‘WORLD'S RECORD PRONGHORN A RECORD MOOSE ~/~ METHOD FOR MEASURING By ELMO SCOTT WATSON HERE'S a big game hunt on at present that's unique in the an- nals of American sport. It isn't a case of a hunting party, armed with high-power rifles and all the other up-to-date equipment with which the modern Nimrod sup- plies himself, setting out on an expedition to the remote regions where may still be found the rela. tively few survivors of the mil lions, of buffalo, moose, elk, deer, antelope, mountain sheep and mountain goat, bear and mountain lion which once roamed this continent. Neither are these hunters going out with the avowed purpose of further decimating the numbers of American big game. Instead they are going out with—believe it or not !—tape-measures and pencil and paper (cer tainly not very deadly weapons) and they will be concerned not with killing more big game but with animals that have already been killed. Which is-by way of saying that the purpose of this big game hunt is to find out where are the world's record big game heads, who was the hunter who secured these trophies, where were they se. cured, who owns them now, etc. For four years the New York Zoological so ciety has carried on an active campaign to lo- cate all the largest heads of American game. During that time It has established the National Collection of Heads and Horns and has brought tegether the finest collection of these trophies in the world, housing ther In a fine building dedicated to the “Vanishing Big Game of the World.” In December of last year it published a book called “Records of North American Big Game,” prepared by a committee composed of Prentiss N. Gray, editor; Kermit Roosevelt, Madison Grant, W. Redmond Cross, George Harrison, and E. Hubert Litchfield. In compiling this work more than 35.000 questionnaires were sent out and the aid of more than 3.000 sportsmen, mu seum And owners of trophies was enlisted, A standard method of measurement was de- veloped and all measurements submitted for in clugion In the record were required to be made by one of the co-operating museums or a repre sentative of the National Collection of Heads and Horns. From the several thousands meas. ured, a total of 801 trophles were selected for inclusion in the record, making it a veritable Almanac de Gotha of the monarchs of the plains and mountains, The book was divided into 13 sections, deal ing with all varieties of big game on this contl- nent, and each section was edited by an author. fty on the species, among them such nationally known scientists and sportsmen as Dr. George Bird Grinnell, Ernest Thompson Seton, Dr. C Hart Merriam, Samuel Merrill, Wilfred H. Os- good, H. E. Anthony, Madison Grant, E. W. Nel” gon, Maj). E. A. Goldman, Dr, Thomas Barbour, Edmund Seymour, Thierry Mallet, and C. H. Townsend. The society 18 now planning to issue another edition of the Records to bring It up to date and during the coming year its official measurers will spend considerable time In various parts of the country, especially in the Rocky Mountain states, visiting every town to measure trophies, “We know thatimany fine trophies must exist in homes, hotels and cafes in the small towns of the Rocky Mountain states and we wish to locate and measure as many of them as pos sible,” says Prentiss N. Gray, editor of the Ree ords, “It Is quite possible that among them we ghall find some world's records. Such heads have a considerable monetary value and while we have no interest in purchasing any heads, doubtless many persons who possess trophies jarge enough to be listed In the Records would be glad to realize on them or at least to know that’ they are valuable.” Those In charge of the Records have been obliged In the past-——and this holds good for the future, also--to accept only measurements ag thentieated by recognized natural history mu- seums or their own rep tives, This is not a reflection on the honesty of the measureme of the owner of the trophy, but they early dis covered that some over-zealous faxidermists con. sidered It good practice and pleasing to their clients to alter trophies In order to Increase measurements. They found that moose horns had been steamed or the skulls split and the spread thereby increased; additional points had been glued to elk antiers The climax was reached when they discovered one taxidermist who specialized In “making” record heads. One product of his shop, a Rocky Mountain bighorn, had been built up of horns from three separate sheep. Sections were fitted cleverly together and the final product, a world's record, was sold for a fancy price, Thus, to have any real value, every head lst. ed In the Records must be measured by men who know how and who can guard against such practices. Above Is shown the method of meas uring elk heads and deer heads, all measure ments to be made with a steel tape. The follow. ing rules are given to explain and supplement the diagrams shown above: Deer A—length on outside curve: Measured along the main beam from the hase of the burr to the end of the most distant point B—Circumference of main beam: Taken mid way between the basal snag and the first fork. C—Clireumiference of burr, D—Grentest spread: Measured between per. pendiculars at extreme width of horas at right angles to the center line of the skull 'vints: No point shall be counted unless it protrudes at least one Inch. Remarks: State whether the trophy has any characteristies which depart from the normal for this species Elk A—Length on outside curve: Measured along the main beam from the base of the burr to the tip of the most distant point on the main beam. B—Circumference midway between bez and trez, C—Circumference of burr. D—Greatest spread: Measurement between perpendiculars, at right angles to the center line of the skull Points on each side: No point shall be counted unless it protrudes at least two inches, Remarks : State whether the trophy has any characteristics which depart from the normal for this species, Similar charts have been devised for other species of big game and the National Collection of Heads and Horns is asking anyone who has a trophy that exceeds the following measure ments; Mule deer. length on oufeide curve... .cscaces.26” Whitetail deer, length on outside Curvlacvococons 23" Bison, length on omiside Curve. ou cucuna Elk (Wapiti), length on outside curve. ocouees bit” Moose, spread ....cocucconnns wnwnnsnssannsne Sl” Sheep, length on front CUrve..ccsaconcnsnnened®” Goat, length on front Curve. c.evesecconnavannslt®” Grizzly bear, length of skulle cence caconvnnsalt” Black Bear, length of skulle. ccvoovsssnsnonnnea lB” Mountain lion, length of skoll oc cocvecsncnnancns to submit the record of his trophy for inclusion in the official’ Records and also to learn how it rates with the world's record heads, Incidentally there is a patriotic angle to this unique “big game hunt,” for many of the record American trophies are owned in England rather than in this country. This is true of the world's record muledeer, which was killed in Wyoming, but which is now owned by an Englishman, The largest elk head In the world was killed in Wyoming and is today hanging in a castle at Horsham, England. It has a length on the long- est horn of 64% Inches, a spread of 52 Inches, with seven points on one antler and six on the other, Twenty-four of the 40 world's record elk heatls are owned hy Englishmen and only 10 are owned by Americans, It is Interesting to note that this sort of thing has been going on for three centuries, The first collection of American big game trophies of which we have record was made by Queen Eliza. beth during the Sixteenth century, Her officials in the transatlantic colonies were commissioned to send back to England the finest specimens obtainable in the New world, As a result, five great moose heads were shipped to England and found a place of honor in the Great Hall of Hampton Court palace over the dais where a succession of British sover- elgns has dined on state occasions. The presents day visitor will recognize them with some diffi culty for the officers of the queen's household evidently had little faith in the taxidermists of WORLD'S RECORD ,| BIGHORN SHEEP A RECORD MULEDEER thelr time and no scruples against nature fak replica of “Cervus elaphus™ wood-carvers of the day were most familiar skull and horns is sald to have been 56 pounds 1888 an American Trophy exhibition elk head, shawn hy A. L. Tullock, Esq. which trophy it has been written, “Most jodges give the palm in beauty to this superb 20-point head massive beams, perfect symmetry and wonder ful pearlings are so far unrivailed™ in an article which appeared in the June, 1804, jssue of the old Cosmopolitan magazine, under the (litle of “Famous Hunting Parties of the Plains” Col, W. F. Cody ("Buffalo Bill") tells of some of them as follows: “The first great hunter who came to this coun try in search of big game, of whom 1] have knowl. edge, was Sir George Gore, | was a bog at Fort Leavenworth in 1853 when be arrived there from London and fitted out his expedition. At that time buffalo, elk, deer and antelope were so pumerous upon the plains and all through the Rocky mountain region that we frontiersmen were naturally somewhat surprised to find that an English gentleman would come all the way across the ocean and make the tedious journey from the seaboard to the frontier, with no other end in view than the chase, “Sir John Watts Garland was another great English huntsman. He came over here about 1800, At different points on the piains and in the mountains he established camps and bullt cabins to which he would return regularly about once every two years, In his absence, his horses and dogs were left at these camps in charge of men employed for that purpose, “The third of the great hunters whom I have known was Lord Adair, who If now the earl of Dunraven, owner of the famous Valkyrie. He came with Doctor Kingsley, a brother of Charles Kingsley, the well-known author, and arrived at Fort McPherson, on the Platte river, about eighteen miles from the town of North Platte. + +» +» Lord Adair was the first of these visiting sportsmen that [ remember to have had a mili. tary escort, Garland and Gore provided thelr own. Later he purchased a hunting park of his own. . . Being interested only In sport, such hunters as Sir George Gore and Sir John Garland were willing to stay In the field long enough to get really good heads. They had a better chance than the present-day hunter to find a record head because the herds of elk had not heen so badly shot up or thelr winter range so restricted that it was necessary to winter feed them. Good heads were common, as the animals were stronger and more rugged. The Englishman knew the value of record heads and he carried back his own trophies plus the best heads he could purchase for resale at home. Therefore today the collections of game trophies In England contaln the very best ex. amples of our American big game, but, in the words of sponsors of the present “big game hunt,” now being conducted under the ausplees of the New York Zoological society, “We want to return the record of both elk and deer to the United States and it is probable that in some attic or home In the Rocky Mountain states the world's record can be found.” (® by Western Newspaper Union.) Of Récopnized In Importance, Alike to Community and Family. How theories about the proper food for children have changed in the last generation! At one time. the child, after he was weaned, was con- sidered ns merely a little man or woman and given sSowmller amounts of the regulur family diet. Then it was discovered that he could not take care of adult food and his diet a simplified regime he was not get- soung digestion were added to the milk and cereal diet, and consequently thrives, The young child, nlthough the diet does contain more things. The formuia for “ fying” cow's milk is now simple and it Is seldom a problem to get it to suit the baby's digestion, The bureau of home economics at Washington ewmphusizes the fact that we no longer consider the re. dren In our midst get proper food as merely a family matter. It says: food for children, the community is responsible for providing ench child, with ‘the essential food elements’ Lack of food, or a wrong diet, is more damaging to the child than to the adult because the child is grow present needs, must also build for the future, “Milk, of course, Is the most im others had not. In every case the children who had most milk outgrew the others in weight and height, If the child does not drink enough milk give it to him cooked with his mush or ontmeal, with his vegetables or other food, “Milk and cod liver oil or outdoor sunshine are particularly Important to children as protection against rickets, a disease of the bones, or rather a failure of the bones to de- velop properly. Rickets, resulting in stunted growth, or crooked legs, ties is one of the sure signs of un- dernourishment, It is the result of for bone huildiug (furnished in the milk) and of vitamin D (furnished door sunshine), which helps the child's body to use the calcium con- tained In his food “Especially for children In needy nutritionists urge that scmehow cod liver oll be provided— every child under two years old, and ble. It will cost, for each child about “For children, then, nutritionists on short rations, the first things to provide are such protective foods as a8 tomatoes or tomato nice or green-colored vegetables and egg Then come the grucls which In many families used te be the young child's diet, a va. + of foods is recommended now ¢, even for the baby, Milk, ce . tomato or orange juice, other getnbles and fruits, eges and some dairy products, the most mp for children are green vegetables, exes and liver, with some lean ment and fish. Chopped Cabbage Sandwiches. Chop the enbbage fine, mix with a little creamed butter and use as a { to give him all these things, making gure, of course, that they are suit ably prepured. Give hem to him at first ag fruit juices, or finely chopped or mashed vegetables, or scraped ment Little by little let him have courser and more solid food until, by the age of two, he is having the same kind of food as the rest of the fam. ily, though in different proportions. “Give the child plenty of milk. Nutritionists have wntdéhed the growih of different groups of chil dren who were nll on the same diet Small square sandwiches (an ordi nary sandwich quartered) are most easily handled hy young children. € 1223 Bell Syndicate. WN Bervice Cuticeura Overcomes Skin Troubles Rashes, eczemas and most forms of itching, burning skin irritations are quickly and easily healed by daily use of Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment, ’ Sy Soap Zc. Olntment 25 and Sc. Sample each free. 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