FANCIERS JOURNAL AND POULTRY EXCHANGE. 
trouble in raising Guineas than the common barnyard 
fowl. There is an inclination in the Guinea hen to roam 
about with her chicks, and by so doing exposes them to 
dew and rain. I would therefore prefer to let a barnyard 
hen hatch and nurse the chicks. The same care is needed 
for raising the young Guinea fowls that is needed for the 
young barnyard fowls, and no more—in fact, I have raised 
the two together with one hen. The Guinea hen is a con- 
tinuous layer in her season, but does not commence until 
the grass and weeds get up a little in the spring, as ‘she has 
a dispositiun to hide her nest. A little care in observing 
her habits will soon overcome this inconvenience, as the 
male bird is always found near the nest, and by his noisy 
demonstration calls the attention. The eggs of the Guinea 
fowl are preferred to any other, and the flesh of the bird is 
considered by many persons as superior in flavor to any other 
domestic fowls, though a little dark colored. A few hours 
in salt and water will render the flesh quite fair, and as good 
as pheasant, which it resembles in taste. I consider the 
Guinea fowl as a bird that might be raised with profit, be- 
sides being ornamental. 

REMEDY FOR CHICKEN CHOLERA. 
TRIED AND FOUND GOOD. 
ALUM, copperas, cayenne pepper, sal sulphur, saltpetre, 
and resin, equal parts. Dose, two tablespoonfuls for twelve 
chickens. Mix with meal, and feed on first appearance of 
disease once or twice a week. It is best to feed early in the 
morning, as they are not so apt to refuse it. One of my 
neighbors gives it about once a month, and has never lost a 
fowl since he began the use of it. 


SHIPPING ELEPHANTS. 
A CaLcurrTa newspaper says: ‘ The hoisting into the air 
and lowering elephants into the hold of a ship is not only an 
unusual sight to most men, but also a strange experience to 
most elephants. They were lashed with strong ropes, slung 
as far as practicable in slings, hoisted up with cranes with 
three-foot tackle, and lowered into the steamer’s hold like a 
bale of cotton. When in the hold, they were placed in pens 
built of strong teak timber baulks, bolted to the ship’s side 
to prevent them from breaking loose. The fear the animals 
suffered was the only pain they underwent, and by watching 
the eyes of the poor beasts, their terror was very manifest. 
Tears trickled down their mild countenances, and they roared 
with dread, more especially when being lowered into the 
hold, the bottom of which was sanded for them to stand 
upon. Weare told that one female elephant actually fainted, 
and was brought to with a fan and many gallons of water. 
At sea it appears that they got into a curious habit of occa- 
sionally—evidently with a preconcerted signal—setting to 
work rocking the ship from side to side, by giving them- 
selves, simultaneously, a swing motion as they stood athwart 
ship, the vessel rolling heavily, as if in a seaway. This 
they would do for a spell of an hour or more, and then 
desist for several hours, until the strange freak took them 
again. When they reached port they were hoisted out of the 
hold and swam on shore, thirty-five being thus safely landed 
without any accident whatever. When they were released 
from the slings, it was a supreme moment for the mahout, 
who was always on the elephant’s neck from the time of its 
touching the water to letting go. As the word was given to 
let go, each of the elephants, cither from the lightness of his 



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heart at being freed from his floating prison, or from his own 
weight, we are not sure which—lightness of heart, like light- 
ness of head, causes elephants and men to play pranks— 
plunged down deep into the water, the manhout on his 
neck. The anxiety on the face of the manhout just one 
second before the plunge was a study; so, too, was it when 
elephant and man rose to the surface again, the former blow- 
ing water from his trunk and the latter from his nose. 

CONNECTICUT STATE POULTRY SOCIETY. 
ANNUAL MEETING—ELECTION OF OFFICERS. 
THE annual meeting of this Society was held at Good 
Templars’ Hall to-day. The attendance was large, showing 
an increased interest in the subject of fancy poultry. The 
Treasurer’s report showed that the Society was out of debt, 
with avery handsome cash surplus on hand. The following 
officers were elected for the ensuing year: 
President—[ Mr. Phil. W. Hudson was chosen, but de- 
clined, and the election was then postponed to the next 
quarterly meeting. | 
Vice-Presidents—Chas. H. Crosby, Geo. W. Bradley. 
Corresponding Secretary—J. L. Gilman. 
Recording Secretaries—J. L. Gilman, Dr. Geo. L. Palme- 
lee. 
Treasurer—B. 8S. Woodward. 
Auditors—Charles R. Hart, E. Palmer Tiffany. 
Attorney—Hon. H. C. Robinson. 
Directors—Samuel C. Colt, Chas. A. Pitkin, T. H. Mun- 
son, Alfred Hill, Henry Chapin, Phil. W. Hudson, Emory 
Carpenter, Samuel S. Van Buren, Ezra B. Dibble, James P. 
Brewer, Samuel L. Barker, Le Roy 8. Huntington. 
A committee of three was elected by the Society to revise 
the presentconstitution and by-laws of the organization, and 
submit the same at the next quarterly meeting, to be held in 
Hartford, for approval or rejection. 
It was decided by a strong vote to hold the next exhibition 
at Hartford, on the 15th, 16th, 17th, and 18th of December 
next. 
The meeting then adjourned to meet again at 2 o’clock. 

WESTERN PENN’A POULTRY SOCIETY. 
ArT the annual meeting of the Western Pennsylvania 
Poultry Society, held Feb. 10th, 1874, the following officers 
were elected to serve during the coming year: 
President—Kdward Gregg, Pittsburg, Pa. 
Vice- Presidents—C. B. Elben, Pittsburg, Pa.; R. Hender- 
son, Alleghany City, Pa.; W. A. Reed, Alleghany City, 
Pa.; R. Blair, Pittsburg, Pa.; G. W. Evans, Alleghany 
City, Pa.; John Dyer, Alleghany City, Pa.; F. R. Wotring, 
Mansfield, Pa.; J. N. McDonald, McDonald Station, Pa. 
Treasurer—C. A. Stevens, Alleghany City, Pa. 
Corresponding Secretary—A. A. Miller, Oakdale Station, 
Pa. 
Recording Secretary—R. F. Shannon, Pittsburg, Pa. 
Executive Committee—John Morrow, Alleghany City, Pa.; 
D. Meldrum, Alleghany City, Pa.; J. M. Goehring, Alle- 
ghany City, Pa.; S. H. Cook, McDonald Station, Pa.; D. J. 
Rodgers, Mansfield, Pa.; G. W.Snaman, Alleghany City, 
Pa.; J. Morton Hall, Sewickley, Pa.; C. C. Rinehart, Pitts- 
burg, Pa. 
A. A. MILLER, 
Corresponding Secretary. 
