The San Francisco call., 1897-02-06

votees of quail shooting may just as well
clean their guns and put the irons away
for the season.
The lovers of duck shooting have en-
ioyed the best sport of the year during the
past month, and good shooting may be
expected up to the last day of the season,
which will be week from Monday.
AS previously stated in this department
the season sho uld close on March Is, in
stead of February Is, as the law stands at
present. The birds which afford the
greater amount OF sport to local hunters
who shoot on the Alviso aud Sonoma
marshes ara spoonbill, bluebill, sprig and
canvasback, and as these varieties are late
arrivals from the north, especially the
spoonblll and blueblll ducks, the consen-
sus OF opinion is that the season in which
sportsmen may lawfully hunt and shoot
wild ducks should not close until March
Is. The farmers throughout the State are
strongly in favor of prolongicg the duck
shooting season, as the widgeon and other
varieties of broad-bill duck are very de-
structive to young grain.
The Sportsmen's Protective Association
will lend its assistance TO have an amend
ment to the present law lengthening the
season for the killing of wild ducks one
month. The snipe will also come in for
its share OF protection during the breeding
season.
Last Sunday several good bags of ducks
were made by hunters who shot on the
Alviso and Sonoma marshes, and the
outlook for good sport tomorrow is very
promising, particularly if the weather is
boisterous.
Thousands of people enjoy camp life in
this State during the summer months,
and IL may be of valuable interest TO the
readers OF THE CALL to learn what DIR. j.
w. Fowler, prominent sportsman of
New York, says i'll Sports Afield, relative
to cures for injuries frequently received Dy
campers who may be long distance from
medical assistance. The doctor writes:
The satisfaction of being able to relieve un-
necessary pain, prevent permanent injury
and possibly being the means of saving a
valuable life, stimulates me 10 write a short
article on simple camp remedies for injuries
ana accidents TO my friends, the hunters and
campers 1t is always best to have hand
kerchief in one of our pockets, If Tor nothing
more than Its common usage. But hand
kerchief will take the place OF bandage for a
short time and can be of use in many emer-
gencies Besides handkerchief and a good
hunting-knife in the pocket a hun ter's outfit
In campSshouid contain, for emergency cases
the following in their order named:
little good whisky, for medicinal purposes
only. FN-P''S'
An ls-fsot bandage, or s inches wide
piece OF tablecloth for surgical pads IL necessary
and for eun-cea aners + you run out of wipers
little vAseine, court surgeons adhesive
plaster.
Laudanum.
Soda in the cam pchest.
Two or three dozen three-grain capsules
few needles OF different sizes and heavy silk
thread.
= conmea needle will do but needles used by
tsllors or shoemskers are the best IL one cannot
secure medium size surgeon needles.
Malaria sometimes will creep about our tent
but quinine will drive that away. One or two
capsules taken in the morning with hot cup
OF coffee Is preventive when one is camping
n lvaF Ietfd dan
taken in ten-drop doses and repeated few
times for cramps. Mixed with water or oil in
the proportion of one TO five it is a good Iini-
ment.
A cut-Wash in water mot necessarily warm
waterl, 10 get The parts clean, or 1t will not
heal nicely. Then keep the edges of the cut
together with sticking plaster small band
age. IL severe cut, put pad of clean cloth
over the parts after sewing up ana bandage
tightly to stop the blood flowing II bandaged
too tightly loosen & little after a while 20 that
no injury will be done by the swelling.
Burns-Always cut the clothing away; never
pull II II sticking to the skin or If the parts