirably adapted to 

 the wants of canoeists and I do not see how 

 anyone starting on a cruise, can afford to 

 go without a " Recreation " mattress. 



BUILDING BOATS IN SPITE OF THE WAR. 



The Gas Engine Co. and Seabury & Co., 

 Morris Heights, New York City, have re- 

 cently signed contracts to supply the fol- 

 lowing launches: 

 One 25 ft. 4 H.P. naphtha, Major E. H, 



Ruffner, Charleston, S. C. 



