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RECREATION 



DOUBLE NATIONAL ROUND 

 October 6, P. M., and October 7, A. M. 



60 yd. 50 yd. Total 



96 Arrows 48 Arrows 144 Arrows 



Hits-Score Hits-Score Hits-Score 



Mrs. M. C. Howell 66-314 44-212 1 10-526 

 Miss McLaughlin 34-132 26-76 60-208 



Miss Mary Strong 4-10 12-50 16-60 



Mrs.G.W.Pickard 32-124 30-138 62-262 



Mrs. Howell won medal with the 8 points 



SHOOT FOR HOWELL MEDAL 

 October 7, A. M. 



50 yd. 72 Arrows Hits-Score 



Miss Mary Strong 15 -5 1 



Mrs. G. W. Pickard 53-235 



Miss Louise McLaughlin 37-!67 



Mrs. Pickard won medal on gross score 



SHOOT FOR TEAM PINS 

 October 7, P. M. 



50 yd. 40 yd. 30 yd. Total 



24 Arrows 24 Arrows 24 Arrows 72 Arrows 

 Hits-Score Hits-Score Hits-Score Hits-Score 



Miss McLaughlin 9-33 1886 24-126 51-245 



Mrs. M. C. Howell 20 96 24-130 24-170 68-396 



Miss M. Strong 7-11 11-29 19-65 37-105 



Mrs.G.W.Pickard 14.70 22-104 21-111 57-285 

 Each lady won a pin 



POISONOUS SNAKES 



Apropos of the numerous inquiries we have 

 received regarding the poisonous qualities of 

 our native snakes, we will state that in the 

 northern part of the United States the only 

 two dangerous snakes are the rattlesnake and 

 the copperhead. All the rest are harmless. 



In the South, we have the water moccasin, 

 the copperhead, rattlesnake, and the less dan- 

 gerous but poisonous harlequin arid coral 

 snakes; but, when we state*that all the other 

 snakes are harmless we do not deny that fatal 

 results may come from the bite of any snake ; 

 and we will broaden our statement to say the 

 bite of any creature; and, to make it still 

 broader, we will add that fatal results may 

 come from the rupture of the skin by any ob- 

 ject; but that is not because the snake or 

 object is, of itself, poisonous, but because 

 some accident may introduce poison into the 

 wound. It is much safer to have a black 

 snake bite you than it is to puncture your 

 foot with a rusty nail. 



John S. Williams died at Reading, Pa., in 

 1888, from the effects of being stung by the 

 fin of a fish. His hand and arm swelled^ to 

 unusual proportions and blood poisoning 

 finally set in and he died after excruciating 

 suffering; but you must not infer from this 

 that fish are dangerous creatures. 



In 1884, Henry Schneider, of Cleveland, 

 Ohio, was fatally bitten by a rooster. But 

 our barnyard fowl are not classed among the 

 dangerous birds. 



In July of the same year, a woman was bit- 

 ten on the thumb, at Groton, Connecticut, by 

 a bat and died from the effects of the bite ; 

 but bats are not venomous. 



In Texas, a boy was killed by the bite of a 

 fox ; but foxes have no poison fangs. 



There have been numerous fatal results 

 from the scratch of a pin, the bite of men, 

 horses and rats ; but you will find none of 

 these things or creatures classed as ven- 

 omous. 



This talk has all been brought out by the 

 item which appeared in Recreation in regard 

 to Jimmy Chandler, of Pike County, Pennsyl- 

 vania, being stung by a rattlesnake and suck- 

 ing the poison from the wound. 



In the early times it was a very common 

 thing for the Hottentots to catch a poisonous 

 snake, squeeze the poison from under the 

 teeth, and drink it, under the impression that 

 such an act made them immune from the 

 sting of the reptiles. The Hottentots said 

 that the only effect that they could perceive, 

 after drinking this poison, was a slight gid- 

 diness, but, had there been an abrasion on 

 the mouth or throat or an ulcer in the stom- 

 ach of any one of the negroes who tried this 

 experiment, the results would, no doubt, have 

 been fatal. Hence, in case of receiving a 

 wound like that of Jimmy Chandler, the saf- 

 est thing to do is to follow this Pike County 

 lad's example and spit out the poison as fast 

 as you suck it from the snake bite. 



In Recreation for May, 1899, August, 1898, 

 March, 1899, September, 1898, July, 1898, 

 September, 1903, and March, 1904, you will 

 find different items on the proper treatment 

 of bites from poisonous serpents. 



Regarding lizards, newts, and salamanders, 

 the only one known of these that is poisonous 

 is the Gila monster. None of the rest of 

 the lizard tribe of animals is dangerous to 

 man unless it be the crocodile and alligator, 

 which, on account of their immense propor- 

 tions, are capable of inflicting great and even 

 fatal injury. 



There is a pamphlet issued by the Smithso- 

 nian Institute of the United States, devoted 

 to the poisonous snakes of North America, 

 and written by Leon Hord Stejneger. Cura- 

 tor of the department of reptiles and batra- 

 chians. It would be well for those interested 

 in the subject to secure this and read it, for 

 it describes all our venomous snakes and tells 

 the effect of their poison. 



