. Fanciers' journal and land & water . n a rare fancier, or he never could have defined the differentspecies, their properties and markings, so true as has done, un-less he had been a great observer and reflector. 206 THE FANCIERS JOURNAL. [Vol. IV—No. 10. I would strongly recommend the young and inexperienced fan-cier to put in practice the remedies as laid down by Moore, when-ever any of his pigeons are suffering from distempers or accidents,from whatever cause. I entertain a much higher opinion of theremedies prescribed when I ascertain that he was a medical man;his work shows how great an
. Fanciers' journal and land & water . n a rare fancier, or he never could have defined the differentspecies, their properties and markings, so true as has done, un-less he had been a great observer and reflector. 206 THE FANCIERS JOURNAL. [Vol. IV—No. 10. I would strongly recommend the young and inexperienced fan-cier to put in practice the remedies as laid down by Moore, when-ever any of his pigeons are suffering from distempers or accidents,from whatever cause. I entertain a much higher opinion of theremedies prescribed when I ascertain that he was a medical man;his work shows how great an observer he was of a pigeon whichhe only kept as a fancy to relieve his mind. I cannot help think-ing, one who thought so hard and deeply on a pigeon, thought ashard or more deeply on his profession, and was a credit and anhonor to it; and it must be so with you, provided you think hardand deeply on the pigeon, I am then convinced that you areblessed with the means to think hard and deeply on matters ofinfinitely greater HOMING IN THE DARK. I have been a reader of the Fanciers Journal for four years,and I think that it is as good a paper for the fanciers as there ispublished. I always keep my eye on the pigeon notes. I see got right into the way of flying pigeons in this country, butI dont see that there have ever been matches flown in the darkor in the moonlight. There are some pigeons that will home bet-ter in the dark than in the daylight for a mile or two away fromhome, that I know through experience. When I was in Englandfifteen years ago, I had a black cock bred from an Owl and ahalf-bred Carrier, and I could send him three miles the darkestnight I ever saw, and let him fly, and have him in my loft againin five minutes. I have seen several matches flown there inthe dark, and by moonlight, from home to home, for a mile or always used to be catch and show at that time, and the waythat it was found out about flying in the dark, was by trying to
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