168 Food for Plants. 



Business Laws in Brief. 



Ignorance of law excuses none. 



It is a fraud to conceal a fraud. 



The law compels no one to do iini)ossibilities. 



An agreement without consideration is void. 



Signatures made with lead-pencil are good in law. 



A receipt for money paid is not legally conclusive. 



The acts of one partner bind all the others. 



Contracts made on Sunday cannot be enforced. 



A contract made with a minor is invalid. 



A contract made with a lunatic is void. 



Contracts for advertising in Sunday newspapers are 

 invalid. 



Each individual in a partnershi}) is responsible for 

 the whole amount of the debts of a firm. 



Principals are responsible for the acts of their agents. 



Agents are responsible to their principals for errors. 



A note given by a minor is void. 



It is not legally necessary to say on a note ' ' for value 

 received. ' ' 



A note drawn on Sunday is void. 



A note obtained by fraud, or from a person in a state 

 of intoxication, cannot be collected. 



If a note be lost or stolen, it does not release the 

 maker; he must pay. 



The indorser of a note is exempt from liability if not 

 served with notice of its dishonor within twenty-four 

 hours of its non-payment. 



How to Treat Sunstroke. 



Take the patient at once to a cool and shady place, but 

 don't carry him far to a house or hospital. Loosen the 

 clothes thoroughly about his neck and waist. Lay him 

 doMTi with the head a little raised. Apply wet cloths to 

 the head, and mustard or turpentine to the calves of the 

 legs and the soles of the feet. Give a little weak whiskey 

 and water if he can swallow. Meanwhile, let some one go 

 for the doctor. You cannot do more without his advice. 



