Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-03-13

ARCHERY. L. 1rae, OF boston, says
81 have read with interest the articles on
the different woods for bows, and beg leave
to offer a mite on the subject. Years ago
| was IN the habit of making bows OF red
cedar, which one gentleman preferred an
inquiry about. / found the material excel
lent so far as elasticity was concerned, but
brittle and apt to warp. Pursuing my ex-
periments, glued strip of leather along
the back toconnteract the latter fault, and,
pouring oil over the wood, lighted 1t, and
scorched it. | found it toughened the wood
considerably, and FOR years never used any
other bow l have in my possession Co.
manche bow, the description OF which may
be interesting Length, three feet three
inches width, two and three-fourths
inches; thickness three-fourths OF an inch;
made Of spruce and backed with mat OF
buffalo sinew, glued so firmly as to DEFY
both weather and time. The string was
also of sinew and after | broke 1t, never
could get another that would stand the
strain. a sheaf of arrows accompanied 1t,
that were also curiosity in their way.
The shafts were in two parts. a. a 80
inch reed apparently, with woody out
side. e. A short piece OF wood inserted
in the end, of an equal diameter as the
shaft, to which the stone and head was
fastened with sinew resembling catgut,
while both Joints and feathers (hawkl We're
fastened with thin bands OF the same.
The whole was about thirty-three inches
in length and | have seen a strong man
draw that three-feet bow to the head and
send an arrow over fence one hundred and
sixty three yards away l could not do it
though"
How TO CURE HORSE. =" Ouida, in
the Whitehall ReUiesO, gives her experience
in curing horse of bad leg, as follows {;
crest would cure half the accidents that
horses receive, but people will not give 1t
them because it costs money. a pet horse
of mine had very bad strain consequent
on a groom's disObedience his leg was al
most as useless as though it were broken /;
he was seen by many veterinarians and
pronounced incurably injured; | was adj
vised to sell him or Kill him. did neither /;
l had his plates taken off, put him INTO the
largest loose box | have-one Is feet by IL
feet-with straw up TO his knees. and then,
giving him no treatment except cold water
bandages, kept him doing nothing for a
year; gently walked about on the soft
paths of my woods when 1t was line
weather. He recovered entirely after
twelve months rest and now is ready to
Jump over the moon, and the only hard
task is to make him not gallop. Now am
aware that what is possible with one
fayorite horse is not possible with many /;
but there are thousands OF people to whom
a horses keep for year would be no very
great burden, and it is only his keep that
costs anything when you have other horses
in the stable and men to attend on them.
TRAPPING QuAm.-If Senator Hill or
Assemblyman Anthony could get in an
amendment to the game law, by which
quail trapping would be prohibited in this
Senatorial district, they would receive the
thanks OF all hunters in the district. The
trapping of quail is carried on so extern
sively III this section that before many
years scarcely quail will be found IN the
vicinity. a few years ago the hills back OF
Jacksonville landing were full of quail
now there are but few there. They have
been decreased by trapping. There is
trapper living near these hills who has
large coop, in which he places the trapped
quail, and when he wants to send a lot to
market, he discharges a few loads from
his gun into the cooped-up living mass,
takes out the dead ones and ships them to
market. He has made big wages this win
ter by his nefarious practices. We call
on our legislators for section against
trapping i jacksonville Psjaronian.
-BREEDING.-The leading physi-
ologists and scientists of to-day are very
unanimous in opinion that in-breeding in
the human race, even within bounds per-
mitted by law, is not conducive to either
physical, mental or moral development,
but decidedly the reverse. In proportion
as we descend in the scale, the i'll results
are less pronounced, or manifest, chiefly
because the various developments of the
animal are less pronounced but the evil
still remains, and where in.breeding Is
recklessy INDUCED in, soon becomes
manifest and very serious. We do not
declaim against all in-breeding, but where
it can be avoided and still secure the
prominent or desirable features of type
which we desire to reproduce or develop,
it should be done. Thus, in-breeding, per
Sc, is an evil, and has been marked by the
disapproval of all ages, deteriorating dis
eases and sterility being the most prom
inent evil results in the human race
Forest and Stream.
The PRIZE CUP.-A few months since
the Colusa Rifle Club offered an elegant
silver cup as prize for the best shot in
the Club, the same to be open for chal-
lenge to any person IN the State. The
cup was awarded to j. L. Howard, of
Colusa, on the first contest by the men,
bers of the Club. Frank Manning, of
e oI,o1Tanoa 70 Hnm
ard, and won the cup on the 10Th of July
last, and it still remains in the possession
of Mr.. Manning. Howard has now chal-
lenged Manning for another contest, which
has been accepted, and the shooting viii
come off at Marysville on the 25th of
March-200 and 500 yards, ten shots each,
governed by Creedmoor rules.
Coon RIFLE SHooTING.-F. D. Adams
and James Mccormack, Jr., two members
of the Auburn Glass Bail Club, have been
practicing lately shooting glass balls with
a rifle, and at test match last Sunday,
the balls being thrown up by hand, Adams
broke with his rife a out of 80, and Nc
Cormick Al out of So These scores are
remarkably good. That CO Adams would
equal $50 out OF 1000, which, if we re-
member rightly, is better than the famous
DR.. Carver had done up to the time of leav-
ing this State to make an exhibition of his
skill in the different countries of the world.
Auburn Herald.
RowELL. = Charles Rowell is keeping
himself in good trim for any engagement
that may arise, and there is no fearof his title
of champion being wrested from him with
out struggle. The Sporting Life says, in
answer to Unknown's" letter that ap-
peared in the Clipper Rowell will be
glad to make match with him, and will
cover any sum of money up to GA, COO. His
deposit of fl00 is still in our hands, and
he will oblige the first man who comes
forward with like amount.
ARcHERY.-T Sumner archery club
met at Sumner, Kern county, on the
grounds of j. j. Murphy, last Sunday
The shooting distance for the ladies was
twenty-five yards, for the gentlemen