1881 .] 
AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST. 
539 
Rev, Leonard Bacon, D. D. 
a. A. II. Stephens, 
and others 
recommend 
them. 
any 
position 
Send for circular t 
FOLDINGCHAIR CO, New Haven ComH™ 
. THE LIGHT RUNNING 
$$ Iadm Sewing Machine 
Is a solid, Reliable Machine of Latest Style— superior to 
most now offered. Endorsed by the American Agricultur¬ 
ist, etc. Liberal discounts and sole right to Agents. 
MADISON MACHINE CO., 
406 dfc 408 Br oadway, N« V. 
Health Undergarments 
for ladies k Children. 
The Combined (Vest and 
Drawers in one) made in all 
weights, of Merino and 
Cashmere. Cliemilettes, 
Emancipation, Dress Re¬ 
form and Comfort Waists. 
Corded Waists a specialty. 
Latest improvements in 
Hygienic Undergarments, 
Braces and Abdominal Sup¬ 
porters. Illustrated Pam- 
MRS. A. FLETCHEli & CO., '6 East 14th St., N. Y. City. 
r Ifjyou uiani to kiv 
Clothing for Men orBcys 
oitlier ready-made or made 
| to order, do not fall to 
send, for our Catalogue 
CIDER 
or prevent 
Secondary 
FERMENTA- 
TION. 
TO KEEP 
IT 
SWEET _ 
USE 
IMPROVED PRESERVING POWDER 
It does not impair the taste or flavor, is thoroughly 
reliable and absolutely harmless to the human system. 
Send 35 cts. for a sample, forwarded free: sufheient for 
40 gallons. One pound, sufficient for 8 Bbls., $1.50, re¬ 
ceiver to pay charges, or $1.80 by mail, prepaid. Price 
lower in larger quantities. 
W. ZINSSER & CO., 197 William St., New York. 
HOLLY and DEMAS 
BRACKET SAWS 
CMldren ? s Educators and Money-Makers. 
Nolly BracketSaw $3, DemasBracketSaw and Lathe $8. 
We guarantee either of these machines to give better 
satisfaction than anything heretofore offered. Boys can 
make more money than anything else they can work at. 
One Thousand Dollars 
In prizes, ranging from $25 to $250, are offered for the 
finest work on either machine. Prizes are so arranged 
that the beginner has just as good a chance as the ex¬ 
pert. We make a special offer whereby any boy can get a 
BracketSaw 
With one of these machines he becomes independent, 
can earn what spending money he requires, and in many 
instances establishes Himself in a profitable business. 
For Illustrated Catalogue and Manual of Sorrento 
and Inlaid work, address, with 3 cent stamp, 
A. H. SH3FMAN, Rochester, N. Y. 
The Scientific American says : “ The Herald 
4>i' Health contains more sensiltle 
articles than any otlter magazine 
that comes to our samctiom.” 
The Herald of Health 
For 1882. 
Nov. ami Dec. Nos. Free to New Subscribers 
who send in their names Now. 
The following are some of the articles: 
Hygienic Treatment of Consumption. 
Diseases of the School Room. 
Feeding the Brain. 
Digestion and Indigestion, with Practical 
Hints on. 
Twelve Precautions Against Diphtheria. 
How Women May Become Healthy. 
Malaria, Its Cures and Prevention. 
Weak Backs, and Simple Remedies. 
Lameness of the Sides, Sprains, etc. 
The Hygiene of Wells and Well Water. 
Sanitary Marriage and Parentage. 
How to Keep Children Robust. 
Catarrh, Sore Throat, Weak Eyes, Weak 
Lungs. 
How to Train Feeble Children, etc., etc. 
This Journal is for the people, and saves them every year 
many times its cost in doctor’s bills, pain, ill health, and 
helps every one to live up to his best, enjoy life and 
prolong it to old age. rear and train beautiful and healthy 
children. It has received the highest endorsement from ! 
the very best sources. 
$1.00 a 'S’ear. Samples 10 Cents. 
THE BEST PREMIUM YET. 
THE BEST PREMIUM YET. 
THE BEST PREMIUM YET. 
Every subscriber sending $1.00 and 10 cents for postage, 
shall receive free a new book of over 200 pages, by Mbs. 
Bertha Myek, entitled 
How to Govern Children. 
This work is the best book of its kind ever written, and 
worth its weight in gold to any parent. Worth $1.00. 
Also just out: 
Hygiene of the Brain and 
Cure of Nervousness. 
By M. L. HOLBROOK, M. D. 
“Get this book unci read it, lor 
it abounds in practical, valuable 
know ledge.”— Chicago Inter-Ocean. 
1MI51 I. <’«.\T,U.^S: 
How the Nerves Act. 
Has Nervous Activity any Limit ? 
Nervous Exhaustion. 
How to Cure Nervousness. 
The Cure of Nervousness ( Continued). 
Food in Nervous Disorders. 
Fifty Important Questions Answered. 
What our Thinkers and Scientists Say. 
Nervousness In Girls. On Headaches, 
testing the Brain. Hunting as a Remedy. 
Mental Hygiene for Farmers. 
Recreation in a Work Shop, etc., etc. 
Price, by mail, $ 1.50. 
This book and the Herald of Health for $2.00, without pre¬ 
miums : with premium, $2.10. 
CLUBBING.—We will send The Herald qf Health 
for one year and any $1 magazine, both post-paid, for $4.25. 
The list includes the Atlantic Monthly, Harper's Monthly, 
Scribner's, Harper’s Weekly, and Harper's Bazaar. Add 10 
cents for Premium. 
The Herald of Hf.alth will bo sent for one year, with 
St. Nicholas—$3—for $3.40; with Demorest’s Monthly—$3— 
for $3.25; with the Fnrenological Journal-$2-for $2.50; 
with the New York Weekly Tribune—S3—for $2.50, with 
any $1.50 Monthly for ?2J0, wtth the Boston Journal of 
Chemistry—$1—for $1.75—Herald of Health and any $1.50 
Monthly for $JU0. Add 10 cents for Premium. 
Catalogues of Scientific and ot*«r Books free. 
M. L. HOLBROOK, 
13 & 15 Laisrhf g«., New Vork. 
containing a great variety of Items, including many 
good Hints and Suggestions which ice throw into smaller 
type and condensed form , for leant of space elsewhere. 
In justice to the majority of our sub¬ 
scribers, who Dave been readers for many 
years, articles and illustrations are sel¬ 
dom repeated, as those who desire in¬ 
formation on a particular subject can 
cheaply obtain otic or more of the back: 
numbers containing what is wanted. 
Hack numbers of the 64 American Agri¬ 
culturist,” containing- desired articles, or 
those referred to in the 44 Basket” or 
elsewhere, can usually be sent post-paid 
for 15 cts. each, or $1.50 per volume. 
Terms to New South Wales, New Zea¬ 
land, Australia, "Europe, etc.— To several in¬ 
quirers. Under the latest revision of the Postal Union 
Regulations the price of the American Agriculturist 
(either English or German edition), including postage 
prepaid through, will be covered by 7 shillings sterling 
per annum. This applies to the above countries, and to 
all others embraced in the General Postal Union. The 
simplest mode of remittance is by Postal Money Orders, 
payable in London, to the order of Orange Judd Com¬ 
pany. These can be readily cashed in N. Y. City at a 
slight discount, which the publishers will cheerfully pay. 
For Club rates (postage included), see pages 542 and. 
550, and reckon the shilling sterling at 22 cents. 
Good Directory for Things Wanted. Many 
thousand letters come to the Editors every year (some 
with and some without “ return postage ”), asking where 
they can obtain from trustworthy parties, implements, 
animals, poultry, seeds, plants, fertilizers, and a great 
variety of other things, all of which questions we try to 
answer when we can. But nine out of ten of these let¬ 
ters, and much valuable time of both writers and corre¬ 
spondents, would be saved, if the inquirers would take 
the little trouble required to just look through the adver¬ 
tising columns, where usually, in. one number or another, 
several parties announce the very things asked about. 
We try to keep out all parties not trustworthy. If any 
mistake occurs, after all possible care, we can only ac¬ 
knowledge to having been deceived, for we do not admit 
any advertisers whom ice would not ourselves patronize 
when wanting the things they offer. (The Editors 
have the “veto power” over any and every advertise¬ 
ment proposed for these columns.) It will always 
pay to read through the business columns to see what is 
offered and by whom, and useful hints are often derived 
from reading what others say and how they say it. New 
ideas are thus started up in one’s own mhiA.—When corre¬ 
sponding with any of our advertisers , or sending for 
catalogues, etc., it is well to state that you are a reader 
of this Journal. They will know what we expect , and 
what you expect of them, as to prompt and fair treatment. 
What Reading Boes.-An Illustration. 
— We seldom give space to printing the letters from our 
readers that refer to the good work done by this Journal, 
many thousands of which have been received, and which, 
are both gratifying and stimulating to the Editors. We 
will transgress on our rule, and give an extract from 
one, F. J. Baxter, Esq., attorney at law, Braxton Court 
House, W. Va., who has been a reader during 8 or 10 
years past. Writing recently, he says that while travelling 
through the wilderness portion of the State, he was 
overtaken by nightfall, and so sparse were the inhab¬ 
itants that he had to go a mile trom the road to find a 
farm-house where he could put up for the night. The place 
was rough, hut everything in-door and ont-door seemed 
to be so arranged for convenience, and the. people ap¬ 
peared to be so well informed in all matters pertaining 
to country life, and so different from what he observed 
in fhe vicinity, that he could but speak of it, expressing 
his surprise. His host, in explanation, stated that for 
25 years he had been a reader of the American Agricul¬ 
turist, and spoke strongly of what it had done for 
himself and family. “ I saw around him the practical 
benefit of many of the hints and suggestions of the 
paper of which he has been so devout a reader I was 
more than ever forced to the conclusion that the circula¬ 
tion of a paper of such excellence must do a great deal 
to improve and make happier the homes of thousands of 
people. I expect to read it myself as long as I live (law¬ 
yer as I am), and shall take every opportunity tc encour¬ 
age its circulation. . 
