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FOREST AND STREAM 
August, 191: 
SPRATT’S 
Foods for Dogs Poultry and Pet Stock 
We continue to manufacture our foods, but the restrictions of the Food 
Administrator and our resolve to conform to the spirit as well as the letter 
of the law makes it increasingly difficult to supply the enormous demand. 
We also foresee a period during which most of our Dog Foods will have 
to be sold in a granular form.. We urge our customers to begin at once 
to make at least a part of their order for 
SPRATT’S 
WAR RODNIM NO. 1 
This has always been a favorite food of the expert 
Kennel Owners and Trainers. 
Write for sample and send 2c stamp for “Dog Culture. 
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San Francisco, Cal. St. Louis, Mo. Cleveland, Ohio. Montreal, Canada. 
AIREDALE TERRIERS the -one man” dog 
Finest ALL ROUND hunter on earth, BAR NONE. Unsurpassed 
for coon, skunk, opossum, better for rabbits than rabbit hound, best 
retriever, land, water. Will point, fine on quail, pheasant^ partridge. 
Used extensively on cougar, mountain lion, bear endorsed by 
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Matchless AUTcTdOGFINE WITH CHILDREN. We have best 
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only American Bred International Champion Airedale in the world. Has 
been used on largest game. Fee $25. Free illustrated booklet on request. 
N E L S Box 60a 
Weston, N. J. 
THE AIREDALE 
This instructive and interesting work covers the history, breed¬ 
ing and training of these useful dogs. It is the latest and best book 
on the subject. , . . , , 
Those who desire to train their dogs to the 
highest state of efficiency either as companions 
or for hunting will find easily understood and 
practical instructions on the subjects of general 
training, retrieving, swimming and diving, and 
work on squirrels, rabbits, partridges, etc. 
There are important chapters devoted to the 
laws of breeding, kennel management, prepara¬ 
tion for and handling in the show ring, diseases 
and treatment and many hints and instructions 
of great value to breeders and owners. 
Price, in cartridge board covers, $1.00 
FREE with a year’s subscription, Forest and Stream 
at regular $2.00 price 
To make the broth, allow from one t 
five ounces of meat scraps or trimming 
per dog. Place in several quarts of col 
water and allow to boil slowly until tb 
meat falls to pieces when stirred. Soa 
the bread in this broth and feed warm. 
This recipe may be varied from time t 
time according to the ease or difficulty wit 
which certain of the ingredients are pr< 
curable. More shorts and bran will 1 
found beneficial when a dog is not heir 
worked. In case it appears that the coi 
supply is ample for the country’s nee 
and it promises to be, cornmeal may 1 
substituted wholly or in. part for the co 
tonseed or peanut meal. 
With a fresh trimmed bone occasionall 
your dog will be able to do his part 1 
assisting at the hunt or guarding the fir 
sides of masters who have been call' 
to the front. The dog has earned his pla 
in the world and he should not be starvi 
out of it, nor will he be if human bein 
will exercise their intelligence in feedii 
him. 
AIREDALES AS MESSENGERS 
T HE Airedale, a rough coated, s 
eyed dog that gained popularity or 
in recent years, has convinced t 
officers of the central department, Sigr 
Corps, United States Army, of its sup 
rioritv over all breeds as a canine w 
messenger. 
While official authorization for use 
the Airedale on the battlefields of Euro 
has not yet been issued bv the War E 
partment, schools for intensive courses 
training have been established and offict 
say that reports from the various art 
camps show that the dogs have made i 
markable progress. 
“The Airedale as a family possesses 
markable intelligence, and although peai 
ful, is also most courageous,” said c 
officer. “Tests have established beyo 
doubt its superiority over other dogs. 
“When the dogs are taken at the age 
from ten to eighteen months and- prope 
developed as one man dogs (for the Ai 
dale is distinctly a one-man dog) no be 
can equal them as war dogs,” said the 
ficer. “Their color blends perfectly n 
night shades. The ability of the dogs 
slip quietly through barb wire entani 
ments without a scratch is remarkable. 
This is all very good reading for th 
Airedale fanciers who claim that the Ai 
dale is the greatest all-round dog in 
world. It is recorded that one enthusia: 
admirer of the breed said that an Aired 
can do anything that any other dog co 
do and then whip the other dog. With 
of this we cannot agree. To be sure, 
Airedale is a good all-round useful wo 
man and companion. He is always f 
fectly ready to run with a bunch 
hounds, but his nose is not keen enougf 
enable him to either pick up or follov 
cold trail, and his work is sorry compa 
to the work of the fox hound or bea 
He can be taught to point birds in an 
certain way, but his work in locating tf 
will not bear comparison with that of 
ordinary setter or pointer. He is a g: 
water dog, but his coat is not heavy end 
to afford sufficient protection against 
elements and his nose is not keen eno 
to place him in the same sphere of use 
ness as a well trained Chesapeake Bay c 
