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heartily join Pennsylvania in such a movement, and would influence in 
their States the passing of a proper protective law. 
If, from “the planting” of two pair of pinnated grouse, Dr. F. Jenkins 
Purnell has given his county nearly two thousand in five years, what 
sport could be relied upon if our associations would bring even one hun¬ 
dred pair from the west ? “Homo . 1 ’ 
—Another correspondent wishes to express an opinion on 
the qnail question, whether they can withhold their scent. 
If any other person thinks they can, let him not withold 
assent.—E d. 
Cincinnati, Ohio, March 31, 1874. 
.Editor Forest and Stream .— 
I think your correspondent “Pioneer” is mistaken in the idea that set¬ 
ting birds emit no scent. In my opinion the scent of a bird is similar to 
the perspiration of human beings, and scent is, to a certain extent, always 
given off. Of course a bird setting will not give off so much scent as it 
will at other times; but it does give off some scent. The reason why Pi¬ 
oneer’s dog could not find a quail which was setting, was because there 
was not enough scent emitted to enable the dog to trace the bird. 
W. L. 
Fort Wayne, Ind., March 31, 1874. 
Editor Forest and Stream:— 
While hunting last week in Illinois I killed a large bird of the crane 
species, which was pure white, with the exception of the edge of its 
wings, which are black, and top of head, which is brown. It measures 
6 feet 1 inch high and 8 feet from tip to tip, and weighed 18 pounds. The 
secondaries are much elongated and hang over the primaries and tail 
feathers. The bill is straight and black and black legs. The taxider¬ 
mist cannot name it. Please name the bird. Very respectfully, 
J T. B. 
THE HERON’S TORCH. 
Salem, March 29,1874. 
Editor Forest and Stream:— 
As substantiating the existence of the “heron’s lanterns.” I submit to 
you the following notes taken from “Maynard’s Naturalist’s Guide.” It 
is the experience of a sister of Mr. M,, and a careful observer of nature. 
She bays: “Three or four years ago I was sitting on the banks of Ips¬ 
wich River, just at twilight, waiting for my brother to come forme in 
a boat to convey me home. I was keeping very quiet, when I saw a 
heron alight within a few feet of me on the edge of the water. He was 
joined by others, until there were about a dozen; then I observed that 
every one of them had a luminous spot on its breast. This spot was not 
very bright, but, as it was quite dark by this time, plainly perceptible. 
They presented a peculiar appearance as they walked about, and I 
watched them with interest for some time. This singular light surprised 
me much, as I had never heard of anything like it before. ” 
The species above referred to is the Nycteardea gardmii (Baird), and 
the season was autumn. I should like to know whether this luminos¬ 
ity occurs on both sexes, and if on nestlings, or developed as the bird 
approaches maturity. If any of your correspondents can inform me I 
should be pleased to learn the same through the columns of your paper. 
Very truly yours, R. L. N. 
CENTRAL PARK MENAGERIE. 
Department of Public Parks, t 
New York. April 12, 1874. f 
Animals received at Central Park Menagerie for the week ending 
April 11, 1874: 
One Brazilian Tree Porcupine, Cercolabes prehensili-s. 
One Ocelot, Felis pardads. 
One Quail, Ortyx Virginianus. Presented by Mr. W. A. Day. 
Respectfully, W. A. Conklin. 
mml. 
ON KENNELLING AND FEEDING DOGS. 
W E do net tliink that we can instruct and amuse our 
readers in a better manner than by giving a portion 
of a letter from “Old Calabar,” a sportsman, in BelVs Life. 
Most of our owners of pointers and setters are aware that the 
close reason for all game birds has arrived, it being a moot¬ 
ed question as to English snipe only, whether it is 
proper to kill this migratory bird on its flight north in the 
spring. We would suggest to gentlemen who own dogs, 
and especially those kept on chain or in the yard in the city, 
that they would exercise their animals at least once a week, 
so that these faithful and generally much abused creatures 
will continue to afforej us recreation and amusement with¬ 
out going through a severe course of training and whipping 
at the beginning of woodcock shooting. Calabar says:— 
“Many are the theories on this subject,some good and some 
bad; but one thing is very evident, that to have a dog in 
good hard condition, no matter what sort, he must be well 
kennelled, well fed, and have plenty of regular exercise. 
Shooting dogs of a known good and fashionable breed are 
now so valuable, and command such prices, that the great¬ 
est care ought to be taken of them; but alas ! as a rule, no 
animal is more carelessly looked after—of course I am only 
speaking of dog owners at large. Most of our well-known 
exhibitors and breeders pay the greatest attention to their 
animals, otherwise their chance of taking prizes at exhibit¬ 
ions or winning at field trials would be remote indeed. 
How often do we see poor unfortunate dogs utterly neglect¬ 
ed— a lump of raw meat thrown down to them, no w 7 ater, 
their kennels in an utterly filthy condition, no bedding, 
chained up from week to week, rough and staring in their 
coats, and eaten up with mange. No animal we have, to 
keep him in thoroughly good fettle, requires more care and 
attention than the dog; over feeding is just as bad as under 
feeding; but this I will touch on in its place. It is not 
always that gentlemen keeping dogs can command first rate 
kennels; they may not have the space, their houses may We 
held on short leases, and they may be unwilling to go to 
the expense of putting up kennels which they may have to 
leave behind them the next year. As the rich man can do 
as he likes it would be useless my giving directions to him 
as to how kennels ought to be made, because they are buil¬ 
dings you may go t« any expense in making. It is to the 
man of moderate means I address myself, and who may be 
just as fond of dogs as his richer neighbors. Stables, 
coachhouses, &c., may be made into very good kennels, 
and will answer the purpose as well as the best, as long as 
there is a decent sized, well-paved* and well-drained exer¬ 
cise yard. I will suppose you are going to build a kennel 
to hold three or four brace of setters or pointers; your ex¬ 
penses must be governed by the size and style you are to 
make your building. The benches for the dogs to lie on 
should be about a foot from the floor, and fold back against 
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the wall, so that you'may easily wash under them; the 
benches should be made in hard wood, and in bars , which 
must not be too far apart, otherwise the dogs will get their 
feet through them; half an inch space between the bars is 
quite sufficient. The object of making the benches in bars 
is to let the small particles of straw dust and urine through; 
if the benches are made of hard wood they will not absorb 
the urine. The walls all round the sleeping house, to about 
two feet above the benches, should be cemented for the 
same purpose, the other parts of the walls and the ceiling 
should be plastered. The flooring, hard bricks, or tiles, 
must be set and well grouted in cement, and, without any 
unevenness, merely a slight fall to let the water off. The 
whole of the inside should be constantly hot lime washed, 
to keep it clean and sweet, and to destroy all vermin, ticks, 
&c., &c. This requires to be done oftener in summer than 
in winter. The exercise yard must be made according to 
the space you have at your disposal—the larger the better; 
it must be well and properly paved, tiles of bricks set in 
cement, and good drainage; if possible have running water 
through it. 
LAVERACK SETTERS. 
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We published some short time ago a letter from Mr. 
Laverack of England, in which he stated “that he had 
never sent or sold a dog or bitch to America.” The follow¬ 
ing letter from Dr. Gautier, of this city, also Mr. Laver- 
ack’s letter to the Doctor, emphatically states that he (Mr. 
Laverack) did sell a dog of his breed named Ruby to Dr. 
Gautier. We are at a loss to account for this error on the 
part of Mr. Laverack, and trust he will correct it over his 
own signature. In justice to Dr. Gautier and his friends, 
to whom he has presented several puppies of this breed, 
we take pleasure in printing the correspondence. 
New York, April 7, 1874. 
Editor Forest and Stbeam:— 
I was greatly surprised to find in your paper of 19th March a letter 
from Mr. Laverack, in which he says, “I have never sent or sold a dog 
or bitch to America.” 
I enclose the correspondence between Mr. Laverack and myself,includ¬ 
ing a letter dated Feb. 13, 1872,received from him since my arrival home, 
in which “Ruby’s” pedigree is given. In justice to me will you be kind 
enough to publish the letter in full, as sufficient answer to his letter? 
I met Mr. Laverack at the Crystal Palace Dog Show, London, m May, 
1871, afterwards on October 6, 1871, at Moss Fold Farm, near Blackley, 
4 miles from Manchester, he coming down from his shooting in Scotland 
purposely to meet me. I then purchased“Ruby” from him for 25 guineas. 
His man Taylor delivered her to me in Liverpool a few hours before 
sailing, and assisted me in getting her on board the steamer. Yours 
very respectfully, J. H. Gautier. 
Brqughall Cottage, near Whitchurch, | 
Shropshire, England, f 
Dear Mr Gautier: 
Illness has prevented me replying sooner to your letters of December 
0, 1871. The pedigree of your red bitch puppy is as follows: She is out 
of a pure blue Belton bitch named Cora, by a red or chestnut dog named 
Mystery. Cora is precisely the same way bred as Mr. Garth’s, Q. C., 
Daisy, two years in succession winner of the cup at Shrewsbury Trials. 
Likewise bred same way as Llewellen’s Countess, winner last year of the 
Yaynol Trials, getting 95 points out of 100. Cora, Daisy and Countess 
are out of old Moll, by Dash, the blue dog you saw at the Crystal Pal¬ 
ace. Mystery is equally well bred, being out of a blue bitch, own sister 
to Dash named Duchess, by my celebrated old dog Jet, black white and 
tan, brother to Fred II. The red bitch you own cannot breed a bad one 
provided the dog you put to her be pure. She will breed blues or blacks 
and very likely some lemon and white and some chestnut, all if sire pure, 
will be good. 1 am much pleased to hear she has got over the distemper, 
My address in future is as above, where I shall remain until August, 
when I go to my shootings in Rooshire, after I again return here. I shall 
be glad to hear hereafter how the bitch turns out. I am, yours most 
truly, E. Laverack. 
Muzzling Dogs. —An alrtermanic act of the city of New 
York in regard to muzzling dogs lias been passed. 
Just as the necessity exists for having a board of confer¬ 
ence, formed of naturalists, whose better acquaintance with 
such subjects, should influence legislative action in regard 
to the “close seasons,” so should some knowledge of the 
character and habits of the dog dictate such rules as are 
thought proper for the protection of life from hydrophobia. 
Intelligent people are probably satisfied that muzzling a 
dog in hot weather inflicts a cruel punishment on the dog, 
and if not exactly prone to bring on an attack of rabies, is not 
of the least possible use in preventing such an attack. Mr. 
Bergh has distinctly stated that muzzling dogs ‘ ‘only tends 
to the creation of the very difficulty which it seeks to pre¬ 
vent.” We have before stated, on the best authority, that 
dogs are no more prone to rabies in August than they are 
in January. Commending most highly the action of the 
Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, we notice 
that Mr. Bergh has some plans in view for the building of 
a pound for the vagrant dogs of New York city. The 
animals are to be collected by the officers of the Society, 
and are to be registered. If not called for or sold, the 
animals are to be humanely destroyed. No premiums are 
to be offered for dogs delivered to the pound, as it would 
infallibly end in dog hunts all over the country. 
Yet Another Dog Story. —We are not responsible for 
it. Let. M. de Cerilly of La Chasse Illustree, assume all the 
honors. This is what he tells liis; French readers. We 
simply translate for the benefit of our American ones. M. 
de Cerilly has a friend who owns a dog, a spaniel of the 
most intelligent kind. This friend is a smoker, and Medor 
the dog, is sent out every day with exactly five pennies to 
buy tobacco with. The tobacconist knows Medor quite 
well and takes the money, wraps up the tobacco in a twist 
of paper, and Medor is faithful to his trust. Some time ago 
Medor with his money in his pocket, or mouth, started on 
his errand, but loitered on the way, and had a game of 
romps with a yellow dog who lived round the corner, and 
between them they lost the money. Medor knowing some¬ 
thing was wrong, and that the tobacconist would give him 
no credit, sneaked home tobaccoless, and got a good hiding 
ffdm his master. Next day Medor was sent out once more 
with five cents for tobaccos ^ Round the comer was the yel¬ 
low dog again, trying to lure poor Medor from the Mtl 
virtue. Medor did his best to resist temptation, but i °* 
he was weak, and fell from grace a second time an/ ^ 
money was lost. Now being a French dog, some id ^ 
suicide flashed across his mind, but being a reflect/ °* 
well as a moral dog after all, though a fearful lickin^ ° &S 
in prospective, Medor looked carefully into the situ /^ 
A half hour afterwards, Medor marched into hismat°^ 
presence, the proudest dog imaginable with a doun' S 
quantity of tobacco, full ten cents worth in his mouth n 
course his master was perfectly satisfied. Next day M i 
accompanied by his master w r ent out to walk in the I ° F 
embourg gardens, and approached a group of boys 
were playing. “I say sir,” said one of the urchins thar° 
a nice dog you have! We are just going to kill that beat 
of yours, so we are. He is a thief, and maybe you are / 
better yourself. Here we were playing at heads and taii° 
when that cur of yours just grabbled up the whole pile f 
money and was off like a streak of lightning ” 
“It is with regret,” says M de Cerilly ‘’that I am forced 
to state in the most positive terms that Medor was a thief 
Of course it may be quite in order to insist that the do°- [ 
question was endowed with a very superior order of intel 
ligence. I have nothing further to remark, nor do I wish 
to extenuate Medor’s crime.” 
A HORSE CAR “SPOTTER” DOG. 
A MONG the attaches of the Fifth Street Railway Lin* 
is one who has exhibited most remarkable fidelity in 
his attention to the interests of the company. The uhe 
nomenon referred to is a medium-sized dog that has bp/ 
for a long time kept about the car stables, and has of lafp 
become a kind of inspector or overseer of the line. Every 
morning he goes out on a car and rides along for some dis 
tance, when he jumps down and waits at the crossing for 
the next coach. This he boards as it passes, and after 
thorough scrutiny of conductor, driver and horses,’ and a” 
the appointments of the outfit, he visits some other in like 
manner. In this way he passes the entire day, usually 
going over the whole line and inspecting a great many cars 
Sometimes he stops at one end of the road and sometimes 
at the other. He is well acquainted with every conductor 
and driver in the employ of the company, and is a genera 1 
favorite. A few days since they"all clubbed together and 
contributed a nickel each for the purpose of buying the 
sagacious canine a license and a collar. He certainly ought 
to wear the popular “brass collar,” for he is far ahead of 
all his tribe so far as head goes. At night he keeps vigilant 
watch at the stables, and seems to have devoted his whole 
existence to the service of the corporation. He takes his 
beef with good relish as that he had earned it, and has 
apparently settled down for life in his position .—Cincinnati 
Gazette. 
GUN SHY SETTERS. 
Cleveland, Ohio, April 2,1874. 
Editor Forest and Stream:— 
I have a setter that, when young, showed every sign of making a “gun 
shy” dog. Another pup from the same litter proved perfectly useless, 
for the same reason. When he was three or four months old and had 
been pretty thoroughly house-trained, I took him to a boiler shop. He 
was very shy of the banging noise, but was cured by making him charge 
under a plate of boiler iron, resting upon some horses, pounding the iron 
gently at first directly over his head,and making him remain at charge un¬ 
til the noise bad no terrors for him. When first shot over he was just shy 
enough to prevent “breaking shot,” but in a short time could have been 
hunted with a ten-pounder. Am prompted to write the above from no¬ 
ting your number of April 2d. Also, speaking of white geese, I have 
seen many large teams of them on the Gulf coast, at the mouth of the Kio 
Grande Rivery Texas. They appeared to be snow white at a distance, 
although I never was very near them. This flight was seen by me be¬ 
tween April and August. Duckist. 
IPf Worm m\tl the §mm. 
THE HERRING SAFE TEAM. 
S OME of those quaint old German woodcuts, well known 
and cherished by collectors, portray the ceremonial, 
the pomp and pageantry attending the coronation of a 
Kaiser some 350 years ago. Here the curious may notice 
huge massive steeds, living mountains of flesh, bone and 
muscle, bestridden by grim knights in panoplies of steel. 
Whenever we see a certain well known team of horses, 
all champing their bits, the animals with their heads down, 
their intelligent eyes beaming through a dense forest of 
foretop, deliberately putting down one clattering hoof after 
the other, grandly bedecked with hear skin housings, and 
other equine bravery, we recall to our minds the pictures 
of those horses the followers of Albretclit Durer once loved 
to draw and engrave. 
There is not a New Yorker who does not know the Her¬ 
ring Safe Team. The most indifferent lounger on Broad¬ 
way, as this team passes along, must needs look at them, 
and cannot but help admire the ease with which the mag¬ 
nificent horses draw the ponderous truck and the massive 
iron safes. These horses strike us as the embodiment of 
some slow but irresistable power, aud we seem pre-disposed 
to think that although mechanism develops untold forces, 
did we but hitch this team of eight to a locomotive with 
valves all open, working under full head of steam, only pro¬ 
viding the trace chains did not snap, the animals would 
haul the snorting, hissing engine along in the way the 
horses were told to go. 
Twelve horses are employed by the Herring Safe estab¬ 
lishment, but only eight come under our particular atten¬ 
tion. The average weight of seven of the horses is 1550, 
but the heaviest horse turns the scale at 1750 pounds, mak¬ 
ing altogether some 12,580 pounds of bone, flesh, and sinew 
to pull with. Seven of the horses are somewdiat over six¬ 
teen hands, and the biggest horse is over seventeen hands. 
The kind of horse wanted for hauling heavy safes is of the 
