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Hob Roy and Nautilus, GUsey House.-Ptease give the respective 
merits In Bulling of the Nautilus ami the new Shadow cauoo. Ans. 
The Shadow is quite equal to the Nautilus on the wind, while before the 
wind her speed Is at least one-third greater. She la much the aider 
of the two, and decidedly the better sea boat whether under sail or 
paddle. 
\V. F. J., Richmond.— 1. What would you think of a combination of 
vasallne and bees.wox as a lubricant for rifle balls? Ans. We think it 
would not be stiff enough for warm weather. We prefer wax and tal- 
low. Ques. a. Give us the best authority on offhand shooting. Ans. 
Full instructions may be found In Wingate’s Manual, or In " Uallock’s 
Gazetteer." 
Vans at Creedmoor.— P lease givens some Idea of the vane at Creed- 
moor. Ans. Height from the ground, 88 feet ; diameter of clock face, 
B feet 0 inches ; height from ground to bottom of clock face, 12 feet ; 
length of rod, 12 feet ; leugth of vane wood work, T feet 6 ipehes; width, 
14 inches ; rod, 4 feet 0 Inches to point ; height of tripod, 24 feet ; 12 feet 
between the lags. 
Dexter, Albany.— Tell me the difference between draw and choke- 
boring 7 They both have the same effeot, I believe. Ans. Draw-bor- 
ing Is when the barrels are decidedly tapered. The effect on the barrel 
15 to lead the barrel along a certain length. They present no advant- 
ages over choke-boring and we think are not quite as effective as guns 
which aro choked. 
FAC, Norfolk.— I have a setter dog one year old and have been 
much annoyed by his lia'.r falling out. It does not fall out of its own 
accord, but if ho brushes against anything It comes out readily. He 
seems in good health and spirits. Can yon teU me what the matter Is 
and the remedy? Ans. Regular food and plenty of exercise, with the 
use of a stiff brush. 
Lapis, St. Johns, D. 8.— Can a six year old dog that has had mange 
for the last three years be cured ? Numerous remedies have been tried, 
but to no purpose. Ans. Chronic mange of such long standing Is very 
difficult to cure, but If the dog Is kept on proper diet, given a clean bed 
and plenty of exercise, persistence In the application of proper remedies 
will generally effect a cure. 
H. V., Woodbrldge, N. J.— 1. I wish to spay a mastiff bitch pup. Ad- 
vlsiikne when It should be done 7 2 . Will It stunt her growth ? 3. Who 
could do It ? Ans. 1. From four to five months old Is a good time. 2, 
If spaying deprives In a certain way muscular strength, In bulk there Is 
not any appreciable difference. 3. We should suppose a surgeon In 
your neighborhood would be glad to do It. 
J H. P-. Taunton.— In a pond which has not been Ashed since It was 
stocked fl’vc years ago with black bass, and where pickerel are very 
plenty, which will be the best, bait or a fly 7 Or would a spoon be good ? 
Ans. It depends upon the weather, the time of day, season of the yeur, 
stage of water, natoral food supply and a dozen other conditions. All 
your baits are good. Better try them all. The result wUl decide. 
W. B, S., Cincinnati.— I have a space 46x66 feet set apart for a dog 
kennel.' I will keep two dogs. Would you recommend sodding It, or 
would you cover It with gravel 7 Ans. We should advise a dry soil, 
and make with a slight slope, or slope down on both sides to a gutter. 
No harm In having the ground sodded If In a warm climate, but In your 
latitude would advlBe gravel, so that soli could be changed at times. 
C R T., Palnesvllle, Ohio.— 1. When will Capt. Bogardus’ new book 
be out 7 I know It Is advertised, but the booksellers In Cleveland say 
that It is not yet out from the publisher’s hands. 2. How many pellets 
would you call a good pattern in a target 12x18 at 50 yards, No. 8 shot? 
Ans 1 The book Is out and can be had at this office, price $2, and mailed 
to you. 2. About 140. SttU hard to state os your target Is not standard. 
C F 136th St., New York. -Where can I go to, a convenient distance 
from New York, to try my gun ? Ans. • No better place or more con- 
venient than the grounds of the Jersey City Heights Gan Club at Man- 
on From me city, foot of Cortlondt st., to Marlon, it Is about flfteeu 
minutes at a cost of ten cents. Balls, traps and man always in at- 
tendance. We take great pleasure In recommending the Jersey City 
Heights Gun Club. 
E A P Lakeville, Mass.-My pointer when two years old bad the 
distemper and it left him with a twitching of the muscles of the head, 
noon the left side the muscles above the eye have shrunken away, 
which makes head one sided. Twitching Incessantly and abont elghiy 
throhs ner minute ; dog Is In good Aesh and appears perfectly healthy. 
Ans The dog cannot be cured. You may try* gr. of nux vomica twice 
a day for a mouth and note effects. 
r> v Dauphin Fa.— Where can I purchase the McClellan saddle? 
Can it be bought in Texas? What Is the origin of the Texas cattle ? 
\ “ Thc McClellan saddle can be bought In this city, but it would be 
better for you to At out at Austin, or San Antonio, where the most sult- 
Se saddles can be bought. The best Texan saddle Is made a New 
BrauS. Twenty cattle brought from France In 1692 by the mission- 
aries are said to bo the ancestors of the Texas cattle. 
r c H mdianapolls, Ind.-I am expecting to coast the North Shore 
of Lake Superior from about Port William east to Sault Sie. Marie the 
coming season. Can you tell me where l can get a reliable map of he 
North Shore upon a scale sufficiently large to be of use on such a trip? 
How can I ascertain times of sailing of the Canadian steamers for the 
l ive 7 An* Write to Barlow Cumberland, agent of Colllngwood 
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„ .moomsburg -1. How would you commence the study of Bot- 
3. Have a Genez muzzle-loading 
1. Send 
I cure him? He is one year old 
nim in itnrn weight 9* pounds. What Is a proper load ? Ans. 
guu to bore, welg P <lQray , 8 HauU aU d Field Book of Bot- 
Speak to him and Inflict Blight punishment. ' 3. 4 drs. powder, 1* oz. 
shot. 
n s M Albany -A spaniel of mine, seven months old, has been up 
H. S. M., Aina y l wl|1 uot eat aud does not seem to 
till now in good • J J the nouse listless, shivering and 
n 8 A lump has grown between his eyes which has in- 
shaking at times. A lump ^ave given him quinine. What is the 
T, io lump or tumor 
nav^aomo connection will. tk. Mom .ml m tub .« acoouut to, » 
symptoms 
» « t Onlskory.-l. What time do bass spawn, and how long do 
b . al ’ . middle of May and w atch the bedB for eight or ten days, or 
0b ?,?,^ f^ie ha oK 2. You will And a., your questions fully an- 
GiMltoer;" t.ra.lo .. tnloomcc; ™ 
pages; price $3. 
„ Newharg.-l. Are the wind Ash and chub the same Ash 
.TsSthev take the Ay Uke the trout ? What time is the best to 
tho beet A, to use? 2. Is thereany trout 
Ashing near Black Lake, Sullivan county, N. Y.? Ans. l. Wo do not 
know the wind Ash. Chub will often lake a Ay and afford fair sport. 
2. Yes. For principal troutlog localities in Sullivan county see Ilal- 
lock’s " Sportsmau’s Gazetteer." Chub begin to bite In April. They 
take the same hook as the trout. 
Amateur, ClearAehl, Pa.— In the article of "Nautlcus” on boat 
building, published In F. and S. of August 2, 1S77, Is notlhc word stern 
used wrongfully for the won! stem several times in succession, 
beginning with “The dimensions, etc.," Immediately above diagram 
No. 1? Ans. Yes; atnl attention was afterward called to the fact 
through the paper. The writer was instructed to subsiliute tho word 
bow thereafter, as It Is quite Impossible to distinguish stem aud stern 
as written In ordinary manuscript. 
F. D. P., Attica, N. Y.— Which Is th6 best time to stock a creek Via 
Tonawanda7 It Is small but the water Is good. What kind of Ash 
would you advise? How far above a dam would you put the fish? 
Ans. Send foil description of your water, size of pond, height of dam, 
number and size of tributary streams, contour of country ajacent, kind 
of trees on banks of stream and ponds to Seth Green, Rochester, N. Y. 
State character of bottom, whether gravelly or muddy, the kind of Ash 
now and formerly In the water and the temperature of water. 
J. L. W., North Manchester.— My pointer pup, 8 mos. old, has been 
couAued In a pen or to a kennel for six weeks ; fed twice a day on 
boiled Indian pudding, meat and bones from table; hns a good appetite, 
and Is In good condition every way with the exception of his eyes. 
Three months ago bis eyes commenced running. Tho Inside of the 
under lid and the fleshy part In the corners of eyes appear to be In- 
flamed and swollen. Ans. Wash the eyes with warm water two or 
three times a day, and give plenty of exerelao and no meat for a month- 
A. B. C., Boston.— How can pickerel be got rid of from a pond of flfiy 
acres which It Is deBired to stock with other Ash ? Where may Prus- 
sian carp l>e obtained for breeding? Ans. You cuuuot get rid of the 
pickerel without liming the pond, which process will not only kill the 
pickerel, but everything else vegetable and scaly In It. The best thing 
to do Is to put In black bass aud sunflsh, thc latter for food for tho larger 
Ash. Mr. T. B. Ferguson, thc Fish Commissioner of Maryland, will be 
able to obtain Prussian carp for yon. Mr. Ferguson's address Is Balti- 
more. 
A. H. 0., Canandaigua.— l. What substance Is used with plumbago 
for a permanent coating for the hulls of yachts and the mode of apply- 
ing It? If varnish Is used what quality that will stand under water? 
2. What work Is published gtvlDg Information cn rigging boats, names 
of ropes, in fact general Information on the subject, together with sail- 
ing 7 Ans. 1. Dissolve 16 pounds orange shellac In 4ft gallons alcohol. 
2. Buy "Alston's Seamanship." Wiley A Son9, 15 Astor Place, N. Y. 
Brady's " Hedge Anchor " la rtscellent, If you can obtain a copy ; but it 
Is oat of print. 
J. R„ Minneapolis, Mich.— 1. What Is the peuetratlou and accuracy 
of the rifle 7 2. Would you advise me to use a , or a 7 
What Is the cost of each 7 4. Had I better get a shot-gun here, or send 
East for It? 5. IIow are the guns which Mr. Squires advertises 7 
What cal. gun shall I use for general shooting? Ana. 1. Both are ex 
cellent. 2. Decline answering. 3. The Arst rifle costs $35 to $60, the 
second $35. 4. Generally, arms can bo purchased cheaper East. 
Personal examination of Mr. Squires' guns has convinced us of their 
excellence. 6. No. 10. 
C. A. R., Taunton.— 1. Can white perch be taken with a Ay, and If so 
what are the best colors to nse 7 2. Have the American widgeon, the 
wood duok, the green and tho blue-winged toul and thc scarp-duck 
ever been domesticated enough to breed from them? Please give mo 
the address of some one who keeps them. Ana. l. White pdrcli ure 
bottom Ash and do not take the fly. For severul chapters on white 
perch, modes of capture and localities for Ashing see " Uallock 
Sportsman's Gazetteer." 2. Some of them have. Address J. H. Batty 
New Utrecht, Long Island. 
Hbwit, Rawsonvllle. — 1. Will an 11 pound 32 Inch -44 rifle, with a 28 
lnchelightgalniwl9t.be sufficient to handle either an Express or 1’ 
inch Creedmoor bolt 7 2. Would It be more apt to tear the patch than 
an even twist ? 3. Which would be the better place for a gun maker to 
locate, Iud., 111., or Texas ? 4 . What Is the address of Mr. F. Yamada 
N. Y., teacher of Japanese? 5. IIow are bullets for muzzle-loaders 
which are patched with paper, "driven home” without tearing the 
patch? Ans. l. It will. ?. Would not. U. Believe Texas would be 
the better place to locate. 4. Mr Yamada’s address la No. 97 Front st 
N. Y. 5. The bullets enter easily Into the barrel and tho paper Is uot 
disturbed. 
G. , Mayvllle, N. Y.— A controversy has arisen as to what certain birds 
are. Without killing any I send ybu a deset lpt Ion thinking yon can tell 
what they are. In size they are about Uke a blue bird ; back aud wings 
smooth, catbird color, breast and belly between a dun and yellow 
growing whiter toward the tall. Head heavily crested, bluck streak 
from bill up past eye, with line white streak under It. Wings, white 
streak on back. Aery red on tip. End of tall bright yellow. Here now 
in flocks, sitting qulie tame on trees half a day at a time In stormy days 
Ans. No doubt cedar birds ; alaocaUed cherry birds, waxwlug, etc 
(Am/ielia ceilrorum.) 
H. C., Mnllersberg, Pa.— Some weeks ago a dog passed through our 
town said to have had hydrophobia . He bit several dogs, among litem 
a pointer. After the pointer was bitten lie was used to line a bitch and 
Immediately thereafter he took hydrophobia. Will there be any danger 
of his progeny being subject to the eame disease 7 Would you advise 
the rearing of the puppies 7 Ans. Kill the progeny st ouce. You 
would be culpable did you act otherwise. [The editors beg to state 
that on the receipt of this communication a letter was Immediately 
written to II. C. embodying this advice. It Is u common error to soy 
a dog has hydrophobia It Is the unfortunate human belug who has 
hydrophobia; the dog bos rabies.] 
F. N. S. B., New Y'ork.— Is there any place within flfteeu miles of 
New York where there is real good snipe shooting ? 2. Is the action of 
the breech-loading guns of the as strong as that of the 7 3. ' 
have a Unit-class muzzle-loading English gun made by Lang. It cost 
$150. Would you advise It being made Into a breech-loader 7 If so 
where Is the best place to go to have It done, and about what ought 
to cost me 7 4. What Is the best thing to remove rust from a gun 7 
In what part of thc Adlrondacks Is the best quail atnl partridge shoot- 
ing? Ans. l. Hackensack Meadows and Kookaway Beach. 2. Re 
spectfully decline answering. 8. Would uot advise the alteration. 
Oil and a scratch-brush. 6. No quail, but ruffed grouse lu itie Midway 
Range. 
j. W. J.. Brooklyn.— 1. lam going to Texas. Would a repeating 
rifle be better l hun a single shot for general shooting? 2 . Ifso which 
would you advise me to take, a or — 7 3. Would a rifle be 
good single rlflo for general shoaling 7 4. What cal. would you advise 7 
5 Would a double barrel gun, one barrel rifle uud one shot be a good 
one for general shooting 7 6. Would you advise me to take a saddle 
from hero, or could I get one there cheaper than I could take one from 
Here? Ans. 1. Wo think a magazine guu Is the gun of the future. " 
Both equally good rifles. 8. It would. 4. .41. 6. Yea, under certain 
circumstances, though we are not advocates of a harrel-madc-up shot- 
gun and rifle. You can get no end of good saddles adapted to Texas at 
Sau Antonio, or Houston. 
S. W. C„ Bowling Green, Ky -You will greatly oblige me by refer- 
ring me to the best practical work upon arttflolol flah culture. 1 wish 
to familiarize myself with all the methods and manipulations of tho art, 
as well as to master the principle* of selenco. You will know what I 
need. Ans. There are no American works on fish culture excepting 
Stone's " Domesticated Trout," a very valuable work on that branch, 
and Norris' " American Fish Culture" which Is much more comprehen- 
sive, but having been published ton years ago Is now somewhut out ot 
late under the revelation of later discoveries and experiments. Seth 
Green has printed a pamphlet ot 160 pages on shad culture. The pages 
of Fokkst an n sthkam contain more on tho general subject than all 
other publications put together ; for our leading naturttllBts and fish 
growers have contributed what they know relative to bass, carp, shod, 
salmon, perch, cels, graylings, gold Osh and the great variety of food 
fishes. 
H. 0., St. Joseph, Mo.— Mr. B. was at the score waiting for Ills bird 
and gave the cautionary signal to the puller, " Are you ready?" He re- 
ceived no reply and turned around to see what was the delay, but Just 
as he turned the puller threw the trup uud, being excited, Mr. Li. turned 
aud fired at the bird, but mlssod It ; referee declared no bird, lie ap- 
peals from tho decision. Our rules read : “ Should the shooter be lu 
anyway bailledby his opponent, or by any other party, he can claim 
another bird, with the sanction of the referee. The puller 
shall, In all cases, pull fairly and without delay . If the referee shall 
be satlsfled that the trup was not pulled fairly, and without resort to 
any kind of banting device, he shall order tho bird to be scored for thc 
shooter,’ though uot killed within bounds." Aus. our decision Is that 
the bird was lost. If the shooter had not Orod at tho bird he would have 
been entitled to another bird under the plea of having been baulked, 
no accepied the bird by firing at IU 
II. J. Me., St. Paul, Minn. Please prescribe for my setter dog, ago 2 
years; slight cough forsomo tlrno, lately discharges a greyish, niuous- 
llke fluid from the nostrils ; noso hot sml tender, and hurls him to 
sneeze. Bye dull and heavy, movemeuts languid ; appears to he stiff 
across tho kidneys. Appetite fair, coat healthy, condition good. Food, 
ost and corn meal’mush and sernps from table, w 1th now and then some 
raw meat. Thought he had distemper and gave him a doso or syrup of 
buckthorn aud occasionally same sulphur in his water, or lu uitik. I 
have kopt him tied up during the winter lu a good kennel and gave him 
exercise frequently. Ans. Tho dog probably has an aggravated 
catarrh, or tho epizootic disease after having his bowels moved by cas- 
tor oil. Give 2 grs. of qulnlno four Umo* a day. Clcanso his nostrils 
uud inject a strong solution of chlorate of potash throo times a day 
Keep warm aud dry. Fumigation of the dog's noso with burning tar 
and feathers may do good Instead of the potash wash. 
Avia, Utica.— 1. What Is your theory that shells too alioit for u hrcccli- 
loading gun will make It recoil 7 2. What would bo the effect of using 
a shell too long for the chamber of a gnat 3. Aro paper shells more 
liable to produce recoil than corresponding brass ones? 4. Is lending In 
the shell chamber of a guu duo to using loo short shells ? if not what 
are the principal causes 7 8. What pattern ought n wire cartridge to 
make under these conditions: 1 oz. No. 8 shot, 8Vf drs. powder, 12 bore 
J* pound gun, 30 Inch target at 40 yards? 0. What l< Messrs. W. and 
C. Scott A Son’s stamp on their gun • 7 7. Is tin re any reul advantage 
to bo derived lu using chilled shot for ordinary shooting, and are No. 12 
and dust shot made of chilled shot? Aus. 1. We do not think recoil 
would be appreciable unless the chamber had a shoulder. No theory. 
2 . Then you would have recoil. 3. No. 4. Cuu't see how a short shell 
can lead the chamber. 6. Abont 280 . 6. Mark Is a turret with a flag 
luu circle. T Sue our columns for answer to this which Otherwise 
would take a page of explanation. All sizes of chilled shot are mado 
by the Tathams. 
S. 11., Jonesboro’, Tenn.— Why Is tho South called Dixie's land? 
Ans. We saw uot loug ago lu file New Orlcaus ZMta a communication 
which gave one explanation a> follows : » I do not wish tospolla pretty 
delusion, but the real iruth Is that Dixie Is un Indigenous Northern ue- 
gro rofralu, as common to the writer us the lamp-port* in New York city 
seventy years ago. And no ouo over heard of Dixie's land being other 
than Manhattan Island until about the time of tlio late war, when It was 
erroneously supposed to refer to tho South from It* connection with 
pathetic negro allegory. When slavery exiatod In Now York one Dixie 
owned a large tract of land on Manhattan Island and u large number of 
slaves. The Increase of the slaves and the Increase of the abolition 
sentiment caused an emigration of the slaves to more thorough and se- 
curo slave sections; and tho negroes who were thus sent off naturally 
looked back to their old homes, where they hud lived lu clover, with 
feelings of regret, os they could not Imagine any place like Dixie’s, lu 
those days negro singing and mlustrelsoy were In their Infam y and any 
subject that coaid be wrought luto a ballad was eagerly picked up. 
This was the case with Dixie." 
C n Rowley. Moas.-i. Will you please Inform me In what State 
the best hunting and trapping Is found-boavers, otters, deer uud 
Ushers for example? 2. Also partridges, quail, grouse and woodcock. 3. 
Please tell mo the market price of beavers' aud otter sklusT 4. Wliat ure 
the prices of the different sizes Newhouse traps? 6. WUat Is the best 
kind of rlflo? 0. What is Uie host kind of revolvers for long ranges ? 
7 Also tell mo tho best kind of dogs for largejgame? Ans. 1. Arkan- 
sas Missouri sml Mississippi la the South; Wisconsin and Montana lu 
the West ; Virginia In the Mbldlo State*; Maine and Vermont lu the 
East 2. Grouse, quail and woodcock aro widely distributed. The 
grouse Is not found south of Virginia, and the quail Ih not fouud;in num- 
bers north of Massachusetts. 3 Beaver (northern) skins f* to $3 ; $1 to 
$2 • southern, 60c. to $1. oiler, northern and eastern, $5 to $« ; western 
anil middle $3 to $l; southern, $1 to $3. 4. Newhou-e traps are num- 
bered 3 to 0, the later being the largest. The set eon be bought for |M. 
If we are uot mistaken. Our price list Is mislaid, n. Depends upon the 
kind of shooting to bedono. (See Halloek’s *• Sportsman's Guzctteer. ') 
6. The regular army Smith A Wesson are the best Shooter*. 7. Hounds 
for deer and bear-dogs for bears. 
A B. C., Norristown.— 1. Does a 34 Inch .44 barrel rifle burn 100 grs. 
of powder with more advantage than a 3! Inch barrel 41 ? 2. If **» 
uot 34 inch Creedmoor rifles superior In pontsof range to all shorter 
barreled Creedmoors that use the same charge 7 3. Cannot a Creed- 
moor rifle be used for offhand Baton shooting with as good re.ulwas a 
mid, or short range rifle 7 4. Will a Creedmoor rifle and shell oaded 
with BO or on grs. powder and 580 grs. lead, and the since llllcd with 
wads and sawdust, Bbool as well u a 40 or 60 rifle? 8. What are tho 
objections to using a Creedmoor for offhand mate h shooting? Is It tho 
length, weight or balance ? o. 1 can only afford to buy r one rj Me and If 
you do not know of any good reason t. the contrary had not better 
buy a Creedmoor for all purpose! ? T. Will not tho 84 Inch — shoot 
further and more accurately than the 32 Inch? 8. Can you give me the 
name and address of a good rifleman who uses thc Creedmoor rifles for 
offhand match shooting ? Ans. l. There is no difference* 2. No- :u 
Certainly It can. 4. It will. 6. There Is no objection. Thfe best shoot- 
ing made i,y many t r< drnoor riflemen In off hand matches U made 
with a Creedmoor loug innge. 0. If for match shooting buy the Creed- 
moor. If for all purposes, In the woods, or for game would prefer a 
ahortor rifle. T. It will not. 8. Address Major Fulton, euro of Fowler 
A Fulton, Broadway, N. Y. 
