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If a weight Is placed on the tip of a hexagonal roc], and the butt is 

 turned in the hand, the deflection will not vary. This ensures proper 

 delivery of the line and case in casting. 



Again, the hexagonal, being braced on all sides by Hie enamel, is pre- 

 ferred from the a*tion of the water, and is therefore far more durable, 

 and will keep its elasticity and str&ightness under a heavy strain. 



We intrude on your space, not for the purpose of advertising out- 

 hexagonal rods (for this we do in another part of your paper), but sim- 

 ply that the anglers who use split bamboo rods may have the advantage 

 of our experience in judging the relative merits of the two kinds of 

 rods. We would add that we have, during the past season, placed over 

 ninety (flu) of these hexagonal rods in the hands of as many DBliermeni 

 and not a single one has been returned to us for any defect. 



Respectfully yours. Conrov, Bissktt & Mai,leson, 



Manufacturers, 65 Fulton street, N. Y. 



J$n8wei[8 to %o\rtz$ondtntn. 



No Notice Taken of Anonymous Communications. 



ET A number of anonymous correspondents' will understand why 

 their queries are not answered, when they read the lines at the head of 

 thiB column. 



8. P.— The gun advertised is a good one for the. price. 



M. H. B., Greenville, Pa.— Bogardus lives in Elkhart, lud. 



M. S., Carrollton.— Will do our best, but always a difficult thing to do 

 bo many people want just such a dog. 



H. P. A., Boston.— When were the Bogardus rules on glas3 ball 

 shooting published by you? Ans. Aug. SO. 



W. S., Rouse's Point.— Will you give me load of gun for different 

 kinds of game? Ans. " Sportsman's Gazetteer." 



C. L. J., Texas.— The arm advertised is a good one for the price. Of 

 course, you must not expect a fifty dollar rifle for Ave. 



J. W. W., Brookline.— Where can I get a good rabbit dog, and a 

 beagle? Ans. See advertisements of some weeks ago. 



G. A. L., — Will the inquirer about Conlln's gallery give his name and 

 address, as we cannot notice anoaymous comm unications? 



A. C. H., Beloit, Wis.— Can you inform me which is the best work on 

 breaking dogs? Ans. Col. Hutchinson's work on the subject. 



Dix, TJpselanti.— What powder shall I use in loading shells for my 45 

 70 rifle barrel'26 inches, Springfield model ? Ans. Hazard P. G. 



A. B., Brooklyn.— Does G. W. Simmons sell his tan-colored pliable 

 leather water proof suits In New York ? Ans. Most of th principal 

 dealers sell them. 



B. W. D., Providence.— Can you tell me if Prang is on the " Turf Reg- 

 ister?" Ans. Yes, and raised by S. T, Drane, of Eminence, Ky. Inquire 

 of Mr. Drane as to pedigree. 



J. A. C, Hillsboro.— Have had numerous inquiries for what you want 

 hut though it is made have not found out where it is to be had." Write 

 us again in a month about it. 



vV. H. ft, Brattleboro.— Why use a black bull's eye instead of a white 

 one? Ans. Awhite bull's eye would be confusing, and would not stand 

 out in such distinctness as a black one. 



W. K. B., Troy.— What is the distance apart of rings used in the tar- 

 get between Helvetia and Zeltler? Ans. By measurement of target 

 now in office, three quarters of an inch. 



3. E. H., Mlnlintown, Pa.— Where can swans' eggs be purchased ? 

 Ans. Swans' eggs are out of season now, and not to be had. Write us 

 la the Spring and we can procure thera. 



W. and A., Mllnlll.— Can you put us in communication withany one 

 of. whom we can procure live quail? Ans. Live quail can be bought at 

 Reichle's, Chatham street near William, New York. 



M. M., Reading, Mich.— My Irish sitter had distemper last February ; 

 at intervals has hot nose, and makes a peculiar noise with his nosirils. 

 What is the matter ? Ans. Give the dog no meat for a month or two 

 and exercise him freely. 



W. E. 8., Bethel, Me.— is there any market for such a thing as a live 

 eagle ? If so, can you give me an address ? The bird is a young bald 

 eagle, measures six feet ten inches tip to tip. Ans. Chas. Reichie, 54 

 Chatham street, New York. 



C. G. J., Howell. — I want to buy a breech-loader for turkeys, ducks, 

 pigeons, partridges and woodcock. Please advise me as to bore ; 

 weight, choke-bore. Ans. Yon want a general kind of a gun, Choose 

 a 10 gauge, 30 in. ban-el, to weigh from 8 to 9 lbs. 



C. L. N., Gllhertsvillo.— 1. How soon is it advisable for a young setter 

 to see a bitch? Is good stock the result of crossing a thoroughbred 

 Irish setter with an English bitch ? Ans. 1. Not earlier than one and 

 a half years old. 2. There- is no objection to such a cross. 



CAsb, New Jersey.— My pointer bitch's ear is all swollen or pnffed up 

 near the head. It seems to be soft as if full of wind. She has had can- 

 ker In her head. What Is the disease, and what the cause? Ans. 

 Abscess in the external ear. Open with sharp pointed knife. 



C. S , Bock Island.— Where can I buy buckskin, and what is it worth ? 

 Is there a standard of measurement? Ans. J. P. Powell & Co , of New 

 y ork. Price about $3 a pound. Impossible to give a standard, aa it 

 varies with size of skins, a dozen weighing from 5 to 20 pounds. 



C. W. B., Westboro, Mass.— 1. How do furs taken in Florida compare 

 with those of New Engiand ? 2. Will it pay to trap in Florida? 3. In 

 what part of the State are the animals most numerous ? Ans. 1. Light- 

 er pelts. 2. Quite doubtful. 3. In the middle and western portions. 



Tbacher, Lawrenceville, N- J.— Is there any essential difference 

 between position of pointer and setter 7 Ans. There is no essential 

 difference in the position of pointer or setter in standing game. For 

 peculiarities of position see any good description of pointer or setter. 



Austin Ophir, New York.— Would like to go to Jacksonville via Nas- 

 sau, Key West, to west coast of Florida. How shall I go ? Ans. A 

 steamer will leave here about Dec. 15th for St. Augtiatine direct, 

 thence to Nassau. Apply to Murray, Ferris & Co., aoutti st , near 

 WalL 



Cocker, Pittsburgh.— My cocker spaniel, 6 years old, has from three 

 to five attacks every day, with violent jerkings and twitchings. Think 

 he must have been poisoned. Ans. Your dog has Epileptiform con- 

 vulsions. Strychnia must be the exciting cause. Hardly think a cure 

 possible. 



H. H., McKeesport.— Mf dog, two years old, has eyes slightly inflamed. 

 Nose cool and moist. Sneezes frequently ; appetite good ; restless when 

 lying down. Ans. Looks very much like wormB from the symptoms. 

 Give him areca nut, followed by an emetic, or some common salt the 

 day afterward. 



P., Galveston.— What, do you know about the F gun? Ans. It is 



a reliable gun in every way, and is all that it is represented. 



F. B. T., TilescmUyJrgj Out.— 1 have a litter of pointer puppies, three 

 weeks old, much bothered with fleas. What shall I do? Ans. Rub 

 them over with kerosene and wash with tepid water, or use Persian in- 

 sect powder. 



Rovkr.— What point in Delaware would you adviBe as good for duck, 

 quail and partridge shooting? Can Btaya week; intend leaving the 

 city about the 19th. Ans. Take the railroad from Wllm ngton, Dela- 

 ware down the peninsula and any one of its lateral branches will give 

 you the shooting you want. 



W. A. L„ Gre»t Barrington.— 1. Is 50 grains powder enough for a pel- 

 let, of 270 grains, 44 cal., 500 yards ? 2. Wll a rifle shoot better with a 

 thin wad between powder and ball ? 3. Will the score be much greater 

 with 70 than 50 grains ? An3. 1. Yes. 2. Advise using a wad. 3. Re- 

 coil increases with powder. 



R. It. L., lialejgh, N C— My gun, 12 bnre at breech and IS at muzzle, 

 suddenly grows larger three inches from the muzzle and contracts 

 again at the muzzle. Is that the way a gun is choke-bored ? Ans. Yes, 

 it is a choke-bore. Have seen them made expanding to half way down 

 the barrel and then contracting 



Tu.son, Out.— What do you think of pin-fire breech-loaders ; are not 

 the shooting qualities, rapidity, etc. nearly as good as the central-flre ? 

 Ans. Pin-fire guns are getting out of d^te, although their shooting 

 qualities were good. Rapidity perhaps as great as of centre-fires, but 

 the trouble was in the preparation of the ammunition. 



W. O. W., Charlottesville.— Can the Beach combination sight be used 

 o advantage on a 32 cal. sporting rifle ? If the peep sight is put on the 

 tbarrel where the regular open sight is usually flat will it not be too for- 

 ward to use it in off-hand shooting? Would yon advise my having a 

 Beach combination sight on my Remington rifle? Ans. 1. It cau. 2. It 

 would be. 3. We would advise it. 



Yale, New Haven.— Dog has some kind of mange ; skin is red and 

 sensitive, eyes inflamed, flanks drawn in, vomits sometimes after eat- 

 ing. Ans. Use a small quantity of proto-iodide of mercury ointment 

 once a day over the parts most affected, for 4 or 5 days ; then rub the 

 dog thoroughly with kerosene, and two or three hours after, wash with 

 tepid water and carbolic soap. Repeat this treatment if necessary, and 

 iu the meantime, give the dog no meat. 



C. R. H., Boston, Mass.— From the description of the case— puppy 

 looking siupid— our answer would be that you had beeu over-feeding the 

 animal, and that he has simply distemper, for treatment of which we 

 refer to our columns. [With the best disposition in the world, we beg 

 to state to this correspondent that It is utterly impossible to answer by 

 letters questions sent us. If we transgressed from this rule, six extra 

 clerks could not keep up the correspondence.] 



Manhattan .—I want a receipt for staining wood to resemble mahog- 

 any, also a good remedy for distemper in young dogs. 1. Boil H pound 

 madder and two ounces of logwood chips In a gallon of water, and 

 brush well when hot. Go over the whole with a solution of pearl-ash, 

 two drachms to the quart. 2. The treatment is long and adapted to the 

 violence of the disease. Commence with some flour of sulphur; give a 

 gentle purgative. See article on distemper in the "Gazetteer." 



Back Action, Norton.— Do you think an 8# 10 bore B. L. gun too 

 light for ducking, and how much powder and shot would be a proper 

 charge for such a gun ? 2. Is 20 snipe out of 26 shots good shooting for 

 a person who has had only two years' practice shooting on the wing, 

 and also, is 3 out of 5 quail and 3 out of 5 pigeons good ? 3. Do you 

 not think a 9 lbs., 10 bore gun la^ge enough for a boy of 17 to carry 

 on ducks ? Ans. 1. Bather light, but will do very wtll ; 4 drs. powder, 

 IU oz. shot. 2. Yes, good enough. 3. Rather heavy for a boy. 



John, Hornellsville.— There are a number of gentlemen here ad- 

 vocates of the muzzle-loading rifle, who would like to hear about the 

 Fisher muzzle-leader through your columns ; weight and shape of ball, 

 calibre, etc., and also about the Warner rifle. Ans. There is no rifle 

 called the Fisher rifle. Some years ago D. Fish made a good pitle. 

 Very few went into the market. They were of various calibres. Think 

 Messrs. Schuyler, Hartley & Graham, of New York, have some few. 

 The Warner arm was a carbine and is entirely out of the market. 



Anxious Subscriber, Grand Rapids.— My cocker spaniel seems to 

 have had a fit after having been attacked by a cur. He is a plucky dog, 

 but has acted stupidly since. There is a sore on the back of his neck, 

 as if from a bite. What is the matter ? What shall I do for him ? Ans. 

 Your dog's fit was probably the result of over excitement in the fight 

 and fatigue from running, it is also possible that distemper may have 

 been developing. If he has the latter you must consult proper authori- 

 ties for treatment. In any case keep him warm and quiet and give him 

 simple diet. 



F. G. L., Boston.—! want to hive a new pair of barrels made. Is 

 there any difference between the penetration from Damascus twist and 

 laminated barrels ? 2. Would I be able to get as much penetration 

 from a 28 in. as a 30 in ? 3. For brush shooting is it possible to have a 

 gun under 8 lbs. weight to shoot as strong as one over that weight? 

 Aus. 1. No difference. 2. More with a SO in., as it could take more of 

 a charge 3. About 28 in. ia what we would advise; the weight you 

 mention would do. Of course heavier guns carrying more powder 

 shoot stronger. 



J. B. A.— 1. Will a 44 cal. rifle rim fire shoot a ball made with pa'ch ? 

 Would the patch be torn where it took the rifling which is intended to 

 take a patched ball reamed out any at the breech end ? How are the 

 grooves in a bullet mould for grooved bullets made? Why, In a rifle 

 which has open sights and a rear peep sight, when you look over 

 the open sights through the peep sight, does the open sight look so 

 much clearer? Ans. 1. Shoot the naked ball. No more than is in- 

 tended to take a naked ball. 2. Turned into the metal of the mold. 3. 

 A question of optics, and Would require diagrams and three columns 

 f text. 



Doctor, Boston.— I have a setter bitch, 6 years old, who for the last 

 four years, has had something the matter with his nose. Scales form, 

 which seem to go away under treatment, and then return Have thought 

 it a case of favies, caught from a cat. Have looked for parasitic spores 

 with microscope. Ans. You are probably right as to your Nosological 

 Diagnosis. The causes must be looked for in malassimilation of food, 

 Probably an alteration of diet, tonics and plenty of sharp exercise ia 

 the open air may do good. How often do you cure ecyrma (chronic) 

 among your patients 7 Possibly the dog may prove more amenable to 

 treatment— glycerole of lead externally. 



Splasher.— Please give the best way to hook the living hellgramite. 

 Is the hellgramite capable of biting the hand painfully or injuriously ? 

 Also, give the condiiionsof a first-class day for blackbass flshmg. Ans. 

 The hellgramite is harmless. He is carniverous as well as herbrverous, 

 and can bite, but he never seems to wish to. Put him on the hook so 

 that his tail will be downward and his head up. Tie him on with silk, 

 if you prefer. It is more trouble, but answers better. We always tie 

 our meat and grub baits and worms upon eur hooks. It does not make 

 much difference whether the day is bright or cloudy, bo that the wind 

 ruffles the water— this is essential. Water should be clear. 



Bobcat, Chester, Pa.— We have repeatedly told our correspondents 

 that there was really no proper American Yachting Manual. What we 

 require is a work something like " Vanderdekens Yacht Sailor," pub- 

 lished in London. We have a list, however, of thirty-six works, which 

 treat, on ship-building, navigation and nautical subjects of more or less 

 value. Brady's "Kedge Anchor," published in 1 set, can possibly bo 

 bought at the nautical stores. Marrett's '•* Yachts and Yacht Building," 

 is".', Is very serviceable ; also, Butt's " Sailmaking," and Meade's 

 " Naval Architecture." These can be bought of John Wiley & Sons, 16 

 Astor Place, New York. Rankine's celebrated work will cost $35. 



F. H. Y., FisherBvflle.— Does a breech-loader shoot harder and closer 

 than a muzzle-loader ? W r hat do you think of the W. breech-loader.- ? 

 Do you thluk concentration improves close shooting? What kind of 

 paper shells are the best? My dog has spots on his nose and body- 

 looks like mange, l. Not necessarily— the preference is now given to 

 breech-loaders. 2. As good gun. 3. Certainly. 4. Many kinds are good. 

 We use the TJ. M. O. 5. Wash the dog with Hazard & Co. juniper tar 

 soap. If this does not answer, use sub-carbonate of potassa, two 

 drachms; water, an ounce; olive oil, one half ounce, green camphor, two 

 drachms, and sublimate sulphur, five ounces. Mix and rub in well. 



A. F. Drbsel, Spadia, Ark.— Please tell me whether the goose des- 

 cribed below is the young of Hutchin's goose, and if not, what it 18 ? 

 Size about the same as albifrons; legs and bill orange; upper part of 

 neck and head grayish brown, darkest at base of bill ; becoming a little 

 darker on back, where each feather ia tipped with gray ; under part of 

 neck lighter than upper, fading to grayish white on breast with white 

 upper and under tail coverts. Tail feathers 16; color, black tipped 

 with, white, wing black, white quills; wing covert dark gray, some 

 feathers with white edges. No white at all on head, with the excep- 

 tion of a narrow strip, about an inch in length, on the throat, commen- 

 cing at the bill. Ans. Certainly not the young of Hutchin's goose. 

 Probably the young of Anger albifrons var. gambelli, though we could- 

 not say positively without an examination of the specimens. 



Reader, Chicago.— 1. Please give directions for making snow-shoes. 

 2. Please state the natne3 of the trees likely to be found in the north- 

 ern central part of the U. S. and lower central part of Canada. Ans. 

 W. H. Gibron's "Complete American Trapper," published by James 

 Wilier, New York, says on page 253 : "The framework should consist 

 of a strip of ash, hickory or some other elastic wood, bent into the re- 

 quired shape, and wound around the ends with twine or strips of hide. 

 The length of the piece should be about six feet. If the bending should 

 prove difficult, it may be rendered easy by the application of boiling 

 water. Across the front part two strips of stout leather, or other tougli 

 hide, are then fastened, and these further secured together by three or 

 four bands on each side of the middle. In the original Indian snow- 

 shoe the network is constructed from strips of moose hide, which are 

 interlaced much after the manner of an ordinary cane seated chair. To 

 attach the network to the bow, the latter should be wound with strips 

 of cane or tough skin. Run the first lines across the shoe from side to 

 side, passing tnrough the windings of the bow. Across them, in the 

 form of a letter N, the other cords should be interlaced. Another 

 method of attaching the lace-work is by a series of holes bored at in- 

 tervals through the wood ; but this tends to weakm the frame. 2. The 

 kinds of trees you inquire for are beech, birch, poplar, ash, hickory 

 maple, and all the varieties of the coniferre. 



PAPER SHELLS. 



Manufactured by the Union Metallic Car- 

 tridge Company, are Superior to any 

 Shells of the Same Grade in this Country 

 or Europe. 

 They are sure fire, will not burst in the gun, and are warranted to 

 shoot as well with the same charge of powder as any shell in the 

 market. A letter published in the Chicago Field, Sept. 22, giving the 

 result of a trial made with No. 12 St. Lonis Shells which are claimed to 

 save 25 per cent, of the powder, and give almost no recoil to the gun* 

 and No. 12 Bridgeport Paper Shells, says :— 



" Four of each loaded with 3, 3% and 3M drachms of Laflin & Rand's 

 powder, and all with t% ounces by weight, or 363 pellets to the charge 

 counted, of No. 7 Chicago i-hot. Distance 40 yards to muzzle of gun, 

 target a circle 30 inches in diameter, a bull's-eye center, \% inch circle 

 penetration pads 9>/ 2 inches by 11$£, 30 sheets to pad, made of heavy, 

 hardware paper, 30 sheets large enough laid on eaca other making 34 

 pads. The gun was shot resting across a bag filled with straw. The 

 following is the result: 



ST. LOOTS PAPER 8HEEL8. 

 Pellets in 



Pellets in Penetration Pellets in Sheets pene- 



Bull's Eye, Pad, 9>£ by 30 in. circle, tration by 3 



XJ4 inch. 11>£ inch. Pellets. 

 3 Dr. Powder. 



1 K. B 54 240 18 



R. B 2 37 233 10 



1 L. B 3 54 213 16 



2 L. B 8 43 210 IT 



7 18S~ 9S6~ 70 

 %U Dr. Powder. 



1 R. B 2 48 225 17 



2 R. B 1 30 210 IB 



1 L. B 16 ISO 15 



2 L. B 1 61 249 IT 



T ToT 804 66 



314 Dr. Powder. 



1 R. B 3 59 2?4 17 



2 R. B 1 52 S61 39 



1 L. B 66 2<>5 17 



2L. B S 62 253 18 



7—21 229—572 993—2,753 72-207 



BRIDGEPORT PAPER SHELLS. 



3 Dr. Powder 



1 R. B 2 • 57 256 IT 



2 R. B 3 56 243 16 



1 L.B 3 44 21S 17 



2 L. B 4 68 249 17 



12 215 971 67 

 SM Dr. Powder. 



1 R. B 1 13 1ST 14 



2 R. B 3 «' 262 18 



1 L. B 2 64 426 19 



2 L. B S 54 811 18 



9 188 838 69 

 SU Dr. Powder 



l'R. B 2 83 250 t!) 



2 R. B 1 «l> 251 is 



1 L. B • 1 54 210 is 



2 L. B 1 43 233 IS 



6—26 220—018 956—2,762 73—209 



All the shells were loaded pree : sely the same as near as I could load 

 them, with one black and one pink edge wad over powder, and one black 

 edge wad over shot. I have no comment to make on the relative 

 merits of either shell, the figures stand for themselves. I could see no 

 difference in the recoil of the paper shells. I think the reliability of 

 the Bridgeport paper shell is worthy of mention, having used a largo 

 number in the past three years without liavingone misfire. J can't say 

 aa much for any other paper shell I ever used.— [AA , 



