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TIIH RURAL NEW-YORKER 
May 19 
As We Go To Press. 
« SWELLING.” 
Wk have often referred to the value of 
yrater in affriculture. When gathered in 
the form of fruits, eggs and fine vege¬ 
tables, it has fioated many a mortgage 
off the farm. We also believe in beans 
as food for hard working men. If you 
were to trace up the pedigree of some of 
the men and the brains that have changed 
the history of this country, you would 
run up against the beans and cod fish 
eaten on the old New England farns. 
An effective illustration of the power in 
water and beans is seen in the way 
anatomists separate the bones of the 
skull. They fill the empty skull with 
small beans and put it in a pan of water. 
Under these conditions, the beans swell 
with such force that they force the skull 
apart at the sutures. This swelling or 
bursting power of the beans is an 
illustration of what sometimes takes 
place on the larm when new ideas get 
under the crust of hidebound practices. 
Here, we will say, is a careful farmer 
who for years has grown a superior 
quality of grain, potatoes or poultry. 
He has been selling them on the ordinary 
market for the same price that his care¬ 
less neighbors get. 
No wonder that man thinks something 
is wrong for he does not get fair wages 
for his skill and care. If he gets a large 
crop, he gets more per acre, but he is not 
paid for the Mood or quality in his goods. 
One day, the idea strikes him that the 
fault is in his market. Here he is selling 
goods to unappreciative customers—peo¬ 
ple who have not been taught to look 
for the quality that is in his goods. All 
this time the men who want to buy that 
quality don’t know that he has it for 
sale. That new idea gets soaked with 
the “ sweat of his brow,” and the first 
you know, it swells and breaks up the 
old condition of things, and through the 
hole thus made, that farmer sees lots of 
people reaching out to buy quality. And 
now, as usual. The R. N.-Y. steps into 
the discussion with the proposition that 
through its columns you may reach the 
buyers and sellers who can help you get 
the new idea that your honest sweat is 
to swell. Of course. The R N.-Y. wants 
a hand in it. That is our business. 
Just one thing more about this. You 
may have seen people suffering from 
what is known as the swelled or big 
head. That is the result of just such a 
swelling as that of the beans. A man 
gets his head well filled with a sense of 
his own importance and the water of 
flattery puffs up these beans until the 
head is thrown out of balance. Keep 
water out of the head by running a drain 
of good sense so the moisture will work 
off and dry your own estimate of yourself 
in'the fire of criticism and fair experience. 
The R. N.-Y. hates all humbugs and 
makes a special business of sticking a 
pin into all the big-headed schemes that 
come in its way. It will treat all alike 
—father, mother and child. For this 
purpose alone it should be in your neigh¬ 
bor’s family, lliink of it—the rest of the 
year for only 50 cents. 
’i « ? 
You are now asked to consider for a 
moment the following facts. A friend 
in western New York writes of a serious 
time he had. His wife was very sick and 
though his mother-in-law came bravely 
to the rescue, he had a hard time in the 
sick room. Now let him tell his own 
story : 
Just as soon as possible after the crisis had passed, 
I sallied from the house and the drst thing that met 
my gaze was a very diminutive wood pile. Was I 
discouraged ? No. Why not? Because I had seen In 
The R. N.-Y. a few days before, a cut and descrip¬ 
tion of a “hard-tlmes” hired man that could saw hve 
cords of wood in 10 hours. I made one (a hired man) 
and that InslgnlQcant little wood pile grew like a 
mushroom. I want to live till another winter so I 
can saw wood with It. I actually belleye I shall have 
stove wood to sell. I wouldn’t take $25 for the 
machine If I couldn’t get another like It. The 
material to make It cost me Just 38 cents. That 
wooden hired man will pay for The B. N.-Y. 25 years 
and then I shall be C7. I am going to use It for a 
bait. How? Why, people have already come four 
miles to see It, and I’ll have them hooted for a sub¬ 
scription another year. 
Now, sir, where are y.jU, when the neigh¬ 
bors see you making use of some idea 
you have absorbed from The R. N.-Y ? 
Do you speak right straight up and say, 
“ I got that from The Rural New- 
Yorker, a paper that you ought to take”? 
Do you say that and rub it in with the 
statement that The R, N.-Y. gives more 
for $1 than anything else on earth ? If 
not, why don’t you ? We will pay the 
postage on your answer. 
WE WANT TO KNOW, YOU KNOW I 
[f you don't see what you want, ask for it 
Bottles for Pickles.— Where can I get bottles 
for putting up pickles for market? L. H. 
ANS.—Write to the Whitney Glass Works, Phila¬ 
delphia, Pa. 
Kerosene Emclsion.— Howls the kerosene emul¬ 
sion made and used? j. j. b. 
ANS.—One form recommended by the Michigan 
Experiment Station Is made from soft soap, one 
quart ; kerosene, one pint, and water, six quarts. 
Warm the soap until It becomes llquehed. remove 
from near the Are, add the kerosene and agitate 
rapidly with a fo-ce pump for 5 to 10 minutes, until 
It becomes a homogeneous, creamy mass from which 
the kerosene will not separate on standing. Dilute 
with water so that the kerosene will be one-flfteenth 
of the entire mixture. If properly prepared. It can 
be used with safety on nearly all plants, except 
squashes, melons, cucumbers and others of this 
family. It Is a remedy for all sucking Insects, and 
for others with solt bodies with which It can be 
brought In contact. A bard soap emulsion may be 
made by dissolving two ounces of hard soap In boil¬ 
ing water and using It Instead of the soft soap. Spray 
upon cabbages as soon as the worms appear, but not 
after very large heads appear. Spray for aphides 
upon all trees and strubs. 
DtTNDAS, Ontario, Can.— Wheat and clover win¬ 
terkilled In some places. Great show for fruit. 
Pear, peach, plum and cherry trees are In full bloom 
and apples coming out. The weather has been dry, 
with some showers. As there was little frost In the 
ground, grass Is fully two weeks ahead of last spring, 
Cattle were turned out to pasture before the first of 
May, which Is very early here. A great many peach, 
pear and plum trees are being planted this spring, 
and bearing apple trees are being dug out. The 
greater part of the spring crops will be potatoes and 
oats, with some barley, peas, and roots. u. r. h. 
CoiaiQbik 
No possible injury 
can result from 
any reasonable 
amount of riding 
on a properly con¬ 
structed bicycle. 
The theory that 
cycling was harm¬ 
ful has long since 
been exploded, 
and physicians everywhere recommend 
the wheel to-day as affording the best 
means of exercise for men and women. 
Dr. William S. Stewart, Professor Em¬ 
eritus, Medico Chirurgical College, 
Philadelphia, says: “ I regard the use 
of the bicycle as a means of physical 
culture superior to any other means 
in use at the present time.” 
POP^ MFO. CO., 
Jioston, New York, Chicago, Hartford, 
Catalogue free at our agencies, or 
mailed for two two-ceiit stamps. 
O ..—I . 
The BEST ROUTE 
The Great Health Drink 
Safe, sure and reliable. Always on 
time. A pleasure and a delight. Com¬ 
fortable, enjoyable. 
HIRES’ 
Rootbeep 
A2Sc. pkg. makes S gallons. Sold everywhere. 
Send 2o. Btunp for beautiful picture cards und book. 
The Chas. £. Hires Co., Philadelphia. 
Pure, Sweet, Healthful. 
Made from fruit juices. 
I _ III p IV Made from fruit juices. Will 
e mm 11 keep for years wlthoutoturniug 
to vinegar In any climate. Cost 7 cents per gallon. 
Excellent for table and beverage. You will be sure 
to like U. Send SI for receipt. Easy to make. In¬ 
gredients gotten In any grocery. Address CHAM¬ 
PAGNE CIDER CO., 170 Race St., Cincinnati, Ohio. 
O not be deceived.— The following 
brands of White Lead are still made by the “Old Dutch” 
. process of slow corrosion. They arc standard, and always 
Strictly Pure White Lead 
ANCHOR ’* (Cincinnati). 
“ARMSTRONG & McKELVY ” (Pittsburgh). 
“ ATLANTIC" (New York). 
“ BEYMER-BAUMAN ” (Pittsburgh). 
“ BRADLEY ” (New York). 
“ BROOKLYN " (New York). 
“COLLIER ” (St. Ix)uis). 
“ CORNELL ” (Buffalo). 
“ DAVIS-CHAMBERS ” (Pittsburgh). 
“ ECKSTEIN ” (Cincinnati). 
“FAHNESTOCK” (Pittsburgh). 
“JEWETT " (New York). 
“ KENTUCKY ” (lAJuisville). 
“ JOH N T.LEWIS & BROS. CO.” (Philsu) 
“ MORLEY ” (Cleveland). 
“MISSOURI ” (SL Louis). 
“RED SEAL ” (St. Louis). 
“SALEM ” (Salem, Mass.) 
“SHIPMAN ” (Chicago). 
“SOUTHERN “(St. Louis and Chicago). 
“ ULSTER ” (New York). 
“ UNION ” (New York). 
The recommendation of any of them to you by your merchant is 
an evidence of his reliability, as he can sell you ready-mixed 
jiaints and bogus White Lead and make a larger profit. Many 
short-sighted dealers do so. 
For Colors -National Lead Co.’s Pure White Lead Tinting Colors, a one-pound can to a 
25 -pound of L<.*ad, and mix your own paints. Saves time and annoyance in maichine shades 
and insures the best paint that it is possible to put on wood. ’ 
Send us a postal card and get our book on paints and color-card, free; it will probably 
save you a good inaiiy dollars. ’ ‘ ’ 
NATIONAL LEAD CO.. New York. 
’ 'W ^ > JL >- 
You Ri-fc EES' 
Double Acting 
i Excelsior Spray¬ 
ing Outfits prevent 
Leaf Blight* Wormy 
Fruit. Insures a heavy,, 
yield of all Fruit endl 
Vegetable crops. Thous¬ 
ands in use. Send 8 ots. for 
) catalogue and full treatise 
I on spraying, Oirculan/rer.. 
1 m.STAHL,Quincy,nt.\ 
lYPUMPS 
bw Our rSnrfield Knnnanrk. 
Our Garfield Knapsack, 
^ 'Double Empire, Perfection,and 
, Jdttlcfiicm Ifoil all others. The best is 
■ always cheapest, DC OX Brass working parts, 
^nd these are the DLO I ■ Automatic stirrers. 
Vermorel nozzles and heavy hose. Remember the Garfield is the 
only knapsack that is concaved to fit the back. Write for special 
price list and book of instinctioiL We can save you money. 
FIELD FORCE FCUP tX)., 118 BrUtol Are., LOCKPOUT, N. Y. 
^PRAY PUMPS 
KNAPSACK SPRAYERS. 
Bucket and Barrel PDIIII’H. 
Deming, Bordeaux, * Vermo- 
rel 8 pri^ Nozzles. Largest vari¬ 
ety. Best Goods. World’s fhir Awards 
THE DEMING CO., SALEM, OHIO 
Ilenion dk Uuhbell 
WestemAgts. 
Send for Oatalogue am 
Chicago III. 
id 'Treatise 
Distributes Paris-green, Flour Sulphur, London- 
purple, Hellebore, or any dry powder in any quan¬ 
tity desired. For the 
Orchard, Vineyard or Potato Field. 
One acre of Potatoes covered per hour, using one- 
half to one pound of Paris-green. It Is simple and 
durable. Price, complete, as illustrated, i)j«7.00. 
Send for Circular. Headquarters on Paris-green, 
Hellebore and Whale Oil Soap. 
DON’T POKON - YOu rself 
uun I ruiouw animals 
■V- WITH DRY POWDER, USE 
BIGELOW’S LiaUID 
PARIS-GREEN OR LONDON-PURPLE. 
SURE DEATH to Potato Bugs, Chinch Bugs, Cur- 
culio, Caiikor, Cotton Worms, etc. Put up in One 
Pound Tin Cans, iikrmeticai.i.y sealed. Cheaper and 
better than the dry forms. Price, per case of two 
dozen, $4..50; per dozen cans, $2.3.5; per can, 25 cents. 
Full directions 'with each can. PERFECTLY SAFE. 
Impossible to inhale while preparing for use. Mingles 
freely with water and never settles. Does not clog 
nozzle or sprinkler. Be sure and use the Liquid, and 
avoid the danger of getting poisoned. One can suf¬ 
ficient to poison 130gallons of water. BigclowcV Co., 
Mfrs., 71<>-71S linrrabec Street, Chicago, HI. 
PARIS-GREEN 
DISTRIBUTOR. Send for circular. 
Address J. W. SPANGLER, York, Pa. 
To“ Vines, Trees and Plants 
W.&B. DOUGLAS, 
Middletown, Conn. 
Branch Houses: 
85 & 87 John St., NewYork, 
197 Lake St., Chicago, 
Manufacture the largest 
variety of 
PUMPS 
for Spraying and other 
purposes in the World. 
THK AQUAPULT. 
Sent Exp. c. o. u., net $5. 
Knapsack Sprayer. 
Sent Exp c. o. L>., net, 114. 
Send for full circular, ft 
. SPRAY Y 0 UI\TRE] 5 . 
\ INCREASE YOUR PROFITS.^ 
i SPRAYINIG PUMPS. 
I Pamphlets free on Application 
^RUM5EY&C0.tTo.Seneca Fall^NY 
01 linniTT A BOlld kerosene emulsion, readily 
\| ||||L| I F soluble, non-combustible and non- 
ULUIIUIIL poisonous Insecticide. Keepshen- 
bouses, chickens and dogs free from lice, and borers 
and rabbits from trees, etc. 
COLUMBIA CHEMICAL WORKS, Brooklyn, N. Y. 
-THE- 
ODORLESS PHOSPHm 
OR, AS KNOWN ABROAD, 
The Slag Phosphate, 
IS MANUFACTURED AND SOLD 
EXCLUSIVELY BY 
JACOB REESE, 
Under Letters Patent of the United States 
A WONDERFUL DEVELOPMENT. 
Only four (4) tons of the ODORLESS PHOSPHATE 
were made In 1878, while In 1893 830,316 tons were 
made and used as a fertilizer. 
SPRAY 
g lUTOMATIG 
S MiCHINtBV. 
Send for circular. JOHN J. MCGOWEN, Ithaca, N. Y. 
IN 1893 
The demand was so great in Europe, that 
we exported 26 , 880,000 pounds of our 
make to Germany. 
THE PEPPIER SPRAYER 
Potatoes, 
Trees and | 
Vineyards. 
WUI Spray 30 ACRES of POTATOES a Day.' 
. SPLENDID LAWN SPRINKLER. I 
Aostrated and Oescnptive Catalogue Free. Also Riggs') 
Gang Plow and Riggs’ Improved Furrower. I 
THOMAS PEPPLER. 
The Aggregate Amount of the BASIC PHOSPHATE 
made from 1878 to 1893 Inclusive, Is 
6,407,793 TONS. 
Jacob Reese, 
400 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pa. 
