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peculiar. a 9 they make them by simply working a hole into a 
bunch of hanging moss, where one would not suspect such a 
thing existed unless they happened to see a bird go to or come 
from it, and then examined particularly, buspended from 
some branch, few would think of looking at such a bunch of 
moss for a bird's ne9t. A nice piece of workmanship for so 
small a bird is the nest of the marsh wren. It consists of a 
neat symmetrical ball, worked by fastening the tops of tall 
grass together, leaving an opening in the side just large 
enough to admit the worker. Here the tiny occupant can sit, 
swaying to and fro, undisturbed by the strongest wind, se- 
cure while tempests rage to the destruction of strong trees. 
See here how the yellow warbler provides for the comfort 
and warmth of its young, and also for retaining heat while 
incubating, by lining its nest with soft cotton. The cow-bird 
— lazy, shiftless creature, indifferent to its progeny, so it can 
but obtain its own ends by stealth— is a great annoyance to the 
warbler. Never building a nest for itself, it frequently de- 
posits its one egg in their nest, for them to incubate, some- 
times it goes so tar as to tumble out an egg in a full nest in 
order to make room for its own, or to allay suspicion. Some- 
times the warbler or other bird will tamely submit to this im- 
position, at others they will, in turn, attempt to throw out 
the interloping egg. Often, if unsuccessful, they will build a 
new nest directly over the egg, covering it entirely. Look ! 
here are three robins' nests, made of bits of tobacco twine, all 
inseparably woven together — not the three nests, but each. 
They were found in a 6hed for hanging tobacco for curing in, 
and were all built during one season. Now, the query arises, 
“Did one robin build the three neats bsfore commencing to lav, 
or did she build and occupy them in succession ?” Probably 
the former is the correct conclusion. That the three neats be- 
long to the same robin must be certain, as two or more robins 
could not agree to incubate so near each other. The Doctor 
say* he once knew a robin build two nests before commencing 
to lay. Here we have the nest of the great created fly-catcher, 
made from snake skins, constructed in a hollow limb, and 
cannot be removed without destroying it. This is the little 
fly-catcher's nest, all lined with feathers, nice and warm. 
The chimney swallow builds a strong nest, as evidenced by 
this specimen, made of bits of sticks, all firmly glued together 
■with secretions from its own mouth, and strongly attached to 
the inside of the ohimney by means of the same gummy sub- 
stance from the same source. 
Perhaps enough nests have been mentioned to satisfy the 
reader, so now we will turn our attention to reviewing the 
Doctor's Indian and other relics. Of stone implements he 
has some 400 lbs., having presented the Smithsonian Institute 
as much more in the past. These implements were found in 
South Windsor or vicinity. Of stone pota, here are three 
perfect specimens made from soapstone, besides several 
broken ones. One is two feet long by ten inches wide and six 
inches deep, with ears projecting from the ends about two 
inches for it to rest on stones, so that tire may be built under- 
neath for heating, cooking, etc. A Yankee could not form 
one more perfect in form and Bhape, as it is very symmetrical. 
This is the “succotash pot," not just the vessel, but dish and 
name we Yankees have borrowed from the aboriginal inhabit- 
ants of this land of “steady habit9.” The other two are 
smaller, one holding only about a quart, the other two quarts. 
Here we have the greater portion of one two and a half feet 
long, one foot wide and eight inches deep. Here are also por- 
tions of pots made of clay and pulverized stone, like the Bol- 
ton quarry stone used for stone walks formerly, baked, appa- 
rently similar to the pottery of the present day. These were 
found some thirty years ago, and are now only found in small 
pieces. They are handsomely shaped, resembling in form and 
shape our old-fashioned “ bellied " pots, the outside being 
quite elaborately figured, showing that ceramics is no new 
thing in New England. Here we have an Indian chiefs war 
club, a savage looking instrument, yet a perfect piece of work- 
manship, made of stone, two and a half feet long, six inches 
in circumference at one end, diminishing in size to 
one inch at the other end. There, too, are primitive tools for 
grinding corn that “ Big Indian ” may eat his corn bread, after 
“ squaw " has ground the corn and baked the cake, she having 
also first dug the ground, planted and tended the crop to ma 
turity, harvesting, eta, with her pappoose strapped, perhaps, 
to her back, while performing the various duties of culture, 
etc. Here we have no fewer than six pestles, from eight to 
eighteen inches in length, and from four to six inches in 
circumference ; these they used in their stone mortars to 
pound or grind their corn to fine meal, a practice adopted by 
the “Pilgrim Fathers.” For digging up the ground for 
planting, here are eight stone picks, a somewhat flat inatru- 
ment, four to eight inches long, tliree-quartera to one-and-a- 
half inches thick, shaped like the letter V, with a groove 
worked around near the upper end for the purpose of fasten- 
ing a handle to— a split stick at one end, the halves pa*9ingon 
titber side, a withe binding to the stone instrument, making 
quite an effective tool for the purpose. For hoeing the corn, 
here we have ten hoe9 somewhat after the fashion of the picks, 
except that they are sharp at one end, and both ends of near 
the same width. For skinning animals, here are venison 
knives, sharp and strong, made of flint stones. For some of 
their work, here are gouges of stone, in shape very similar to 
those of steel of the present day used by carpenters, one side 
being rounded and the other hollowed to correspond, the end 
being brought to an edge. The larger ones are grooved around 
the centre for the purpose of being handled similar to the pick 
described. Hatchets, with a groove around for affixing a han- 
dle, in other respects similarly shaped to those of the present 
day of iron and steel. Chisels for framing and other purposes, 
of various sizes and lengths, flat and sharp at one end and 
round at the other ; a squaw's chisel, sharp and flat at both 
ends. I suppose “Big Indian" thought “squaw do more 
work ; want double tools;” can't account lor double-edged 
tools other ways. Here are scalping knives of stone, shaped 
like the chisel, only smaller, thinner and very sharp ; among 
them are two, which, from appearance, have seen service, 
being thoroughly stained with blood, so much so that soap, 
sand, water and hard scouring fail to remove it. Here is one 
called thp “ cutting knife," being formed exaotly like an old- 
fashioned choppiog-kmfe, and a very perfect instrument; 
aling stones about the size of a butternut, with a small groove 
cut around near the smaller end for the purpose of receiving 
the strip of raw-hide, with which it is slung with great force. 
And here we have a hand-spear, a marvel of workmanship, 
being made of flint stone, very perfectly formed, twelve inches 
long by one-and-a-half inches wide, two-edged, terminating in 
a sharp point, the two edge9 being very sharp their whole 
length ; in no part is it over one-fourth of an inch thick. How 
so hard a stone could be worked to that length, thickness, and 
double-edged, too, so sharp, excels our comprehension. Here 
are also flint atones formed into picks, live to eight inches 
long, two to three inchea wide, and double-edged, running to 
& point, for digging out canoe* ; aerapers for cleaning skins, 
FOREST AND STREAM. 
rub-stones for rubbing and making them pliable. These im- 
plements have been seen and are named by a native red man, 
so we have his authority for names. 
We will now, if you please, pass to another and more fancy 
class of articles, such os various ornaments worn by the beauty 
and elite of the females of the Indian race for the decoration of 
the peraon, for charms, etc., such as flat stonea three to five 
inches long, three-quarters to one inch wide at one end, run- 
ning to nearly a point at the other, with a bole in the larger 
end to receive a strip of raw-hide or cord to tie around the 
neck. Here are some with two holes near the centre, designed 
to be worn crossways, same as our ladies at the present wear 
a breastpin • these stones are flat and thin, with both ends of 
the same width, one to one-and-a-half inches, and the middle 
expanding from one-and-a-half to two inches. Here is one 
oval oblong, two inches in length, one-and-a-half inches wide, 
flat on one side, and three-quarters of an inch thick, with a 
hole through its long diameter, evidently designed to be worn 
the flat side next the body ; it is very handsome as well as 
rare. For smoking their tobacco, here are stone pipes of 
various patterns, one quite elaborately worked out. 
From Major Hamilton, of Oregon, the doctor obtained some 
very handsome arrows, beads fastened to reeds, some two feet 
long, with feathers on the opposite end, all ready for use. 
Here are bone arrows for shooting fish, very much larger and 
longer than those used in war or for killing game ; the bone 
head U some four or five inches long, aud about one-half inch 
wide at the widest, tapering to a very sharp point; there are 
notches near three-quarters its length similar to the barb of a 
fish-hook ; this head is loosely inserted in a hole in the shaft ; 
also a strip of raw hide, three to four feet long, is attached, 
one end to the bone head, the other tied to the centre of the 
ahaft, the last being about three feet long and two feet in cir- 
cumference, with feathers in one end. When shot into the 
fish the shaft becomes detached, but is still held by the strip 
of hide to the head, and acts as afloat to drown the fish. Alao, 
here are hundreds of arrow and spear-heads of various forms 
and sizes. All these names and uses are given by the above- 
mentioned Indian, who paid this archaeologioal cabinet a 
visit. 
Kind reader, if not already too tired, we will pas3 along and 
look at some relics and curiositiea of a somewhat different 
kind, some from foreign countries, for this collection embraces 
foreign as well as those collected near at home. Here is a pil- 
low, such as those who are accustomed to downyjones would 
hardly care to use commonly. It is called “tube pillow," de- 
signed for the chief or some distinguished character ; it is 
made of wood, worked out from a single stick about eighteen 
inches long, with two legs at each eod, six or eight inches 
high ; the common people cannot afford such extra- 
gance, consequently use pieces of wood with branches 
for legs. These pillows, instead of being used to rest 
the head on, as is common with us, are for using 
under the neck, keeping the head from resting on anything, 
so that the elaborately barbared hair may not be disarranged. 
What time and labor is here saved 1 (Ladies, take the hint 
and save expense and time ; for once arranging the hair will 
last several days.) This neatly- worked utensil is a Zulu milk 
pail, made from a stick of wood about one foot high and six 
or eight inches in diameter, dug out, with ears worked out of 
the sides. For straining the milk they use Stainers made 
from flags or coarse braided glass nearly two feet long, hollow 
and about one foot in circumference at the larger end, and 
closed at the other, shaped similar to the bill of a sword-fish. 
In this we have the rule of authority to subdue the fractious, 
undutiful wives of the chief, called the “ Zulu knob stick 
it is simply a small handle of wood with a knob or knot on 
one end about one foot m circumference, the wood being al- 
most as heavy as iron; the whole length being fifteen to 
eighteen inches ; a single blow from which would be supposed 
sufficient to subdue the thickest skull, break a limb, or bring 
to terms the most obstinate. Horns for blowing music are 
made from the bead appendages of the large and small African 
bush-buck aud the little reed-buck. The latter are little, 
straight, pointed bits of things, only about four feet long, in 
this we see a relic from a Zulu ox once owned by the Rev. 
Josiah Tyler, who says it is of moderate size compared with 
some — it is only three feet four inches long, and twelve inches in 
circumference at the large end. The oxen are much smaller 
than our New England cattle. This is an African shield made 
from the 6kin of an ox, hair on, three feet long and two feet 
wide at the centre, oval oblong; a stick is fastened on the in- 
side by strips of skin passing around the stick and through 
the shield ; the left arm passes through between the stick aud 
shield, aud thus held to protect the head and body, while both 
hands are at liberty to use the bow and arrow. 
Here we have a large collection of curiosities from the 
Sandwich Islands, brought away while yet iu the uncivilized 
atate— game boards and various implements and trinkets used 
by the heathen. Here is one, a slick three feet long, semi- 
circular at one end with an ivory tip, said to be used by the 
chief for the unique purpose of scratching his back. This 
gourd, four feet long with a hole in each end, is used by the 
Sandwich Island girls to blow upon when they wish to get 
married— they blow till a lover comes. From appearances, 
this has been used by others since it came into the Doctor’* 
possession, as it is now sadly cracked. The Doctor won’t say 
certainly, but rather mistrusts that some lady visitor tried it so 
hard as to crack it, and still failed to call the lover anticipated. 
Here we have a costly fly-brush, used only by the chief to 
keep the flies off, so expensive that only the chiefs may use 
it. It i9 made of birds' feathers, only two of which are found 
on one bird, and the birds are rare. Hundreds of feathera 
are required to make one, and are attached to a very elabor- 
ately worked handle. This wristlet don't look very like those 
worn by the ladies of to-day ; it is only worn by the princess, 
and is made of wild boars' tusks. Through each tusk are two 
holes, drilled about an inch apart, near the centre, through 
which strings are passed to form the wristlet ; it takes about 
twenty tusks to make one wristlet. And here we have a very 
curious musical instrument and personal ornament worn by 
the princess when she dances. It is worn on the leg, extend- 
ing from above the knee to the calf of the leg, and is made of 
dogs’ tushes, each tush having a hole drilled through it at the 
largest end, and all strung together with strong cords. 
There are are twenty-four rows and one hundred and twenty 
teeth in each row, and all interlaced together, making an 
amount of 2,800 tushes of dogs dangling about the leg, and 
while'dancing they must make quite a sensation striking to- 
gether. Just think how many poor dogs it takes to supply all 
of those teeth— pity some which we know could not be served 
in the same way, there would be morn sheep ou our hill farms. 
Here are traveling bags, drums, gourds, idols, beads, neck- 
laces, etc., etc., too numerous to notice separately. This i9 a 
whalebone eight feet long, one edge of which is covered with 
hairs two to six inches long ; it comes from a species of whale 
which h&a it* mouth filled with these hairs. What purpose 
do they serve}? Is It for straining and separating their drink 
and food ? Such would seem to be the case ; for in passing, 
the water is covered with insects, the mouth is opened, taking 
in both inseots and water, the water being ejected while the 
insects are retained for food. Here we have also numbers of 
teeth of the sperm whale, and immense sized teeth of the sea- 
cow. These skulls are those of the leopard, hyena, wolf, alli- 
gator and varioua’other smaller animals. A very handsome 
collection of •oral and shells, with a little in almost every de- 
partment of natural history, makes up the collection. In ad- 
dition, the Doctor shows us an aerolite found iu Wapping. A 
remarkable specimen of petrification of a section of a chestnut 
tree, marks of the axe and the rings denoting age, as perfect 
as when first cut. And here we will close our review of this 
interesting cabinet, acknowledging the kind courtesy of the 
the Doctor in showing and explaining all to us. W. H. W. 
GAME PROTECTION. 
MEETINGS OF STATE ASSOCIATIONS 
FOR 1878. 
Connecticut State Sportsmen's Association, Hartford, May 16. 
Iowa State Sportamen'a Association, Dea Moines, May 28. 
Nebraska State Sportsmen’s Association, Fremont, May 21st and 
22d. 
National Sportsmen's Association, Wilkesbarre, Pa., June 11. 
Illinois State Sportsmen's Association, Quincy, Juno 11 ; Seoty., 
Geo. E. Wheeler. 
The Pennsylvania State Association for the Protection of Gamo 
and Fish, Wilkesbarre, June 11 ; 8eoty., Benj. F. Dowance. 
Ohio State Sportsmen’s Association, Cincinnati, June 16; Secty., 
Wiltbank, Toledo. 
Tennessee State Sportsmen's Association, Nashville, Deo. 2 ; 
Seot'y., Clark Pritohett, Nashville, Tenn. 
Wisconsin State Sportsmen's Association. 
Massachusetts State Sportsmen's Association, at call of President. 
Missouri State Sportsmen’s Association. 
National Sportsmen’s Convention.— The next annual 
meeting of the National Sportsmen’s Association will be held 
on the 11th of June, 1878, at 8 p. m., in the Club Rooms of 
the Wyoming Hotel, at Wilkes Barre, Pa. We urge upon 
State Associations the importance of sending representatives 
to this Convention, and bespeak a full representation of the 
different sections of the country. 
New York State Association. — Buffalo , May 20. — Asso- 
ciation assembled at McArthur’s Hall, this evening, Senator 
R. V. Pierce, Pres., inthechair ; Vice-Pre9., J. J. Flanuigan, 
of Utica; Second Vice-Pres.. John Vanderburg, of Clyde: 
John B. Sage, of Buffalo, Sec., and S. M. Spencer, the Treas., 
of Rochester, all being present. The following clubs were 
represented by their delegates : Albion Rifle Sportsmen’s 
Club ; Albion Audubon Club ; Rochester Audubon Club ; 
Buffalo Adirondack Club ; Adams Central New York Sports- 
men’s Club; Utica Central City Sportsmen’s Association, 
Syracuse ; Dean Richmond Club, Batavia ; DaDSville Sports- 
men's Association, Dansville ; Forerter Club, Buffalo ; For- 
ester Club, Rochester; Forester Club, of Yates County, Pa.; 
Genesee Bpoatsmen’s Club, Iriondiquoit; Ilion Spoilsmen's 
Club, Ilion; Jordan Sportsmen’s Club, Jordan; Leather- 
Stocking Club, Oswego ; Leroy Sportsmen’s Club, Leroy ; 
Livingston Association, Genesee ; Madison County Sports- 
men's Club, Morrisville ; Monroe County Club, Rochester ; 
Mount Morris Sportsmen’s Association, Mount Morris; Ni- 
agara Falls Shooting Club, Niagara Falls; Onondaga County 
Sportsmen’s Club, Syracuse ; Phoenix Sportsmen’s Club, Seu- 
eca Fall ; Queen City Sportsmen's Club, Buffalo ; Rochester 
Sportsmen’s Club, Rochester ; Riverside Shooting Club, Buffa- 
lo ; Rome Sportsmen’s Club, Rome ; Skaneateles Sportsmen’s 
Club, Skaneateles ; Wayne County Sportsmen’s Club, Clyde. 
The following new clubs were admitted -. Brooklyn Gun Club, 
East Buffalo Shooting Club, Buffalo Gun Club. A petition 
was received from the Windsor Hotel, of New York City, by 
P. P. Flowers without giving the name of the clu6, but ad- 
mitted under the name of the Windsor Hotel Association ; 
CoroiDg Sportsmen’s Club, Scottsburg Sportsmen’s Association 
of Livingston County; Bay View Rifle Association, of Buffa- 
lo ; Seneca Gun Club, of Seneca Falls ; Ellicott Sporting Club, 
of the town of Amherst, N. Y.; Onondaga CouDty Fishing 
Club, of Spracuse ; Farmer Village Sportsmen’s Club ; Forest 
and Stream Sportsmen's Club, of Akron. The following offi- 
cers were elected : President, A. B. Lamberton, of Rochester; 
Vice-President, Childs Horace Silsby, Seneca Falls ; Secretary, 
John B. Sage, of Buffalo; Treasurer, William Babcock; Cor- 
responding Secretary, L. A. Pratt, of Rochester. The treas- 
urer reported a balance on hand of $696.70. The president 
reported that in accordance with the resolution passed at the 
last meeting, the association had been incorporated under the 
laws of the State. Rochester was selected as the place for the 
next annual meeting. 
May 21. --There were 114 entries in to-day’s matches. The 
first contest, a single trap shoot at ten single birds, resulted 
as follows : First prize, a breech-loading shot-gun, J. F. 
Lawrence, of the Seneca Falls Club; second prize, a meer- 
schaum pipe, R. V. Pierce, of the Buffalo Foresters ; third 
prize, twenty-four pounds of Dupont powder, diamond grain, 
J. M. Whitmer, of the Niagara Falls Club ; fourth prize, a 
Bogardus glass ball trap and balls, P. J. Fisher, of the Le 
Roy Club ; fifth prize, a game and cartridge belt, J. Sees, of 
the Wayne County Club, New York. 
—The Kennebec (Me.) Association send as delegates to the 
National Convention at Wilkesbarre, Pa., Col. Waterman 
Smith, of Manchester ; Charles F. Stark, of Dunbarton, and 
Dr. William Jarvis, of Claremont. 
Game Protection — An Arrest and Fine. — Thos. Camp, 
of Stedmansville, Atlantic Co., N. J., was arrested May 14, 
for killing a deer out of season. The case having been brought 
before Squire Moor, of May’s Landing, Camp was fined $65.64. 
This prosecution was due to the West Jersey Game Protective 
Society. We have before this commented on the efficiency 
of the officers of this association. 
—The guides at Greenwood Lake are complained of for 
using land-locked salmon fry for bait. If the lake did not 
lie under the jurisdiction of two States it would be easier to 
prevent such senseless folly and wrong. 
Mnssatoet Quail— Mathua, N. H., May 18.— I am eonfl- 
d*at that I have aa«n at least on* of that sptcies, and, from 
