tection a white coat of fur will give an 
animal when on the snow. If it be a 
weasel, the observer will, at the first 
glance, but catch sight of the eyes of 
the animal, the nose, the tip of its tail, 
maybe the line of its lips, and its claws, 
should these not be covered by the 
snow. 
HAVE shot several specimens of 
our sparrows and finches that were 
partial albinos; and in 1868, I col- 
lected at Stamford, Connecticut, a male 
robin, which was a fine example of par- 
tial albinism, and which I have in my 
collection at this writing. 
Albino goldfish may be met with from 
time to time; and at one time there 
was a number of fine albino brook trout 
in the collection of living fishes in the 
Grotto at the United States Fish Com- 
mission. 
So far as I know, the exact causes 
for albinism in any species is not fully 
understood or known, and even if they 
were, the information would be so en- 
eased in technical terminology as to af- 
ford but small pleasure to my readers. 
Albinism is not known to affect either 
the physical development or the health 
and well-being of the form in which it 
is present. The albino Zunian referred 
to above had just as hearty an appetite 
as any of his companions—a fact I had 
occasion to note when I sat down, by 
invitation, with a lot of them at Zuni, 
when they all ate heartily of a sort of 
soup-like stew, served in a big clay bowl 
in the midst of the party. 
yt EN animals kept as pets are al- 
binos, as white mice and rabbits, 
white canaries, white goldfish, and so 
on. And I have seen both gray and red 
squirrels that were complete albinos 
and kept as pets. White rats are by no 
means rare, and this applies to many 
other rodents. 
When we come to think of it, it is 
rather remarkable that our hair should 
become white in old age, and still more 
strange that it should turn white as a 
result of great fright or care. Two 
cases of this came under my observa- 
tion, one in a lady, the particulars of 
which case I do not care to relate, and 
the other in an officer of the army pay 
corps during the Civil War. In the 
latter it happened while I was signal 
officer aboard a gunboat of the East 
Gulf Squadron, with headquarters at 
Key West. 
close of the conflict I was ordered to 
New York and given passage on the 
transport “Union.” She left Key West 
for Pensacola, Florida, with 1500 Con- 
federate prisoners, to be landed at Fort 
Pickens. Aboard was also an army 
paymaster, Major Brown, in charge of 
the money to pay off Butler’s troops at 
(Continued on page 306) 
A few weeks before the] 
In writing to Advertisers mention Forest and Stream, 
“I put on the Oriental wiggler 
and immediately got results!’ 
‘‘Bnclosed are snapshots of bass I took 
from Reel Foot Lake, with your Oriental 
Wiggler. 
“This would not seem extraordinary 
except for the circumstances which 
prompted me to use this bait. 
‘‘T had tried several other lures without suc- 
cess. A native remarked that FALSE bait was 
the best bait to use, but I did not tumble at once 
to what he meant. Later it occurred to me that 
he was speaking of some particular lure, and it 
dawned on me that Foss bait must be what he 
referred to. 
‘“‘When I showed him the Oriental Wiggler, 
he admitted it was made by the same firm as the 
bait he referred to, but said it would do no good 
in Reel Foot Lake. 
‘“‘However, having failed with other baits, I 
figured the Oriental couldn’t do any worse, so I 
put it on. The pictures and several witnesses 

will bear me out that I immediately and consist- 
ently obtained results. 
“The largest landed was 7 lb. 3 oz. and put up 
a terrible fight. A string taken one day con- 
tained two bass weighing 7 lb. 3 oz. and 7 lb. respectively; the 
smallest, 334 lb. 
‘‘The above should enable you to convince any_skeptic as to 
what happens when the Foss bait is used.” 
Very truly yours, 
HARRY BUTLER, 
Webster Groves, Mo. 
Don’t jeopardize the success of your trip this year by going 
without a supply of Al Foss Pork Rind Lures. As Mr. Butler 
tells you, these lures will bring home the bacon when every- 
thing else fails. And get the genuine Foss pork strips to use 
with them! Sent direct if dealer cannot supply. 

‘“Never a back-lash—every cast 
perfect—simply uncanny!”’ 
So says an angler who used one of these reels 
on a two-weeks’ fishing trip. 
_ This snarl-proof casting reel is to all appearances, and 
in actual fact, equal in design, materials and workmanship 
to any other high-grade reel made. The only difference is 
a simple centrifugal device revolving within the reel arbor 
—a little policeman who raises his hand at the proper 
moment and stops a snarl from stepping in. 
Make this test at your dealer’s:—Have him rig up this 
reel with line and if there is not room for you to actually 
cast, just hold the reel in one hand with thumb off of line, and with the 
other give the end of line a hard jerk. You will see that while the line 
will unwind and apparently snarl, it can be readily stripped off, rewound 
and ready for another demonstration. ‘Then try this with any other reel 
and see what happens. 
i‘ Like all other reels, the Al Foss Easy Control Bait-Casting Reel will 
back-lash” under careless handling. But the line will not become snarled, 
it will readily strip from the spool for rewinding and continued casting. 
Specifications: —The No. 3-25 is nickel silver, satin finish, with jeweled 
end thrust bearings. Capacity 50 yds.—14 Ib. test line. Double balanced. 
handle; _pyralin grips._Quadruple multiplier with click, Screw off oil 
caps. Spiral gears. Pivot bearings of high grade non-wearing bronze. 
All steel parts of best tool steel drill rod. Spool shaft of hardened tool 
steel. Has hardwood arbor 11/16” diameter, making it unnecessary to 
build up the spool with a lot of dead line. End plate diameter 2”. Length 
of spool 154”. Weight 8 oz. Leather case. 
If dealer will not supply you, send $25.00, and try reel 
30 days. Then, if you want to worry along with your other 
reels, send it back, and money will be returned. 
AL FOSS 
Originator, Patentee and Manufacturer of the Pork Rind Minnow. 
1714 Columbus Road Cleveland, Ohio 

Mr. Butler and one of his bass, taken at Reel 
Foot Lake, Tenn., on the Oriental wiggler. 

je SHIMMY 
WIGGLER 
Vo or Y% OZ, $1.00 

JAZZ 
WIGGLER 
1% or 54 02., 50c 


ORIENTAL 
WIGGLER 
Ye or % OZ.» 
$1.00. All Red, 
All_White, 
or 
Redand White 

45c—Bass, Musky 
and Fly 
sizes 
Spinnes 


It will identify you. 
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