Oct. i8 , 1913. 
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heart in Liverpool lock gates built in 1856, re¬ 
moved to allow a deepening and widening of 
the ship channel in 1894, was used over again 
when the gates were, reconstructed. The sills 
and fenders of the lock gates at Panama will be 
made of greenhart, and much of the docks will 
be constructed of the same material. 
Nansen's ship, the Fram, and the Antartic 
vessels, Discovery, used by one of the Scott ex¬ 
peditions, and the Gauss, used by Drygalski, 
were all planked with greenheart. 
The exceedingly great durability of the 
wood is said to be due, at least in part, to the 
presence of an alkaloid, which is used as a 
substitute for cinchona, the basis of quinine. 
A number of other woods which grow with 
greenheart in the tropical forests of the Guianas 
resemble it so closely that they are likely to 
deceive even an expert. They have many of 
the qualities of the genuine timber, but in a 
lesser degree. Some are quite inferior, and it 
is essential that they should be avoided. In 
order that the canal commission may be sure 
of the right wood, it asked the Forest Service 
to assist it in an investigation of the greenheart 
situation in British Guiana, and Mr. Mell’s 
present trip is a result of that request. 
From the isthmus of Panama Mr. Mell will 
go directly to Demerara, British Guiana, the 
principal port of export for greenheart. lie will 
be accompanied by a member of the commis¬ 
sion, and will see till the operations of lumber¬ 
ing in order that the true greenheart may be 
selected and identified without possibility of 
error. He will ascertain where the genuine 
can be obtained in sufficient quantities and right 
sizes, find out what substitutes are to be avoided 
and prepare specifications which, incorporated 
in purchase contracts, will eliminate everything 
but genuine greenheart. 
Kemumdl Bepaurtaneinift 
Fixtures. 
Oct. 21.—Pennsylvania Field Trial Club. J. B. Sanson, Sec. 
Oct. 23-25.—Colorado Kennel Club, Denver, Colo. F. R. 
Dutton, Sec’y. 
Oct. 28.—Central States F'ield Trial Association trials, 
Hamilton, O. 
Nov. 5.—Southern Ohio Field trial Association trials. 
Nov. 24.—Continental Field Trial Club, Waynesboro, Ga. 
John White, Sec’y. 
Dec. 1.—Georgia Field Trial Association, Waynesboro, Ga. 
S. G. Story, Sec’y. 
Jan. 12, 1914.—All-American Field Trials, Rogers Springs, 
Tenn. Louis McGrew, Sec’y. 
February, 1914.—Westminster Kennel Club, New York. 
W. Rauch, Chairman. 
Central States Fie’d Trial Association. 
These trials will be run near Hamilton, 
Ohio, beginning on Oct. 28. Entries close on 
Oct. 20, and Secretary Haverland has already 
had inquiries in sufficient number to assure a 
goodly number of entries in both stakes. The 
headquarters will he at the St. Charles Flotel 
and the drawing will take place on the evening 
of Oct. 27. Dogs and handlers will be taken to 
the grounds in a large auto truck, and provision 
for the transportation of owners and followers 
will also be made. Quail are more numerous 
than ever before, and every dog ought to have 
an opportunity of showing his quality on game, 
so that a decision on ‘‘class” alone will not be 
necessary. 
Southern Ohio Field Trial Association. 
The grounds committee, Messrs. G. R. 
Harris, FI. Schuerman and A. J. Zimmerman, 
visited Dillsboro, Inch, on Oct. 6, where the 
annual trials will be held, beginning on Nov. 5. 
They were well received by the farmers, and 
were assured that a hearty welcome would be 
extended to all attending. The grounds are 
several miles in extent on each side of the pike 
and the field trialers can have their choice of 
fields. There is plenty of room for the wide 
ranging dogs, and quail are abundant, so that 
the prospects for a successful trial are good. 
Entries will close on Oct. 29 and blanks can 
be had of Secretary Geo. R. Harris, Cincinnati. 
Ohio. The shooting dog stake is likely to be 
very popular, as there are many sportsmen here 
who are anxious to put their dogs in competition, 
and they have some good ones. Please note that 
the trials will be run at Dillsboro (not Hills¬ 
boro), Ind. Dogs may be shipped via the Louis¬ 
ville division of the B. & O., S. W. R. R. 
A Voice for the Dog. 
A mad dog does not rush! 
A mad dog does not attack! 
A mad dog does not froth at the mouth! 
A mad dog will not fight back, even when 
cornered! 
The symptoms usually described as those 
of rabies are only those of a simple form of 
epilepsy or nervous disorder, and they are not 
contagious. 
Hydrophobia is not caused by heat; epi¬ 
lepsy is. 
Hydrophobia is only communicable by a 
bite; epilepsy is not communicable at all. 
Dogs suffering from hydrophobia do not froth 
at the mouth; epileptics do. 
The same author, and I refer to Dr. Wes¬ 
ley Mills, says: “Discrimination lies between 
this disease and epilepsy, or fits of various 
kinds arising from the heat of the sun as dogs 
run the streets.” Again he says: “Fear of 
water is a pure hypothesis as far as the dog 
is concerned.” 
Let a poor little house dog, says the Chi¬ 
cago Inter-Ocean, unaccustomed to roughing 
it for himself, become nervously excited by 
the din of the street, or overheated on a hot 
summer day, and some fool raises the cry of 
mad dog and shies a brick. The dog runs, 
and that is enough. Men are but savages 
under restraint, and anything that runs must 
necessarily be guilty, and soon a howling mob 
is in pursuit, and the dog is lucky indeed that 
escapes. 
Every large city has a dog pound; hun¬ 
dreds of men are employed as dog catchers. 
They are frequently bitten. Did any one of 
them ever have hydrophobia? 
Plundreds of men in this country keep 
dog kennels and raise dogs for sale; other 
hundreds make a business of training dogs 
for field trials, hunting and performing. They 
are frequently bitten. Did any one of them 
ever have hydrophobia? 
Give plenty of water. Give the dog a chance. 
New York’s newest hotel, the Biltmore, 
will open New Year’s eve. It will cost $10,000,- 
000, has icco rooms and rises twenty-three 
stories, with three stories underground. 
Kennel. 
SPRATT’S DOG CAKES 
should form the staple 
food for a 1 1 breeds. 
Spratt’s Cod Liver Oil Biscuits 
are invaluable for old or delicate dogs 
or those recovering from sickness. 
Send 2c. stamp for Dog Culture . ” 
SPRATT’S PATENT LIMITED 
Factory and Chief Offices at NEWARK. N. J. 
Book on Dog Diseases 
AND HOW TO FEED. 
Mallad FRBB to may add re as by the author. 
H. CLAY GLOVER, D. V. S. 
US W. list Street NEW TORE 
DOGS FOR SALE. 
Do you want to buy a dog or pup of any kind? tf so, 
send for list and prices of all varieties. Always on hand. 
OXFORD KENNKLS, 
35 North Ninth St., Philadelphia, Pa. 
FOR SALE. 
Hunting Dogs and Bitches—Setters and Pointers—one to 
six years old, ready to train, partly trained and broken. 
Noted field trial and bench winning Pointer at stud. 
Champion Nicholas R.; fee, $35. Puppies by Nicholas R., 
of finest pedigreed stock. Write me your wants. 
CHARLES PAETZEL, Box T, Hope, Ind. 
IMPORTED NORWEGIAN BEARHOUNDS, Irish Wolf¬ 
hounds. English Bloodhounds, American Foxhounts, 
Deer, Wolf and Cat Hounds. Illustrated catalogue for 
5c. stamp. ROOKWOOD KENNELS, Lexington, Ky. 
WANTED—Pointers and Setters to train; game plenty. 
Also two broker, dogs for sale. . 
H. H. SMITH, O. K. Kennels, Marvdel, Md. 
Trained Beagles, Rabbit Hounds. F'ox Hounds broke on 
rabbits and fox. Coon, Opossum and Skunk Hounds; 
Setters, Pointers. Several hundred ferrets. Guinea Pigs. 
BROWN KENNELS, York, Pa. 
WANTED—Setter dog, thoroughly broken on partridge 
(ruffed grouse) and woodcock. Must have good nose, be 
stanch to wing and shot, obedient, tender retriever, and 
old enough to hold his breaking. Please do not offer 
dogs not fulfilling these conditions. Address “B. A.,” 
care Forest and Stream. 
FOR SALE.—Fine lot young dogs and bitches. The 
best wildfowl retrievers. Rieman’s Chesapeake Kennels, 
Easton, Maryland. 
WANTED—Black Pomeranian about one year old. Must 
be healthy, house-broken and sweet tempered. Send 
photo, description and price to Box W., Forest and 
Stream, 127 Franklin St., New York. 
FOR SALE.—A number of thoroughly trained Pointers 
and Setters, also some nice youngsters. 
GEO. W. LOVELL, Middleboro, Mass. 
STATEMENT OF THE OWNERSHIP, MANAGE¬ 
MENT, ETC., as of Oct. 1, 1913, of Forest and Stream, 
published weekly at New York City, required by the act 
of August 24, 1912. Editor, W. G. Beecroft, Port Wash¬ 
ington, L. I. Business Manager, J. R. M. Bunn, 
Jamaica, L. I. Publisher, Forest and Stream Pub¬ 
lishing Company, 127 Franklin street, New York, 
N. Y. Owners, holding 1 per cent, or more of total 
amount of stock: George Bird Grinnell, 238 East 
Fifteenth street, New York, N. Y., and Charles Otis, 127 
Franklin street. New York, N. Y. Known bondholders, 
mortgagees, and other security holders, holding 1 per 
cent, or more of total amount of bonds, mortgages, or 
other securities: George Bird Grinnell, 238 E. Fifteenth 
street, New York, N. Y., and Charles Otis, 127 Franklin 
street, New York, N. Y. 
Forest and Stream Pub. Co., 
Charles Otis, President. 
Sworn to and subscribed before 
me this 1st day of October, 1913. 
Lynn H. Shanks, 
Notary Public, Kings County, No. 240 
Certificate filed N. Y. County, No. 121. 
(My commission expires March 30, 1915.) 
