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FOREST AND STREAM. 



(jAphil 24, 1884. 



NIMROD. 



WE give this week a cut of 

 the red Irish setter dog 

 Nitnrod (A.K.R. 631), owned bv 

 Dr. J. Frank Perry. Boston, 

 Mass. Nimrod was whelped 

 March 20, 1880, and is by cham- 

 pion Elcho (A.K.R. 2'in) out 

 of Lorna (A, K. R . :.'<)(',) . He has 

 been shown but twice. At New 

 York, two years ago, he won 

 first m the open class and the 

 special for the best Irish setter 

 in the open classes. At Ottawa 

 last year he won the champion 

 prize, and with Meg the special 

 for the best matched pair of 

 Irish setters. In writing of him, 

 Dr. Jarvissays: ' 'In attempting 

 to describe champion Nimrod, 

 I cannot really do him justice, 

 for he has all through that 'high 

 quality' which cannot be put 

 on paper; he lcoks very- much 

 like Elcho. is about the same 

 size, has the same rangy up- 

 standing build, and the "long, 

 lean, narrow head his sire has 

 been noted for. He is strong- 

 boned and well-muscled, with 

 the best of feet and legs; his 

 eyes are brown, soft and loving 

 in expression; his disposition 

 could not be milder. In coat 

 and color, Nimrod is about per- 

 fect, the former short and flat 

 but with good feather: the 

 latter a beautiful deep, rich. I 



red mahogany, and dark all 

 through, in brief, he is one 



of the- very best Irish setters _ 



to be found anywhere, as his 



recordVoves.-' The cut is from a sketch by Harry Tallman. 



and is an excellent likeness. 



Frank Perry's Champion Red Irish Setter Dog "Nimrod. 



A JERSEY FOX CHASE. 



MANY a pleasant day's hunt. I have had after deer, fox, 

 quail and cotton-tail. Even down here in South Jersey 

 we have some good hunting grounds. True, thev are not 

 varied by rugged crags and cliffs, deep canons arid roaring 

 waterfalls; and yet these woods are not without their charms. 

 I have seen on a bright autumn morning the sun's rays dancing 

 through the needle-like boughs of the pine, on which the 

 frosted dewdrops looked like millions of rainbow-tinted dia- 

 monds. The air is clear, crisp and bracing. On such a clay 

 one forgets all his infirmities. I feel that I have added years 

 to nay calendar by frequent visits to these pine woods in search 

 of health and game. Some of our Western hunters may smile, 

 and ask in whose barnyard we find our game. Let such an 

 one come and see, and if he starts into these pines, scrubs and 

 swamps of Atlantic county on a cloudy day, let him take with 

 him an extra day's rations, for he mav become so completely 

 lost that he will look about liim for a' place for a comfortable 

 night's lodging. He will even lose faith in his compass, so 

 completely will his head be turned. This is owing to the per- 

 fect similarity of this upland country. Each particular local- 

 ity looks exactly like the other. Senilis and saplings every- 

 where are higher than vour head, almost impenetrable, aud 

 interspersed with pines. 'The only extensive view one has is 

 zenithward. There are no mountain ridges nor prominent 

 boulders as guide-posts to direct one on his way. 



But I hope that I do not fiighten any one from coming here 

 to hunt lest he should be lost in the wilderness. I only wish 

 to have you know that we have genuine hunting grounds, all 

 the more enjoyable because they are wild and unfrequented. 

 I know it is not considered proper by manv of the Forest 

 and Stream readers to hound a deer at all in any locality. If 

 this be so, then it is not proper to kill a deer at all here, as in 

 this part of the country the man who does not get a deer until 

 he secures one by stalking, might not live long enough to 

 taste of venison. You can track a deer to twenty paces of 

 where he jumps up, and only hear the bushes rustle, without 

 catching even a glimpse of the game any more than if it had 

 plunged beneath the waters of the ocean. 



I want to tell you of a delightful chase, last week, after the 

 gray fox. At 8 o'clock Monday morning last, we stepped 

 down from the Camden and Atlantic train, twenty miles from 

 home, at Elf wood station, slipped the chains from Texas and 

 Trap (they being selected for trailing), while Jack, Sport and 

 Doe, having a.propensity for chasing the rabbit, were kept 

 in string until reynard should be up and going. Doc is a 

 short-legged Dutch beagle, fourteen inches high. I mention 

 this because some have asked how about beagles for foxes. 

 The station was not yet out of sight when Texas announced 

 the discovery of a trail, which he kept close to, giving us 

 music as he gave us exhibition of his genius in tracing up the 

 devious route of this sly game to Ms forest retreat. Now and 

 then he doubled around over his own trail, or walked in the 

 rut of every wagon road that he came to, knowing that the 

 first wagon to pass would cover up the scent and prevent 

 pursuit from his enemies. But it was too early in the morn- 

 ing for the wagon , so on we went two miles from where the 

 trail was first found, to the edge of a dense cedar swamp, 

 when the hurried and excited notes of Texas proclaimed 

 reynard on foot and hastening away. 



Quickly all the dogs were unloosed, and away went a full 

 chorus chiming through the forest; what soul-stirring music! 

 It thrilled through the whole frame, and accelerated the 

 throbbing of that important little organ beneath the left side 

 of the vest, and quickened our pace to head off and keep in 

 hearing of the music, which means healthy, energetic exer- 

 cise. These enlivening strains were kept up until about mid- 

 day, leading us several miles away. Then the explosion of a 

 cartridge from a No. 16 gun put" an end to this chase, and 

 each dog coming up gave the prey a shake of satisfaction, 

 while the little beagle, who was close in at the death, seemed 

 not to be satisfied until he had made the bones crack the full 

 length of the spinal column. 



I have often wondered at the seeming bitter antipathy of 

 the hound to the fox. "We excuse ourselves here for killing 

 them, as they are plentiful and so destructive of the quail 

 and rabbit. After removing the pelt a lire was built, and 

 seating Ourselves on fallen trees, we. engaged in that other en- 

 joyable part of a day's hunt-satisfying our sharpened appetites. 

 While thus engaged, the wind suddenly veered around to the 

 north, and came rushing down upon us like a Western blizzard. 

 The snqw flew thick and fast, the trees bowed, twisted and 

 sqeaked, while the scrubs and bushes seemed to be disturbed 

 as if by a stampeding herd of buffalo ; it was wild and grand, 

 and we Were happy, for we enjoyed the storm. 



On our way out after lunch, we struck another trail, and 

 away went all the dogs pell mell. In a moment they -were 

 lost to hearing amid the roar of winds and consequent "confu- 

 sion of sounds. On tracking them to leeward a mile or more, 

 we found they had crossed an immense swamp and nothing 

 more could we hear of them. We . waited until it was grow- 

 ing late and our home train must be made at the station we 

 left at B o'clock, while we are now four miles away, to make 

 which required a fit tie extra will power brought to bear on 

 the flexors and extensors, we made on close time and returned 

 home. After a good night's rest, the early train was again 

 taken7'and we started in search of "Our lost bouncis. The wind 

 was still blowing, aud although we searched beyond" the great 



swamp, where last we left their trail, no tidings were had of 

 our lost dogs, so we returned home again without them, and 

 again on Wednesday morning we went in search of them, 

 taking with us two fresh hounds, Sport and Drum. While 

 on our way to the same swamp we struck a fresh trail; away 

 went Sport and Drum to the swamp, giving tongue to the 

 routed fox, until the sound died away far lip toward the head 

 of the branch. While we were intently listening after them, 

 we distinguished the sound of running hounds far off in the 

 opposite direction. The fox before the two hounds doubled 

 and came back, was shot and quickly skinned. 



We then hastened off to where we last heard other dogs. A 

 walk of a mile aud a half brought us in with them, they were 

 our lost, dogs still pursuing the fox, their voices so changed we 

 could scarcely recognize them ; poor little. Doc was so weak he 

 could scarcely make an audible sound. One of the party 

 caught him and while in the effort to get him something to 

 eat from his game bag let go of him and away he shpped, and 

 soon rejoined the others in the chase. The two fresh dogs 

 were put on and of course, soon left the tired ones far in the. 

 rear. This was probably an unfair thing for us to do, for they 

 were completely thrown out of the chase, but one of the party 

 soon after killed the fox. Texas and Doc were secured, but 

 Sport and Jack must have lain down somewhere on the last 

 round ; Texas, a large black and tan, had injured his shoulder 

 and has not been able to walk since, while Doc was blind for 

 three or four days after. Trap was found at a station the 

 same evening ten miles on the way home; a telegram on Satur- 

 day informed us of the arrival at Ellwood station of Jack and 

 Sport, appearing in right fair condition. Now what do you 

 think of the beagle for foxes and of the sticking qualities of 

 these dogs? R. 



Atlantic City, N. J. 



THE KENNEL HOSPITAL. 



RESULTS OF INFLAMMATION. 



IN my last article I attempted to show that inflammation was 

 a process taking place in the minute blood vessels of a 

 part, having for its chief accompaniments dilatation of the 

 blood vessels with more or less stagnation of blood within 

 them and blood through them. This condition may simply 

 rise to its height and then gradually abate, or it may cause 

 other changes to take place in the tissues. A pimple on the 

 skin is an inflammation— there is swelling, heat, pain, and 

 redness, due to the changes we have already described. Its 

 simplest termination is to gradually subside, which it does by 

 the blood vessels resuming their healthy tone and the exuded 

 fluids being re-absorbed. When this best of all terminations 

 of an inflammation does not take place, the pimple, which 

 was hard as well as red and swollen, begins to soften in the 

 center, its apex turns white, and if it be punctured a white 

 fluid escapes called matter or pus. 



Suppuration, which is the term used to express the forma- 

 tion of matter or pus, is an event of such frequent occurrence, 

 that we must devote a little time to its consideration. There 

 are three forms in which we find it. On mucous membranes, 

 such as line the nose, mouth and eyelids, pus is often formed 

 as the result of an inflammation. In ordinary colds in the 

 head and in distemper a purulent discharge from the nose and 

 eyelids is a common symptom. In the case too of wounds and 

 some diseases of the skin a discharge of pus is seen upon the 

 surface of the inflamed part. Under all circumstances pus is 

 produced in the same way. not by any healthy secretion, but 

 by a perverted growth or development of the cellular elements 

 of the pp.it; thus it is that inflammation in some parts is 

 seldom productive of suppuration, whereas in others a very 

 shght degree of inflammation gives rise to copious formation of 

 pus. The morbid process is the same always, but the tissue 

 affected being different, we have different results. Good pus 

 is a harmless, even if not a bland and protective fluid. It 

 should be white, without smell, and thicker than milk. 

 When thin, stinking, and altered in color by assuming either a 

 greenish, blackish, or reddish hue, we look for some cause of 

 decomposition, which may be a diseased condition of bone or 

 ligament at the part, or it may be some, constitutional disease 

 affecting the whole system. So long as pus escapes freely from 

 the inflamed surface, it does no harm beyond the drain upon the 

 animal's system. When, however, pus is formed in some 

 part where, instead of escaping from the body, it burrows 

 under or infiltrates other tissues, great danger to the animal 

 ensues. Whenever there is much tissue of a loose texture, such 

 untoward result may be anticipated as the result of suppura- 

 tion. In the dog the skin of the neck is attached to the body 

 by a lot of loose tissue (connective tissue). No part is so liable 

 as the under part of the neck to be affected by diffuse suppur- 

 ation as the result of inflammation following bites and tears. 

 Pus formed here is veiy likely to diffuse itself down the neck 

 and between the muscles and other structures. It rapidly 

 decomposes and causes fatal gangrene. A very common form 

 in which suppuration is found is when it is unable to escape as 

 it is produced or to diffuse itself among suiTounding tissues; 

 where, in fact, it is surrounded, and forms a collection known 

 as an abscess. 



Abscess.— An abscess is simply a swelling containing matter, 

 the result of inflammation. A"s the contents of the swelling 

 increase it becomes softer; and the tissues nearest the external 

 surface are by absorption made thinner. The thinning and 

 softening of the skin over ah abscess is well known under the. 

 popular term of ''pointing." if an abscess be not interfered 

 with, it finally bursts at the spot where 5t is most prominent. . 

 and from which the .h'air- Usually falls, It is, . -however, not 



advantageous to wait for an 

 abscess to burst. As soon as 

 we are sure that a swelling con- 

 tains matter, it is advisable to 

 open it with a knife, thus allow- 

 ing the matter to escape and 

 saving the animal further pain. 

 The formation of an abscess is 

 accompanied by great pain; 

 and its treatment shotdd con- 

 sist of such measures as are 

 hkely to allay pain and hasten 

 the development of pus. The 

 application of heat and moist- 

 ure does this, and may be effect- 

 ed by either warm fomenta- 

 tions or poultices. Such reme- 

 dies are often abused by being 

 confirmed after the contents of 

 an abscess have escaped. They 

 then do more harm than good, 

 keeping the parts in an unfa- 

 vorable condition for healing. 

 When an abscess is emptied, 

 either by bursting or by the 

 judicious use of a lance, no 

 squeezing is requisite; it does 

 no good, and causes great pain. 

 I say judicious use of a lance, 

 because the opening should al- 

 ways be made at the lowest 

 point, and thus permit the con- 

 tents to escape by gravitation. 

 The treatment of an opened ab- 

 scess consists merely in cleanli- 

 ness, the U3e of mild disinfect- 

 ants, and, when it has been 

 large, some support to the pen- 

 dulous lips of the wound by a 

 dry bandage and a pad of car- 



. bofizedtow. The old practice of 



. filling the cavity of an abscess 



with ointments or other dressing is quite unnecessary. 



Ulceration. — When a sore shows no disposition to heal, or 

 when it gradually spreads, the condition is known as ulceration. 

 This is the result of inflammation still going on in the part, 

 preventing the reproduction at the same time that it is des- 

 troying the normal structure of the tissues. Ulceration in 

 the dog is not common. We sometimes see it on the hind 

 limbs of paralyzed animals when the prominences of the hips 

 and thighs arc damaged by constantly lving in one position 

 not unfrequently the coat being soaked with dirt and mois- 

 ture. We find it,;too, on the tips of the ears, when some disease 

 causes the dog to constantly bruise the parts by violently 

 shaking the head. Sometimes a simple sore is converted into 

 an ulcer by the dog persistently licking it. In all cases the 

 first thing to do is to find out the cause which keeps up the 

 inflammatory process, and remove it, after which treat as a 

 surface wound. 



Mortification, or the death of a part, is not often seen in 

 dogs. As the result of stoppage of the circulation from a 

 tight ligature, I have seen the ear and the limb mortify. A 

 similar result is sometimes seen to follow inversion of the 

 womb, and the bowels are liable to mortification from strang- 

 ulation or mtersusception— the latter statement often traceable 

 to violent remedies employed to remove worms. 



TREATMENT OF INFLAMMATION. 



In one of Youatt's books the old notion of the nature of in- 

 flammation is very tersely put thus— "When the. nerves com- 

 municate too much energy and the blood vessels consequently 

 act with too much power, inflammation is produced," He 

 then proceeds to say— "If inflammation consists of an in- 

 creased flow of blood to and through a part, the readv way to 

 abate it is to lessen the quanity of blood. If we take away 

 the fuel, the fire will go out. All other means are compara- 

 tively unimportant contrasted with bleeding." There is a 

 plausibility about this fine of treatment, and the argument 

 leading to it that has misled many people. It seems logically to 

 fit in with or to follow the statement that inflammation is ac- 

 companied by "too much energy" of the nerves, and "too much 

 power" in the blood vessels of a part. Our own sensations of 

 an inflammation (say a whitlow on the finger) also incline ns 

 to accept the explanation that extra activity is the essential 

 f eature of the disease. 



We now know that dilatation of a blood vessel is due to 

 deficient nervous energy, and that if the nerve be paralyzed 

 the vessel is unable to contract or to prevent its contents 

 distending it to its utmost caliber. We know also that the. 

 flow of blood in an inflamed part is not active, but retarded. 

 Such facts, of course, quite upset the old theoiy and all the 

 methods of treatment which were based upon it. They are 

 quite incompatible with the use of remedies whose only action 

 was to depress the system. Fortunately the dog is not so easy 

 to bleed as most animals, and thus often escapes an operation 

 which can never do any good to an inflamed part, and which 

 must always do harm to an animal that has to resist a violent 

 affection of an important organ. There are no cases in which 

 bleeding can remove the stagnating blood from the vessels of 

 an inflamed part, The blood flows from the running stream 

 — from around, not from within the affected center. To 

 directly cut into an inflamed part would only aggravate the 

 mischief. Bleeding, however, not only does no good to an in- 

 flammation, but it does much harm to the patient. It causes 

 debility. It renders the blood watery, and thus favors a 

 dangerous accompaniment of inflammation in most organs — 

 viz., exudation. In short, bleeding can never cut short an in- 

 flammation; it tends to aggravate the local results of the dis- 

 ease, and it puts the whole body into a condition unfavorable 

 to making a quick recovery. 



Other ancient means of abating inflammation, such as the 

 administration of mercury and antimony, must also be dis- 

 carded, their adoption being simply based upon an erroneous 

 theoiy. They do no good to the inflamed part, they depress 

 the general system, and often produce disturbance of some 

 organ not implicated by the disease. 



Having now cleared the ground by pointing out what is not 

 to be done, let us see what we can do. First, we must en- 

 deavor to determine the stage of the inflammatory process; 

 then we must try and guide it to the best possible termination; 

 and, lastly, avoid all complications. The simplest inflammation 

 to treat is one in some external part, such, for instance, as may 

 result from a bruise, sprain, or o^her injury to a limb. Such a 

 case, in the earliest stages, may properly be treated by cold 

 applications, with a hope that we may be able to limit the 

 quantity of blood in the part by constricting the vessels. If, 

 however, much pain and swelling exist, we do good by cold 

 applications. A\ hat we wished to prevent has already taken 

 place, and our aim must be to favor a return to health by 

 other means. We try to relieve pain and to favor reabsqrption 

 of the swelling. Warmth and moisture do this. Warm 

 fomentations or poultices may be used. When much pain 

 exists some local sedative may be used, such as decoction of 

 poppie,s, or it may even be advisable to act upon the whole 

 system by administering such a sedative as morphia or chloro- 

 dine. It" must be borne in mind that warmth and moisture 

 favors the formation of matter, and that matter is most un- 

 desirable in sbme parts— for instance, near a joint. Nature 

 can always be trusted to do her share in restoring parts to 

 health, and, therefore, w^-must take-care Ubt to unduly press 

 even such > apparently simple measures as poulticing or 

 fomenting. 



When a superficial inflammation is abating— i.e., when the. 

 pain and heat are lessened, but a good deal of swelling remains 



