July 6, 1912 
FOREST AND STREAM 
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Riffle md Reviver 
American Rifle Team Wins. 
The American rifle team, comprised of Capt. C. L. 
Burdette, of West Virginia; Sergt. A. E. Jackson, of 
Iowa; Sergt. H. L. Adams, U. S. A.; Capt. A. L. Briggs, 
U. S. A.; Hospital Steward W. A. Sprout, U. S. N.; 
Lieut. C. T. Osborn, U. S. N.; Capt. F. N. Hird, Iowa, 
and Ensign H. N. Bartlett, U. S. N., won the inter¬ 
national army rifle shooting match at Olympic games, at 
Stockholm, June 29, with the score of 1,688. Great Britain 
was second with 1,600; Sweden third, 1,575; Africa, 1,531; 
France, 1,517; Norway, 1,476; Greece. 1,439; Denmark, 
1,412; Russia, 1,401, and Hungary, 1,334. Fifteen shots 
were fired by each man, the arms used being the 
national military weapon of each country. 
The score of the American team was: 200 meters. 438; 
400 meters, 444; 500 meters, 424; 600 meters, 382. Total 
1 , 688 . 
The aggregate individual scores of the American 
team were: Burdette 288, Briggs 2S4, Adams 283, Tack- 
sen 279, Osborn 278, Sprout 276. 
A. P. Lane, United States, won the dual shooting 
individual competition at 30 meters, with 2S7. Palen, of- 
Sweden, was second with 286, and Vouholst, another 
Swedish entry, third with 284. John Dietz, United 
States, fourth with 282. 
Kernel Dep&rtaeimft 
Cure For Distemper. 
For years Thomas J. Deaken has been at 
work on a cure for distemper in dogs, and while 
he claims that the cure was perfected five years 
ago, it differed so radically from all other anti¬ 
toxins that the young enthusiast was never al¬ 
lowed a chance to prove the wonderful healing 
powers of his discovery. Finally in despair, says 
the New York Sun, Mr. Deaken went to one of 
the best known veterinarians in New York city 
and begged to be allowed to vaccinate an animal 
in the hospital, only asking that he be believed 
when the dog was cured. When he was refused 
this chance, as a last resort, he offered to buy 
the dog of the veterinarian, and stated that if 
he did not cure the dog which was in the last 
stages of distemper, the loss would be his alone. 
If he did succeed in curing him, the veterinarian 
was to buy the dog back again. 
It was only a question of a few moments 
when the transaction was made, and poor Fido 
felt the sharp prick of a needle in his jugular 
vein. Then cubic centimeters of the life-giving 
fluid flowed through his little body, and in a 
few hours he began to sit up and take notice. 
If the distemper is further complicated by par¬ 
alysis or chorea, one or more treatments are 
necessary, but it is always successful. While 
Mr. Deaken has at last received the recognition 
he deserves, he evidently believes that “a prophet 
is not without honor save in his own country,” 
and he has accepted a very flattering offer to 
demonstrate his cure in Kansas City. 
Not long ago Mr. Deaken saved the life of 
one of the wonderful Eskimo dogs which Peary 
brought with him from the pole. The dog had 
been sold to an artist for $ 500 , and shortly after 
this he developed distemper in its worst form. 
\\ lien Dr. Deaken reached him he was paralyzed 
and his case seemed hopeless, but after receiving 
the treatment the little sufferer recovered miracu¬ 
lously, and in a few days seemed as well as when 
he left his frozen home. 
All over the city might be found little ca¬ 
nines of different breeds who, if they could 
speak, would gladly tell how the kind gentleman 
had saved their lives. Mrs. Varman’s old Eng¬ 
lish sheep dog and Mrs. Taylor’s French bull are 
among Mr. Deaken’s recent convalescents. 
Mr. Deaken started as a medical assistant, 
but his heart always was with the canines and 
particularly with the under dog. From what he 
had observed he did not believe that distemper 
in dogs was due to a bacillus, but an entirely 
different organism. With this in view he started 
to .work and just what he did nobody knows, but 
it is true that he discovered the real germ of the 
disease while others were groping in the dark. 
To produce the vaccine Mr. Deaken uses a 
At Springfield, Ill., June 17-22, 1912, 
The Old Reliable Parker Gun 
Won The Following Important Events—More Than Any Other 
Two Guns Combined. 
The Amateur Championship of America, by E. W. Varner, of Adams, Neb., 
from the 18 yard mark, score 192 x 200. 
The Professional Championship at Doubles, by Fred Gilbert, of Spirit Lake, 
la., from the 16 yard mark, score 84 x 100. Mr. Gilbert shot off three ties, 
and finally won the event. 
The Professional Championship at Singles, by W. R. Crosby, of O’Fallon, 
Ill., from the 18 yard mark, score 198 x 200. 
Gilbert and Crosby tied for High General Average for the four days’ shooting, 
each breaking 550 x 600 targets shot at. 
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