'Nessmuk" the royalty he deserves, and advertise themin the Fornat 
AND STREAM, he would make a profitable venture. 
G. C,, New York.—1. Shooting and fishing on Sunday are forbidden 
by the laws of the State. 2. It is unlawful to shoot wildfowl with any 
gun other than such as is raised to the shoulder. 
_’ I. F.S., Providence, R. I.—The terms used to designate charges of 
powder and shot are arbitrary, and denote measure, not weight. Use 
the powder gauges to be obtained at the gun stores. . 
BLUEING, Rockland, Me.—Send your gun to some of the Boston gun 
ouses. 
net than you can do it yourself, and about as cheaply in the long run. 
_ Ff. M. P., Sewanee, Tenn.—The California ostrich farm is eight miles 
from Anaheim, The proprietor is J. C. Sketchley. There are twenty- 
one imported biras and a number that haye been recently hatched. 
We believe that the Florida ostrich farm proved a failure. 
G. S., Buffalo, N. ¥.—There have been repeated outrages.on the 
Niagara River by dynamite fiends. 
Whatcan be done to suppress them? Ans. You can easily learn the 
eae of the game constable of the district. Make your complaint to 
_ J, M.S., Madison, Wis.—Thos. G, Gentry is the author of a work in 
two yolumes, entitled “Life Histories of the Birds of Hastern Penn- 
sylvania,”’ published by the author at Philadelphia in 1876. We do 
not know of his having written a book specially on nests and eggs. 
Write to him at Philadelphia. 
E. CO. P., Springfield, Mass —1. For names of canoe builders see our 
adverti-ing columns. 2, For mosquito preventive use this lotion: 3 
ounces pine tar, 2 ounces castor oil, 1 ounce pennyroyal, simmer all 
together over a slow fire and bottle for use. ‘This is the recipe given 
by ‘Nessmuk” in his ‘**Wouderaft.” 
ANGLER.—1. Where is the best hunting and bass fishing combined 
in New York, during September and August? 2. What are the pres- 
ent merits of lakes George and schroon, and the intermediate lakes 
in respect to bass fishing? 3. Whatis the name of a good manual of 
fishing, giving the peculiarities, habits, ete, of fish, and the various 
kinds of hooks and baits? Ans, 1. Probably Raquette Lake in Hamil 
ton county is the best if you wish deer and Tufted grouse shooting. 
If squirrels are your game, then the vicinity of lakes George and 
Schroon would please you better. 2. The bass fishing at Lake George 
is fuir at times, but neither of these lakes are to be depenied on for 
bass; there are perch and pickerel to be had there at alltimes. 3. If 
you wish to be informed on b ack bass geb Henshall’s ‘‘Book of the 
Black Bass; if on general fishing get either Norris’s ‘‘American 
Angler’s Book,” or Scott’s ‘Fishing in American Waters.” We can 
furnish them, 
8. B.8.—1. What difference does length of barrels have upon the 
shooting qualities of a gun? 2. Why have heavy guns 36 and 42-inch 
barrels? 3. What is the proper weight and length of barrels for an 8- 
bore gun? 4. Would an 8-hore gun, 12 pounds weight, 33-inch barrels, 
shoot any better if it had 36-inch or 42-inch barrels, load being equal? 
5. Is 12 pounds heavy enough for an 8-boregim? 6. Is 82inches long 
enough for the barrels and would it shoot well? 7. Would an 8-bore 
12-pound, 32-inch barrel, full choke, shoot any better than a 10-bore, 
They will blue the barrels in a much more satisfactory man-: 
They operate on the Canada side. 
ii-pound, 82-inch barrel, full choke, loads being equal? 8. If the 8- 
bore had 36 or 42-inch barrels, would there be any difference in the 
shooting? 9. Are uot d2 inches long enough for any gun barrels? 10. 
My idea is to get a 12-pound, 8-bore, 82-inch barrel, full choke gun, 
what do you think of such a one? 11. Giye me your idea of what an 
8-bure gun should be? Ans. 1-11. The longer the barrel the greater 
charge of powder can be used, but experience shows that a barrel 
te not exceed 32 inches to give satisfaction. Your choice is about 
right. 
J. E.C., Sing Sing, New York.—In an article in FoREST AND STREAM 
two or three weeks ago you said that the salt-water fishing around 
New York was best “when the neap tides arein.’’ Will vou please 
let me know what neap tides are and how I ean tell when they will 
occur? Ans. Reference to Webster’s Dictionary will tell you that 
neap tides are those which happen in the first and third quarters of 
the moon, when the difference between high and low water is less 
than at any other period of the month, and you can tell when they 
will come by looking in the almanac. 
BOOKS RECEIVED. 
Nes By Augustus J. C. Hare, New York: George Routledge 
Sons. 
FiLorence. By Augustus J. C. Hare. 
ledge & Sons, 18384, 
How to TELL THE AGH or A Horst, By J. M. Heard, 
M. T. Richardson. Price, 30 cents. 
THe Man From Texas. A Western romance, 
Philadelpnia: T. B. Peterson & Bros. 
CAMPING AND CRUISING IN FLoRIDA. By James A. Henshall, M, D. 
Illustrated. Cincinnati; Robert Clarke & Co., 1884, 
Our Birps my THEIR Haunts. A 
Eastern North America. By Rev. J! 
5. E. Cassino & Co., 1884. 
PRACTICAL FormsTrRY. A treatise on the propagation, planting and 
cultivation, with a description and the botanical and popular names 
of all the indivenous trees of the United States. By Andrew S. 
Fuller. New York: Orange Judd Co., 1884. 
New York: George Rout- 
New York 
By Henry Oldham. 
opular treatise on the birds of 
ibbert Langille, M.A. Boston: 
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had bitten several animals, and was killed. Young True was 
bitten in the center of the inside of the right hand. Being in 
the country at the time, it was some twelve hours before he 
reached a surgeon, who cauterized the wound with nitrate of 
silyer. The wound healed and remained so until between 
two and three weeks since, when it became irritable and 
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broke out again. Soon the first marked symptoms of hydro- 
phobia showed themselves, convulsions, “‘barking like a dog,” 
frothing at the mouth, and making strenuous efforts to bite 
every thing that came near. During these conyulsions the 
patient would seize the pillows from his bed in his teeth, and 
shake and rend them with all the seeming ferocity of an angry 
dog, An intense dread of water algo exhibited itself, the sight 
of which threw him into the most terrible convulsions, at these 
times requiring the united strength of fiye men to keep him 
under subjection; in fact, every symptom of hydrophobia 
made itself conspicuous. The patient was attacked on Friday 
evening, January 19. On Saturday night his physician, Dr. 
Axford, reached him, and at once was convinced of the 
terrible nature of the disease, having had a case similar some 
seven or eight years since, where the patient recovered under 
his treatment, and has remained well ever since. After con- 
sulting the physician present, Dr. McCall, it was decided to 
place the patient upon the same treatment which had been 
successful in this former case, which for the aid it may be to 
others who suffer from this disease, we here give as follows: 
) The injection under the skin of large doses of morphine, and 
the administration of large doses of castor, which is a power- 
ful anti-spasmodic. About one grain of the sulphate of 
morphine was injected under the skin once in four hours, and 
| halfa dram of the powdered castor, mixed with syrup, given 
internally, The effect was to produce sleep in about half an 
hour, which lasted about an hour, when the convulsions 
returned at interyals of an hour to an hour and a half until 
nine o’clock Sunday morning, when the last convulsion 
occurred, after which he suffered severely from obstinate 
yomiting until Monday at ten o’clock, when that also ceased, 
leaving the patient comparatively easy, but very much 
prostrated. Since that time he has gradually improved, and 
now is to all appearances quite well. In addition to the above 
treatment, small quantities of chloroform were inhaled at 
times; and on Sunday morning the patient was wrapped in a 
woolen blanket wrung out of a warm solution of muriate of 
cecal eighteen to twenty grains to the ounce.—Detroit 
Tribune. 
Judge D. M. Bruner, who is eighty years old, sends the 
following remarkable incidents of his life to the Louisville 
(Ky.) Courier-Journal: “T raised a sweet potato in Richmond 
County, nine miles below Augusta, Ga., that weighed twenty- 
eight pounds. I knew aman by the name of William Prior, 
on Beach Island, Edgefield district, 8. C , who killed over 3) 
cat squirrels in three days, besides various other game. My 
daugnter, Josephine C. Bruner, caught on Saturday, June 2, 
in my garden a snow-white crane over three feet high.” 
“THE FAIRY” 
MINNOW. 
This is by far the best artificial minnow ever made. It 
is a great improvement on the “Phantom,” which has 
long been considered the best of all minnows. When put 
into the water it almost immediately becomes as soft as 
velvet and as tough as leather, besides haying ithe exact 
appearance of a real minnow, even in the matter of 
scales. Our Phantom has been imitated, and so, no 
doubt, will this be. Anglers will find our name on every 
box containing one of these minnows, and om well- 
known trade mark on the card to which each minnow. 
is attached. 
The above minnow is No. 7. The following are the various sizes we keep in stock. 
6 
iste gies 5 
ra B16 3 
4 
Inches Long a2 
7 8 9 
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If your dealer does not keep our goods in stock, or will not order them for you, send us 50 cents for 120-page illustrated catalogue. 
ABBEY & IMB RIB, 
Manufacturers of eyery description of 
Eine Fishing WDWackie, 
48 & 50 MAIDEN LANE, NEW YORK. 
SILK WORM 
GUT. JAS. 
F. MARSTERS, 
55 Court Street, Brooklyn. 
=. DATASA, 385 Broadway, N. WY., 
Calls the attention of the trade and dealers in fishing tackle to his extensive assortment of 
Valencia Silk Worm Gut in all grades, 
long and extra long, and from Extra Heayy Salmon 
Gut to Extra Fine. Sample thousand, 10 different grades, from extra heavy to fine, $5.00. 
For price list address 
F. LATASA, 81 New St., Rooms 43 & 45, N. Y. 
Fishing Tackle. | Havism’s 
Rods, Reels, Lines, Arti- Pe cihie eat 
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OF EVERY DESCRIPTION. 
Flies for all Waters. 
Special patterns tied to order 
APPLETON & LITCHFIELL 
304 Washington St., Boston, Mass. 
SS ge 
PRHCK & SNYDHEHR’S 
Celebrated Tennis: Balls 
and Bats. 
Our new Franklin Bat 
cannot be surpassed. Price 
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of the nezulation Ball, adopted by the U.S. N.L. T, 
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— 
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Registered. 
It haying come to our notice that some 
rincipled house, to gain their own unworthy 
ends, and to attempt to damage our good name 
having spread reports to the effect that the manu- 
‘facturers of the above hooks are defunct, we now 
take this opportunity of informing the American 
and British public that such reports are utterly 
false. The same efficient staff of workpeople is 
employed as heretofore, and we challenge the 
world to produce a fish hook for excellence 
of temper, beauty and finish in any way to 
approach ours, which are to be obtamed from 
the most respeetable wholesale houses in the trade. 
Signed, R. HARRISON, BAKTLEET & CO., 
Sole manufacturers of Harrison’s Celebrated Fish 
Hooks, Redditch, England. 
Manufacturers also of Fishing Tackle of every 
description. Sewing and Sewing Machine Needles. 
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Brass Multiplying Reels with Balance Handles, first quality and fine finish, 75ft., $1.00; 120ft., $1.25; 
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25 cts. extra; nickel plated; 50 cts, extra. Brass Click Reels, 20yds., 50 cts.; 30yds., 75 cts.; HOyds., $1.00; 
nickel plated, 50 cts. extra, Marster’s celebrated Hooks sneliled on gut, Limerick, Kirby Limerick, 
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Patent “Perfect” Brass Shells, 
MANUFACTURED BY 
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These shells ara made of extra fine thin phable metal, with reinforced base; are adapted to either 
Winchester or Wesson No. 2 primers. Can be reloaded as offen as any of the thicker makes, Cost 
only about half as much. Weightless than paper shells. They shoot stronger and closer, and admit 
of a heayier charge, as owing to the thin metal inside diameter is seein two gauges larger. Load 
same as any brass shells, using wads say two sizes larger than cauge of shells. Or can be effectually 
erimped with tool and straighten out to original shape when discharged. The crimping tool also 
acts as a reducer, an advantage which will be appreciated by all experienced sportsmen. Sample 
shells will be mailed (without charge) to any sportsmen’s club or dealer, and prices quoted to the trade 
only. For salein any quantity by gun dealers generally, or shells in case lots only, (2,000), and crimpers 
not less than one dozen, by 
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Protects persons using it from the attacks of MOSQUITOES, 
BLACK FLIES, and other insects, and from SUNBURN and the 
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Icis beneficial to the skim, and has no disagreeable odor; iscolor- 
less and cleanly, not staining the finest lmen, and washes off 
readily on the application of soap and water. ~ 
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Price, 50 Cents Per Sattle. 
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