PUBLISHER'S NOTES. 



FIRST AID. 



Every man who goes into the woods or 

 the fields or on the water, for the purpose 

 of fishing, shooting, or to indulge in other 

 sport, should carry with him a bottle of 

 Newskin. This is one of the most useful 

 small articles I have ever carried in my 

 outfit. Within the past 2 years I have sus- 

 tained several small injuries in the way of 

 cuts and scratches, and a simple applica- 

 tion of Newskin has proven all that was 

 necessary in each case. This preparation 

 simply forms a waterproof film over the 

 wound, that stays a week to 2 weeks, and 

 when it finally wears off the wound is 

 healed. 



I have also found Newskin a valuable 

 remedy for mosquito and fly bites. If you 

 get a hot shot from one of these insects, 

 simply paint the spot with New-skin and 

 you will have no further trouble with it. 

 The film excludes the air, stops the in- 

 flammation and that is the end of it. 



Newskin has also mechanical uses not 

 advertised by the manufacturers. It will 

 mend rubber boots so that the water will 

 not go through them. To repair a broken 

 rod cover the broken parts with New-skin, 

 put them together, fasten a light splint on 

 the rod by winding with fishing line, and 

 then coat the whole thing with New-skin. 



It is made by the Douglas Manufacturing 

 Company, 96 Church street, New York 

 City. You can get a bottle for 25 cents 

 that will last you several months, and 

 after using it once you will probably never 

 go on another shooting or fishing trip with- 

 out it. In ordering please mention Recre- 

 ation. 



NEW TRAIN TO NEWFOUNDLAND. 



The Intercolonial Railway, of Canada, 

 has put on a new train between Montreal 

 and Halifax, which is known as the Ocean 

 Limited. The cars comprising this train 

 were especially built for the purpose and 

 are among the most commodious and sump- 

 tuous I have seen anywhere. The sleepers 

 are 8 or 10 inches wider than the reg- 

 ular standard, and the people occupying 

 berths get the benefit of this extra space. 

 Another luxury about these cars is that the 

 berths are built high enough so that when 

 a full grown man sits up in bed he is not 

 in danger of knocking his thinking box 

 against the ground floor of the upper 

 berth. The dining cars and coaches are 

 also of the latest models and the meals are 

 simply irresistible. 



The general service on the Intercolonial 

 is such that many Eastern roads might well 



afford to study and copy certain features 

 of it. 



Sportsmen visiting Newfoundland and 

 the States will find it greatly to their ad- 

 vantage to go by way of Montreal and over 

 the Intercolonial, to North Sydney. The 

 Maritime Express runs through from Mon- 

 treal to North Sydney without change, but 

 a pleasant break in the journey may be 

 made by taking the Ocean Limited to 

 Truro, having a few hours rest there and 

 then the Maritime Express to North Syd- 

 ney. 



Full information regarding these trains 

 can be had by addressing G. M. Lyons, 

 G. P. A., Moncton, N. B. 



NEW DEVICES FOR SPORTSMEN. 



Patent No. 750,817 has been issued to E. 

 M. Crenshaw, of Baltimore, Md., for a 

 carrying case for guns. It is made in the 

 form of a trunk with partitions or com- 

 partments arranged for carrying 4 or more 

 guns, as the owner may desire. 



Patent No. 750,742 has been issued to 

 William Weston, of Denver, Colorado, for 

 a portable camp stove, which is a decided 

 novelty and which will doubtless prove 

 popular when placed on the market. 



Patent No. 748,950 has been issued to 



E. R. Hodshon, Wheeling, W. Va., on a 

 sportsman's convertible hat. The device 

 consists of a hat frame a foldable shade 

 and stretcher frame, consisting of a series 

 of stretcher rods like those in an umbrella, 

 and a light, thin cloth stretched over these 

 rods. When folded in a certain way this 

 material forms a neat cap, suitable for 

 hunting, fishing, bicycling, etc. When 

 opened out it is made into a hat with a 

 broad brim, intended to protect the face 

 and neck from the rays of the sun. 



Patent No. 749,212 has been issued to 

 Alex. L. Mollett, Stonecoal, W. Va., on a 

 new plan of revolver. 



Patent No. 749,402 has been issued to 

 William Rost, Gilmore City, la., on a glass 

 lining for gun barrels, said lining being 

 grooved as steel gun barrels are now 

 grooved. 



Patent No. 749,661 has been issued to G. 



F. Clarke, Toronto, Can., on a suspending 

 attachment for game bags. 



PARKER RECORDS. 



H. D. Bates, Ridgetown, Ont, made high 

 average June 16 and 17 at London, Ont, 

 shooting sliding handicap, 16 to 22 yards, 

 unknown angles and unknown traps. Mr. 

 Bates' record is 259 out of 290; consider- 



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