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malaria enjoyed by the island was due to their 
presence in' the streams and ponds. The 
theory was supported by the fact that these fish 
are most voracious feeders on the eggs, larvae, 
and pupae of mosquitoes, which were unable to 
breed in the waters frequented by them. Two 
species of mosquitoes, Culex fatigans and 
Stegomyia fasciata, are certainly known in Bar¬ 
bados. but both breed also in small temporary 
collections of water such as remain in many re¬ 
ceptacles after rain. The Anopheles, on the 
other hand, reproduce only in shallow water 
such as is frequented by millions, and are un¬ 
known in the island. It is therefore inferred 
with good reason that their absence, due to 
the millions, is the cause of Barbados being 
free from malaria. 
The Imperial Department -of Agriculture for 
the West Indies is showing commendable zeal 
in taking advantage of the assistance which 
millions are capable of rendering in the sup¬ 
pression of the mosquito plague and the dis¬ 
eases consequent upon it. Arrangements have 
been in existence for some time past for the 
introduction of these fish into the adjacent 
islands and other parts where mosquitoes 
abound. With a few simple precautions, such 
as the supply of food and fresh water, no diffi¬ 
culty has been found in transferring the fish, 
and several shipments have been made to other 
West Indian islands with gratifying results. 
Not only is it expected by this means to combat 
successfully the virulence of malarial fever, but 
it is hoped that a wide distribution of the mil¬ 
lions will cause an appreciable diminution in 
the numbers of other mosquitoes, of which Culex 
fatigans is held responsible for disseminating 
filariasis, and Stegomyia fasciata for the spread 
of yellow fever. The department has published 
a pamphlet on the subject—No. 55—which may 
be obtained from Messrs Dulau and Co., 37, 
Soho-square, W., price 3d., and from which 
our illustration is taken. 
TEXAS BEAR DOGS. 
Will M.^rtin, a well known bear hunter of 
Brazoria county, was in Houston recently, clos¬ 
ing a trade with several of the local hunters 
who, have clubbed together to purchase Mr. 
Martin’s pack of bear dogs. The deal was 
transacted in the afternoon and the following 
parties now own the pack of seventeen, which, 
it is claimed, is one of the best packs of bruin 
catchers in the South; C. L. Bering, Camile 
Pilot and H. H. McFarland. Mr. Martin re¬ 
tained an interest. Of nineteen races this year 
with this pack seventeen bears have been killed, 
and these dogs have a record of between thirty- 
five and forty bears during their three years 
of active hunting. Camp will be opened about 
five miles from Ingram, and each member has 
a_ right to invite a few friends on any hunt pro¬ 
vided his date does not conflict with arrange¬ 
ments made by other members. The M. P. B. 
and McF. Bear Club already has over 300 miles 
of trails cut through the brakes where most of 
the hunting is done, and' the territory is said 
to be an ideal one for this class of sport. Mr. 
Martin reports numbers of bears in his pasture, 
owning several thousand acres of cane brakes, 
palmetto flats and other land well adapted to all 
varieties of hunting and reports deer especially 
numerous. He states that splendid sport may 
also be had with ducks on any of the big lakes 
and lagoons in his section, but reports quail 
shooting rather unsatisfactory, owing to the. 
character of the cover and feed.—Houston Post. 
THE AGE OF BROOK TROUT. 
How long will brook trout live is a question 
one often hears discussed. A Dexter gentle¬ 
man, now middle aged, says that when he was 
quite a small boy he caught three brook trout 
and put them in his father’s well. Two of them 
were probably sacrifices before a very long time 
to the cannibalistic propensities of their mate, 
but the latter continued to live and thrive in 
that well until last summer, when he died, 
probably of old age. The gentleman is unable 
to fix the exact length of time, but he thinks the 
trout must have been “well on” to twenty years 
old.—I.ewiston Journal, 
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ANGLING MEMORIES 
Seasonable Books for the Sportsmai\*s Library j 
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deal with every phase of the gentle sport from bent pins and willow poles to 
salmon flies and special rods—with every kind of fish as well. 
They are full of a quaint philosophy, written with a rare appreciation of 
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