FOREST AND ■ STREAM. 



Name Claimed.— I claim the name Island Bdlc for my 

 black and tan Gordon selter hitch, by Dr. Aim's 1 &ten, Oat of 

 Fisher's Border Lilly, whelped June 2ti, 1f?77. 



Clint Wisher. 



—I claim the name of Friend IT. for my Irish Gordon bitch 

 —color, red, with while' markings, out of Geo. Payueei-'s Fan 



hy Arnold Burges' champion uui'us, whelped April 30, Also, 



the mono of Boh for my dog- puppy, Out of Von Culm's Moll 



II, by Rufus M., whelped June 4th and is deep red, no white. 



J'iU^hiK/h, F,i., S, T 3. F. A. TmniAiXE. 



Dor; SwnuMiNG Mat. hes.— This is a novel form of sport 

 lately introduced among the dog fanciers of San Francisco. 

 The course is from Mock Island to Long Bridge, and the win- 

 Brog dog is decorated with a silver collar. At a late match, the 

 victor, a great black dog, bore the euphonious name of li Pe- 

 destrian Jimmy." 



Names Claimed.— We claim the following names for our 

 Ruius-Bclle pups— all red, no white : Red Cloud, Eclipse, 

 Crusader, Admiral, Mystery, Primrose, Pamela, Hecuba ; 

 also the following names for our Gordon setter puppies, 

 w helped out of our Border Lily, by Dr. H. F. Aten's Glen . 

 Tarquin, Dorset, Oxford, Chaion, Gaiety. 



JJroo/dyn, N. Y., Aug. 29. Fisher & Bkickekton. 



—The dogs of Jacksonville, Florida, have been poisoned 

 wholesale. A reward of $100 has been offered for the dis- 

 covery of the party who did it. 



%$w <j§nbliciitwns 



Toe Sportsman's Gazetteer. By Charles Hn.lloek, New 

 York. Forest axd Stream Publishing Co., 1877. Price, 

 $3.00. 



We propose to take advantage of Mr. Hallock's absence to have our 

 say about his new book, and so feel at liberty to say some things 

 ■which, were tic here, might not be allowed to appear. 



there hart long been felt among sportsmen the want of a comprehen- 

 sive, reliable work of reference, which should give information upon 

 the various subjects of natural history, and other matters pertaining to 

 a sportsman'* life. When, therefore, Borne time since, Mr. Hallock in- 

 t.ima'ed his intention of supplying such a book, the announcement was 

 received with very general satisfaction. Hit) eminent qualifications for 

 such a task wore well known and need slight mention here. Himself 

 an enthusiastic devotee of the rod and gun. ami a practical sportsman, 

 his personal experience in the camp and on the cruise have been wide 

 and varied. His wanderings have extended to every more important 

 fishing and hunting localities in the United States and Canadas. Many 

 of ihcsc travels have borne fruit in frequeut and racy contributions to 

 the magazines, and it may be here mentioned that many of these arti- 

 cles—notably that on Labrador, written years ago for Harper's— are still 

 referred to as authoritative. His position for several years at the head 

 of this Journal has made him familiar with the every need of a sports- 

 man, and admirably fitted him for the preparation of a sportsman's en- 

 cyclopaedia. A wide circle of acquaintances, moreover, afforded pe- 

 culiar facilities for supplementing his own information by that of the 

 best authorities and the most, intelligent observers throughout the 

 country. All these, together with the well known thoroughness and 

 care which mark allot Mr. Hatlock's editorial and literary work war- 

 ranted us in anticipating and demanding that the Gazetteer should be 

 comprehensive, clear and practical, and, above all, strictly accurate. 



liow that the book has appeared and is entering upon its second edi- 

 tion, it may not be amiss to ask with what success the author has filled 

 these high expectations. 



And first we may say that in all these three particulars, the work has 

 been to us a constant surprise and marvel. Into this handsomely 

 printed and attractive volume of 901) pages has been condensed 

 • satisfactory information upon every conceivable subject that would 

 come within the legitimate scope of the work. Every game, animal, 

 bird and and fish of every State, territory and province in North Am- 

 erica is here clearly and concisely designated and described,with its sci- 

 entiflc, popular ard local name, specific characteristics, habits and every 

 truly sportsmanlike method of its capture. The subsequent chapters 

 devoted to blinds, decoys, and all other mattere pertaining to hunting, 

 and to hooks, lines, files, fly-tying and the other branches of the pisca- 

 torial art are marked by the same full, clear, and eminently practical 

 treatment. We have already expressed our high appreciation of that 

 part, which is devoted to the selection, care and management of the 

 dog, and need only add here that subsequent investigation and practi- 

 cal tests confirm the opinions before expressed that the sound sense 

 and evident care with which these pages are prepared make this the 

 best and most reliable extant treatise on the dog. The shot gun, rifle, 

 sporting boat and canoe, and every implement and utensil employed 

 for sporting purposes are discussed, and the most specific directions 

 given for their use and care ; while in the chapters devoted to wood- 

 craft, taxidermy, aud hints for camp and cruise, information is given 

 upon a variety and range of topics, of which the bare enumeration 

 and range would exceed our space. Perhaps the most vulnerable por- 

 tion of the book is the Second Part, of two hundred closely written 

 pages, which are taken up with a Sportsman's Directory to the differ- 

 ent fish and game resorts of the various States and counties. The migra- 

 tions and yearly variations In the game of any given locality renders 

 the attempt to give specific local information somewhat hazardous. 

 The fact, however, that the Directory is constantly receiving the in- 

 dorsement of local critics affords evidence that even here the author 

 has not gone amiss. 



In short, Mr. Hallock has prepared a book which is a complete guide 

 for the young sportsman, and an instructive and congenial companion 

 for the old and experienced— a vade mccum for the camp and cruise ; a 

 work which is complete, and must long Temain the standard authority 

 and book of reference on all sporting matters. 



Harper's holds a very large and a very secure position in 

 the heart of the magazine reading public, and we doubt if this place, 

 gained long ago, could ever be satisfactorily filled by any of the younger 

 candidates for popular favor. Certain it is that the readers of ffarper's 

 Dave nothing to complain of this month, either in the variety or the 

 amount and general excellence of the matter furnished them. There 

 arc eight illustrated at tides and two poems with Illustrations. "The 

 Lading of a Ship" is described by Ernest Ingersoll, who finds poetry 

 in the strange depths of the bonded warehouse. In " American Work- 

 men from a European Point of View" Leonard w Bacon discusses 

 the influence upon Swiss workmen of the American exhibit at Philadel- 

 phia. Edward Howlandhas "A Railroad Study," and W. H. Herrick 

 contributes a most, timely article upon " General Stark and the Battle 

 of Bennington," Other Mticles are " A Group of Olai 



"Large Schools vs. Small Schools," " Prince Edward Island," " Moun t. 

 Shasta," a paper on thermometers, by Dr. Draper, and another on Tom 

 Moore's visit to America, by Benjamin J. bossing. There are three 

 short stories, besides the continuation of Blaokniore's serial, "Erema." 



k'r,ri/j iter's. — The series of articles discussing American sports 

 have become a recognized and most enjoyable feature of that delight- 

 ful monthly, 'the papers which have already appeared are: "Salmon 

 Fishing." by A. t! . Wilkinson, in September, J«7o;"Bay Shooting," 

 t>3 i. RoblnBOn Warren, in December, ISTti; "Trout Fishing In the 

 Rangejey Lakes," by Edward Seymour, in February, 1ST7 ; "Some 

 American Sporting Dogs," by Wm. M.Tilestou, in April; "Sea Trout 

 Fishing," by A. R. MacDouougu, in June ; " Row Shouting," by Mum-ire 

 Thompson, in July, and in the Mid-summer Holiday Number were very 

 interesting papers on "North American Grouse," and "Canadian 

 Sports." Perhaps none of these papers has secured more general at- 

 tention than that on archery, by Mr. Thompson, which has really been 

 the cause of a promised revival of that ancient and worthy pastime. 

 In the September number Mr. Thompson, in reply to a large number of 

 letters upon the subject, gives the following rules for shooting : 



" Your bow being first strung or braced, hold it horizontally before 

 you, /. i\, with the bow at right angles with your body, your left hand 

 :i'.' the handle; slip an arrow under the string and over the 

 bow at the right edge of your left hand and touching the left forefinger 

 knuckle: place the arrownock well on the string; turn the palm of 

 vuur right, hand up, placing the first three fingers thereof under the 

 string, honking their tips round it with the arrow between the first and 

 !. and the thumb extended along the shaft near the nock. Nov/, 

 keeping all holds thus, turn the bow t ill it, stands vertically before you, 

 your arrow resting against and above your left forefinger knuckles; 

 turn vour left side to the target, fix vuur eves steadily oil the center of 

 the bull's-eye, draw the string back tin your right thumb touches the 

 upper tip of vour right car: squeeze the bow-handle powerfully with 

 thrleit hand, steady 1 let drive: Now, if yon have paid good heed to 

 the above directions and have been sure to keep the arrow nock well 

 on the string* you have made a pretty shot. Do not attempt to take 

 aim. Do not even thing or guiding your arrow with your eye. The 

 only way to become a good bow-shot is to learn to guide your shaft by 

 feeling, t. c, bv vour sense of direction and distance. Your eyes must, 

 be glued, so to" speak, upon the target. This is the one great rule of 

 archery. Any other will lead to slovenly and wild, irregular shooting. 



Future papers in course of preparation are promised on " Moose 

 Hunting"; " Fox Hunting In New England "; "Duck and Terrapin," 

 and other subjects equally of interest to the sportsman and vacation 

 pleasure seeker. The September number contains among other good 

 things— papers on "The Immigrant's Progress," "The Fan," "The 

 Laud of the ' Arabian Nights,' " " Old Streets and Houses of England," 

 "An Island of the Sea," Fort George Island, Florida; "Wells and 

 Cisterns as a Source of Water Supply," and "Microscopical Corals." 



The Ferns of North America is the title of a work soon to be issued 

 by S. E. Casino, Naturalists' Agency, Salem, Mass. The neel of a 

 carefully prepared and thoroughly illustrated work on the American 

 Ferns, has long been felt by those studying t'te.'e 1 eautiul p'antt. As 

 yet, no work whatever has made its appearance which contains even a 

 description of ail our American species, and the few that have been 

 figured at all, are found scattered through so many foreign works that 

 if is quite impossible to find them, even in an excellent library. The 

 subscription price will be $1.00 per part, which, it is believed, is lower 

 than work of the same nature and quality yet published. 



^ttmvcp to Correspondents. 



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No Notice Taken of Anonymous Communication)*. 



O., Wisconsin.— We do not know the party you mention ? 



W. 6. T., Port Henry, N.Y.— Your description is too meagre to judge 

 from. 



J. M. D., Irwin StatioD, Pa.— Description too meagre. See head of 

 our kennel column. 



D. B. B., Scranton, Pa.— Your description is too meagre. Sea note at 

 head of kennel column. 



Eug. P., City.— We have had no experience with the tackle you 

 speak of, but see no reason why it should not be available. 



J. M. H., Phila.— Where can I obtain a bicyle and at what price? Ans. 

 Peek & Synder, Nassau St., city. Prices vary from $20 upward. 



F. R. H.— Will you please give me the price of a copy of the Fokest 

 and Stream that has the method of embalming deer heads? Ans, 10 

 cents. 



W. N. R., Bethel, Conn.— What hunting will I find around Milan in 

 Sullivan Co., Mo., and fifty miles further West ? Ans. Grouse, wild 

 fowl, etc. 



E. S. W., Corning, N. Y.— Can you recommend a book on the treat- 

 ment of dogs? Ans. Hallock's "Gazetteer." Price $3 00. For sale at 

 this office. 



A. H. S., Marshall, Texas.— Be kind enough to let me know where 

 I can get Laverack's work on the setter ? Ans. Parker Brothers, West 

 Meriden, Conn. 



B. F. J., Kansas City, Mo.— Can you tell me where and from whom 

 I can get genuine shepherd dogs? Ans, Write to F. Bronson, T6 Wall 

 street, New York. 



S. S. B., New York.— Please inform me what kind of duck shooting 

 one may have on Canandaigua Lake about September 15. Ans. Very 

 little spott is to be had on Canandaigua Lake. 



A. B. C.,Nahant, Mass.— Will you kindly inform me what Mr. Hal- 

 lock intends to sign ills pieces from the West that I may know when 

 I read his ? Ans. Look at the paper and you will see. 



T. M. O., Woodstock, Ohio.— What is the best kind of metal for a 

 breech-loading shot gun ? Ans. Damascus is so considered, though 

 laminated steel is, in the opinion of many, equally as good. 



E. C. M., New York.— Please be kind enough to inform me In next is- 

 sue of a suitable place to go gunning on or about November 6, say four 

 or five hours' ride from New York city, duck? preferred. Ans. Go to 

 Barnogat Inlet, N. J., or to Lane's Good Ground, L. I. 



J. G. M., New York.— Is3 drachms of powder and l.'i oz. No. S (Tat- 

 ham's) shot heavy enough for Bogardus' glass balls ? Ans. Add half a 

 drachm more of powder if needed, and use but one ounce of shot. 

 Bogardus uses 4 to 5 drachms powder and \}± shot in 10 gauge. 



M. S. N., Johnstown, N. Y.— Our sportsmans c lub have bought a Bo- 

 gardus trap. Tlease tell us how to use it, WIi.it distance from marks- 

 man should it be sprung? Should marksman stand in rear or right 

 angles? What amount and size shot, to use, etc. Ans. See our last is- 

 sue for Bogardus' rules, etc. 



W. L. A., Philadelphia.— 1. Were there any indigenous mammals in 

 Bermuda? 2. Are all the bears of the United Stales now considered 

 to be varieties of Urdus arctos ? 3. Have there been any jaguars killed 

 within the limits of the United States of late years? Ans, 1. Yes. 2. 

 No. B. Yes. 



B., Colliusville, Conn.— I want something with which to condense 

 fresh from sea water while coasting on a schooner about Florida. Have 

 you knowledge of a practical condenser for the purpose? Ans. Yes. If 

 yon are In the city and call we will be Happy to explain, but eaanot re- 

 cord the apace here, 



E. A. L., EastBrldgewater, Mass.-I would like to know if there arfl 

 any of the true old thick-skinned, staunch and s'ow-workiug^ Spanish 

 pointers in the U. S., and if there are who is the owuer and breeder of 

 them? Ans, Yes, but we do not know of any one who has them for sale 

 at, present. 



H. C, New Berlin, N. Y.-Huve the Supervisors the right to lengthen 

 the close season on partridge in the State ? They have made the close 

 season in til's county (Chenango) Sept. 15. What I want to know is 

 will I be liable for killing between the first, and the middle of Sept on 

 account of the Supervisor's laws. Ans. Certainly they have; andif yoa 

 iolate the provisions vou should be p finished. 



C. E. J., East, Templetpn, Mass,— t. Very good, 2. Arsenical soap 

 is easier bought than made. There are different ways of maklngit, one 

 of which is to melt some clear soap and stir In arsenous acid ; but pure 

 arsenic is every way to be preferred for preserving specimens, being 

 less Injurious to the worker. 



Miller. v ■ Smito. New York.— We cannot give you estimates as to 

 stable, stable gear, horses and carriages, as such depends entirely 

 upon the tastes and demands of the purchaser. As regards diseases 

 of horses, the works that are considered as standard are too numerous 

 to mention. Youatt is one of the very best, though a little antiquated. 



Tomait, Tomah, Wis.— Should the trap lie in a horizontal position 



on the ground? Canyon tell size of shot Capt. Bogardus generally 

 uses in shooting the balls? We have placed our trap on a plank and 

 inclined the plank at an angle of say 10 degrees. Is there any rule 

 against, this? Ans. 2. Capt. Bogardus shootB No. 9 shot. 3. No, it 

 is frequently done. This answers your first question also. 



H. J. C, Milton, Pa.— Where can I find some work on the raising of 

 rabbits, and how much will it cost? 2. Does the "Sportsman's Gazet- 

 teer" eive it? 3. Where can I procure the game laws of this State, 

 and what do they cost? Ans. 1. " Household Pets," price T5 cents. 2. 

 No. 3. At this office may tie obtained a copy of " Fur, Fin and Feath- 

 er," containing the game laws of all tho States and Canada; price 50 

 cents. 



J. B.R., Philadelphia.— I am about purchasing a breech-loader of 

 Nichols & Lefever, and before ordering would be pleased to have your 

 opinion as to what would be the best gauge and proper weight of gun 

 for me to order ? nad thought of get ting a 12-bore, 8-pound gun, but 

 would be glad to have, your opinion before purchasing? Ans. Such a 

 gun would undoubtedly be of excellent service for general shooting, 

 aud would be our choice. 



Chas. A. Willis, Rockville, Conn.— An unabridged and illustrated 

 copy of Webster's dictionary will cost $12. Baird, Brewer and Ridgway 'a 

 "Birds of North America "is the book you want; 3 vols,, price $10 

 per vol., or where illustrated in colors, $15 and ?20, according to 

 whether the heads alone are desired colored, or the complete bird 

 This is a grand work, and is complete in all details. The other books 

 you mention are of little value. 



A.S. F., Camden, N. ,7.— Your pups died from pycemia, induced 

 from nursing the bitch in her diseased condition. Nellie demands 

 tonie treatment and generous l : ving. Give her Casswell, Hazard & 

 Co.'s elixir of calasaya Iron and strychnia in 20-drop doses three, times 

 a day, gradually increasing until she can take 60 drops— a teaspoonful. 

 Also give her one-half grain of leptandrin, one grain of musk, and two 

 grains of muriate of ammonia every three hours. Pay strict attention 

 to cleanliness, etc. Your dog ought to die from the dosing she has 

 received. 



Subscriber, Phila.— Yesterday a clapper rail was shown the writer 

 which had been picked up on the line of Penn. R. R. Its wings were 

 broken and its flesh was considerably bruised. As it was found on the 

 top of an embankment and above the level of the telegraph wires it was 

 supposed to have been killed by flying against a locomotive headlight, 

 .nas anything of this kind come under your notice before? Ans. Such 

 accidents are not at all uncommon. We frequently hear of grouse and 

 quail and even turkeys being killed in this manner. 



Constant Reader, Minneapolis, Minn.— 1. What is your opinion of 

 the Parker breech-loader? 2. Will a gun with laminated steel barrels 

 shoot stronger or better than one of same make, bore, etc., with twist 

 barrels? 3. Can the " Sportsman's Gazetteer" be bought in this city, .or 

 in St. Paul; if not what would the postage be to have it sent by mail? 

 Ans. 1. We do not discriminate between makers. 2. The shooting does 

 not, vary any more than two guns of the same metal are liable to. The 

 difference is in the wear. 3. Can procure at this office. Postage eigh- 

 teen cents. 



D. P. S., Glens Falls.— We suspect your dog is suffering from a dis- 

 order vulgarly known as surfeit mange. Give him no meat. If he re- 

 fuses to eat anything else don't urge him, but remove his food at once, 

 letting him starve until he will consider it a delicacy, not allowing him 

 to mince or nose his food. Feed nothing but dry bread or a little oat 

 meal, and that very sparingly. Give him a dose of calomel, say 6 grs., 

 With 8 grs. of powdered ginger, and 5 of compound extract of colo- 

 cynth and % grain of podophyllin, followed by oil if it dont operate 

 freely. Then give him half a grain of leptandrin and 3 grs. of bicar- 

 bonate of soda three times a day. Be particular as regards cleanli- 

 ness, and add plenty of work and exercise. Light, almost starvation 

 diet, is the principal thing for a few weeks, and feed but twice a day. 



B.R. P., Assonet, Mass.— I have three very fine pointer pups five 

 months old, and for the last five weeks they have been sick with the 

 diarrhoea. I used Eochelle salts, then the prepared chalk. Two of 

 them are O. K. ; the other does not seem to gain. He eats well, but 

 when anything passes him his bowel comes out about two inches and 

 stays for hours. Will you be kind enough to tell me what to do for 

 him? Ans. Give your puppies % grain leptandrin and X grain quinine 

 three times a day. Also a teaspoonful of Boudault's wine of pepsin 

 (Fougeras) morning and evening. Bland and nutritious diet is de- 

 manded, with particular attention to cleanliness. For the prolapsed 

 bowel use suppositories of cocoa butter aud iodoform % grain to each 

 supposotory. 



Theo. O., New York City.— Would you be kind enough to prescribe 

 for my bitch pup ? She is nearly three months old. I have been feed- 

 ing her on bread and milk ami very little meat, and have been giving 

 her epsom salts. The eyes are very dull, and seem to be covered with 

 a white substance ; her coat looks rough and unkempt, no gloss at all ; 

 her tongue and lips look wdiitish ; her body is very thin, hardly more 

 than two Inches across near hindquarters, but further up, near tho 

 forelegs, her belly seems to be bloated and hard ; breathing alittie la- 

 bored ; appetite variable. The kennel is situated In my hack yard. 

 She seems at times to suffer very much. Ans. Your kennel is too 

 close to the stable for health. Give the puppy 3 grains of calomel, }$ 

 grain of leptandrin, %. grain of aloin, 2 grains' of compound extract 

 of colocynth, and 5 grains of powdered ginger at a dose. If it does 

 not operate fully and thoroughly, give a good dose of castor oil. When 

 it has operated give santonine- eight grains, quinine, two grains; septan- 

 drin, twograms; aloin, one grain. Mix and divide with three powders. 

 Give one three times a day every other day for three days (nine doses), 

 on the alternate day giving a dose of castor oil in the morning (three 

 doses la all). After this give Boudalt's win,. ,->/ pep&Ifj (Fougera's) ! 



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