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wood, earthen, or iron ware. At the top of 

 the barrel there is a hole to pour in the 

 water, and it should be large enough to ad- 

 mit a funnel. The lower opening should be 

 closed while filling, and when filled the 

 upper opening should be carefully closed. 

 Then withdraw the plug from the tube, 

 and the water will gradually trickle down, 

 and last as a reservoir for many weeks. 

 This water-tank can only be used in sum- 

 mer ; it would probably burst asunder in a 

 severe frost. The same contrivance on a 

 smaller scale may be found more economi- 

 cal, and quite as useful. It will last more 

 than a fortnight. Take a common glass 

 demijohn, and, having stripped off the wicker 

 covering, fill it with water. Let this be 

 suspended on a suitable frame, with its mouth 

 downward and immersed in a basin of water 

 beneath. To prevent the fowls from scratch- 

 ing up the dirt around ft and soiling the 

 water, the basin or trough should rest on a 

 platform of boards. The object in taking 

 off the wicker covering is to enable us to 

 ascertain when the water is nearly exhausted, 



