The morning call., 1891-11-22

officially butchered hand in the public
streets. Whether good law or bad law it
Is barbarism unworthy of this age and a
disgrace to the land.
The following from Forest and Stream,
on how to tell the points of the compass
with knife and watch. will interest sports
men:
Not long ago one OF your correspondents told
now 10 ind the points of compass with watch
but lie said nothing about finding the sun on a
dark day, aud that Is very important part OF
the programme. My way Of finding where am
when lost In the Held or upon The water on
cloudy day 10 to place the point of knife blade
upon the middle of my thumb -nail-the blade In
line perpendicular 10 the plane OF the nall. A
shadow Will then be seen upon the nall pointing
at the knife point, and one can readily determine
where the sun is. III the hour hand OF watch is
then pointed at the sum- half OF the distance be-
tween The hour hand and IL o'clock is due south
at any time between 6 A. NJ. and p. NJ. Be.
| tween the hours of P. NJ. and a. NJ. half OF
| the distance between the hour hand and II
O'Clock is due north. In the woods one can be
deceived by The nail shadow II he stands among
trees and light comes through an opening III lie
forest. 1t is necessary 10 stand In an opening
clear from the trees, and then Ii must be very
dark day indeed when me nail SHADOW Is not
sufficiently well defined 10 give the direction of
the sun. l never bother to carry compass on
hunting trips. ROBERT I. MORRIS, NJ. ID.
A wel-known sportsman, who has made
the ailments of dogs study for a number
of years, writes on the treatment Of puppies
in filters for worms. He says:
Perhaps the majority OF your readers do not
know That areca nut was first used by DIR. Edwin
MOTIFS In 1862 TO destroy and eXpel tape worm
from human beings, and since that time II has
become obsolete for the reason that better and
more reliable agents have been discovered, such
as uomegIanate root, male fern and pumpkin
seed All these 10 the medical world, a-e fecog
niZed as almost specifics for tape-Norm, bu not
for stoma III worms, either in CHILDREN or puppies
Areca nut IS now used by tooth powder manu-
fac,urers as a substitute for charcoal, and is no
longer used by the medical fraternity as an auhe-
minlic. have had nearly eighteen years urac-
teal experience IN dog al,lng and during that
time | have reared quite 200 TO the age OF
weaving, and at least so 10 field work, and have
made II rule never 10 physic puppy unless
marked symptoms OF worms appeared. | then
give my sovereign remedy, santonIne, a vegetable
authe lminlic. l give one grain doses three times
daily for thee days, first having starved the
puppy for one day, followed by purgatIve dose
OF coidpressed castor oil. After which | use
tonic treatment OF iron, quiuine and strychnine,
and this treatment has never failed me. Upon
the old principle of an "ounce of prevention"
etc, ! watch the mother more closely than the
inter, Tor nearly all the ailments 10 which pup
pies aIe heir are brought about by Impoverished
milk OF The dam. / give the latter wholesome
food, an abundance OF pure water anG exercise
and, above all things, well-ventilated litter.
trust that these few lines may prove benefit
TO brother spOrtsmen.
Referring to the death of the champion
Irish setter Elcho DR., New York sports
mans journal remarks:
Let II be ever remembered that he died as he
had lived, the unbeaten champion OF his race,
being al once Tie handsomest and most lyrical
IRISH setter ever shown, never having suffered
defeat, either as the best Irish setter, dog or
bitch, or lie best settler of any breed in the
show. Had lie lived lie would have been IL
years old next June, having been whelped June
l, 1881. He was by Champion Echo (579), out
OF Champion Noreen (259l), and was bred by
DR.. William Jarvis OF CiaremOnt, n. IL. AT the
time OF his oath. which occurred Sunday
morning, November Sth, lie was under the care
Of DR., Nuhers of the Chicago Veterinary
College, having been removed there from the
Mohawk kennels, Auburn PARK, ILL.,, the q y
previous. On Thursday, November 9th. MIR. II.
Goodman, proprietor Of the kennels. noticed
serious indisposiIiOn on the part OF Echo Jr..
and called IN two veterinarians, whose skill
however, did not relieve the poor dog from his
suffering, and when Dir. Milhtrs took him In
hand he was already afflicted with blood poison
Ing caused by detention OF urine, from the
effect of which he died. Probably II is Just AS
WELL Tor II does not seem meet and proper that
SO noble dog should be sold under The
auction hammer OF an assignee which lie
surely would have been had he not been bought
al private sale al appraisers valuation, tie being
a part of the assets Of Mr.. George II. Covert,
who had purchased MIN from DR.. jarvis. EIcho
JUS winnings phenomenal in That they are
all hrsts and specials for best Irish setter, or
any breed.
Rain in sufficient quantity has not fallen
yet TO improve either duck or quail shooting.
Sportsmen find that upland shooting is ut
present quite severe. owing to the slippery
condition OF the hills and the amount OF Eard
exercise necessary to tnd birds which, on
being flushed, dart for the heavy under
Fl''NA' CNNaS&blidI OtNttS VI DlluS are llcl
with in the open and a few hours good
sport Is enjoyed. Now that, with few ex-
ceptiOnS, farmers have posted signs ON their
property warning trespasserS of the grass
local Sportsmen, who have not been ac-
corded the privilege of shooting on some Of
the convenient estates, must journey
fairly long distance into the Interior for
anything like good sport. No blame can be
attached TO the ranchers whose property
lies within few hours journey Of this city
because they have set foot down upon tres
passers, the majority Of whom are members
of tho pot-hunters' brigade. As previously
stated in this paper the farmer meets with
much annoyance from a horde of Sunday
hunters, who enter his demcsne with muz-
Zle-loaders and shoot reckleeslY at anything
that flies or runs. Meadow larks and CHI ip-
pies are tie PRINCIPAL feathered songsters
which are hunted by this class Of tres
passers, and quite frequently cattle aud
horses are manned by stray pellets.
On Sunday four hunters of the class
represented shot into band OF tame ducks,
the property of one Ferris at Ignacio, and
after pocketing W hat they supposed to be a
lot of fine, fat wild mallards they were
seized by one Of the farmers assistants and
compelled to pay a dollar for each bird
bagged. To prevent the reckless and II
don t-caIe' hunter from participating in a
pastime for which the just must suffer with
the guilty, it would be an excellent idea if IL
law were passed taxing guns. Something
needs be done to prevent further increase
OF the Pot-hunters' Society.