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rioted Rose Tree kennel, swelled the pack to almost forty 

 hounds. 



Reynard was let loose from his bag by Rogers, of the Rose 

 Tree Inn. in the woods below the house, and at once seemed to 

 know he mnst attend to business; The pack were east off, 

 and directly through Ottey's woods they went, and at first 

 seemed to be at fault. The mellow voice of an "old-time" 

 hound soon evidenced that the trail was found, and the whole 

 pack harked to hitu, and the Chase began, Away toward 

 Crane Creek went the hounds and riders. Reynard had chosen 

 the stream vallev as his course, and from the top of the hill 

 the huntsmen Could see the dogs plainly, following the trail. 

 and down the declivity all hurried, eager to be as near , 

 Slide to the fun. 



Westwa»d down the shores of Crane Creek sped reynard, 

 the pack sticking close and pressing him hard. Behind came 

 the riders in full sight, ''his craftiness" showing no disposition 

 to select another path but that of the creek valley until the 

 Bodine farm Was passed and the West Chester pike near 

 Lamb Tavern w T as reached. Here it was seen the pack was at 

 fault, and it was a little time before the. scent was caught 

 again. The fox bad crossed the creek, seeking thus to baffle 

 his pursuers, and not until the hounds had themselves swam 

 the stream was the trail taken up. Corliss, of the field, com- 

 ing up, cleared the creek first, followed by Miss Morris, 

 Eachus, Beale and Smith. On the eastern side of the creek 

 the riding became very rough, and a half mile of rocky boul- 

 ders impeding the pack had to be overcome, followed by a 

 high fence which extended to the water's edge. Over it went 

 Rosinante without effort, Eachus following on his gallant 

 steed, then Miss Morris and Minnie. Taylor, of West Chester, 

 essayed the leap, but failed, and falling 'heavily, bruised him- 

 self bn the rocky bottom. Up again before many of his fol- 

 lowers had come up with him he was mounted and with the 

 field once more. At Justie's farm, reynard, pushed to des- 

 peration, made for the barn up on the hill and tried to hole 

 in the hay. but the pack caught up with him and he gave up 

 the ghost. Mr. Eachus. closely following, dismounted in time 

 to save the brush, and proclaimed himself first at. the death. 

 Next came Miss Morris and Carrol Smyth abreast, then Ed. 

 Beale and Ringgold Lardner, hard pressed by Walter Biddle. 

 The balance of the field followed straggling. After a ride of 

 four or five miles the Rose Tree was reached, and all, de- 

 lighted with the day's sport, sat down to a substantial dinner. 



Homo. 



Philadelphia. 



THE KENNEL HOSPITAL. 



VI.— INFLAMJIATION. 



r pHE frequent occurrence of inflammation as an accompani- 



1 ment of disease or injury renders any rational considera- 

 tion of its appearance and effects in different parts of the body 

 impossible untd we have first attempted to explain what it is. 

 Unfortunately, this entails perhaps a dryer and more tech- 

 chapter than ordinary readers will care for, but I cannot 

 see my wav to omit it without fostering the notion that doctor- 

 ing dogS requires less knowledge than doctoring other animals. 



•Inflammation," says Barlow, "in its various forms and 

 localities is the most frequent condition of disease and the 

 most common cattse of death among domestic animals. As a 

 term, it is one with which we become early familar, and cer- 

 tain sensations and appearances denoting its existence are 

 well known to us all. It is a process with which for ages past 

 theory has taken the utmost freedom." Erroneous theories 

 have given rise to irrational medical surgical practice, and 

 even HOW in canine practice it is too commonly believed that 

 the only appropriate remedies are those, which reduce the vital 

 powers". 



Inflammation has now been demonstrated to be a process of 

 perverted nutrition, not a mere burning or consuming, as the 

 term (ir,flammo, to burn) would Imply, nor merely an Increased 

 determination of blood to a part, attended by heat, pain, red- 

 ness and swelling. 



In order to understand this process of perverted nutrition, 

 we must shortly say how healthy nutrition is performed. 

 The mass of the animal body consists of substances known as 

 flesh, bones, nerves, skin, etc., which we call tissues. In con- 

 sequence of waste sustained in the performance of then- 

 functions, they are in need of continuous repair. In health 

 blood is always circulating through minute vessels in the 

 smallest interstices of the tissues, Through the coats of these 

 vessels fluids can pass to and fro. Thus nutritive material 

 for the repair of the tissues is supplied at the same time that 

 the waste, resulting from their action, is removed. It is this 

 "process by which the circulating blood preserves the balance 

 of waste and repair in the tissues that constitutes nutrition. 

 These are three factors in the. process— the tissue, the blood 

 vessel, and the circulating blood. All three must be healthy, 

 * and each must perform its proper part or healthy nutrition "is 

 impossible. 



Blood is propelled by the heart through large vessels 

 (arteries), which divide and subdivide until they appear as 

 tubes of most minute or hair-like fineness, called capillaries. 

 Prom capillaries alone all nutrition takes place. Their walls 

 consist of a thin transparent membrane so delicate as to per- 

 mit exudation through it of the nutritive fluids from the blood. 

 Seen under a microscope blood is not a uniform red fluid, but 

 is shown to consist of a colorless fluid (liquor sanguinis) in which 

 float solid particles (corpuscles or globules), some white, but 

 most red. Seen flowing through .the capillaries the liquor 

 sanguinis passes along in contact with the walls of the vessel, 

 while the corpuscles keep in the center of the stream. The 

 flow is constant and steady, the corpuscles never becoming 

 crowded or passing through the coats of the vessel, and the 

 liquor sanguinis only transuding in a degree suitable to the 

 exact requirements of the nutrition of the part. 



Under a microscope the circulation in the wing of a bat, or 

 better still, the web of a frog's foot can be seen distinctly. By 

 irritating the part we can induce the process of inflammation, 

 and watch its various stages. On the application of an irritant, 

 the capillary vessel contracts so that its caliber is lessened and 

 the motion of the blood within increased in rapidity. This 

 condition soon gives place to another, in which the vessel is 

 seen distended, and the flow of blood within is retarded; the 

 inflammatory process has commenced, and the stage reached 

 is active, congestion. The distended capillary loses its con- 

 tractile power ; the blood globules become crowded together, 

 and forced against the walls of the vessel, while the current 

 of blood is almost arrested, and the quantity of fluid 

 transuded is increased. This is passive congestion. A stage 

 further the distension of the vessel increases ; the blood within 

 it becomes stagnant; exudatiou of liquor sanguinis through 

 the coats takes place in abnormal quantities ; the blood globules 

 escape, and the coats of the vessel give way. allowing blood to 

 escape into the surrounding tissues. This "is acute inflamma- 

 tion. 



These same changes that we can see going on in the blood 

 vessels of the transparent web of a frog's foot, occur in eve^ 

 inflamed part. Not one capillary, but many are implicated, 

 and the circulation is disturbed all around the effected part. 

 It must be noticed that inflammation is not a definite, limited 

 condition, but a process passing through certain stages, each 

 of which differs somewhat in kind; all of which, however, 

 exist together in and around an inflamed part, and none of 

 which are compatible with healthy nutrition. In a small 

 pimple we have a good illustration of a simple circumscribed 

 inflammation. In its center there is stagnation of blood and 

 exudation of liquor sanguinis, outside of this an area in which 

 dilatation of the capillaries, and a retarded current through 

 them is the great feature ; beyond this another area of dilated 

 capillaries, in which, however, the flow of blood is still active. 



Keeping to our illustration of the inflammatory process— a 

 pimple, we notice certain conditions which are common to 



nearly all inflammations. We find swelling, redness, heat and 

 pain— changes which, from the most remote times, have been 

 recognized as the symptoms of inflammation. Some interpre- 

 tation of their cause and nature may be conveniently offered 

 here. 



Sioeiiing, — The amount of swelling in an inflamed part, 

 depends upon the quantity of liquor sanguinis exuded from 

 the vessels. Swelling is greatest in inflammations of soft and 

 elastic organs. It is not of itself a correct criterion of the 

 gravity of the condition, being hardly perceptible in some 

 serious inflammations, and very great in some Comparatively 

 trivial cases. Swelling often exists without inflammation, a's 

 in eases of dropsy, and in those not uncommon cases of swell- 

 ing of the dog's foot from an improperly applied bandage round 

 the upper part of the limb. As a rule, the swelling of inflam- 

 mation is resilient, as. if pressed by the finger, it yields, but 

 immediately the pressure is removed resumes its original form. 

 The swelling caused by non-inflammatory exudations behaves 

 differently, it pits on pressure with the finger like dough — the 

 impression of the finger remaining for some time after pressure 

 is removed. Swelling when it accompanies inflammation of 

 an external organ is seldom dangerous; but when it effects the 

 tongue, nose, or throat, it may cause serious mischief, or even 

 death, by blocking up the passages for ah or food. 



Redness, — The increased redness of an inflamed part is due 

 to the enlargement of the blood vessels, and consequently the 

 amount of redness depends upon the number of vessels in a 

 part. The changes in color of diseased portions of a dog's 

 body are not very apparent, especially those covered by a 

 dark coat. In all animals, however, it may be noticed on the 

 membranes of the nose, mouth, and eyes. In light-colored 

 dogs the redness of an inflamed skin is very evident, but it 

 must not be thought that all redness is due to inflammation. 

 What is called "red mange," and that more common redness 

 of white-haired dogs, which is simply due to excessive use of 

 strong alkaline soaps, depends upon an enlargement of blood 

 vessels, but uot a real inflammatory condition. The vessels 

 are enlarged, but only to the stage" we described as active 

 congestion. 



Heat. — That the temperature of an inflamed part is raised 

 there is no doubt, but the sensation of heat felt by the patient 

 is quite out of proportion to what reallv exists. The extra heat 

 is simply due to the extra amount of blood in the part. The 

 blood of an inflamed part is not hotter than that at the heart 

 or in the center of the body. The extremities of an animal 

 beiug furthest from the center of circulation are always colder 

 than other parts of the body, consequently when inflamed they 

 show a - relatively greater amount of increased heat. An in- 

 ' flamed foot or ear gives an impression of increased heat to 

 the touch much greater than a similar inflammation of the 

 trunk. 



Pani.— The pain of inflammation depends greatly upon the 

 tension or pressure upon the nerves of the part by swelling. 

 In soft or elastic organs, where the inflammatory swelling is 

 not confined, pain is comparatively slight, as in diseases of the 

 liver, or in some injuries to muscle. In parts where little soft 

 tissue exists, and where bone and ligaments surround it, great 

 pain accompanies even limited inflammatory actions. Examples 

 of this are seen in inflammation of the claws, the ear, and the 

 teeth. Inflammation may exist without pain— c. g., as the 

 result of injury to a paralyzed limb. Pain may exist without 

 inflammation, as in some nervous affections, and in spasm or 

 cramp. 



The importance of an inflammation depends upon its extent 

 and degree, but still more upon the kind of structure in which 

 it occurs. It is at all times, and in all places, a destructive 

 process, interfering with the nutrition of the affected tissues, 

 which are only repaired on its cessation. It is not a process 

 of excited action in a part, but of perverted action. Its evils 

 are most apparent in organs endowed with special functions, 

 such functions being always checked, perverted or even en-, 

 tirely arrested. Inflammation of the nose, eye, or ear is 

 accompanied by more or less impairment of the senses of 

 smelling, seeing, or hearing. When the inflammatory process 

 takes place in any of these organs most immediately con- 

 cerned in the maintenance of life, such as the brain, lungs, or 

 heart ; it is always dangerous, owing to the effect upon their 

 functions. 



Although the pathologist tells us that the essential conditions 

 of inflammation are always the same — viz., perverted nutrition 

 in a part, the practical surgeon takes cognizance of many 

 variations, if not varieties, of the process, dependent upon the 

 seat of the disease, the stage to which it rises, and the probable 

 results and complications. — ]Villiam Hunting in La ml and 

 Wafer, ' 



WORKING THE DOGS ON WOODCOCK. 



I HAVE spent two pleasant days hunting woodcock with 

 one of your correspondents, whose non de plume is 

 "Vitus," and we have made remarkable bags for this section. 

 One or two of your correspondents in then- replies to "Vitus" 

 stated that if he had had experience in the field and did not 

 refer so much to books, he would know more of the Gordon 

 and their good qualities. I will say this much for the benefit 

 of those correspondents, that if either one of them could travel 

 over our woodcock grounds with him for one day, he would 

 feel perfectly satisfied with his walking and shooting, and with 

 the good actions of his dogs, if not with his opinions on the 

 Gordon. As for his walking, he can tire a nrule; he is a good 

 shot, and his dog Echo is the best in this section for snipe, 

 woodcock or partridge. But back to the point. At half past 

 5 A. M. we started for the swamp, "Vitus" with Echo, and I 

 with my dropper Spot. Reaching the swamp both dogs were 

 cast off. Echo to the left, Spot to the right. Soon I heard 

 " Vitus V gun. He had flushed a cock and made a clean miss. 

 The bird lit close to me, I flushed, and scored a splendid miss 

 also. The laugh which I had over "Vitus" was now turned. 

 I then passed to the left of V. and Spot made a good point, 

 but before I coidd call up V., up jumped tw© birds; I made a 

 right and left, and brought both birds to bag, which were re- 

 trieved by Echo. 



We then took down a bunch of canes, V. on the right and I 

 on the left. Echo drops on point and V. calls me to come up : 

 I took a good position and told him to flush, which he did. He 

 scored a miss with his right ban-el, but brought the bird to 

 bag with the left. We then passed on for the space of about 

 fifty yards when both dogs dropped on point; this was a 

 beautiful sight, Echo a little behind Spot, the two making a 

 perfect picture. V. told me to flush. I did so, and up jumped 

 four birds; I bagged two and V. one and passed on. Down 

 came Echo. V. flushed and I brought the bird to bag. About 

 twenty yards further; and down again came Echo. V. 

 flushed and I bagged again. This gave me six to his two, 

 which looked as if I were going to have the best of the old 

 man. 



We then started for the next, rim in the swamp. On an-iving 

 Spot began to draw ; the bird flushed, I fired and missed, and 

 V. bagged. Down came Echo. V. called, but beiug some 

 distance from him I did not hear him ; he came after me, and 

 when we got back to where the dog was on point, we found 

 him at a down charge with his head to one side on the bird ; 

 he had stood so long that he had got tired, and had dropped 

 to charge. V. flushed and brought the bird to bag. We 

 passed on and Spot dropped to point, and as the place was 

 open I started to flush without calling V, when up jumped a 

 covey of partridges, of which I bagged one; we did not follow 

 them up, however, as we were bent on woodcock. On swept 

 the dogs; down dropped Spot. I jumped and bagged a cock. 

 and passed on to the next run. These runs are springy 

 sloughs which run from the high land down to the swamp, 

 and with us are the best points for woodcock. Echo dropped 

 to point. V. flushed, and up jumped another covey of part- 

 ridges ; V. bagged two. Echo dropped again ; V. flushed and I 

 bagged. Ouee again Echo drops; V. flushes and I bag. 



At the next run we found the birds very wild. There were 

 several parties in the swamp, and though they killed but few, 

 they chased the others so much that they woidd flush at the 

 approach of a dog, which made it hard work for both man 

 and dog. Still, however, we kept op courage and banged 

 away, determined to make the best bag of the season, which 

 We finally did, I thought at first that I would leave the old 

 man behind, but at the close of the day when we counted our 

 game he had bird for bird, in all twenty-eight woodcock and 

 six partridges. This is considered an extraordinary bag for 

 this section for two guns, ten or twelve beiug considered ex- 

 cellent. 



The second day we started for the same swamp, and, like 

 the first day, I got the better of "Vitus" at the start, but he 

 soon caught up, and in the end was in the lead. This time we 

 bagged twenty-three woodcock, two partridges and a snipe, 

 making in the" two days in all fifty-seven woodcock flushed 

 and fifty-one bagged. 



The first day two were killed by V. which could not be 

 found, and which must have been caught in the brush , as it 

 was very thick. It seems to me that this was pretty fair 

 shooting-, fifty-three out of fifty-seven, especially since 

 '"Vitus" has so little experience in the field." Your corre- 

 spondents and lovers of the Gordon would have us be 

 that he shoots the most of his birds out of books, but I think, 

 he will do in the field. Baldia- 



Savannah, Ga. 



FOREST AND STREAM DOG PICTURES.— We have 

 issued a* new series of pictures of winning dogs at field trials. 

 The ready salo which these pictures have had show that 

 sportsmen very generally are anxious to learn something 

 about how these winning dogs look. We cannot all of its visit 

 the trials held at points far distant from our homes, and if we 

 could do this, we should still be. unable by looking a few times 

 at a dog to carry away with us a complete and permanent 

 mental" picture of the best animals. Any one who has ever 

 tried to form an idea of the appearance of some breed of dog 

 that he has never seen, from a written description, knows that 

 this is something that cannot be done. The books imagine a 

 standard and then describe it, but a man who had never seen 

 the strain spoken of could learn nothing from the descrip- 

 tion. A picture is first needed. The engravings winch we 

 have published include twenty-six of the most celebrated 

 pointers and setters of the day, and they cannot fail to be of 

 value to all interested in these dogs. They are the work of 

 several of our best artists, and they are striking and life-like. 

 In our advertising columns will be found a list of the animals 

 portrayed. 



WASHINGTON SHOW— Cincinnati, O., Feb. 23,— Editor 



Forest and Stream: I am glad to say to you, that the. Masonic- 

 Hall, in Washington, has been secured for the second annual 

 bench show, to be given on the 18th,19th,20th and 21st of March 

 next. Entries close on March 10. The prize fists will be sent 

 out as early as possible, and a number of them mailed to you, 

 so that parties desirous of obtaining them can get them at 

 your office, or by addressing me at Washington, D. C. The 

 show will undoubtedly be a good one. judging from the 

 numerous inquiries I have received, wanting to know if a 

 bench show would be given this year, and as you know . 

 one wants to go to the capital city of the nation, so the beuch 

 show will afford the sportsmen and lovers of dogs a good 

 opportunity. The judges so far appointed are Hon. John. S. 

 Wise and Major Taylor, for English setters and pointers: Mr. 

 James Mortimer, for non-sporting dogs: for Gordon and Irish 

 setters, not decided on; for spaniels, beagles and foxhom 

 not decided on.— Chas. Lincoln, Superintendent, 



SHALL ST. LOUIS HAVE A SHOW?— St. Louis, Mo . 

 Feb. 24. — Editor Forest and Stream: I want to find on 

 far as possible, what the "dog men" think of having us give a 

 grand bench show in St. Louis, in April, say the loth. TL 

 Louis Gun Club will give it if sufficiently encouraged bv dog 

 owners, to look for a good number of entries. Mav I ask 

 them, through the medium of this notice, to write to me what 

 they think of it, and what number of entries they will be 

 likely to make if we offer an attractive prize fist in" cash and 

 specials, and I will announce at once if the show will be given. 

 The shows already announced are Cincinnati. March 4; New 

 Haven, March 12; Washington, March 18; Toronto, March 2-3; 

 Cleveland, April 4; New York, May 6. I see no reason why 

 we can't slip in with ours between Cleveland and New York, 

 and catch the best dogs in the country, as they are then sup- 

 posed to be in show form. Gentlemen, let me hea r from vou at 

 once.— John W. Munson (317 Chestnut street). 



NEW ENGLAND KENNEL.— There is a movement on foot 

 in this city to organize a New England Kennel Club for the 

 importation and breeding of thoroughbred dogs for sporting 

 and domestic purposes. Several well known gentlemen of this 

 city and vicinity with this purpose in view met at the Parker 

 House on Friday, and after discussing the subject appointed 

 a committee to take the matter under consideration, vv.th in- 

 structions to report at a meeting to be announced for some 

 day during the present week at the same hotel. The programm a 

 proposed embraces the establishment of a large kennel, some- 

 thing after that of the old Harvard kennel of Cambridge. It 

 appears that during the past few years many of the best strains 

 of breeding dogs have been removed from this section of the 

 countiy, among them the celebrated Dash and mate, which 

 have gone to the Nesbeth kennels in Iowa. — Boston Herald. 

 Feb. 24. 



NEW HAVEN SHOW.— Editor Forest and Stream: The 

 first thing I noticed on receiving the New Haven Kennel Club's 

 schedule for their first annual, to be held the 12th, 13th and 

 14th of next March, was the total absence of cash prizes. 

 That is a grave mistake. Medals, with the majority of exhib- 

 itors, especially those from afar, do not give the satisfaction 

 that is obtained by giving cash prizes. This system of awards 

 keep away a good many people who otherwise woidd exhibit. 

 People do not feel like paying $2 to enter their dogs, and, if 

 lucky enough to win first prize, receive nothing but a silver 

 medal. 1 see that the bull-terriers are well provided for, but 

 the bulldogs do not fare so well; the sexes are not even divided, 

 I am astonished at this, as there have been so manv good 

 bulldogs imported this fall.— Bulldog. 



CINCINNATI SHOW. -Cincinnati, O., Feb. 23.— Editor 

 Forest and Stream: Messrs. W. B. Shattuc and A. A. Bennett 

 have consented to act as board of arbitration for this show, 

 in case any protests should be made from the judges' de^ 

 cisions. I am requested to state that the judges will be in- 

 structed to make due allowance for want of coat and feather, 

 from any cause they may think justifiable.— Chas. Lincoln. 

 Superintendent. 



TORONTO DOG SHOW.— It is possible that a trial of col- 

 lies maj r be held in connection with the Toronto Bench Show, 

 if suitable grounds can be obtained for it. A large number of 

 special prizes will be given in the different classes, among them 

 the Dominion Club offers a $75 cup for best six dogs of any 

 breed, owned and breed in the Dominion ; and there will be a 

 $25 cup for best setter in show, 



NEW HAVEN BENCH SHOW.— New Haven, Conn.- 

 Editor Forest and Stream: Will you be kind enough to 

 announce in this week's issue that classes will be formed for 

 greyhounds and collies, for dogs, bitches, champions and 

 puppies, and also for other breeds where the division is neces- 

 sary. There will be many specials.— E. S. Porter, Secretary, 

 N. H. K. C. _ 



SANTA CRUZ, CaL, boasts a fitter of eight Gordon setter 

 pups with no ears. 



