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‘‘They make excellent mothers, as do all game hens, When 
broody they are very easily handled; have never found them to be 
ugly or vicious in their deportment, on the contrary, we find them 
the easiest fowl to handle of any of the many varieties which we 
have bred. 
“A great point in the Indian game’s favour is the fact that 
custom requires a game to be dubbed. If this were practised on 
other varieties which sport such large combs, it would be to their 
advantage if kept only for laying. This insures you against frosted 
combs and wattles, which is fatal to egg production for a long time 
after being frosted. 
‘“‘If there were never a word written or a cut printed about the 
Indian game, we believe that in time they would become the leading 
general purpose fowl of America. A fowl having so many excellent 
qualities cannot long stay in the dark. 
“To sum up their good qualities, we would credit them with having 
the finest plumage of any bird ; the most majestic appearance ; with 
being the best broiler and meat bird; with being a good layer ; with 
being the best general purpose fowl in the world. We have in them 
the farmer’s and gentleman’s fowl combined. No matter how much 
they are attacked by breeders of other breeds, they will surely take 
the lead, and prove themselves to be what we claim them to be 
—‘ the king of all birds.’ ”’ 
Mr. J. H. Drevenstedt, the well-known editor of the Fanciers’ 
Journal, Philadelphia, writes as follows :— 
“When I first saw a pen of Indian games exhibited in an 
American showroom, I little dreamed that it was the means of 
starting a_boom such as we have not experienced in many years. 
The pen of birds referred to was sent over by Mr. Whitfield, and 
afterwards purchased by Messrs. C. A. Sharp & Co., of Lockport, 
New York. Shortly after this show I received three feathers from 
O. K. Sharp, and the beautiful pencilling impressed me so much 
that I had the feathers photographed, and a plate made, which 
appeared in the Poultry Bulletin, in connection with an article 
written at my request by O. K. Sharp. The latter proclaimed the 
Indian game as the ‘Bird of Destiny,’ and he was not far from 
being right. 
‘The utilitarian qualities were strongly advanced in print, 
especially the market or edible qualities of the dead fowl. The 
yellow legs and heavy bodies commended the Indian game to the 
American market, 
