FOREST AND STREAM 
957 
A tackle dealer’s opinion is sometimes of value, 
but reel oils do not work out as well in practice 
as they do in theory. If the dealer happens to 
be a fresh-water fisherman himself, well and 
good. If not, beware of what he recommends. 
There is one oil that answers this reel ques¬ 
tion as well as it could be answered. It is made 
from the jaw of the porpoise and is very highly 
refined in a laboratory situated well up towards 
the Arctic circle; consequently the cold days of 
fall in this climate have absolutely no effect 
upon it. 
It is thick enough to almost counteract the ef¬ 
fects of evaporation, and water in small quanti¬ 
ties does not bother it at all, and yet it does not 
gum up around the cogs. Altogether it is an 
oil that admirably performs the work for which 
it is intended. 
Oiling a reel, however, is not all that is re¬ 
quired to enable it to give proper service, for one 
realizes as he grows older to the casting game 
that a perfect running reel is one of the chief 
attributes to a perfect trip. Even though the 
reel be thoroughly oiled it must not be put 
away wet, it requires just as much drying as 
does the line. 
German silver does not rust, but it does cor¬ 
rode, and the chief reason for corroding is damp¬ 
ness. Should a reel be placed away on a rack in 
the camp at the end of a trip and left there in 
a wet condition to dry itself during the follow¬ 
ing week, how long would it take for the reel to 
become thoroughly dry? Thirty-six hours at the 
most conservative estimate in the dryest of 
weather, ample time for disintegration to set in. 
And should the weather be damp it would very 
likely still be wet at the end of the week. 
Under such circumstances one would be lucky 
to get a complete season’s perfect service from 
the most expensive reel, and should it be a cheap 
one the second season would be all but hopeless. 
No matter how much time is left in which to 
catch the train for home, dry the reel out thor¬ 
oughly in the open air or sunlight, or if neither 
of these prove available, then over a stove or a 
lamp, drop a little oil into each cup and feel 
satisfied that a duty has been performed. 
Who would put a favorite gun away if it were 
soaking wet? Then why the reel? 
Face to face with the proposition of finding a 
substitute for quail, the Pennsylvania Game Com¬ 
mission has decided to distribute 3,000 to 4,000 
English ringnecked and Mongolian pheasants 
through the State this spring. Several thousand 
ringnecked pheasants’ eggs will also be distrib¬ 
uted among the sportsmen’s clubs to be hatched 
under bantam hens and then placed in the hunt¬ 
ing lands. 
The Statesman’s Choice—PIPER” 
Nothing helps mental concentration and clear judgment like 
a companionable chew of “PIPER.” Men whose occupations 
demand careful deliberation and reflection naturally acquire the 
helpful habit of using plug tobacco—and experience leads them 
to the highest type of chewing tobacco made — 
CHEWING TOBACCO 
The famous flavor of “PIPER,” blended through the ripe¬ 
ness and mellowness of the finest tobacco leaf grown, affords 
the most appetizing, relishful, enjoyable chew in the world. 
The carefully selected, thoroughly matured white Burley leaf 
in ‘PIPER” retains this pleasing taste, and insures lasting 
satisfaction. There is no other tobacco like “PIPER”—as a 
trial will quickly demonstrate. 
5c and 10c cuts, foil-wrapped, in slide boxes. Also 10c 
cuts, foil-wrapped, in metal boxes. Sold everywhere 
THE AMERICAN TOBACCO COMPANY 
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MEEK REELS 
for 30 yrs. have 
stood first with the 
big catchers.” Stand first in quality, 
service and satisfaction. Won more 
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F. MEEK & SONS 
Louisville, Ky. 
