FOREST AND STREAM 
427 
SEPTEMBER , 1917 
TRAJECTORY 
The trajectory of a rifle is the path de¬ 
scribed by the bullet. It is a curved path 
owing to the fact that there are two forces 
acting on the bullet to change it from its 
state of motion. One of them is the 
resistance of the air which causes it to 
slow down and the other is the force of 
gravity which constantly pulls it toward 
the ground. The trajectory of a bullet is 
curved in such a way that it is highest 
above the line of sight at a point slightly 
beyond the middle of the range. A knowl¬ 
edge of the trajectory of any given cart¬ 
ridge is useful. If the hunter knows th.e 
height of trajectory at one-hundred yards 
when he is shooting at two-hundred yards 
he knows that if the rifle is properly sighted 
for two-hundred yards he can shoot the 
rifle at any range up to that distance and | 
the bullet will not go higher above the line 
of sight than the height of the trajectory 
at its mid-point. 
FOREST AND STREAM CONTRIBUTOR 
KNOWS WHAT “SMELLAGE” IS 
Editor Forest and Stream : 
Can you tell me where I can get hold of 
a plant called “smellage” or “smilage.” I 
think it is used on bait with the idea that 
it makes the fish bite better. 
E. W. Hahn. 
Forest and Stream has received ,the fol¬ 
lowing from a contributor, by way of re¬ 
ply to Mr. Hahn’s inquiry: 
Years ago, when I was knee-high to a 
grasshopper, my father once took me with 
him on a trip into the North Woods, to a 
little place called Middlesprite. There I 
was entertained by a youngster of about 
my own age. 
“Le’s go fishin’,” he said. I was Barkis. 
We dug some worms, and from a bush 
near the door he took some leaves and 
added them to the bait. 
“—Makes ’em bite better,” he said. 
We sallied out, came to a brook, baited 
up, cast in and jiggered the line. A tug, 
and out came a trout. More followed. 
“Smellage,” he called the plant. It stood 
two or three feet high and resembled cat¬ 
nip somewhat, but was evidently decidu¬ 
ous. The leaves had a peculiar light dull 
green color, and a noticeable fetid odor. 
Since then, I have seen the plant occasion¬ 
ally and have no difficulty in recognizing 
it by the characteristics given above. I 
regret that I will not have an opportunity 
very soon to locate the plant or get to¬ 
gether any more detailed information in 
regard to it.—I should think a gardener 
might supply the plants. 
Edwin T. Whiffen. 
Editor Forest and Stream : 
As a fly-tier and angler, I say, welcome 
the starling. No other bird possesses 
wings the feathers of which are so suitable 
for tying many of the small—12’s or small¬ 
er—duns and spinners. As McClelland 
points out, if the wing feathers are placed 
over newspaper print, the printing can be 
plainly seen. He dubs it the fly-tier s 
darling.” S. Howarth. 
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