Sept. 7, 1912 
FOREST AND STREAM 
291 
The Red Gods Call! 
Good hunting, Brother ! ” 
Prepare for the mountains, the woods, the fields! For 
splendid, joyful days in the depths of the fragrant 
forests—for dreamless, life-giving sleep in the star- 
shine of the Open Places! MAKE READY YOUR 
OUTFIT—half your pleasure depends on it! 
FOR YOUR RIFLE—The Jeffery, authoritatively the finest High- 
Pgwer Arm of modern times, and England’s one best Big Game Gun. 
The only high velocity rifle made in a “take down.” Do not fail to see 
the new .280 Caliber Model, with the flattest of all trajectories—zero 
drop in 500 yards—with the remarkable velocity of 3100 feet and a smash¬ 
ing force of over 3,000 lbs. Use the .333 Cal. Model loaded with Cordite 
or Axite and obtain a striking force of more than two tons. The . 256 , 
with the new revolving magazine, for a lighter weight arm (7| lbs,) the 
.404 for a paralyzing shock on very dangerous game. Send for the Jeffery 
Catalog of these remarkable rifles, exclusively our own importation. 
Inform yourself promptly as to our wonderful Combination Guns of Two, 
Three and Four barrels, exquisitely finished hand made arms all new to 
this country, the last named being the only gun of its kind in the world 
to-day. For feathered game, a full line of Shotguns. Sole Agents for 
King-Adolph Scope, instantly adjustable. 
FOR YOUR CLOTHES AND SHOES—the only absolutely complete 
assortment of outdoor apparel for Men, Women and Children designed 
by experts for every Woods necessity. The only place where a Woman 
can be sure of clothes that are right. Our Mail Order Measurement 
Blank ensures a perfect fit. 
FOR YOUR TENT—“Tanalite,” first. Waterproof, glareproof, light 
weight and small rolling. Balloon Silk or Duck, if you want it. The 
great assortment of fifty-six different shapes. 
FOR YOUR COOKING OUTFIT—“Aluminol” or “Armorsteel” every 
time. Light weight and hard to puncture. Complete cooking and table 
set for six persons nests into one pot only 11 inches each way. 
FOR YOUR FISHING KIT—every possible variety of Fresh and Salt 
Water equipment. 
FOR A PACK OUTFIT TO HOLD IT ALL—an unparalleled accumula¬ 
tion and practical working out of transportation ideas given us by the 
most famous big game hunters, and explorers in the world. 
LAST BUT NOT LEAST—a Camera, to picture the best time you ever 
had. Let us do your developing, printing and enlarging when you return. 
SEND YOUR NAME IN NOW FOR OUR NEW AND ELABORATE 
CATALOG, OUT ABOUT SEPTEMBER 15 th. EVERY NECESSITY 
KNOWN TO THE SPORTSMAN DESCRIBED MINUTELY AND 
PICTURED EXACTLY AS IT APPEARS. EXTRA CARE GIVEN 
TO MAIL ORDER BUSINESS. OUR IRON CLAD GUARANTEE 
WITH EVERY ARTICLE. 
NO TRIP to New York is complete without a visit to this famous Store. 
Abercrombie & Fitch Co. 
THE GREATEST SPORTING GOODS STORE IN THE WORLD 
Established 1892 : : 1 : : : : Ezra H. Fitch, Pres. 
53, 55, 57 WEST 36th STREET NEW YORK CITY 
Outdoor 
Outfitters 
Men 
Women 
and 
Children 
A SIMPLE AND EFFICIENT CANOE GUM. 
Considerable need is often experienced by 
canoeists and boatmen generally in the lack of 
a good canoe gum to stop leaks or breaks which 
may occur in the calking of the boat. When 
canoeing in the northern waters of Canada or 
on the lakes in the Adirondacks and the Rockies, 
it is often inconvenient or impossible to obtain 
a ready made gum which will answer this pur¬ 
pose. 
A good canoe gum must answer several de¬ 
mands. First, it must be sufficiently pliable so 
as not to break and powder when in the cold 
water and under strain ; second, it must not melt 
and run in the sun when the canoe is beached 
for a short time; third, it must not dissolve or 
soften when in the water; and last, it must set 
hard in a few moments if it is to meet the re¬ 
quirements of an emergency. It goes without 
saying that the raw material must be easily ac¬ 
cessible and the price as low as possible. 
All these demands are adequately met by a 
gum compounded of rosin and vaseline, and the 
gum can be made in any watertight dish which 
may be heated over an open fire. One part of 
vaseline and four parts of rosin, by weight, 
heated until dissolved in each other will give a 
gum which, at summer temperature, is soft and 
easily dented. This is the consistency required 
for a gum to prevent crumbling in cold waters, 
such as Lake Superior. 
A material compounded of 10 per cent, vase¬ 
line and 90 per cent, rosin is quite brittle when 
cold. However, in warmer waters further south 
this gum is sufficiently pliable and does not 
soften or melt readily in the sun. 
Addition of rosin makes the gum harder 
and more brittle; adding more vaseline makes 
it softer and tougher, so that any consistency 
may be had from the hardness of rosin to the 
softness of vaseline. 
The above ingredients compounded in the 
proportions of 10 to 20 per cent, of vaseline and 
90 to 80 per cent, of rosin will answer all the 
requirements of a first-class canoe gum. It may 
be carried in a tin or wrapped in paper, and it 
melts easily over the flame of a match and sticks 
like glue to warmed surfaces. Any coloring mat¬ 
ter may be stirred into the hot liquid gum. For 
example, Chinese blue gives a bluish green color, 
red lead gives a brilliant red and chrome green 
yields a brilliant green. The best proportions 
are one part of mineral pigment to one part of 
gum. The addition of pigments makes the gum 
very hard.—Scientific American. 
CROWS AND KITES. 
Any resident of Calcutta watching the bird 
life in his compound must wonder at the fact 
that the crow so constantly gets the better of 
the kite. The kite is far more efficiently armed 
in wing and claw than the crow, but he lacks 
the mental guile of his loquacious brother. If 
a piece of food of some kind is lying upon the 
ground, the kite may swoop down upon it with 
swift flight and catch the morsel with unerring 
claw, but often before he reaches the ground 
the ubiquitous crow has pounced upon the treas¬ 
ure and made off with it to the safety of a neigh¬ 
boring tree. The crow has no fear of the kite 
and may often be seen teasing and even chasing 
him. Possibly the kite acquires some fear of 
the crow by reason of the far superior numbers 
of the latter. Both birds, though useful scaven¬ 
gers when so required, are apt to worry man¬ 
kind in Calcutta where the municipality have 
made arrangements for scavenging that take no 
cognizance of birds. The kite is less of a pest 
because his numbers are less. His small plain¬ 
tive squeal which is so unsuited to a bird of his 
size and powers, becomes at times nearly as try¬ 
ing to the human being as the continual caw caw 
of the crow. At times, too, the daring with 
which he will swoop down and seize food from 
the very hand of any unwary person can be more 
disconcerting than any of the malicious deeds 
perpetrated by the crow. The kite is a beautiful 
bird at a distance and is indeed best at a dis¬ 
tance in every way. Neither his appearance nor 
his character look well upon close inspection. 
He is very clumsy on the ground, his feathers 
are untidy, and his appearance ragged and dirty. 
He is not of a pleasant disposition and will eat 
his prey alive. But soaring high in the heavens 
with long still wings outstretched he is a beauti¬ 
ful sight to watch, and one can but envy the 
power and grace that he exhibits in his wonder¬ 
ful flight.—The Asian. 
THE ALASKAN REINDEER HERDS. 
During the ten years, 1892-1902, the U. S. 
Bureau of Education introduced 1,280 European 
reindeer into Alaska where the natives were 
threatened with starvation owing to the destruc¬ 
tion of the once abundant American reindeer, 
or caribou. It was also expected that these ani¬ 
mals would serve the many useful purposes in 
the domestic economy of the Alaskans for which 
they have been so highly prized in northern 
Europe and Asia. The success of the under¬ 
taking has been remarkable. A recent official 
report on the subject states that these herds, 
which are under the care of the teachers at the 
Government schools, now number 33,629 head, 
and they are increasing rapidly. Their meat is 
in great demand by both whites and natives, and 
their skins supply the best winter clothing. It 
is expected that the exportation of reindeer meat 
will soon become an important industry. Above 
all, the reindeer has proved a most efficient civil¬ 
izing agency. The success of the Alaskan rein¬ 
deer enterprise induced Dr. Wilfred Grenfell, in 
1908, to import 300 reindeer from Lapland into 
Labrador, where they have now increased to 
about 1,200, and are a great boon to the natives. 
Last year the Canadian Government bought fifty 
of Dr. Grenfell’s herd for introduction into 
Northern Canada. 
