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FOREST AND STREAM 
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A WEEKLY JOURNAL, 
Djevotkd to Field and Aquatic Spouts, Practical Natural History, 
Fish Culture, the Protection or Game. Preservation of Forests, 
and the Inculcation in Men and Women of a healthy interest 
in Out door Recreation and Study : 
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ARCHERY. 
I T lias been our province to bring before our readers oc¬ 
casional notices of English archery meetings. In such 
comments as we may have made on this most interesting 
topic, we have never failed to express our admiration for 
our foreign sisters, who, regardless of the pelting showers, 
have faced the elements, and shot whole quivers full of ar¬ 
rows indifferent as to the storm. We must confess to have 
held up these ladies as examples to our wives, sisters and 
daughters, whom we thought too frail to venture out in un¬ 
seasonable weather. We ought, however, before this, to 
have recalled our expressions, since we heralded early in 
March last, an archery match held at Buena Ridge, Mott 
Haven, where numerous young ladies, from various parts 
of the country, showed their graceful skill, regardless of 
the inclement weather. 
At the time of the match we were only too happy to 
herald the first archery meet of the season, and we trust 
that this spring and summer the Forest and Stream may 
have its columns graced with the records of many such 
archery contests. We know of no amusement which is 
more pleasant or more health-giving, nor better calculated 
to give to women strength and gracefulness. If croquet 
has its charms, so has archery. If there is a question of 
agreeable excitement about either of them, we should 
award tlie palm to the devotee of the bow and arrow. 
What more charming sight than to see a pleasant lswn, and 
at one end the butts in all tlieir bravery of red, Lack, white, 
and gold, and at tlie other a group of ladies in -he most 
graceful of poses sending the hurling, arrows through the 
air, watching them describe their curves and dropping them 
l Limb into the target. Then the merry laughter, the clap¬ 
ping of hands and the applause which greets the successful 
order, are all delightful. 
In England there are societies of lady archers who have 
me' regularly for the last 100 years. The ladies of Ardeu 
have twanged their hows ever since 1794, and the Golden 
Bugle :. nd Arrow, won on such occasions, are treasured as 
heir looms. We shall he very happy to give the fullest in¬ 
form avion in regai, • to archcry, believing it to be a recrea¬ 
tion most tl::roughly adapted to ladies, or to either sex, 
and feeling certain that “the healthy body and the mind at 
ease,” aU depend very much on the pure ah* and active ex¬ 
ercise, just such as an amusement of this character can give. 
We intend to devote considerable attention to this most 
graceful sport. AYe feel sure that it can he thoroughly in¬ 
troduced in the United States. It is true, archery does ex¬ 
ist to a certain limited extent, hut has not taken proper 
scope, nor is it known or appreciated as it should be. It 
wants popularizing. Central Park would he an excellent 
ground for archery meets in New York, and we feel sure 
the Park Commissioners, if asked, would give a good lawn 
for archery practice. If the sterner sex delight in rifles and 
Creedmoor, can we not have an archery movement in the 
country? It is the diversity of such out-door sports which 
gives a true zest for all exercises. If men take to cricket 
and base bah, shah not our women have something to re¬ 
lieve the monotony of croquet? AYe feel certain that any 
endeavors on our part t) introduce archery on a permanent 
basis in the country, will be fully appreciated by many of 
our faL readers, for with old Ascham w T e say that archery 
is “the grandest sport for either man or fair dame or 
demoiselle that was ever thought of.” 
IMPORTATION OF PINNATED AND RUF¬ 
FED GROUSE INTO ENGLAND. 
A VALUED English correspondent sends us the follow¬ 
ing:— 
“A few years ago there was published a very pleasant 
hook on American field sports, entitled “Gun, Rod and 
Saddle,” by “Ubique,” an officer in the English army, who 
seems to have spent much of his time in the United States, 
in fishing and shooting. From the minute description the 
author has given of the habits of the ruffed grouse and the 
prairie hen, there is now a perfect mania in England 
among some of the sporting noblemen and extensive land 
owners to introduce these birds. 
“Mr. Jackson Gillbanks, a distinguished naturalist and 
sportsman in the north of England, has taken a very lead¬ 
ing part in the matter, and has been writing a great deal on 
the subject in Land and Water, the Field, and other papers. 
This gentleman strongly advises getting eggs, warranted 
sound, as lie thinks that birds hatched in England would 
take to English food, and not he so apt to wander out of 
hounds, which is the great danger to every novelty. A 
club of noblemen and gentlemen is now 'forming for this 
purpose, and beg for the help of their American brother 
sportsmen. One large proprietor near the New Forest, 
Hampshire, writes: “I will give £10 to a fund to bring over 
either birds, or sound eggs, and can get a great num ber of 
my neighbors to do the same, and more, we wiT find the 
money if you will find a man to send, and another to re¬ 
ceive them.” A short time ago J. H. Bates, Secretary of 
Maclean county, Illinois, wrote in the London Daily News 
that he could send over to England, 2,000 prairie fowl at 
10s. each, or £1 per couple, if subscribers to that amount 
would put down their names. However, his proposal met 
with no response. Mr. Jamracli, the celebrated importer of 
wild animals, of AYapping, wrote to Land and Wdtef that 
he had two dozen couple at £2 5s. a pair. These were 
picked up directly. Surely, writes an English enquirer, 
they could be sent oveFfor less than that. Now here is a new 
species of trade going a begging; our English friends pro¬ 
pose Liverpool as the most suitable port to send them to, 
as it is the most direct passage across, and within reach of 
the Scotch and northern proprietors who would he the 
principal customers. AYe are satisfied from reliable infor¬ 
mation, that a consignment of either ruffed grouse, or tlieir 
eggs, sent to Liverpool to an agent, or put up for sale by 
auction, would he a very profitable venture. And why not 
bring* us the English pheasants, Pnasianus eolchicus , or their 
eggs hack in return, to vary our list of game.” 
Immediately on the receipt of this, we begged Mr. Charles 
Reiche, our well known animal and bird collector, to give 
us tlie fullest information in regard to the shipment of our 
birds for the benefit, of our English friends. Mr. Reiclie 
stated that it would be impossible to procure tlie eggs of 
either the pinnated or ruffed grouse. Apart from the diffi¬ 
culty of collecting them, the long transportation of the eggs 
by rail to New York would spoil them. As to the live 
birds, he says that during the months of December and 
January next he would agree to deliver in London or 
Liverpool one hundred pair of prairie chickens (pinnated 
grouse) in good order at the price of £1 .10 shillings a pair. 
The order to he for one hundred pair and upwards. He 
expressed his desire to be able to send ruffed grouse, hut 
declared that lie was afraid that it will not he possible, be¬ 
cause all attempts at caging the ruffed grouse have been 
unsuccessful, as they invariably killed themselvers .when 
kept in confinement. The well known standing and ex¬ 
perience of Mr. Charles Reiche is a guarantee of his ability 
to fulfill any contract undertaken by liim, and we would 
be glad to give our personal aid in furthering the views of 
our numerous English correspondents. 
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GEOGRAPHICAL RANGE OF THE MOOSE. 
W E print, editorially, the following article from Rev. 
A. B. Lamberton, of Rochester:— 
“As some few persons are still of the opinion that there 
are moose yet remaining in our State, it may be well to re¬ 
state the reasons for the contrary opinion, which appeared 
in yofir issue of February 19% together with others not yet 
published. 
“In that article. I did not venture to fix positively the 
time of the disappearance of the alee from the Adirondacks. 
The most positive statement that I made on this n ( y 
viz: “I think there has not been one killed witr 
State for the last sixteen years,” and so far as tli^f ^ 
which have since appeared are concerned, this sfit- ** 
was approximately correct. E. C. S.' (Foiat^ 0161 ** 
Stream, March 6th,) furnishes evidence of a moose I . 
been killed in tlie vicinity of Racquette Lake New 
in 1861, thirteen years ago.” The Albany Argus mf 0] ^ 
readers that “it is said that Gov. Seymour shot one ^ 
locality, (North AYoods,) about fifteen years ago 
also in my possession a letter which was sent to Mr e 
Ely, M. D., of this city, from Reuben Howard, one of 
old experienced moose hunters of the wilderness in u 
he says, “the last moose I killed was thirteen or f 
years ago,” and then after speaking of two that were' S '? 
year afterwards lie adds, “I have not seen or heard of ^ 
since, not positively.” • lD I 
“AYere moose not wholly extinct in our State, our o- -i 
and trappers would know something of their whereat 1 68 
AYe are however assured that “old and experienced eaiV! 
do report the existence of moose tracks, in the neigbl ** 
hood of Mud Pond. ” From personal observation we in 
he permitted to deny this statement. Some three years a 
a guide came in and reported having seen moose tracks^ 
the vicinity of the above poild. Of course liis story ^ 
not credited. Three or four of tlie oldest guides present 
told him that there had not been any moose in any part of 
the wilderness for years. I encamped tlie same Reason near 
this pond for two weeks when I explored wery swamp and 
morass within its vicinity without meeting with a single 
track or sign of moose. Guides who are constantly dis. 
covering the tracks of these animals should he able to find 
tlieir yards—feeding pastures— without much difficulty 
AYken we ask them to show us the tracks, they reply that 
the rains have washed them away. But where are thesis^ 
of their feeding? These will remain for years. The tracks 
of moose that these guides find are worth about as much to 
the naturalist and sportsman in guiding them to the animals 
as all the “AVill-o’-the-wisps” that dance over the marshes 
I defy any person to point to a single indication of tlie pres¬ 
ence of these animals in any of the vicinities named in the 
Argus as containing moose. AYe are told that Mr. Fenton 
during last “August encountered the fresh tracks of a three 
year old moose, between his residence and Stillwater on the 
west line of Herkimer County.” The answering of such an 
assertion is out of our province. It is not admissable as 
any kind of evidence in an article on Natural History. 
These tracks might have been those of a young ox or of an 
im mense buck. A young moose will not make on a hard 
road larger tracks than will either of these animals. As to 
determining the age to the exact year of an animal by its 
tracks, is too novel for comment, “AYken tlie few numbers 
now remaining,” of which the above paper speaks shall he 
found, we have no doubt the Legislature will act upon its 
suggestion and protect them. It would seem, however, 
useless, since these animals have protected themselves so 
well for tlie last ten years, that no reliable guide or sports¬ 
man lias seen or heard of one of these quadrupeds.” 
A letter from Superior City in Northwestern Wiscon¬ 
sin, under date of March 81, says:— 
“The last week has been favorable for killing moose. 
Eight have been brought in, and most of them in good con¬ 
dition. Tlie butchers sell the meat at tlie stalls at the price 
of beef, and it is much relished as being more tender and 
sweeter than beef. The deep snow and heavy crust makes 
it impossible for the animals to move about, consequently 
they become an easy prey to tlie hunters.” 
Our readers must not imagine that ^because the animals 
were killed at Superior City, they are natives of Wis¬ 
consin. It is most likely the moose have come down from 
the neighborhoods of Dog and Red Lake, also the Lake of 
the AYoods in British America, where they still exist in con¬ 
siderable numbers. 
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HYDROPHOBIA. 
T HE following method of treating hydrophobia will 
doubtless be read with interest. It may he remember¬ 
ed. that Dr. Pancoast wrote to us in reply to an inquiry of 
ours made to him that “fortunately cases of hydrophobia 
in man are of rare occurrence, and few if any physicians 
have had sufficient experience in the treatment of sue i 
cases to render their opinions entitled to very strong con¬ 
sideration.” Dr. Yarrow having had several cases of ij 
drophobia under his care, his letter may perhaps throw sonic 
new light on the methods of curing those unfortunate per 
sons who may have been bitten by mad dogs:— 
United States Engineer Office, 
Explorations and Surveys AYest of tlie 100th Meridian, i 
AYashington, D. C, April 3, 1874. ) 
Editor Forest and Stream:— • 
As the subject of hydrophobia appears to be attiac 1 
considerable attention at the present moment, pe % 
may he permitted to give an account of the successii 
rnent of three cases of persons bitten by rabid dog 
ring in my practice while on duty at Fort McBeniy , ‘ 
more, Aid. The first case was that of my own son J 
of eight years of age, like liis father very fond 
and to this fondness -his misfortune may be (kc 
strange dog of mongrel breed had entered the yau ^ 
little fellow at once commenced to play with him- ^ 
out apparent provocation the animal sprung on m c , aD( j 
him in no less than six or eight places, on botli m 
on the right shoulder. At the time I was absent i 
of Baltimore, but tlie hospital steward at on ' L q> ar e* 
nitrate of silver after having first washed the ^ 
fully. Upon my return, not being altogether sati the 
tlie mode of treatment, and having heard from so ^ 
soldiers that the dog had been seen ^ qtbef 
wandering around tlie post, snapping and bni o 
dogs, with a mucous discharge and slight coug , 
