FOREST AND STREAM 
1201 
THE LAW OF SUBSISTENCE—ANOTHER 
INTERPRETATION. 
Editor Forest and Stream: 
In Forest and Stream’s August number a con¬ 
tributor defends the sportsman on a high plane 
of argument, in the course of which he states: 
“I know of no divine law, no rule of hygiene, 
that establishes a fleshless diet for the seeker 
after health.” 
It appears to me that there is at least a Bibli¬ 
cal injunction to that effect to be found in Gene¬ 
sis, I. 29, as follows: 
And God said, Behold, I have given you every 
herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of 
all the earth, and every tree, in the which is 
the fruit of a tree bearing seed; to you it shall 
be for meat. 
The preceeding verse gives to man dominion 
over the fish of the sea, the fowl of the air and 
every living thing upon the earth, but does not 
specify that they shall be meat for man. The 
30th verse gives to the beasts and fowls every 
green herb for meat. 
I construe the above to mean that meat is 
synonymous with food but not with flesh. 
Clearly the Biblical law indicates that both man 
and beast should look solely to the vegetable 
kingdom for food. 
It would seem to me that in the day when 
Genesis was written, or at least in the under¬ 
standing of the author, flesh and meat did not 
convey the same meaning. In this day, how¬ 
ever, the word meat means to us flesh. 
Personally I can read more Divine law in the 
structure of man’s dental outfit, cutting, tearing 
and grinding, than in the words of Genesis. 
Venison steak, after a couple of weeks in the 
ice house, is a most potent justification of the 
sportsman. 
The real driving power, the vivifying influ¬ 
ence behind the rod and the gun is the blood 
lust of man. We lust for the flesh with which 
the butcher provides us. Emerson Hough says 
the true sportsman loves to pose a bit and rhap¬ 
sodize on the beauties of nature. To my mind 
the sportsman is a potential butcher. He is a 
continuing assurance to the world that man 
need never fear starvation through a lack of 
blood letters. Let him pose and rhapsodize but 
let him not forget to kill with moderation. 
The only logical opponent of the sportsman 
is the vegetarian. He at least is sincere. The 
mollycoddle is weak and all other critics are 
unconsciously hypocritic in that they devour the 
flesh purveyed by the frank and straightforward 
butcher. Switch Reel. 
THE EDIBLE MUSHROOM. 
Editor Nessmuk’s Campfire: 
This is the season of the mushroom. Can 
you give a few hints on how to distinguish the 
edible from the poisonous varieties? 
Young Camper. 
Forest and Stream must decline to be respon¬ 
sible for any correspondence course on mush¬ 
room education. The woods and fields are 
literally filled with bushels and tons of valuable 
food in the way of “vegetable beefsteaks,” and 
it is regretable that the American people 
do not know their value, but it is too dangerous 
to give a few short hints in a column like this, 
and expect the reader to be able to choose be¬ 
tween the good and the poisonous kinds. There 
are several useful books on the subject—one, 
by Wm. Hamilton Gibson, being particularly 
fine, and illustrated with beautiful colored plates. 
We can supply this book at $3.50 and can recom¬ 
mend it highly. But—study it well and thor¬ 
oughly before attempting to pass judgment on 
the hundreds of varieties of mushrooms.—Ed.] 
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TROUT FLY-FISHING IN AMERICA 
By CHARLES ZIBEON SOUTHARD 
The hook contains 18 colored plates of the different species of trout found in this country, 1 colored plate 
of popular wet-flies and 1 colored plate of favorite dry-flies. There are in addition 12 illustrations in black 
and white. The plates and Illustrations are hy H. H. Leonard. 
The scope of the work can at once be seen by the following table of contents: 
Chapter 
I. Trout Found In American Waters. 
II. The Art of Fly-Fishing. 
III. A Comparison of the Merits of the Wet 
and Dry Methods of Fly-Fishing. 
IV. The Fly-Rod and its Function. 
V. For the Beginner at Fly-Fishing. 
VI. The Rod, The Reel, The Line, The 
Leader and The Fly. 
VII. The Habits of Trout. 
VIII. The Coloration of Trout. 
IX. The Sight and Hearing of Trout. 
X. A Few Words About Casting the Wet- 
Fly. 
“It Is the last word 
Chapter 
XI. How to Fish the Wet-Fly. 
XII. How and When to Strike Trout. 
XIII. When to Fish Dark and Light Colored 
Files. 
XIV. The “Expert” Fly-Fisherman. 
XV. How to Make Your Own Leaders. 
XVI. Trout Fly-Fishing in the Rangeley 
Region. 
XVII. Wet-Flies Used in Various States. 
XVIII. Dry-Flies Used in England and America. 
XIX. List of Wet-Flies. 
XX. Miscellaneous Matters. 
Glossary. Index. 
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