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was not hurt and the rescue was daring and 

 pleased the community. 



All we saved out of the building were two 

 bottles of rye, and I have one of them still 

 with me. There are great snow-capped moun- 

 tains all about here, and the river runs in 

 deep canons, white with foam. It is a won- 

 derful sight. T purchased a boat and T am 

 taking it up the river with me and will come 

 down the Stikine 150 miles when winter sets 

 in. 



I wish some of you New York boys were 

 here so that you could see what this country 

 is like. With every breath you draw here 

 you feel more and more like a man. 

 Yours, 



Hank Hennig. 



STOP THE SALE. 



Editor Recreation : 



In your September number I find a very 

 interesting article by "Old Timer," and to 

 my mind he hits the nail squarely on the 

 head when he says, "Stop the sale of game." 



While local or state legislation to this end 

 is a good thing, what we need is a law cov- 

 ering the whole country, making it a mis- 

 demeanor to sell game in any way, shape or 

 manner. 



The value of a law making the selling of 

 game illegal in one county, or even state, is 

 greatly lessened if the hunters, I cannot call 

 them sportsmen, of adjoining counties or 

 states are permitted to dispose of their game 

 to markets, hotels, etc., without restriction. 



There is a very large number of sports- 

 men in this great country, many of them men 

 who can spare but a few days from each year 

 for shooting or fishing, and they are with one 

 accord interested in anything that will make 

 it possible for them to enjoy their favorite 

 sports without the expense of time and 

 money made necessary by a long journey to 

 the haunts of the game. 



Is it right that these men, good citizens all, 

 should be deprived of a health-giving recrea- 

 tion because a few men have a tremendous 

 liking for quail, canvas back, or trout not of 

 their own taking? 



Why not then all join in a petition to our 

 legislators, forceable enough by virtue of the 

 names it contains, to insure the game protec- 

 tion so much needed? 



Concerted action is the only thing that will 

 be of any avail in this campaign. 



If some well-known sportsman's journal, 

 through the proper channel, introduce such a 

 bill and then circulate a petition to the sports- 

 men of every state asking them to use their 

 utmost endeavor to secure its support some- 

 thing might be accomplished. 



"12 Gauge." 



A BUTTERFLY NET. 



Editor Recreation : 



I enclose a few suggestions for a good 

 butterfly net for boy collectors, being one 

 myself. I have made the net myself and 

 found it a good way : 



Take a light but strong stick, a little over 

 a yard long and saw a notch about VA in. 



deep in one end. For your hoop, take a 

 strong piece of hay-wire, or other stout wire, 

 and twist the ends together, letting the two 

 ends stick out on each side (Fig. 1..). Push 

 this down into the notch in the stick and 

 wind with twine or light wire. 



The hoop should be about 10 in. across, 



and the net made of mosquito netting about 

 2 ft. deep. A good setting-board can be made 

 by cutting a notch about half an inch thick in 

 an inch board. The body of the butterfly 

 rests in this during the drying-out process. I 

 am 13 years old, and live in a suburb of Cin- 

 cinnati. It is very country-like and affords £ 

 good opportunity for nature study. I am try- 



ing to work up a club of boys to protect birds 

 and animals, called the Game- Warden Club, 

 and will try to publish a little paper on that 

 subject. I take Recreation and read it from 

 cover to cover each month. Wishing you 

 every success, I remain yours, 



Harold W. Barker, 

 Hartwell, O. 



