July 10, 1884 ] 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



477 



will eat almost anything, meat, raw or cooked, bread, eggs, green 

 corn or fruit. Scraps from the table are as good food as anything 

 you can give it. 



J. A.. G., Washington, D. C— The Denison target pads may be ob- 

 tained through any dealer in firearms. They are specially prepared 

 for testing pattern and penetration. 



B. R.. Buffalo.— Will you kindly inform me if there is a polo 

 club organized in Chicago, or in any city west of Buffalo, and 

 also give me their names if possible?— AnR. "We know of no such club. 



M. C. Waterbury, Ct.— At a Massachusetts target, out of a possible 

 60, A, scored 9, It, 10, I), 11, total, 50. B. scored 9, 9, 10, 10, 12, total 50. 

 Is it a tie. or does A. receive the first prize ? Ans. A makes the better 

 score. 



GK W.,Horicou, N. Y.— It is our intention around Brant Lake to 

 have a petition in this fall at Albany to get our time, close, extended 

 to July 1. Can we do this? Ans. You need not petition the Legisla- 

 ture. Your county supervisors have authority to extend auy of the 

 close seasons. A local enactment will answer your purpose. 



Inquirer.— 1. How does the sturgeon rank as a food fish, or is it fit 

 for food? 8. Where is it mostly found? Ans. In England it is the 

 royal fish, and the first one of the season caught in the Thames goe^ 

 to the royal table. At Albany and along the upper Hudson, where 

 the Dutch settled, it is a favorite. The fishermen of Long Island 

 Sound will not touch it, and it varies in rank in different parts. The 



flesh is oilv, and if parboiled first it: makes splendid cutlets. 2. The 

 rivers of tie Atlantic coast and the great lakes. It spawns in fresh 

 water. 



C. A. R., Taunton, MasR.— 1. What are the best places for trout 

 fishing on the Lehigh Valley Railroad? 2. How is Mauch Chunk for 

 fishing? 3. What kind of fish are to be found at or near Geneva, 

 N. V.? Ans. 1. Meshoppen, Mehoopany and Tunkhannock. 2. There 

 is some ■ trouting to be had in that vicinity. 3. Perch, sunfish, black 

 bass, pickerel etc. 



H. B., Glasco, N. Y.— Will you be kind enough to inform me of 

 the name of the bug inclosed in the paper. I have noticed its pres- 

 ence among my bird skins to my regret. Ans. The beetle belongs to 

 the genus Dormculcn, a museum pest. Poison your skins well. If the 

 bugs are among them in numbers, take the. skms out and beat them 

 at trequent intervals for a £ew weeks. 



A. J. J., Hydesville, Vt. A few days ago I shot a bird on our lake 

 here that 1 cannot identify to my satisfaction. I supposed it was a 

 loon, but do not find any description that fits the bird in Coues's 

 " Key." The bird measured 80J^ inches in length, is pure white from 

 bill to tail on the under parts and under sides of wings; back of head 

 and neck a brownish gray and also the back and tail, feathers on 

 back brownish black, slightly edged with white, a short and well 

 formed tail. Legs posterior; inside of lees white and the outside 

 black. .four toes on foot, rear toe quite small and the three front ones 

 webbed, similar to a duck; nail on end of toes flat. There are no 

 round spots on the bird anywhere that I can see. It is built the same 

 as a loon, head, bill and neck, and in fact all parts, but the coloring is 



different. The bird I shot was in company with one other near the 

 highway on the lake, as 1 was passing with my team and I fired from 

 the buggy, killing it -the first fire. The other one immediately dis- 

 appeared' and was out of range of any shotgun, when it made its 

 appearance. The other as near as I could judge was similar to the 

 one killed. Ans. We presume from your description that the birds 

 were either young loons (C. torqtmtun), or young black-throated 

 divers (O. (irrUirns'i. 



A. M. I., Liberty, Neb.-l. Is the bird called kildeer good to eat? 2. 

 Is it a plover or snipe? Large numbers are coming on the prairie 

 which is being newly broken. After the grass has been burned off 

 the prairie, thousands of birds come which people here call snipe. 8. 

 Is it the habit of snipe to peck around on the burned prairie? 4. How 

 many kinds of snipe are there? 5. Are turtle doves good to eat? B. 

 Do southern people eat robins? Ans. 1. Yes. 2. A plover. 8. Yes, 

 snipe and plover are likely to do it. 4. About ninety species, of which 

 perhaps thirty-five are found in this country. 5. VTes. 8. Xes. 



Patient, New York.— 1. Can you let me know of any book which 



treats of black bass and trout? 2. What bait is best for bass? 3. 

 What places in the Green Mountains are those flato caught? Ans. 1. 

 The American Angler's Book, by Thad Norris, price $5.50; Fishing in 

 American Waters, by Genio 0. Scott, price $ ; U0, treat of both. The 

 best: book on black bass is Dr. Henshall's; price $2.50. We can fur- 

 nish them. 2. Minnows, crayfish, helgramit.es and frogs. 8. There 

 are trout in most of the mountain streams, but the fish are small. 

 Black bass are not plentiful in the State, but some of the ponds on 

 the west side of the mountains contain them. 



THE MILD POWER CURES. 



HUMPHREYS' 

 OMEOPATHI C 

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1. Fevers, Congestion, Inflamatlons 35 



2. Worms, Worm l-'ever, Worm Colic,.. .25 



3. Cryimt Colic, or Teething of Infants .25 



4. Diarrhea of children or Adults 2» 



ft. Dy.«cntarv, Griping. Billious Colic,.. .25 



6, Cholera. Morbus, Vomiting .24 



7. Coughs, Cold. Bronchitis 25 



H. IVeuralgli, Toothache, tnceache 25 



9. Hen'inches, Sick Headaches, Vertigo .25 



10. l)y«po;>aia, MhlouB Stomach, 25 



11. Suppressed or Painful Periods, 25 



12. Whites, too Profuse Periods . .25 



1 C. Croup, Cough, Difficult Breathing 25 



14. Salt Rheum, Erysipelas, Eruptions, .25 



J 5. Rheumatism, Rheumatic Bains 25 



Hi. Fever and Ague, Chill, Fever, Agues .50 



17. Piles, Blind or Bleeding SO 



li>. Catarrh, acute- or chronic; Influenza 50 

 2D Whooping Cough, violent coughs... .SO 

 21. General Debility, Physical Weakness. 50 



27. Kidney Diseisp .50 



3>*. Nervous Debility, l.OO 



30. C-inary AVeahness, Wetting the bed .ftO 

 32. Disense of the Heart, Palpitation. l.OO 



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