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SHERMAN & Co., PRINTERS, PHILADELPHIA. 
WRIGHT OR BURNHAM. 
Two weeks ago we published ‘“‘ F. R. W.’s’’ communica- 
tion, with its lengthy extract from L. Wright’s “Illustrated 
Book of Poultry,’”’ which presented some not over-flattering 
remarks toward Mr. G. P. Burnham, so well known in 
America as one of our oldest breeders and writers upon 
poultry, and in our present issue we give place to Mr. Burn- 
ham’s rejoinder. This subject of the origin of the name 
‘« Brahma-Pootra,” or the later style of Brahma, has long 
been a vexing one. Mr. Wright, in his new work, has gone 
into the merits of the case pretty extensively. But Mr. 
Burnham takes the ground (see his article on our fourth page 
this week) that Mr. Wright bas wronged him in his theory, 
since Mr. B. persistently declares that ‘‘ he never had any- 
thing to do with this Brahma-Pootraism, except to ridicule 
it,”? and that his fine stock was called by him steadily for 
many years simply ‘‘ Gray Shanghais,”’ because he imported 
it originally from Shanghai, through Dr. J. J. Kerr (Asa 
Rugg), of Philadelphia. Now, if Mr. B. is correct, and he 
certainly points us away back to Dr. Kerr’s letters, in 1849, 
in support of his assertions, it seems that Pennsylvania, and 
not either Massachusetts or Connecticut, is entitled to the 
honor of the origin of the ‘‘Gray Shanghais,”’ ‘“‘Chittagongs,”’ 
or, as they are now called, ‘‘ Brahmas ;’’ for there can no 
longer be any doubt, from all the evidence before the public, 
that these light gray fowls had a common origin in this 
country, and have been from time to time, since 1850, ’51, 
and ’52, variously named by the parties interested to suit 
their own tastes. We shall watch further developments 
with interest, and will only add that, as far back as 1855-56, 
we ourselves bred these fowls in Massachusetts. They were 
then known as Gray Shanghais and Chittagongs, and as we 
recollect them, they were certainly identical with the Light 
Brahmas of to-day. If not, what has become of them; for 
it is barely possible that two such breeds of fowls, if they 
ever existed, could be lost in so short a time? 

During the present excessive hot weather is a good time to 
try. Hunsberger’s Poultry Powder. It can be had at nearly 
any fanciers’ store, or of A. C. Hunsberger, Portland, Pa. 

JOURNAL AND POULTRY EXCHANGE. 

THE DRIVE. A 
Cuick, click, along the road we jog, 
The track is smooth, the day is bright, 
And our horse as full of play 
As a swallow is of flight. 
Click, click, along the road we trot, 
With steady pull on tighten’d reins, 
Our gallant steed, with pride, 
His leadership maintains. 
Click, click, along the road we speed, 
Take care, old man, our wheels are near; 
Ha! ha! we’ve shook him off, 
And now the way is clear. 
Click, click, along the road we bound, 
With spreading nostrils, flashing eyes, 
And crest that towers high, 
Our roadster fairly flies. 
Click, click, click, steady now, old boy, 
The heat is won, the race is o’er, 
We'll settle to a walk, 
Contented with the score. 
WILBUR P. MorGan. 


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CorresponvENcE, 

FRIEND WADE: 
I am not given to flattery, but will say that you are im- 
proving each number of the Journal, and that the first num- 
ber was a success. Yours truly, CHar.xs F. MILLs. 
SPRINGFIELD, ILL., May 28, 1874, 

Dear SIR: 
Will you or some of your subscribers be kind enough to 
inform me through the columns of your valuable Journal, 
whether pigeons can be kept and allowed to fly on a tin roof 
without injuring the roof. By answering or publishing the 
above, you will greatly oblige a 
REGULAR SUBSCRIBER. 
BROOKLYN, June 2, 1874. 

Drar EDITOR: 
Mr. S. L. Cummings, in No. 22, says ‘‘The American 
Standard of Excellence excludes B. B. Red Games with 
yellow legs.’”’ I suppose he means Black Breasted Red 
Games. The standard says of them: ‘ Legs, either willow, 
olive, yellow, white, or blue.”” Where does Mr. C. get his 
authority ? nas 
WESTMORELAND, N. Y., May 29, 1874. 

IMPORTATIONS. 
Jos. M. Wanpz, Esa. 
Dear Sir: Have just received, per steamer ‘‘ France,” 12 
birds, ten of them Baldheads, and one pair of Yellow Beards.. 
The colors are Red, Blues, and Silvers. All the birds are in 
good condition, notwithstanding their long passage. I am 
informed by good authority that Yellow Balds are very 
scarce in England, but I expect shortly at least two lots of 
Yellows and Reds. Yours truly, H. A. Brown. 
NEw York, June 2, 1874, 


Jos. M. Wanz, Esq. 
Dear Sir: I have just received from Mr. Mears, of Lon- 
don, England, by the ship ‘ Niagara,” one pair of Black 
Breasted Red and one trio Brown Red Games. All fine 
birds, well stationed, and hard plumage. 
Yours respectfully, 
VERONA, N. Y., May 30, 1874. 
C. H. WARREN, 
