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— our aim is simply to assist in the absorption of exuded 

 material and in the repair of injured tissue. Stimulating 

 applications are then employed, varying; in activity from an 

 ammonia liniment to a blister. Too often these agents are used 

 while inflanimatam is still going on, and then, instead of 

 effecting a reduction of swelling, we increase it. and, most 

 probably, render it permanent, at the same time that we retard 

 the repair of in iured tissues. 



in the case of inflammation of internal organs, although our 

 principles of treatment are the. same, we have one extra care 

 to take. We have to consider the interference with, the 

 special function of the part. When the lungs are inflamed the 

 respiratory functions are affected, and it behoves us to judi- 

 ciously regulate the admission of air to the animal, to avoid 

 great changes of temperature and all volatile impurities which 

 might aggravate the already overweighted organs. V> hen in- 

 flammation of any of the organs of digestion exists the special 

 care is, of course^ applied to the judicious selection of food. 

 When the. kidneys are inflamed we not only avoid all sources 

 of irritation, but endeavor to relieve them by calling into in- 

 creased action such other organs as may be able to take, upon 

 themselves some part of their function. 



Although inflammation is necessarily always a local condi- 

 tion, we can usually do some good by general treatment. The 

 judicious use of aperients is advisable, and sometimes diuretics 

 may be given with advantage. They remove fluids from the 

 body, and thus promote absorption, "even if they do not posi- 

 tively retard the exudation at the inflamed spot. 



These general principles of treatment will be considered 

 more in detad when we come to apply them to each organ or 

 part. Meanwhile they will not be superfluous if they have the 

 effect of saving some" poor dog from iujury by causing his 

 owner or doctor to relinquish the oid heroic method of 

 attacking inflammation.— 11' m. Hunting in Land and Water. 



NEW YORK DOG SHOW.— The entries for the eighth an- 

 nual bench show of the Westminster Kennel Club closed last 

 Monday, with a total of over eleven hundred. So many 

 entries "were received on Monday and Tuesday that it has been 

 impossible to obtain full particulars regarding them. Enough 

 is known, however, to warrant the belief that the show will 

 excel its predecessors in the quality of the exhibit if not in 

 the number of animals shown. The St. Bernards promise to 

 be the feature of the show. Nearly one hundred are entered, 

 and, with the exception of the show of the St. Bernard Club 

 in England last November, there will be a display of these 

 grand dogs that has never been equaled. Many of the other 

 classes will be well represented, and Mr. Lincoln is confident 

 that this show will be the best that has ever been held. 



TRIAL BY JURY.— Cleveland, Ohio.— Abner, the fox huu- 



ter, was once brought before the Cuyahoga Court for selling 

 rum at Ms tavern, on the Euclid "cross roads. His lawyer 

 gave him able defense. As the jury retired, he turned to his 

 client, remarking: "Ab., we have lost our case." Abner. 

 with face serene, simply replied: "Not much." "How so, 

 old boy?" Abner, with open hand to his mouth, softlj' whisp- 

 ered hi his attorney's ear, as only a giant can, "There are two 

 fox hunters on that jury." The next day that jury could not 

 agree. The court dismissed them and told them to go home 

 and stay there. Shall the jury system be abolished? That is 

 the question nowadays. The ease of Abner is a fact and is 

 on record in our court to-dav.— Dr. E. Sterling. 



THE COLLAR DOG.— It was announced in our issue of 

 March 7 that the dog receiving the number 1,000 in the Ameri- 

 can Kennv.l Register would be presented with a collar by the 

 Medford Fancy Goods Company, 101 Chambers street, this 

 city; but we have neglected to state what dog received the 

 collar. No. 1,000 was Dr. J. S. Niven's spaniel Niveu's Darkey. 

 The Kennel Register entry reads: "1000. Niven's Darkey, 

 black dog, whelped Sept. 11. 1888. Breeder and owner, Dr. J. 

 S. Niven. London, Ont. Sire— Frank (A.K.R. 351). Dam— 

 Niven's Nellie (A. K.R. 522). The collar is a handsome affair, 

 made specially for the purpose by the Medford Fancy Goods 

 Company. 



ST. BERNARD IMPORTATION.— Mr. E. R. Heam, Pas- 

 saic, N. J., has just i eceived from England the rough-coated 

 St. Bernard dog Duke of Leeds, the bitch Rhona, and the 

 smooth-coated dog Don II. and bitch Leila. They were selected 

 for Mr. Hearn by Rev. Arthur Carter, the well-known St. 

 Bernard judge. All of them are exceptionally fine specimens 

 of the breed, and with Bonivard and Gertie, also owned by 

 Mr. Hearn, make the finest kennel of the breed inthis country. 

 All of them will be exhibited at the show next month. 



THE ST. LOUIS DOG SHOW. -Special Dispatch to Forest 

 and Stream: St. Louis, April 22.— The St. Louis Gun Club's 

 dog show opened this morning. There are 265 entries, includ- 

 ing many bench show and field trial celebrities. The show is 

 well arranged, and promises to be successful. There is a large 

 entry from Pittsburgh, Pa., but owing to the illness of the 

 attendant none of them were present. The display of point- 

 ers and setters is very good. Ihe collies are also out in force, 

 many fine ones being present. 



KENNEL NOTES. 



NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS. 



Kennel notes are inserted in this column free of charge. To insure 

 publication of notes, correspondents MUST GIVE the following par- 

 ticulars of each animal; 



1. Color. 6. Name and residence of owner, 



2. Breed. buyer or seller. 



3. Sex. 7. Sire, with his sire and dam. 



4. Age, or 8. Owner of sire. 



5. Date of birth, ol breeding or 9. Dam, with her sire and dam. 



of death. 10. Owner of dam. 



All names must be plainly written. Communication on one side oi 

 paper only, and signed with writer's name. 

 NAMES CLAIMED. 



EST" See instructions at head of this column. 



Duke of Orange. By Mi-. Louis B. Wright, New York, for orange 

 aud while pointer dog, whelped Sept. 11, 1883. by champion Sensation 

 (A.K.R. 21?) out of Seitner's Lass (Sleaford— Dawn). 



Grouse, Jr., Jock, Jr., and Dora. By Mr. Jas. T. Walker, Troy, N. 

 Y.. for black and tan setters, two dogs and one bitch, whelped 

 Nov. 20. 1883, by Jock (Grouse— Moll) out of his Black Bess (A.K.R. 

 422). 



Glenclairc. By Mr. Jas. T. Walker, Troy. N. Y., for red Irish setter 

 doe. whelped April 10, 1884, by champion Glencho out of his Claire 

 (A.K.R. 233). 



Spark. By Mr. A. C. Tufts. Somervilte, Mass.. for black and tan 

 Gordon setter dog, whelped Feb. 1, 1S84, by Bailey's Tom (Dash— Fly) 

 out of Davie's Cute (Don- Nellie). 



BRED. 



£2p- See instructions at head of this column. 



Domino— London. Mr. W. 0. Chisholm's (London. Ont.) English 

 setter bitch Domino (Prince Royal— Nettie) to Mr. J. W. Humpidge's 

 London (Paris— Lilli, April 17. 



Princess Belle-Colonel. Thunder. Dr. G. A. Seaman's (Maryville, 

 Kan. i English setter bitch Princess Belle (Rufus— Rose) to his Colonel 

 Thunder (Thunder— Moll.), April 7. 



Little Maggie— Grand Duke, Messrs. R. & W. Livingston's (New 

 York) bull-terrier bitch Little Maggie (A.K.R. 525) to their Grand 

 Duke(A.K.R, 524), April 1. 



Dido— Skip. The Forest City Kennel's (Portland. Me.) Skye terrier 

 bitch Dido (A.K.R. 809) to their imported Skip, April 9, 



Sibyl— Ccesar. The Forest City Kennel's (Portland, Me.) rough- 

 coated St. Bernard bitch Sibyl (A.K.R. 757) to their imported Caesar 

 (A.K.R. 22). April 19. 



Juno— Yo ung Toby. The Forest City Kennel's (Portland , Me. ) pug 

 bitch Juno (A.K.R. 406) to the Chequasset- Kennel's Young Toby. 

 >'A.K R, 473), March 21. _. 



Mollie— Brandy. Mr. H. C. Miller's bull-terrier bitch Mollis (Peter 

 —Rose) to Mr. M. Clifford's Brandy, April 10. 

 WHELP8. 



ISff- See instructions at head of this column, 



Claire. Mr. James T. Walker's (Trov, N. Y.) red Irish setter bitch 

 Claire (A.K.R. 233). April 10, nine (two dogs), by champion Glencho. 



Maud. Mr. Max Wenzel's (Hobokon, N. J.) red Irish setter bitch 

 Maud (Larry— Gussie 11.1, April 8, twelve (six dogs), by his Chief 

 (A.K.R. 238). 



Lodiu. The Ashmont Kennel's (Boston, Mass.) imported mastiff 

 bitch Lodin. April 8, eleven, by their Diavolo (A.K.R. 543). 



Ruby. The Knickerbocker Kennel Club's pointer bitch Ruby 

 (Pick-Fan), April 1(1, eight (sis dogs), by Mr. D. G. Elliot's Scout 

 (A.K.R. 210). 



Meia. Mr. A. G. Blooinfield's (New York) collie bitch Meta (Lord 

 Elcho-Maggie), Feb. 6, nine (three dogs), by Mr. George R. Krehl's 

 Eclipse (E.KO.S.B. 12,919). 



Colli tie. Mr. N. Elmore's (Granbv, Ct.) beagle bitch Collette 

 (Chanter-Beauty), April 10, six (two dogs), hy his Ringwood (Ranter- 

 Beauty); all white, black and tan. 



Belle, Mr. D. S. Gregory, Jr., Ski's, pointer bitch Belle (A.K R. 203). 

 March 27, five (two dogs), by Mr. C. II. Mason's Beaufort (A.K.R. 694); 

 all since dead. 



'Fancy. Mr. H. C. Miller's (Hudson, N. Y.) pointer bitch Fancy 

 tCroxteth -Royal Fan), April 10, seven (three dogs), by Pucahon (Dan 

 —Lady Sensation); two since dead. 



Peg Peg. Mr. II. C. Miller's (Hudson, N. Y.) pointer bitch Peg 

 Peg (A.K.R. 920), April 18, three (two dogs), by champion Knicker- 

 bocker (A.K.R. 19). 



Brenda. Mr. J. A, S. Gregg's (Fordham, N. Y.) mastiff bitch Brenda, 



March 4, thirteen (seven dog.'.), by champion Nevison (Gurth— Juno). 



SALES. 



JEP" - See. instructions at head of this column. 



Duke of Orange. Orange and white pointer dog, \\ helped Sept. 11, 

 I8K1 (Sensation- Lass), by Mr. B. F. Seitner, Dayton, O., to Mr. Louis 

 B. Wright, New York 



Landseer. Mastiff dog. whelped March 4. 1884 (Nevison— Brenda), 

 by Mr. J. A S. Gregg. Fordham. N. Y.. to Prof. A. H. Dundon, South 

 Fordham, N. Y. 



Cassandra. Fawn mastiff bitch, whelped Jan. 26, 1884 (Diavolo, 

 A.K.R. 513— Madge, A.K.R. 648), by the Ashmont Kennel, Boston. 

 Mass.. to Mr. W. D. Peck. New Haven, Ct. 



Leicester A. Black, white and Ian Edglish setter dog, age not given 

 (Leicester— Nellie), by MP. J. M. Avent, Hickory Valley, Tenn., to Mr. 

 Samuel Giles, lirauiteville, S. C. 



Clara. Biack and white English setter bitch, age not given (Penn— 

 Pocahontas), bv Mr. J. M. Avent, Hickory Valley, Tenn., to Mr. Louis 

 Meleor, Battle Creek, Mich. 



Ringwood— Silver whelp. White and black ticked beagle bitch, 

 whelped Nov. 12, 1883, by Mr. N. Elmore, Granby. Ct,. to Mr. Casper 

 Langer. Kenosha, Wis. 



Rita. Fawn mastiff bitch, whelped Jan. 26, 1884 (Diavalo, A.K.R. 

 543— Madge, A.K.R. 548), by the Ashmont Kennel. Boston, Mass., to 

 Mr. F. E. Rogers, Portland. Me. 



Dolly Var den. Mastiff bitch (A.K.R. 75), by Mr. W. P. Wright, to 

 Dr. J. Frank Perry, Boston. Mass. 



Ringu-ood— Maida whelp. Beagle bitch, whelped Feb. 3, 1881, by 

 Mr. N. Elmore, Granby, Ct.. to Mr, Harry Clark, Utica. N. Y. 



Folko. Rough coated St. Bernard dog (A.K R. 477), by the Che- 

 quasset Kennel, Lancaster. Mass., to the Millbrook Kennel, New 

 York. 



Nyon. Smooth-coated St. Bernard dog (A.K.R. 804). by the Che- 

 quasset Kennel, Lancaster. Mass.. to Mr. Robert Elliott. Hannibal, 

 Mo. 



Montrevx. Smooth coated St. Bernard dog (A.K.R. 800), by the 

 Chequasset Kennel, Lancaster, Mass., to Mr. A. S. Van Winkle, Cleve- 

 land. 



Grouse— Belle whelp. Black and tan Gordon setter dog, whelped 

 Sept. 23. 1888, by Mr. N. Elmore, Granby, Ct., to Mr. F. N. Manross, 

 Forcslville, Ct. , 



Gaii— Grace whelp. Lemon and white pointer dog, whelped Sept. 

 14, 1883, by Mr. N. Elmore, Granby, Ct., to Mr. E. W. Beardslev. Hart- 

 lord. Ct. 



Wtttts—Skip whelps. Red Irish setter dogs, whelped Feb. 24, 1884, 

 by Mr. Geo. T. Wells, Boston, Mass., one to Mr. W. N. Clark, Burling- 

 ton, Vt. ; one to Mr. H. N, Coon, Burlington, Vt., and one to Mr. E. 

 Sweet, Maiden, Mass. 



PRESENTATIONS. 



E^s"** See. instructions at head of this column. 



Landseer. Mastiff dog. whelped .March 4, 188-1 (Nevison— Brenda), 

 by Prof. A. H. Dundon, South Fordham, W. Y., to Mr. Henry T. Ed- 

 son, Fordham Heights, N. Y. 



DEATHS. 



K^* See instructions at head of this tolumn. 



Ghiefly. Red Irish setter dog (A.K.R. 966). owner by Mr. H. C. Mil- 

 ler, Hudson, N. Y., Feb. 26, killed by bulldog. 



\ifle mid 



$haoting. 



KENNEL MANAGEMENT. 

 U3^"° No Notice Taken of Anonymous Correspondents. 



M. A. D., Newman, Ga.— We fear that the lameness is of too long 

 standing to yield readily to treatment. The best Ihiament that we 

 ever tried in such cases is the following: Two ounces of camphor 

 dissolved in a pint of alcohol, then add a beef gall. This should be 

 well shaken and applied twice a day and well rubbed in: rub with 

 the hair, not against it. 



J. H. W., Boston, Mass.— Dew claws are occasionally seen in nearly 

 all breeds of dogs. They can be easily removed when the animal is 

 young. They do not disqualify for the bench show. 



PUBLISHER'S DEPARTMENT. 



The power of the pen is incalculable. Its cost is easily known by 

 asking the nearest stationer for Esterbrook's Falcon No. 048 and 

 other numbers.- Adv. 



From the edition of Messrs. Geo. P. Rowell & Co.'s "American 

 Newspaper Directory," now in press, it appears that, the newspapers 

 and periodicals of all kinds at present issued in the United States and 

 Canada reach a grand total of 13.402. This is a net gain of precisely 

 1,600 during the last twelve months, and exhibits an increase of 5,618 

 over the total number published just ten years since. The increase 

 in 1874 over the total for 1873 was 493. 'During the past year the 

 dailies have increased from 1,138 to 1.254, the weeklies from 9,062 to 

 10,028, and the monthlies from 1,091 to 1,499. Thegreatestincrea.se 

 is in the Western States. Illinois, for instance, how shows 1,009 

 papers in place of last year's total of 904, while Missouri issues 004 

 instead of the 523 reported in 1883. Other leading Western States 

 also exhibit a great percentage of increase. The total number of 

 papers in New York State is 1,523, against 1,399 in 1S83. Canada has 

 shared in the general increase. 



The A. J. Corcoran Solid Wheel Storm-Defying Windmill.— 

 One of the comforts of modern civilization in rural districts is a good 

 windmill. To the pisciculturist or stockraiser it is a necessity. But 

 there are windmills and windmills. The antique object of Don 

 Quixote's wrath is out of date, but not more inefficient Than some of 

 the traps now offered at so-called cheap rates. On the other hand 

 there are mills which, without fuss or trouble, uuohstrusively and 

 diligently get through a vast amount of work. One such, made by 

 A. J. Corcoran, of 76 John street. New York, has for many years 

 supplied three fishponds of six acres each at Pierre Lorillard's famous 

 Ranco3tis stockfarra. It has been known to raise the ponds au inch 

 in a single night, and has aever cost a cent for repairs. The mill is 

 made with a solid wheel, strongly tired like a wagon-wheel, and under 

 heavy wind pressure simply luffs up to the breeze, as it were, and 

 steadily pursues the even tenor of its way. In some other kinds 

 twenty-five per cent, of the power at least is lost by the action of 

 counterbalancing weights, while the wheel itself, opening in sections. 

 is racked by a blow, and like a lady's watch, is always wanting some- 

 thing to be done to it. This letting the wind blow through the wheel 

 instead of making the wheel turn its feather-edge to the wind is as 

 unphilosophical and unmechanical as it would be unsearnanlike to 

 have valves in the middle of a yacht's mainsad to relieve pressure. 

 The Corcoran mills are well known and deserve their great popular- 

 ity,— Adv. ^ 



COPY OF A LETTER written by Senator John I. Mitchell to 

 "Nessnauk" in relation to the latter's new book: "Senate Chamber, 

 Washington, March 4, 1884.— Dear Sir: I am very glad to know that 

 your book on "Woodcraft" is about to get published. Your life-long 

 experience as a woodsman, and your peculiar gift in this kind of lit- 

 erary work, evidenced by the popularity of your writings, leave no 

 doubt in my mind of complete success in this new undertaking. The 

 book is so compact and full of meat for those who seek the forest and 

 stream for recreation, that it must be well received, and itis so cheap 

 that it appears to m*> its circulation must be general. I am anxious 

 to see it printed and in covers, and you may depend upon me for 

 ; tw«nty-five copies, which I-will circulate among my friends-.*- Very 

 respectfully, John I. Mitchell," 



FIXTURES. 



May B and 7.— Fourth Tournament Southern Illinois Sportsmen's 

 Association, Carbondale, 111. C. P. Richards, Secretary. 



May 20 to 23.— Knoxville Gun Club Second Annual Tournament, 

 KnoxvUIe, Tenn. C. C. Hebbard, Secretary. 



May 26 to 31.— First International Clay-Pigeon Tournament, at 

 Chicago, 111. Managers, Ligowsky Clay-Pigeon Co., P. O. Box 1292, 

 Cincinnati, Ohio. 



June 2 lo 9.— Annual Tournament Louisville Sportsmen's Associa- 

 tion. Louisville, Ky. J. O. Barbour, Secretary. 157 Third avenue, 

 Louisville. 



SMALL CALIBER RIFLES. 



Editor Forest and Stream : 



Being confined to the house by a touch of malaria I will occupy 

 myself by detailing for the benefit of my fellow riflemen some of tne 

 recent experiments with the "spiral groove." My practice has been 

 confined to small bores, .28 and .25 cal., and have confined myself to 

 rest shooting at 55 and 100yds., without wiping the rifle between 

 shots. Have experimented with various powders and various 

 weights of powder and lead, also various tempers of bullets The 

 best results 1 have obtained so far with the .88-cal. have been with 

 Hazard No. 3 duck powder and an 85-gr. bullet about 1 tin to 9 lead. 

 With this cartridge 30-85-gr. I fired 20 consecutive shots in two groups 

 of 10 shots each, the groups measuring from center to center of the 

 widest shots, 2 7-10 and2J£in. respectively; or, in other words, it would 

 take circles of these diameters to contain the groups. At the same 

 time I moved the target up to 55yds. and firing 7fihotsattbis distance 

 Without change of sights, I found these grouped but lin. higher, tak- 

 ing the average of each group, than at the longer distance. In fad , 

 there was but one shot at the shorter distance that struck ahove 

 the highest shot at the longer distance, and that but i/,ir\ As uear 

 as I can judge from several similar tests, the bullet fronfthis cartridge 

 rises only about lj^in. at the highest point of the curve in firing at 

 100yds. In other words, this cartridge will shoot continuously into a 

 3in. ring at all distances up to 100yds. without any change of s'ights or 

 allowance for the varying distances within that range. 



To show how superior this ammunition is to the ordinary stuff in 

 the market, I wish some rifleman having an ordinary .32-caliber 

 would make a similar test with the ordinary .32-eartridge. care being 

 had to use peep and globe sights, and lo see that the average of the 

 group at 100yds. be slightly below the center of bull, as if the average 

 is above the center at the longer distance the group at 55yds. will not 

 show the actual rise. H a ring front sight is used, a proportionately 

 reduced bull should be used at the shorter distance. The average 

 vertical position of the shots should be obtained by measuring to the 

 center of each bull. Of course, if the average is below the center at 

 KMiyds. it will be proportionately lower at 55yds. 



In practice at 55yds. one day my powder ran short, but wishiug to 

 expand another new shell I poured in what I had, filling the shell 

 about one-half full (I had been shooting 30-85 grain cartridges). To 

 mv surprise, this half-filled cartridge sent the bullet full 2in. higher 

 on" the target. This, 1 thought, must be a wild shot, but subsequent 

 practice satisfied me that this rifle, a !Jib. Remington Hepburn— the 

 same action in all respects as their long-range rifles have, an action 

 as strong as any in the market and perfectly safe under the heaviest 

 charges— was actually buckling (being depressed at the muzzle) 

 under the strain of my ,88-30-85 can ridge. I bad long known that 

 ritles using heavy charges wotdd do this, but it was a genuine surprise 

 to find this result with such a cartridge. 



I am satisfied from recent experiments that it is impossible to judge 

 of the comparative merits of different powders and bullets by shoot- 

 ing them at any one distance. Nothing but the paper screens' or care- 

 ful practice at two or more distances without change of sights will tell 

 the true story with rifles using over a 20-05 cartridge. It is probable 

 that the test of the Bollard by Mr. Farrow, described by him in your 

 issue of Jan. 17, in which he states that the government cartridge 

 struck the target 24 to 86 inches lower than the 85-295 grains, would 

 look somewhat different had the test been made with screens 1 

 (Link it would then have been found that the heavier bullet started 

 decidedly lower than the lighter, owing to this buckling of the rifle 

 under the greater strain of the heavier projectile. 



I am glad to see a growing dissatisfaction among riflemen with the 

 miserable small-bore ammunition generally in use, but the majority 

 do not yet realize the immense advantage of a fiat trajectory, else 

 they would make it warm for the rifle and cartridge makers of this 

 land. For sporting purposes the proportion of powder to lead should 

 never run much below lto 3; for target practice at fixed distances 

 almost any proportion will do, so the shooting is accurate, though it 

 is doubtful if it is ever advantageous to run below 1 to 6. 



While I am having my growd about small-bore ammunition I may 

 as well relate' my experience with the U. S. C. (Jo.'s. .32-1% c f 

 shells. Early in the winter I purchased of the company a small lot 

 of these sheds and 1 ,000 primers to fit same. Found the shellspoorlv 

 finished, and the primers very sensitive, as many as four to six per 

 cent, exploding in recapping. I managed to get along with them . 

 but recently I received another small lot of same make, length and 

 caliber, but reduced at mouth by Messrs. E. R. & S. to 25-100 bore 

 The primer pockets of these shells are about 1-32 less in depth, and 1 

 have had to drill them deeper before they would fit their own U. S 

 U Co. primers, and be reloaded. In trying to use these shells— there 

 being none other of this length in the market— I have exploded 

 several in closing the rule, the Brst injuring my finger considerably 

 Had the rifle been of the rotating breech block kind, the accident 

 would probably have been serious, as in that case I might have re- 

 ceived the entire shell instead of the primer only. 



Later on I may have something to say of the little .25-bore. 



- F. J. Rabbeth. 



Editor Forest and Stream: 



Yonr correspondent "G. H." complains of thepopular .22-cartridge 

 stating that this ammunition is most unsatisfactory. Concerning the 

 short or gallery cartridge I think no complaint should be made 

 Whether furnished by the Winchester or the U. M. C. Co. the accuracy 

 is all that can be desired. I have frequently seen from seven to ten 

 successive balls go through the same hole at 25yds. At Conlin's gal- 

 lery maj T be seen a series of one hundred consecutive shots, of which 

 99 were bullseyes, made at the distance indicated, the bullseves being 

 one inch and a quarter in diameter. The cartridge is, however, very 

 sensitive as regards elevation, and is therefore not adapted to even 

 the smallest game except at very short ranges, as no fellow can cal- 

 culate where to hold for longer distances, except after an intermin- 

 able series of experiments. If for squirrels and the like, we select 

 the long or extra-long .22. we are still worse off, for I have yet to 

 find any brand of cartridges of this size that make even the 

 slightest pretense to accuracy. If manufacturers would lake the 

 same pains with these as with their short cartridges, there would be a 

 good demand for them, and sparrow pot-pies would prevail. 



GlJEENHORN. 



MORE RIFLE QUERIES. 



Editor Forest and Stream; 



The communications ot "W, M. F." and "E. A. L.," each in its way, 

 has contributed very satisfactorily to the discussion which it was my 

 aim to elicit, and I shall be somewhat relieved from the suspicion of 

 obstrusiveness in offering this second instalment. 



1. It is authoritatively stated that the heavier bullet has a longer 

 range, because of the momentum it derives from weight. At shorter 

 range the lighter bullet may have more momentum resulting from 

 velocity. Approximately, what is the distance at which the force of 

 the two bullets will be equal? What of 200 yards? 



2. Has it been demonstrated that a bullet driven with extreme 

 velocity is less affected by wind across the line of fire than one mov- 

 ing at, a reduced speed? 



3. Is there any exact and ascertained ratio between the force of a 

 powder charge on a bullet, and the resistance of the atmosphere in 

 tne bore of The rifle? What increase of pressure behind will he more 

 than held in check by the unexpelled air before the bullet? If the 

 relative force pf a bullet is lost in any degree within the barrel, can it 

 be regained in the least on its flight outside? 



4. The books refer to the drift of a rifle, and describe it as the ten- 

 dency of a bullet to deviate in the direction of the twist, right, or left 

 as the case may be. This deviation is put down as about five inches 

 at 200 yards. Now, in the Common practice of sighting rifles, is it 

 found necessary to make allowance for any such variation as is here 

 indicated? In a still atmosphere, if the sights are on a line with the 

 center of the bore, is it not usually found that the bullet strikes the 

 target perpendicularly to the center? 



5. Is not the rifling of target rides, with very shallow grooves, 

 detrimental to even shooting, on account of the bullet being held in 

 too weak grip? The modern system is shallow grooves and hard bul- 

 let, and these two conditions match each other; under perfect adjust- 

 ment they may approximate perfection. But suppose the variation 

 of deeoer rifling and the use of a hardened bullet. Should the upset 

 not fully fill the grooves, will not the air-pressure in front of the bul- 

 let prevent an escape of gas; and even if slight currents of air mingle 

 with the expanding gas, would the force of the charge thereby be 

 weakened? ■ 



t. Many riflemen prefer to use at their option either a patched or a 



