Aug. 7, 1890,] 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



DETROIT DOG SHOW. 



DETROIT, Mich., Aug. 2.— Editor Forest and Stream: 

 "We expected to be able to announce this week a full 

 list of the special prizes to be offered by the Michigan 

 Kennel Club at its show beginning Sept. 8; but the com- 

 mittees appointed to solicit special prizes have met with 

 such unqualified success and our citizens have responded to 

 our demand for specials so liber-ally that we hope to make 

 our special prize list equal to that offered by our club in 

 18S7, which has never been excelled by any other club in 

 America. It is almost certain that aside from the specials 

 offered on single specimens in many classes, our club will 

 offer kennel prizes ou the followiug breeds: For the best 

 kennel of four, mastiffs, great Danes, rough-coated St. 

 Bernards, smooth-coated St. Bernards, deerhouuds, grey- 

 hounds, Siberian wolfhounds, pointers, English setters, 

 Irish setters. Gordon setters, Chesapeake Bay dogs, Irish 

 water spaniels, cocker spaniels, collies, poodles, bulldogs, 

 bull-teTriers, beagles, fox-terriers, black and tan terriers over 

 71 bs., pugs, Italian greyhounds, and bloodhounds. Best 

 pack of English foxhounds, not less thau six. Best pack of 

 shaggy foxhounds, not less than six. Best pack of Ameri- 

 can foxhounds, not less than six. The following changes 

 and corrections have been made. Owing to the large classes 

 of non-sporting dogs assigned Mr. James Mortimer to judge, 

 the classes of Chesapeake Bay dogs have, at his request', 

 been taken from his list and given to Major J. M. Taylor. 

 A challenge class has been made for field spaniels, dogs and 

 bitches, prizes $10 and $5; cocker spaniel dogs the same, 

 bitches the same; an open class for black cocker dogs with 

 $10 and $5, bitches the same; other than black dogs the 

 satae, bitches the same; puppies, any color, dogs $5 and 

 medal, bitches the same: pug puppies the same. 



A challenge class for both dog and bitch black %nd tan 

 terriers over Tibs. Entries are coming in very liberally and 

 everything indicates a big show. 



For the convenience of"' Eastern exhibitors who are often 

 in the city of New York , we have placed a supply of premium 

 lasts and entry blanks of the Michigan Kennel Club's bench 

 show of dogs, to be held Sept. 2 to 5, in the office of the 

 American Kennel Club, 14 Broadway; the American Shoot- 

 ing Association, 1.84 Stewart Building and of Percy C. Ohl, 

 60 Broadway. Exhibitors in New York or vicinity can 

 secure lists by calling at these offices, or address M. V. B. 

 Saunders, Secretary Michigan Kennel Club, 230 Woodward 

 ave., Detroit, Mich. M. V. B. Saunders, Sec'y. 



AMERICAN KENNEL CLUB AFFAIRS. 



HORNELLSVILLE, N. Y., Aug. \.— Editor Forest and 

 Stream,— About the A. K. C. muddle as I look at it, 

 it is of very little, consequence whether Mr, Pesh all's theory, 

 as to Mr. Belmont's putting mouey in, is true or not, the 

 most important thing is to know if the officers of the A. K. 

 C. have administered it as the congress of American dogdom 

 or as their private affair. ,1. Otis Fellows. 



Editor Forest and Stream: 



With a view of closing this discussion, as far as I am con- 

 cerned, for Mr. Peshali has taken his communications to 

 other papers, where he must know I canuot follow him, I 

 paid a visit to the A. K. C. office on Monday, i wanted to 

 see how Mr. Lewis had had his payments entered up in the 

 books. Mr. Lewis took office under Mr. Peshall's commit- 

 tee on April 1, 1888. and was employed until Jan. 81, 1889, a 

 period of ten months. Mr. Peshali has tried hard to make 

 himself and others believe that Mr. Lewis had an exhaustive 

 contract, in place of simply currying on the work at the 

 same rate of remuneration which had been received by Mr. 

 Vredenburgh. 



The first payment made to Mr. Lewis was on July 31, a,nd 

 amounted to an even -1100. The next was $150 on Nov. 7, and 

 then another $150 ou Dec. 17. These made a total of $400 

 during the year 188S. On Jan. 25, 1889, appears an item of 

 S50, and ou Feb. 1 $72, March 30 #50, Aug. 23*65.50. and Nov. 

 30 850. making a total for 1889 of $287.50. This with the 18S8 

 payments of -8400 made 1687.50, or $68.75 per month for ten 

 months. 



The apparent dilatoriness in paying the balance in 1S89 

 attracted my attention, and this is the explanation: On 

 Feb. I Mr. Lewis began his engagement as stud book editor 

 at a 81.000 salary, which was paid in regular monthly in- 

 stalments. He then said that he would draw the old bal- 

 ance as he needed it, and so took it in odd amounts, giving 

 due bills therefor. When these had accumulated some little 

 time an entry of their total was made. 



By way of further proof against the exhaustive contract 

 fancy of Mr. Peshali 's I compared the bank deposits with 

 the cash receipts for the month of July and again in De- 

 cember. On July 12 the bank account showed a balance of 

 86:25.4b, and the books called for $651.48. Between that date 

 and July 25 the gross receipts were 883, and a deposit of 880 

 was then made. From that date to July 31 gross receipts 

 $91, deposit 884 50. From July 31 to Aug. 7, gross receipts 

 8S5. deposit 882.30. That is close enough for any one to be 

 satisfied with, for from the gross receipts must be deducted 

 returned stud book entries and the sundry small expenses 

 of running an office. In a portion of December, which I 

 checked, the deposits were equally close. These deposits 

 would not have been made in this way harl there been any 

 such thing as an exhaustive contract. 



By way of a sop to Cerberus let me tell of an error I did 

 detect. That balance of §1 ,228.28 was divided between Amer- 

 ican Kennel Club account, $285.39. and stud book account, 

 $942 89. The division ought to have been 8235.39 and $992.89. 

 Thi s mistake seems to have come about in this way. Against 

 the $285.39 were charges of $25, $15 and $10 (they will be seen 

 in the G-azette of February, 1889), which reduced the balance 

 to $235 39. Now there were only two accounts in existence 

 at that time— the A. K. C. and stud book. The farmer was 

 a short one, with but few items, and the latter made up of 

 hundreds of items. To make the division therefor, the easy 

 way was chosen of deducting the A. K. C. account from the 

 balance on hand and putting the remainder to the debit of 

 the stud book account. Heoce when the total of $285.39 was 

 taken as A. K. C. balance and deducted from $1,228.38 it left 

 _' 4 ' 89, whereas the proper amount to have deducted was 

 $235.39, which would have left $992.89 to go on the stud book 

 account. 



Another fact which I was advised of would tend to show 

 that Mr. Peshall's management of the A, K. C. finances was 

 not what it should have been. He tells us that he made an 

 exhaustive contract with Mr. Lewis, and he will not accept 

 any statements made by his fellow committeemen or Mr. 

 Lewis that such was not the case. That does not matter so 

 much, all I want to show being the desire of Mr. Peshali to 

 acknowledge his willingness to leave the A. K. C. penniless. 

 Further than that, after Mr. Lewis took charge, on April 1, 

 1888, Mr. Vredenburgh gave Mr. Peshali, at his request, a 

 statement of cash on hand and bills yet to be paid. This 

 showed a $750 balance, and after the committee had met Mr. 

 Peshali told Mr. Vredenburgh to draw a check for the .8750 

 payable to himself. Mr. Vredenburgh declined to do so, 

 sta ting that he would not place Mr, Lewis in the position he 

 himself had been in, of running the club without any funds, 

 and for that reason would only accept $500. If Mr: Peshali 

 had had his way, and- Mr. Vredenburgh had accepted the 

 8750, where would the A. K. C. have been at the end of the 

 year ? 



To Mr. Livesey I would say that as he is simply Mr. Pesh- 

 ali under another name, and his question was not asked 

 in good faith, I decline to give an answer. Mr. Livesev 

 said that if I would give the item of book deposits it would 1 



be a clue as to Mr. Lewis's remuneration. Upon the same 

 principle if the cashier of Forest AND Stream told him 

 what his daily bank deposits were Mr. Livesey could tell 

 what the editor's salary was. 



The letter of Mr. Aldrich T have not noticed because I can 

 see nothing in it which goes any way toward substantiating 

 anything, except that the auditing committee did make an 

 examination and call for explanations when they needed 

 them, [f any one thinks Mr. Wiltnerdiug would be. a party 

 to any funny business they do not know that gentleman. I 

 have known him for ten years now, and what he says "goes" 

 with trie all the. time. j/W. 



MANITOBA FIELD TRIALS DERB\ . 



FOLLOWING is a list of the entries for the Derby of the 

 Manitoba Field Trials Club, to be run Sept. 9. All 

 were whelped in 1889: 



Bitntt (Thos. Montgomery), liver and white pointer bitch, 

 June (Igbtfield Dick— Polly Peach em). 



COTON (F. Dorsey), liver and white poiuter dog, June 

 (Ponto— Dainty). 



D aisy Nom.R CD, Smith), orange and white English setter 

 bitch, May (Prairie — Fanny M.). 



F'KOST III. (T. Montgomery), black, white and tan Eulish 

 setter bitch, March (Van R — Qu'Appelle Belle). 



lGHTTTEii> Upton (T. Johnson), liver and white pointer 

 dog, June (Ightfleld Dick— Polly Peach am). 



MANITOBA Bess (T. Johnson), black, white and tan Eng- 

 lish setter bitch, September (Dick Bondhu — Western Belle). 



Manitoba Frisk (T. Johnson), black and white English 

 setter dog, September (Dick Bondhu— Western Belle). 



Powder (A. Hollo way), black and white English setter 

 dog, March (Van R.— Qu'Appelle Belle). 



Prai rie A. (E. D. Adams], orange and white English set- 

 ter bitch, February (Prairie— Fannie M.). 



Prince NOBLE (D. Smith), black, tan and white English 

 setter dog, May (Prairie — Fannie M.). 



RtTBH (J. H. Brown), black and white English setter dog 

 it'able -Belle). 



Vesta (O. W. Young), black aud white English setter 

 bitch (Cable— Belle). 



Unnamed (Col. Bedson), black, white and tan English set- 

 ter dog, February (Prairie — Fannie M.). 



Unn amed (L. Kastner), liver, white and tan pointer bitch, 

 March (Bob— Fraulein). 



KINGSTON DOG SHOW. 



Editor Forest- and- stream: 



The Kingston Kennel Club's dog show is going to be a 

 success if the number of applications for premium lists and 

 entry forms are any indication. The owners who propose 

 entering their dogs at this show should remember that the 

 entries close on the 15th inst. Arrangements have been 

 made by which all dogs coming from the United States will 

 be admitted without any Custom House duties, no trouble 

 or delay will be occasioned on that head. The building has 

 been arranged not only with a view to accommodating the 

 dogs, but the comfort of exhibitors has not been forgotten; 

 a wash room and sitting room has been provided for their 

 especial benefit. The exhibition outside of the dog show 

 will as usual attract many thousands of visitors, as this fair 

 is the big event of eastern Ontario, so that exhibitors will 

 have plenty of amusemeut witnessing the races, etc., to re- 

 pay them for visiting the most beautiful city in Canada, if 

 there was no dog show to attract them and no liberal pre- 

 mium list to draw their expenses from. 



C. H. Corbett, Secretary. 



Kingston, Ont. 



HYDROPHOBIA SCARES. 



SOME months ago a statement, having an air of authority, 

 . was made that hydrophobia was epidemic here in Mass- 

 achusetts. This went the rounds of the newspapers, and in 

 many instances was served up to their readers garnished in 

 the most sensational way. Just why, even if true, it should 

 have been made for publication, as it evidently was, is by no 

 means clear. A possible result might have been the passage 

 of a law making it obligatory that all dogs in the State 

 should be muzzled; but even the most sanguine advocate of 

 this plan could scarcely expect that such and end would be 

 attained. And had this law been passed and all dogs been 

 muzzled within the State limits, it would only have afforded 

 partial protection, which could only be complete when all 

 dogs in the neighboring States were treated in the same way. 

 Muzzling is the onlv positively sure preventive measure, but 

 it can scarcely be effectually applied in America, such is its 

 extent in territory, and it would have to be simultaneous 

 and rigidly enforced all over the country. It is a well known 

 fact that rabies occurs most often in "stray dogs." These 

 range wide, often from one State to another, and through 

 them transmission of the disease would be going on, al- 

 though well kept dogs were faithfully muzzled. 



Not impossibly rabies is more prevalent now than it has 

 been for a few years past: but he who says it is epidemic is 

 assuming a grave responsibility, and one which only can be 

 justified by the most conclusive evidence. "One swallow 

 does not make a summer," nor does one case of rabies— not 

 20, if widely scattered, nor 100 for that matter— constitute 

 an epidemic. Fear has ever been recognized as a most impor- 

 tant factor in the causation of what passes under the head 

 of hydrophobia. It is also a notorious fact that what are re- 

 ported to be cases of such are, in the infinite majority, due 

 to other diseases— harmless as far as contagion is concerned 

 — which present symptoms closely resembling the gravest of 

 maladies. That not a few of the cases considered hydro- 

 phobia are merely cases of hysteria, no one knowing aught 

 of the subject will undertake to deny. Fear must certainly 

 be the exciting cause of these. How often and to wbat ex- 

 tent this painful emotion enters into the causation of other 

 cases than those which are simply^ nervous is not, of course, 

 known; but the conclusion is not unfair that it is an element 

 in almost all cases, even those which are true hydrophobia. 

 Of the many persons bitten by dogs believed to be rabid but 

 a very few indeed suffer serious consequences; and, doubtless, 

 only a very small proportion of those who are bitten by dogs 

 actually so, really acquire the disease. Assuming this to be a 

 fact— and there are good grounds for it— there must then be 

 causes which act with the rabic poison. Few doubt but that 

 this poison is the sole, actual cause, but other influences must 

 affect it. In the presence of contagious diseases physical 

 fatigue renders one more liable to take them; so, also, does 

 intense mental emotion, and there is no more depressing in- 

 fluence than fear. It is only fair to assume that, were two 

 persons bitten by a dog actually rabid and one to practically 

 forget the injury, or, at least, to be free from all uneasiness 

 regarding it, while the other remained in a state of terror, 

 every moment expecting hydrophobia to break out in him, 

 then the latter would be much more liable to suffer from the 

 awful disease than the other, who is undisturbed by fear. 



Therefore, to reassure the public and quiet their fears as 

 to this malady is clearly the duty of those who discuss it for 

 print; and, considering all things, it is not easy to justify 

 any other course. The Medical Record recently contaiued 

 an able and fearlessly frank editorial on "The Hydrophobia 

 Scare," and the preventive treatment by inoculation, in 

 which appeared the following; "Once upon a time, when 

 Death and Pestilence bargained for human lives, it was 

 agreed that an equal division of the spoils should be made. 

 At the end of the epidemic, Pestilence claimed that Death 

 had taken more than his share, while Death maintained, in 

 turn, that more than the agreed number were stricken by 

 Pestilence. The quarrel was, however, soon ended when 



Fear appeared to explain that it was he alone who had been 

 accountable for the discrepancy, not only in increasing but 

 in swelling the death rate. In* fact, his record was greater 

 than that of Pestilence and Death combined, Moral: Give 

 Death and Pestilence a reasonable chance on a fair field. 



"Although we do not wish to dignify the preseut hydro- 

 phobia scare by calling it an epidemic, the fear of it which 

 has been scattered so widespread over the land has placed 

 it on the top wave of discussion. Fear has at present every- 

 thing to himseLf, and it is time to call a halt. As we have 

 said before, we do not wish to question the scientific motives 

 of the gentlemen who manage hydrophobia institutes, but 

 we doubt the good results that are said to have been attained 

 by them. In attempting to prove the truth of the theory of 

 preventive inoculation they are starting from an airy nothing 

 and striving to work down to solid facts. But the real bot- 

 tom is a great way off. There is too much of partial and 

 willing testimony concerning the question at issue to give 

 any scientific value whatever. Logically speaking, every one 

 must admit that it is exceedingly hard to prove how you 

 may prevent what may never happen, or, in other words, 

 how you can prove that a thing, which at best very rarely 

 happens, is prevented from happening at all by the use of a 

 supposed preventive. In attempting to argue the question 

 we are swinging around a circle of negative propositions. 

 Everyone who has studied the subject acknowledges that 

 hydrophobia , if, indeed, it exists at all in the human system , 

 is at least a very rare disease. Compare this fact with the 

 almost countless number of persons who are bitten from year 

 to year by dogs supposed to be rabid. If statistics were col- 

 lected on this point the results would prove that there is no 

 more apparent relation of cause and effect between the bite 

 of a dog and hydrophobia than between an accidental sneeze, 

 aud a st.roke of lightning." 



The writer has had some opportunities to study rabies, 

 also other diseases of dogs. Very many times in his exper- 

 ience he has had among bis dogs cases of what at first seemed 

 beyond all doubt to be rabies, and yet none of his mute 

 friends have ever gone mad. The case of a recent unfortun - 

 ate is likely to prove of interest in this connection. She was 

 an immense animal. For a day or two she had been ailing, 

 uneasy and restless, and kept much to her kennel, refusing 

 to respond when called. One night at feeding time, when 

 the attendant entered her pen, she sprang at him in the most 

 ferocious manner. Fortunately, he was quick to retreat, and 

 escaped being bitten. She stood glaring at him through the 

 fence for a few moments and then slunk away to her kennel. 

 From time to time she would come out, but hot when called 

 and would lap here and there on the floor, take up bits of 

 wood, stones and straw; also bite at the woodwork and watch 

 imaginary flies on the wall. She also frequently barked or 

 sent out a hoarse, crazy sort of a howl. In fact, she showed 

 signs which would readily be mistaken for rabies. And 

 yet the writer never believed for a moment that she had that 

 terrible malady. To guard against possible error, she was 

 carefully isolated and watched. Soon it became clearly evi- 

 dent that she was suffering from inflammation of the brain. 

 Inquiry developed the fact that she had been kept out in the 

 sun all one intensely hot day, and that night had a slight con - 

 vulsive attack, lasting, however, but for a moment. As such 

 are not uncommon among dogs, no importance was attached 

 to it. This patient was cared for for about three weeks, when 

 the utter hopelessness of her case was plainly apparent, 

 aud she was mercifully poisoned. Such cases as this are very 

 common. In almost all high bred dogs the brain is peculiar- 

 ly supceptible to inflammation, and when it occurs it excites 

 iu many instances symptoms so closely resembling rabies, 

 only one who has had experience in that and in brain dis- 

 eases can distinguish between them. And there is every 

 reason for believing that in ninety-nine cases out of a hun 

 dred, where dogs are killed as rabid, they are simply suffer- 

 ing from brain trouble, either mild and transitory or fixed 

 and intense. So nicely adjusted is the brain of many dogs, 

 it is easily thrown off the balance and unhinged. Insanity 

 occurs in them as it does in their masters, and temporary 

 attacks of delirium are not at all uncommon among them. 

 Fear will induce them; occasionally, also, are they brought 

 on in consequence of a hard run on a very hot day. Besides 

 these there are worms and numberless other causes. There 

 is a popular prejudice that more dogs run mad during the 

 summer than any other season. Undoubtedly more cases of 

 what are reputed to be rabies occur in the hot spell than in 

 any other period of the year. When we consider the fact 

 that dogs are subject to sunstroke, as are members of the 

 human family, it is easy to understand what gave rise to the 

 delusion. If a dog's brain becomes congested by the intense 

 heat of the sun, he runs wildly about, yelping in the most 

 crazy fashion; in fact, he is crazed, and almost everyone 

 would think him suffering from rabies. Usually the shot- 

 gun or the revolver is called into service, the perpetrator is 

 lauded as a hero, and another case of the terrorizing malady 

 is added to the list built up by man's gross stupidity and 

 cowardice. Whereas all that was needed to cure this case 

 of "rabies" was a souse in a watering trough. 



Were the newspaper reports to be believed, mad dogs 

 are being killed almost every week in some part of this State. 

 In not one instance out of a thousand are the slaughtered 

 victims proved to be rabid. It is doubtful even if Pasteur 

 himself could tell positively from the symptoms alone 

 whether a dog presented all the signs of rabies was really 

 mad or not. Inoculation is the only sure means of diagnosis, 

 and yet the "say so" of policemen and others who pose as 

 saviors of communities are alwavs believed. Verily, the 

 extent of the gullibility of mankind passeth understanding. 



There is one point in this connection which will bear em- 

 phasis, namely, that no small proportion of the dogs Avhich 

 have goue mad suffer from dumb rabies. A dog with this 

 disease, is not, of course, wholly harmless; and yet, since he 

 is unable to bite after the disease is fairly on him, he can 

 not be such a grave menace. What per cent, of rabid dogs 

 suffer from the dumb form of the disease is not known, but 

 there is some reason to believe that the proportion of such 

 cases is nearly as great, if not greater, than that of the 

 violent form. 



Now as to the danger of acquiring hydrophobia. The 

 writer repeats what he once stated in these columns, that 

 the chances of a person giving up his life on the scaffold are 

 about as many as those, of his dying from hydrophobia. No 

 sensible person will ever make himself unhappy over so 

 slight a danger. The hydrophobia crank will find some con- 

 solation in a small stick of caustic, which he can buy in a 

 woodeu holder, securely capped, for about 25 cents. Let him 

 carry this in his pocket with his preventive for rheumatism, 

 the horse chestnut, and burn all bites to which he is the 

 victim. He cannot do himself any harm with ic, and, if he 

 uses it freely enough, it will prove a rare diversion— at lea t, 

 while it is "taking hold well"— and he will have something 

 else to think about beside hydrophobia,— Dr. J. F. Perry in 

 Boston Herald. 



IRISH SETTER IMPORTATION. -Fall River, Mass., 

 July 3.— Editor Forest and Stream: I have purchased the 

 Irish setter Inchiquin, from the Rev. Robt. O'Callaghan, 

 Borstel House, Rochester, England. Inchiquin is by 

 champion Shandon II. out of Iona, and comprises the best 

 Irish setter bench and field blood in the world, champion 

 Shandon II. being a full brother to the sensational bench 

 and field trial winner champion Aveline. Inchiquin was 

 whelped Jan. 2, 1889. He has never been shown, as Mr. 

 O'Callaghan does not show his dogs until they are two 

 years old. Mr. O'Callaghan considers him good enough to 

 win in England, and from the description he gives I expect 

 to get a dog that will be a gieat acquisition to the Irish 

 setter blood in this country. — John J. SCANLAN. 



