800 
FOREST AND STREAM. 
|1>EC. 16, 10S. 
¥!in., loYz'm, and I4in., with a -stroke 8 j 4 in- She has a 
single screw and a donkey engine. The Scotch boiler has 
a working pressure of 175 lbs. Her bunkers have a ca- 
pacity of 10 tons, and her water tanks hold 8 tons. Under 
natural draft Anemone consumes in 24 hours 18 cwt. of 
■coal. Her speed under steam is about 7 miles an hour. 
Below there are three double staterooms and one single 
‘one, besides the large main cabin. Forward there is a 
‘captain’s room, a galley, pantry and a large forecastle. 
The, engine room is aft. The staterooms are finished in 
birdseye maple and satinwood with silk panels. The 
main saloon is of mahogany and oak. Anemone was 
brought out from England in 1902 and she has just 
:passed Lloyd’s survey and reclassed 18 Ai, which is the 
highest classification for a yacht of her type. Anemone 
will probably be the flag ship of the South Coast Y. C., 
and very properly so, as she will be the finest yacht 
owned on the Pacific coast. 
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. Hunting Launch for S. T. Shaw. — Mr. Samuel T. 
Shaw, New York Y. C., is having a cruising launch built 
at Morris Heights by the Gas Engine & Power Co. and 
Chas. L. Seabury Co., Cons. The boat is of the type 
known as a hunting launch, i. e., with the low cabin 
trunk forward. She is 42ft. over all, 9ft. breadth and 
2ft. draft. A four-cylinder Speedway engine of 28 horse- 
power will give the boat a speed of about 12 miles. 
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Launch Lucy A. Sold. — The 40ft. cruising launch 
Lucy A. has been sold by Mr. George Focht, of Hoboken, 
N. J., to Mr. J. R. M. Dillon, of New Orleans, La., 
through the office of Mr. Stanley M. Seaman. She has 
been shipped South by rail, and will be enrolled in the 
fleet of the Southern Y. C. 
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A Fleet of Houseboats. — The floating hotel Jacob A. 
Stamler, which was anchored off the Statue of Liberty, 
or more correctly speaking. Liberty Island, last sum- 
mer, demonstrated the possibilities of a. fleet of house- 
boats to be moored at about the same place, say from 
May 15 to Sept. 15. 
That there would be money in such an enterprise we 
are firmly convinced, and we are pleased to learn that 
a practical shipwright like Ira S. Bushey, the pro- 
prietor of the dry dock at foot of Twentieth street, 
.South Brooklyn, N. Y., has long held the same views. 
Mr. Bushey thinks that a company ought to be or- 
_ganized to give the new project a trial next summer, 
and suggests the building of a number of wooden 
houseboats of about the following dimensions, etc.: 
:Scow, 6oft. long, 2oft. wide and 3ft. deep, the house to 
be 50ft. long and be the full width of the deck, and to 
bave Sft. clear at the forward and after ends. Dining 
Toom, 20xioft. Four bedrooms, 10x7ft. The kitchen, 
bathroom and toilet each to be in one room. The 
top of the house would be used as a “sitting room” 
and would be covered with an awning, or a double 
awning with an air space of a foot between the two. 
Mr. Bushey further suggests a smaller houseboat of, 
say, 30ft. in length and 15ft. width, the hull of which 
would cost about $1,800 and the house $600, or $2,500 
for the complete houseboat. The latter would either be 
sold outright or leased by the month or for the whole 
season. — American Shipbuilder. 
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Ketch Sitarah Sold. — Mr. Russell A. Alger, Jr., of 
Detroit, Mich., has sold his auxiliary ketch Sitarah to 
Mr. Hvmilius Jarvis, the well-known Canadian amateur 
yachtsman, through the office of Mr. Stanley M. Sea- 
man. Sitarah is a cruising yacht, designed and built 
by George Lawley & Sons Corp., 1903. Dimensions: 
85ft. over all, 52ft. waterline, 17ft. beam, 5ft. 6in. draft. 
She was built for Mr. J. H. Cromwell, of New York 
city, who sold her to Mr. Alger last spring; the latter 
fitted her with a gasolene motor. She has been de- 
livered to Mr. Jarvis in Toronto, who will use her for 
cruising on the Great Lakes. 
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Of fleets of A, C. A,, J906. 
(Assumed office Oct. 1, 1905.) 
Commodore— H. Lansing Quick, Yonkers, N. Y. 
Secretary — William W. Crosby, Brighton Mills, Passaic. N. J. 
Treasurer— Frederic G. Mather, 164 Fairfield Ave., Stamford, Conn. 
ATLANTIC DIVISION. 
Vice-Commodore — Woolsey Carmalt, S2 Beaver St., New York. 
Rear-Commodore — Matthias Ohlmeyer, Francis H. Leggett & Co., 
‘128 Franklin St., New York. 
Purser — George S. Morrisey, 73 Mercer St., New York. 
Executive Committee — William A. Furman, 846 Berkeley Ave., 
Trenton, N. J. ; Louis C. Kretzmer, Schepp Building, New 
York; (jlifton T. Mitchell, 46 E. Sedgwick St., Germantown, 
Pa. 
Board of Governors — Robert J. Wilkin, 211 Clinton St., Brooklyn. 
Racing Board — Daniel B. Goodsell, 36 Washington Sq., New York. 
CENTRAL DIVISION. 
Vice-Commodore — Flenry R. Ford, 45 N. Division St., Buffalo,N.Y. 
Rear-Commodore — Edward H. Demmler, 526 Smithfield St., Pitts- 
burg, Pa. 
Purser — B. Irving Rouse, 981 Lake Ave., Rochester, N. Y. 
Executive Committee- John S. Wright, 519 West Ave., Rochester, 
N. Y. ; Lyman T. Coppins, 691 Main St., Buffalo, N. Y. ; Jesse 
J. Armstrong, Rome, N. Y. 
Board of Governors — Charles P. Forbush, 164 Crescent Ave., 
Buffalo, N. Y. 
Racing Board— Harry M. Stewart, 85 Main St., E. Rochester, N.Y. 
EASTERN DIVISION. 
Vice.-Comrnpdore — H. M. S. Aiken, 45 Milk St., Boston, Mass. 
Rear-Commbdore— Frank S. Chase, Manchester, N. H. 
Purser— Edgar Ward, 112 Highland St., West Newton, Mass. 
Executive Committee — Daniel S. Pratt, Jr., 178 Devonshire St., 
; Boston, Mass. ; Arthur G. Mather, 84 South St., Medford, 
I Mass. ; H. L. Backus, 472 Lowell St., Lawrence, Mass. 
Racing Board — Paul Butler, U. S. Cartridge Co., Lowell, Mass.; 
Herman D. Murphy, alternate. 
NORTHERN DIVISION. 
Vice-Commodore— J. McDonald Mowat, Kingston, Ont>;, Canada. 
Rear-Commodore — James W. Sparrow, Toronto, Capada.. . 
Purser — Russell H. -Britton, Gananoque, Ont., Canada. 
Executive. Committee — Charles E. Britton, Ganano^e, Ont., Cam: 
Board of Governors— John N. MaeKendrick, Galt, Ont., Canada, 
moiaf Board— J. McDonald Mowat, Kissston, Ont., Canada. 
WteSTfeRN division. 
Vice-Conliiiodof-e- Johh A. Beirkey, St. Paul, Minri, . . , 
Rear-Cornhiodote — Lucieh Wblsiti, The Baldwin Co., 14‘* West 
Fourth ,St., Cincitlhafi, O. 
Purser — Wade Hampton Yardley, 49 Pioneer Press Bldg,, St. 
Paul, Minn. 
Executive Committee — Georgfe H. Gardner, 149 Kennard St., Cleve- 
land, O. ; Augustus W. Friese, The Journal, Chicago, 111. 
Beard of Governors — Henry C. Morse, Peoria, 111. 
Racing Board— Frank B. Huntington, 90 Sheboygan St., Fond-du- 
Lac, Wis. 
How to Join the A. C. A, 
“Application for membership ska!! be made to the Treasurer, 
F. G, Mather, 164 Fairfield Ave., S.tamford, Conn., and shall be 
accompanied by the recommendation of an active member and by 
the sura of two dollars, one dollar ui entrance fee and one dollar 
as dues 'for the current year, t<r i.,e refunded in case of non- 
election of the applicant.” 
A. C. A. Arrangements. 
Editor Forest atid Stream: 
; Knowing that the cold weather does not affect the eii- 
tbusiasin of our “tried friends and true” in the American 
Canoe Association, I want to make an announcement of 
a„few .of the arrangements . which are being made for 
pleasure and comfort of the 1906 meet at Sugar Island. 
Mr. Louis Reichert, who so ably filled the position last 
year, ..will act again as chairman of the Transportation 
Committee, and with the efficient assistance of Mr. Frank 
C. Moore, of the Atlantic, and Mr. Daniel S. Pratt, Jr., 
of the Eastern Division, will see that the very best rates 
and facilities for shipping canoes are secured for the 
members. 
The Camp Site Committee is not yet fully organized, 
blit L ean safely say that it will follow the model example 
set by last year’s management, and improve upon Mr. 
Andreas’ arrangements, if it be possible to do so. 
The veteran canoeist, Mr. George P. Douglass, has con- 
sented to act as chairman of the Regatta Committee, and 
to all those who are familiar with his racing record, no 
further promise is necessary. He is carefully selecting 
the other members of the committee and has declared that 
the racing at next summer’s meet will be more like the 
good old times of 1890. 
The administration is this year undertaking something 
that- has never been attempted before. There has always 
.<5eemed to be so much dissatisfaction with the meals at 
camp that it has been suggested that the Association run 
its own mess. Mr. Lyman T. Coppins, who so success- 
fully managed the affairs of the Buffalos last year, has 
consented to take the chairmanship of this committee, 
and as he has secured the masterly assistance of Mr. 
Harry R. Ford as his co-worker, there is no doubt but 
that the members in making preparations for the meet 
may dismiss all thought of the inner man. The proposed 
schedule of prices for meals is as follows; Breakfast, 
40 :icents ; lunch, 40 cents ; dinner, 50 cents, and for all 
three -meals the usual price of $1.25. 
In separating the prices in this way it is my earnest 
hope,' that all the campers, including those who- have 
messed’ for themselves in the past few years, will meet at 
dinner and enjoy a jolly time together at the end of the 
day. -and thus be saved the annoyance of themselves pre- 
paring and clearing away a dinner which cuts short the 
afternoon and makes them late at camp-fires. I have re- 
ceived a number of suggestions concerning the arrange- 
ments ‘for camp and the chairmen of the different coni- 
mit-fees' and myself will gladly welcome any new ideas 
whioh.may be advanced by any of the men in the A. C. A. 
The. c^iairmen of these committees have been requested 
to report progress to the canoeing papers from time to 
time: so that the members may be in touch with the plans 
for. next year and begin to get enthusiasm in bunches. 
H. Lansing Quick, Commodore. 
Yoxkers, N. Y., Dec. 11. 
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Parasitic Skin Disease in Dogs. 
In all cases the prominent feature of the diseases is 
an eruption, vesicular in the early stage, pustular and 
scabby in the more advanced forms. It is generally 
believed that the itching and inflammation which are 
observed in all forms of parasitic disorders of the skin 
Me due to movements of different species of acari or 
mange mites, some of which bury themselves in the 
skin, forming galleries. But a more potent influence 
than the mere movement of the parasite’s legs or the 
action of the mouth is at work in the form of an acrid 
secretion which is poured forth on the skin, or, in 
the case of the sarcoptic mites, into the structures 
through which the mite burrows by the aid of its strong 
cutting jaws. It is stated by Newmann in his work 
on parasites and parasitic diseases that Gerlach, by 
a simple experiment, proved the local effects of the 
fluid secreted by the mange mite. He, by means 9! a 
fine needle, made a groove in the epidermis or cuticle, 
and then moistened the point of the instrument with 
fluid obtained by crushing some of the mites, and ap- 
plied it to the groove which he had made. No pain 
was felt, but only a vague sensation. When, however, 
the point of the needle was pushed into the dermis or 
true skin, well supplied with nerves and bloodvessels, 
pain was caused instantaneously, and was succeeded by 
- a papule and a vesicle. Continuing these experiments. 
Gerlach found that the psoi-ptes secrete the most acrid 
fluid, and after them in order are the sarcoptes and the 
chorioptes. The last named attacks the ear of the dog 
and other animals. Psoroptes have only a single 
species, Psoroptes comnium; they secrete, as before 
stated, an acrid fluid, which causes intense itching in 
horses, oxen, sheep, goats and rabbits; but the dog 
appears to be exempt from their ravages. Sarcoptes, 
or burrowing mites, are popularly supposed to be the 
common cause of riiange in the dog, but it is a fact of 
some importance that expert investigators have failed 
to find the parasite in cases of mangy dogs which 
presented the ordinary symptoms of the disease, affect- 
ing particularly the head, the skin round the eyes and 
the ears, extending from these centres to the root of 
the tail, the chest and abdomen. Of course, the failure 
to discover the pafasite in any form of skin disease 
does not by any means prove that it does not exist, and 
with regard to burrovving mites it is perfectly obvious 
that there are special difficulties in the way of detec- 
tibh. The mites, for example, when they are not in 
their burrow, are concealed in masses of scabs, which 
are always found in advanced cases of mange, and to- 
distinguish them in the collection of debris in which 
they are concealed requires not only a great deal of 
patience, but a keen eyesight or the use of a magnify- 
ing glass, and occupies more time than a busy prac- 
titioner could afford to devote to it, and there is al- 
ways to be considered that the detection of the parasite 
would not in any material degree alter the treatment 
which would be pursued under any circumstances. 
That the parasite really does exist in nearly all the 
cases in which the symptoms of mange are apparent 
is hardly a matter of doubt. The disease is readily 
communicated from one dog to another, presumably 
by the passage of the insect from the diseased animal 
to the healthy; and it has also been transferred to the 
human being, and specially to children who have been 
nursing mangy dogs. 
Chorioptes contain two species, both of which affect 
the domestic animals. The Chorioptes symbiotes causes 
a localized form of mange in the horse and ox, but 
does not appear to attack the dog. The other species, 
the Chorioptes auricularum, lives in the ear of 
dogs, cats, and ferrets. The disease -which it causes 
has been often observed in packs of hounds. It pro- 
duces deep-seated inflammation in the ear, which may 
remain for some time undetected, so far as the microbe 
is concerned, and some authorities contend that it is at 
least a probable cause of catarrh of the ear, which often 
attacks sporting dogs. The catarrh of the ear would 
ordinarily be described as canker; certainly the 
symptoms very closely resembled those of what is 
known as that disease in this country. The animals 
attacked constantly flap their ears and give other in- 
dications of itching from which they suffer, but there 
is an added symptom to which we referred in a previous 
article, namely, the occurrence of an epileptic fit. This 
happens after a walk, or, according to Nocard, -among- 
hounds after hunting. The animal attacked, he says, 
starts with as much vigor as usual, but in about half an 
hour, or sometimes less, it will utter a violent cryj 
and then bound away as if it were mad, howling every 
time it comes against an obstacle, and, after turning 
round several times, will fall down in the climax of 
the fit. These fits are frequently repeated, but rarely 
while the animals are at rest. It may be some con- 
siderable time before any suspicion is excited of the 
existence of disease in the animal’s ears, but when 
the auditory canal is examined it is found to contain 
an abundant quantity of dark-colored secretion, in 
which, by the use of the microscope, a number of 
parasites may be discovered. Mr. Sewell has stated 
in a number of cases there is very little to be seen in 
the ear, which merely looks as if it were slightly dirty; 
but he adds that if, instead of giving a hurried look 
into the ear in these cases, the parts are carefully ex- 
amined, and the canal leading into the ear is watched, 
tiny white specks oval in shape and about the size of 
an ordinary small sewing needle will be observed. 
These, he says, are the parasites which he considers to 
be the cause of the disease called canker of the ear. 
And there are a good many reasons for believing that 
this view is correct, at any rate in any case where 
dogs, are constantly shaking their heads, and especially 
if there is any discharge from the canal, or even if it 
only looks slightly dirty, search should at once be made 
for the purpose of detecting the parasites, if they are 
present. The occurrence of an epileptic fit is referred 
by some authorities- to the plug of waxy material 
pressing upon the cartilage of the ear when the dog 
is at rest, and by the violent movements of the waxy/ 
mass when the animal is running about. The stimu- 
lation which would be caused by the movements of the 
acari on the nerves of the external auditory canal haye 
also to be taken into account as a further cause of the 
occurrence of a fit. Under ordinary circumstances there 
is no doubt that the epileptic fit would in the mind 
of the owner mask all other symptoms, and the atten- 
tion would be entirely directed to the treatment and. 
cure of epilepsy, without any reference to the con- 
dition of the ear which causes it. It may be some help' 
to know that the epileptic fits of parasitic origin are- 
chiefly confined to young dogs. It is fortunately the; 
case that the affection yields very readily to proper- 
treatment. It was stated in a previous article that: 
various authorities give remedies for the cure of the- 
disease. The most simple of the. mixtures employed! 
is the one recommended by Nocard, consisting of olive 
oil 100 parts, napthol 10 parts, and ether 30 parts, to< 
be kept in a well-stoppered bottle. A small quantity 
of this liniment is to be injected every day into the 
external auditory canal, which is then to be closed by 
a plug of cotton wool for ten to fifteen minutes tO' 
prevent the evaporation of the ether. Mr. Sewell’s, 
remedy, which he has found to answer admirably bothi 
in dogs and cats, consists of ointment of nitrate of: 
mercury idr., well mixed with loz. of olive oil. This; 
liniment is to be applied all over the internal surface 
of the ear daily with a camel hair brush, or a few drops; 
may be poured into the ear. After a week the ear- 
should be syringed with methylated spirit i part to) 
10 parts of tepid water. — London Field. 
Pessom Time. 
From the Charlotte Daily Observer 
Oh, dip some ’taters do-wn in grease 
En fling de dogs a ’tater apiece. 
Ram yo’ brogans clean er tacks. 
Split de splinters en fetch de axe. 
Hit’s possum time again! 
Catfish tender, catfish tough, 
We’s done et catfish long enough. 
■VVe’s tar’d er peas en white side meat, 
En -wc’s gvvme have supp’n’ ’at’s good to eat. 
Hit’s possum time again! 
De pot’s gwine simmer en blubber en bile 
Till hit gits scummed over wid possum ile. 
Hit’ll look jis’ ’s juicy as tar soapsuds, 
Whoop! Come along, coons! We’s off to de -woods. 
Hit’s possum time again! 
—John Charles McNbilk j 
