The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, May 29, 1898, Page 25

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, MAY 1898. 25 PARADISE OF SPORTSMEN-—-THE SKIDANING 11 BUTTON The the sun irer spot of the A large por 1s comparat of Mendocino County ell known to the out- The ferred to are Cahto, Cor a Westport. Tt it at a u into this enchanted lan ip well worth the time 1 you are not a sportsman. and it i even thoug side world, 1 re is one section that | Leaving any of the towns mentioned has never had a “level run over it.” | the way for some distance will be over And all 1 of nature hope that it | fine roads, v h will gradually merge will be man with a town lot sche: ore the survey me ventures into the loc For here is the paradise of sportsmen. It is a section of won- | 3 Mountains cov- drous picturesqueness. ered with timber T all sid the valleys between are inters a network of la ponds and bling streams. e on s and cted by bab- into the wildest kind of mountain trails. This part of the journey is like i ugh a fairy forest. For trail climbs over rocks and bowlders and then dives beneath a edwood forest. Here the ground be- neath your feet is deeply covered with the aromatic leaves that have fallen from the trees above. Each footfall is as nois carpet. en twilight fills the grove of giant re and there a faint ray of sunlight str ss as If it pressed a velvet ough the muysterious anches overhead that it force and looks like a or rising heavenward. he road emerges from st and ab the fo! ruptly descends into a canyon, the sound of running water strikes your ear. At first it is only a murmur, but soon it grows louder, until it is almost a roar. Where does the ound come from? , One moment it ems straight ahead, and the next far up in the mountain. Now you hear it on the right and now on the left. Then the leaves of the trees rustle in the wind and the splashing sound seems to €e (CJOIGRORCECROROXOJOJCROROJOXOXOJOXOJOXOIOIG! i 4660000000000 OOCOOBH 2 5 : FI $ K3 ) © ® ® % o0000000 5600600600000 000000000000000000000000000060006 HAVE been studying a book with a | as the sole cause of death in such cir- | Looking over other lists I find that dark blue cover fresh f-,m the Cumstances, the fact that abuse of al- | chimney sweeps have nearly four times ey f Majesty's printer, » | €ohol had induced the cirrhosis, or other | the tendency of ordinary men to con- P g -0 Ew * @ morbid condition, being omitted from |tract cancer, that general laborers are book that «3als with one of the {ho certificate. There is a special table | the most fortunate in escaping gout; most fascinating of all subjects— | given for alcoholism, showing compara- | lead workers and file makers die “Death.” This book contains no mor- | tive mortality figures, and social phil- |about three times oftener than the or- alizing and notheories, it does not teach you how to die, nor advise you how to live. It stis ely to its business ”fi presenting facts, of showing you how | people have been dying in London and England of recent years—to be more precise, in the years of 1890, 1891 and 1892. | One of. the first tables shows that| men who have some regular occupation may face death more serenely than those who have none. This is especi- ally true between the.ages of 20 and 3 when the death rate for ‘‘unoccupie males” is from three to six times greater than for those with occupation, glx times greater at 20 and three times greater at 35. ‘We next are shown the advantage of living- in agricultural districts away from large citi Cc ng the death rate of ales” (whom we shall consider exclusively from this point on) we find that the mortality in London, king the period in life from '25-to 65, is 20 per cent above the average, while in thé agricultural dis- tricts it is 28 per cent below the aver- age. And still less favorable is the lot of those who live in the industrial re- gions, the great manufacturing centers like Sheffield and Birmingham, since for them the death rate rises to 31 per cent above the average. Statistics are given of twenty-four diseases or causes of death, and five of these, vi Phthisis, diseases of the nervous system, diseases of the circu- latory system, bronchitis and pneumo-~ nia, cause more than half of the en- tire mortality: Cancer kills more than influenza, while suicide is directly re- sponsible for more deaths than alco- holism. : It is, however, expressly pointed out that alcoholism contributes 1o many deaths that are put down to other causes. In certifying the cause of death of inebriates it is the habit of gsome medical men to state only the pathological condition of the organ or organs chiefly affected. The experience of this office shows that cirrhosis of the liver, for instance (the liver is the organ which more than any other is affected prejudicially by intemperance), i8 frequently returned | London hotel servant. osophers will shake their heads wisely when they see, at the very head of the list, the keepers of inns and hotels, their servants and the whole tribe of brewers and distillers. Men of these classes, that is, the dispensers of alco- hol, die of its effects from three to ten times faster than the average of “oc- cupied males,” three times faster for the brewer, ten times faster for the On the other from alcoholism hand the mortality among agricultural men, iron and tin and coal miners, men, fishermen and others is far the average, only one-third or while in the case of below one-fourth of it, per rpet manufac no deaths whatever are recorded from alcoholism. It would be of interest to know if there is some subtle relation between soap making and total absti- nence. At the lower end of the table of phthi- sis, the favorable end, are found clergy- men, who seem to get part of their re- ward for right living in the form of fortified health. Not only in phthisis but in pneumonia and other diseases of the respiratory organs they enjoy a de- gree of immunity shared by no other class. Next to clerymen in power of resisting these diseases come farmers and schoolmasters. Physicians are better fortified than ordinary men against diseases of the lungs, and in this they resemble coal miners, railroad men and hosiery manufacturers. On the other hand, phthisis and pneu- | monia work nearly twice their average havoc among general laborers in the industrial districts and among tin min- ers and copper miners, the susceptibil- ity of copper miners here being the more remarkable that they have the best place in several other lists, notably those of influenza, diabetes, alcoholism and diseases of the nervous system. To be a _eopper miner, then, is to have an excellent chance of long life, unless somethin® goes wrong with the lungs. And perhaps this also may be fairly deduced, that for one born with a ten- dency to lung trouble, the choice of oc- cupations should lie between preaching, tilling the soll, manufacturing hosiery and coal mining. laborers, railway | | dinary citizen from Bright's disease, which is almost never contracted by tallow soap manufacturers (here we have the mystery of soap making again); that coal miners and lace mak- ers show only half the general liabil- ity to liver disease; that seven ordi- nary men dle from accidents for every schoolmaster who so die: that paper manufacturers are practically free from rheumatic fever, although book- binders suffer from it cruelly; that coal heavers, porters and metal workers sel- dom die from diabetes, although that disease carries off three times as many glass manufacturers and four times as many lawyers as the average calls for. These facts and hundreds like them come forth serenely from the figures and statistics, let who will account for them. Some conclusions drawn by the sta- tisticlan as to the diseases which threaten most in this or that occupa- tion are worthy of attention. “The clergy,” he says, “experience more than double the average mortality from dia- betes, and one and a half times the average from rheumatic fever.” It is true, however, that “in no other occu- pation in the list is the mortality fig- ure of the whole body of men employed so low as in that of clergymen.” But the gardeners and farmers come closs after t.em. Of the legal profession he says: “Lawyers suffer exceptionally from in~ fluenza, cancer, nervous diseases, dis- eases of the liver, Bright’s disease and diabetes; their mortality from the ma- lady last named being four times the average.” On the other hand, “lawyers suffer less severely than do occupiea males in the aggregate from phthisis, heart disease and lung diseases.” Of the medical profession he says: ‘“The records of 1890-92 confirm those of 1873-82 as to the comparative immunity enjoyed by medical men from phthisis, respiratory diseases and accident. Their special liability is to death by gout, diabetes, urinary diseases and suicide. * * * The tendency to the commis- sion of suicide has notably increased among medical men since the earlier period.” There surely is something for the sociologist to ponder. Next we find that the mortality figure A profound silence reigns and | >s the ground, but it has | BACK TO CAMP AFTER THE DAY'S HUNT. go dancing through the forest, like an |army of elves. | While you are looking about, vainly | trying to locate the sound, hearing it on | all sides at once, you will most likely come right on top of the caus | At your feet will be a dazzling water- | fall. And there are of them in | the locality. But as soon as you have found out it means that you are deep in the heart of Mendocino County, the | sportsman’s | Do you care to fish? If so. cast your line into the nearest pool. That deep, | dark one there, with the branches of the trees hanging down into it. It is sure to be full of the finest kind of trout, and no matter whether you bait your hook with grasshoppers and bugs or use the finest kind of artificial , it won't be long before you have a “rise.” Of course, there is no telling what kind of a trout this will be; there are I so many in these streams. It may be COUEEEe® of school teachers is one-third less than the average for other occupations. “At ages under 35 it is below even that of clergymen, but at ages from 35 to 55 years school teachers die more rapidly than do the clergy. 1In common with other professional men schoolmasters and teachers suffer much more severely from diseases of the heart than they do from diseases of the respiratory sys- tem; but, whereas among the other pro- fessions it is heart disease which is nu- merically the most prevalent cause of death, among school masters phthisis is rather more fatal than heart disease.” Of artists, engravers, architects, etc., he says: ‘“The comparative mortality figure in this group is considerably lower than the average. From alco- holism the mortality figure of artists, etc.,, is below the average, although they suffer more severely than the average from diseases of the liver. They die more than twice as fast as do occupied males (in the aggregate) from diabetes, but more slowly from phthisis and also more slowly from dis- eases of the circulatory and respiratory systems.” Our friend, the statistician, has a poor idea of musicians, whom he finds “sad- ly addicted to intemperance.” They die more than twice as rapidly as ordinary men from alcoholism, nearly twice as rapidly from phthisis, and very much more rapidly from nervous diseapes, liver diseases and suicide. Commercial travelers shew a high mortality, considering the large amount of time they spend in the op=n air.Al- coholism and liver disease are the chief causes of this heightened death rate, which increases as they pass middle life. “Commercial travelers die from diabetes almost as fast again as the average, and from cancer faster than the average by 43 per cent; they also suffer exceptionally from Bright's dis- ease. Their mortality from phthisis and from diseases of the respiratory system is, however, below the average.” So the record goes on over many pages with considerations in detail] of not less than 100 different occupations. Of those engaged in agriculture, it may be said that their death rate is far be- low the others. To all diseases, save one—influenza—they show less liabiiity than ordinary men. And there is no foundation in statistics for the theory that there is an excess of suicide among dwellers on farms. Altogether this blue book, ‘‘presented to both houses of Parliament by com- mand of her Majesty,” presents many curious and important facts which might doubtless be made the text of many sermons could one but grasp their full significance. I am still think- ing of those fortunate soap manufac- turers, who escape so many things, and of the poor chimney sweep, who seems fated to die of cancer. Copyright, 1898, 8. 8. McClure Co. & o) ce oeee | the audacious rainbow trout, the strong | | silversides, the mountain trout or the king of them all, the salmon trout, that frequently weighs as much as thirty pounds. docino rivers develop to the utmost the umey qualities of the inhabitants of depths. The trout streams in this portion of the State show no signs of a falling off of the finny tribe. In fact, in many of the Eel River tributaries there are more fish now than there ever were. This whole section is teeming with game. The copses are full of grouse and mountain quail and valley quail. In the forests can be found deer, hare and gray squirrel. Birds of all kinds are numerous. A few years ago it was feared that the deer in this section might be ex- terminated, but in spite of the great slaughter of the animals their numbers have increased. ® > & 3 & @® HE many little points of etiquette observed on board an American man-of-war are distinctly worth public interest. From the mo- ment an officer or man steps aboard until after he has left he must observe conventional ceremonials of many kinds. In the first place in going aboard or leaving the ship the starboard gang- way Is reserved for the use of the com- missioned officers and their visitors All others must use the port gangway. Upon stepping aboard the first thing to be done is to “salute the deck,” by touching or lifting the hat or cap. This is meant as a mark of respect to the colors, and is acknowledged by the of- ficer of the deck. The quarter-deck is sacred to the officers, and the side of it occupied by the officer of the deck is generally avoided even by them. No enlisted men are permitted to go on the quarter-deck except on duty. One of the prettiest of naval cere- monies takes place when the colors are hoisted at 8 a. m., and again when they are lowered at sunset. These two functions are accompanied by appro- priate military music, all hands, offi- cers as well as men, who happen to be on deck at the time, standing up at “attention,” facing aft and uncovered, until the colors reach the flagstaff head or are lowered into the arms of the quartermaster who receives them, as the case may be. It is customary for officers always to salute the captain when passing him, but not to salute each other on board ship, when merely passing, except when, on duty, an official communica- tion is to be made. The junior always salutes first, the senior returning the salute. The men always salute an of- ficer when addressing or being ad- dressed by him. Officers below the grade of comman- re always addressed as plain .,”” with the exception that the sur- geons are called “doctor.” In the fa- miliar unofficial intercourse the chief engineer is addressed as ‘“‘chief” and the paymaster as “pay.” Usually the marine officer is jocularly spoken to as “major” or ‘‘colonel.” Commanders and captains are al- ways called “captuin,” and commodores The cool waters of these Men- | | August. In no part of California can such fine | deer shooting be obtained as here i the heart of Mendocino County every year hunters come to the of the deer cover and go into camp two or three weeks before the seasen opens, which {s usually the first of July or The reason for going into camp so long before the beginning of the season is to get hardened up so as to be in trim to enioy the sport. To thoroughly enjoy deer shooting a man | must be in such condition that he will | | | | | not get tired out after a few hours in the hills. He must be able to ride all day and then be almost as fresh as when he started. But what royal sport it 1s. You wake up long before daylight, and after dis- posing of a hearty camp breakfast at once take to the trail on the road to the deer cover. Horses and dogs seem to | enter into the spirit of the chase and the blood tingles with excitement | oJolofooRoRofojolofojofooJoJolofofoJolofofofofolgioofoXoofoXoJoJoXooJoICIcIofoXcra oY oY ofofoYoXo¥o) PPP900P0900030000000000POPIVORVPVOPPOVV00 0000V OVOOOIOOOOIGD ETIQUETTE OF THE 0. 8. NAVY. POV OV000030909000000P0P0V09VCVVVCO0PVP909P0000000000006@ titles. But the commanding officer of | a vessel, no matter what his rank, is | always addressed by those under him | as “captain.” Many small vessels and torpedo-boats are commanded by lieu- tenants and even by ensigns, yet they are called “captain’ as long as they re- tain command. Unlike civil life, the navy regards it | as a compliment to drop the “Mr.” in | personal conversation between officer: The application of that little prefix im plies wide disparity in rank, and a Junior thus feels flattered by the eleva- | tion to equality made by a senior in | dropping it. | The most striking illustration of this peculiarity is to be found at the Naval Academy, where the Fourth Classmen, or ‘‘pleb: are ostentatiously termed “misters,” and the “Mr.” is always used in addressing them. When, at the end of th plebedom, they enter the third class, they gleefully welcome the dropping of the prefix in conver- sation with the other upper classmen, and the worst snub a first or second classman can give to one of the third class is to make use of the old “Mr.” again in speakine to him. There are certain interesting formali- ties in entering, leaving and sitting in the ship's small boats. Entrance goes according to rank, junior first, in con« formity with the principle that the cap- tain is always last to.abandon his ship. In sitting in the boat, the senior sits farthest aft, the others ranging them- selves forward of him according to gradation of rank. 1In leaving the boat the senior goes first, which suggests the rule that in an attack on shore, or a boarding party, the senior leads the way. There are three principal ceremonies attending the official arrival on board, or the departure from a ship, of per- sons of rank. One is the “piping over the side,” consisting of the attendance at the gangway of from two to eight side boys, and the long, shrill piping of the boatswain as the person honored comes or goes over the side. For a commanding officer, admiral or other high functionary, the marine guard is paraded on the quarter-deck, present- ing arms, with the field music giving the appropriate number of “rufiles” as the functionary passes along the deck to or from the gangway. This is the second honor. The third is the firing of gun salutes, the number of guns de- pending upon the personal rank. The | enteen guns; rear-admiral, WILDS OF MENDOCINO COONTY. S N > through your own veins. If you know the country you will not have long to wait for a shot here in the wilds of Mendocino Count; Possibly a small herd will dash across your path, and if you are lucky you ay bring down one. At any rate it is hardly pos- sible that the day will pass without your getting at least two. Certainly It will be your own poor ability as a shot that is the cause, for the deer are there if you only know how to kill them. But it is on the wild slopes of Signal Peak that the finest big game hunting can be found. Here is sport worthy of the nerve of any knight of the gun. Here cinnamon and black bear are plentiful. Panther and lynx can also be found, and the gray wolf at times makes his presence known. In fact, in the wilds of Mendocino County can be found sport for any nim=- rod and pleasure for the nature lover. W. F. WADE. {OJC] ® ® IOJOJOJOIOKOXO] (XXX X3 members of royal families receive twenty-one guns, the national salute, which is the highest number officially recognized. Other officials receive varying numbers below this, the fole lowing being examples: Admiral, sev- vice-admiral, fifteen; thirteen; commodors, eleven. Governors of States, Cabinet Ministers, diplomatic representatives, generals of the army and consular ofe ficers are all entitled to gun salutes. The salute is not fired until the ob= jeet of them is in his boat amd pulls ahead of the ship, when the first gun ia fired and his flag is unfurled from the masthead, to be puiled down with the last gun. While the salute is in prog- ress the visitor's boat stops, proceeding after the last gun. It is a marked breach of courtesy to fire either more or less guns than the person saluted is entitled to, and when such is done his representative prompt- 1y calls upon the saluting ship for an explanation, and if this is not satisfac- tory serious offense is given. There is ceremony even in marking the passage of time onboard ship. There is a clock near the captain’s cabin, which the captain’s orderly watches, and each half hour he goes on deck, and salutirig, reports to the officer of | the’deck the number of bells, such as “‘one bell, sir,”” ‘‘three bells, sir,” and so on. The officer returns the orderly’s salute, says “Very good,” and then di- rects the messenger boy to strike the proper number of bells. But at 8 a. m., noon and 8 p. m. there is a marked difference. These hours are reported to the officer of the deck, not as ‘“eight bells,” but as “eight o’clock,” or “twelve o’clock.” The offi- cer then tells the orderly to report the hour to the captain, and the eight bells are not struck until the captain directs it, through the mediums of the orderly, the officer of the deck and the messen- ger. It is not 8 a. m., noon, nor 8 p. m., officially, until the captain orders ‘‘Make it so.” It not infrequently hap- pens that the captain plays Joshua and postpones the hour, as he sees fit. No one on board can see the captain in his cabin without first sending in his name by the latter's orderly. An offl cer ‘cannot see the captain on any offi- clal business, of his own Initiative, without stating it to and receiving per- mission from the executive officer. En- listed men must obtalin the further per- mission of the officer of the deck before and admirals are addressed by thelrll’relldent of the TUnited States ang |interviewing the executive officer, i