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She  RURAL  NEW-YORKER 
Sanitary  Seat 
fumes  from  the  gas  stove.  I  ran  this 
pipe  from  tlie  back  of  the  seat  up  and 
out  the  roof  of  the  wood  house.  I  made 
another  section  which  is  removable,  and 
which  has  a  hinged  cover.  The  second 
section  fits  up  against  the  first  section, 
and  a  little  strip  above  the  first  sec¬ 
tion  breaks  the  joint,  The  cover  is 
hinged  with  small  hinges  which  I  took 
from  an  old  cupboard  door.  1  secured  a 
garbage  pail  for  $1,25  for  inside  (he  seat. 
I  use  about  half  a  teacup  of  one  of  the 
well-known  coal  tar  disinfectants  in  the 
bottom  of  the  pail,  and  add  some  water. 
I  can  readily  take  off  the  second  section 
and  remove  the  pail  to  he  emptied.  I 
have  pun  died  a  half  a  dozen  holes  in 
front  of  the  seat  a  little  way  below  the 
top.  These  holes  puilehed  with  a  large¬ 
sized  nail  allow  the  air  to  pass  into  the, 
seat,  over  the  pail  and  out  of  the  pipe. 
I  believe  if  the  sheet  iron  is  not  at  hand 
a  farmer  can  make  a  frame,  cover  it  with 
some  good  roofing  paper,  make  the  cover 
as  1  have  done,  and  make  the  outlet  for 
the  air  out  of  four  three-inch  boards 
nailed  box  shape.  This  of  course  will 
not  take  the  place  of  rhe  completely 
equipped  bathroom  seat,  but  it  will  pay 
for  itself  in  a  few  weeks  if  the  farmer 
Farm  Water  Supply 
This  is  the  title  of  Circular  43,  is¬ 
sued  by  the  West  Virginia  Experiment 
Station  at  Morgantown.  It  is  a  very 
complete  and  sensible  method  employed 
in  bringing  water  into  the  farm  house 
from  springs,  cisterns,  wells  or  tanks. 
It  is  well  illustrated  and  altogether  sensi- 
Sand  Filter  for  Cistern  Water 
ble.  The  picture  given  herewith  is  taken 
from  this  bulletin  and  shows  a  plan  for 
attaching  a  sand  filter  so  as  to  clean  cis¬ 
tern  water.  It  is  one  of  the  best  pam¬ 
phlets  on  this  subject,  that  we  have  seen. 
A  Sanitary  Seat 
“A  farmer  may  not  have  ready  money 
to  install  a  scat,  wash-bowl  and  hath 
tub,  with  proper  water  connections,” 
says  A.  L,  Brown  of  Ashtabula  County, 
Ohio,  “but  it  is  a  very  easy  matter  for 
the  former  to  make  a  sanitary  seat,  and 
no  one  knows  its  comfort  until  they  have 
had  one  in  the  home  at  least  one  year. 
Here  is  the  way  I  made  ours  and  I  am 
sure  no  patent  will  prevent  a  fanner 
from  making  one  for  home  use.  I  had 
some  sheet  iron  roofing  which  I  cut  IS 
inches  in  width  and  long  enough  so  that 
when  I  joined  and  riveted  the  ends,  the 
distance  across  the  top  one  way  is  19 
inches  and  the  other  way  22  inches.  I 
cut  out  an  oval-shaped  board  to  fit  in 
the  bottom,  and  nailed  through  the  iron. 
I  made  a  cover  for  the  top  in  two  sec¬ 
tions.  On  the  back  of  the  top  I  placed 
the  first  section  extending  from  the  back 
of  the  seat  forward  about  four  or  five 
inches.  I  mad*.'  a  connection  with  some 
small  pipe  which  is  used  to  carry  away 
will  get  busy  some  stormy  day  this 
Winter  and  make  it.  As  shown  in  cut, 
dimensions,  a  to  b,  19  inches;  c  to  d, 
22  inches;  height,  IS  inches,  section  c 
to  c  removable ;  section  e  to  d,  perma¬ 
nent,  to  which  is  attached  outlet  pipe. 
w.  or. 
A  Man’s  Fireless  Cooker 
I  would  be  very  glad  if  Gus  Boohme. 
Virginia,  page  1305,  issue  of  October  30 
last,  will  tell  us  how  lie  made  bis  tire¬ 
less  cooker.  I  am  similarly  situated  as 
to  work,  inside  and  outdoors,  and  would 
appreciate  the  information.  a.  G.  F. 
New  York. 
Any  one  knowing  how  to  handle  a  saw 
and  hammer  can  make  one.  Ours  is  just 
an  ordinary  wooden  box  made  from  one- 
inch  unfinished  boards,  although  any  kind 
of  boards  would  do.  Our  box,  inside 
measure,  is  12  inches  square  by  S  inches 
high;  about  20  or  more  sheets  of  news¬ 
paper  are  tacked  on  the  inside  bottom 
and  sides  in  such  manner  as  to  overlap 
all  joints.  A  lid  is  made  of  the  same 
material  as  the  box,  with  plenty  of  news¬ 
paper  tacked  on  the  inside  or  under-side 
of  it  and  also  four  cleats  or  strips, 
1x1x12  inches,  are  nailed  on  top  of  the 
paper  one  iuch  from  the  edge,  or  in  such 
a  way  as  exactly  to  fit  into  the  top 
opening  of  the  box;  this  is  to  make  the 
box  as  airtight  as  possible ;  now  we  are 
ready  for  the  next  operation.  While  holding 
or  pressing  a  pot  or  stew  kettle  of  about 
five  quarts  capacity,  firmly  to  the  bot¬ 
tom  or  floor  of  the  box,  pack  or  ram 
plenty  of  newspaper  all  around  it  so  as 
completely  to  fill  in  the  space  between 
the  sides  of  the  kettle  and  those  of  the 
box ;  when  the  kettle  is  lifted  out  a  neat 
January  22,  191A 
into  the  fireless  cooker  and  keep  it  there 
until  the  following  morning,  when  it  is 
ready  to  serve.  Even  the  good  old 
plebeian  cornmeal  must  prepared  in  this 
way  is  delicious.  I  imagine  that  it  must 
be  a  sure  enough  bugaboo  to  some  house¬ 
keepers  when  it  comes  to  devising  Ways 
and  means  as  to  how  to  keep,  or  hold 
the  bread  batter  warm  over  night  when 
the  weather  out-doors  is  such  as  to  make 
one  think  of  seal  blubber  and  Eskimos. 
The  old-fashioned  ways  of  wrapping  and 
tying  a  lot  of  blankets,  woollen  under 
skirts,  etc.,  around  the  vessel  containing 
the  batter,  or  keeping  fire  in  the  stove 
all  night  just  to  prevent  the  stuff  from 
freezing,  might  have  been  good  enough 
for  ’Mem  days  befo  de  wall,"  but  were 
entirely  too  cumbersome  and  inconven¬ 
ient  for  mo,  so  I  hit  upon  the  plan  of 
using  our  cooker  in  the  making  of  bread 
In  the  evening,  7  o’clock  or  thereabouts, 
I  prepare  the  bread  hatter,  on  the  back 
part  of  I  he  stove  in  the  customary  way; 
warm  flour,  warm  water,  yeast,  etc.  in 
an  ordinary  cooking  pot,  hut  one  which 
I  know  beforehand  fits  snugly  into  the 
nest  of  the  cooker.  When  the  hatter  is 
mixed  or  done  and  just  nice  and  warm 
cover  the  pot  with  a  warm  lid  and  place 
it  into  the  cooker,  cover  up  tight,  and 
no  matter  how  cold  or  hot  it  gets  out¬ 
doors  the  batter  comes  out  the  follow¬ 
ing  morning  beautifully  raised  or  risen, 
and  still  warm.  Care  must  he  taken  not 
# 
to  run  against  or  otherwise  disturb  the 
box  while  the  batter  is  inside.  You  can 
readily  see  that  by  my  system  our  cooker 
is  in  use  not  only  practically  every  day 
but  every  night  also.  ors  BOEiiME. 
Virginia. 
Lady  (interviewing  girl)  :  “I  may  tell 
you  that  we  are  vegetarians.”  Girl 
(anxious  to  be  hired)  :  “That’s  my 
church,  too,  ma’m.” — Credit  Lost. 
hole  or  nest  the  exact  shape  of  the  ves¬ 
sel  has  been  formed.  Another  lid  or  cover 
must  he  made  from  about  a  dozen  or 
more  sheets  of  newspaper  neatly  folded 
to  a  12-inch  square  and  tied  with  a  rib¬ 
bon  Or  string  that  will  hold  the  sheets 
together  to  fit  exactly  into  the  box. 
My  method  of  using  this  box  or  cooker 
is  most  always  to  let  the  food  cook 
about  done  or  nearly  so,  on  the  stove, 
and,  while  still  briskly  boiling  quickly, 
Dead  Fall  Set  With  Figure  Four.  See 
Page  124 
without  moving  the  lid  of  the  kettle,  place 
or  push  it  into  tlie  nest  or  hole  in  the 
cooker,  press  firmly  the  paper  cover  over 
the  cooker  and  then  the  wooden  cover 
on  top  of  that.  The  food  will  generally 
remain  boiling  hot  from  four  to  six 
hours.  Pots  or  kettles  and  their  covers, 
to  be  used  in  connection  with  a  cooker, 
should  be.  enameled  or  aluminum  only; 
do  not  use  tin  or  ironware. 
Many  ways  of  using  a  tireless  cooker 
can  he  gained  only  through  experience; 
although  here  are  some  “kitchen  kinks” 
too  good  to  keep  mum  about :  In  the 
evening  let  a  saucepan  of  oatmeal  or 
rolled  oats  boil  a  few  minutes  on  t.he 
stove  and  while  still  briskly  boiling  put 
Some  Farm  Conveniences 
THIS  IS  ••DAPPLE” 
sent 
A  fine  silky  chestnut  Shetland  Pony, 
Ernest  L.  Heekcrt  of  Pennsylvania. 
Ernest  says;  "•Dapple'  likes  anything  good  fo  eat 
and  is  especially  fond  of  cracked  corn,  oats  and  bran 
mixed.  We  have  a  dandy  big  yard  and  he  keeps  it 
mowed  down  prettv  evenly.  I  set  a  pail  of  water  on 
the  grass  for  'Dapple'  to  drink  and  when  he  is  thru 
drinking  he  always  tips  it.  over  with  his  velvety  nose." 
"Besides  being  h  speedy  lit  tic  pouv,  'Dapple'  is  very  intel¬ 
ligent  and  can  repeat  things  after  he  is  shown  two  or  three 
times.  At  first  ne  didn't  like  apples,  but  the  second  week 
he  learned  to  eat  them,  I  hold  an  apple  in  my  hand  and 
'Dapple'  biles  it  off  just  like  a  little  boy  and  soon  he  learned 
to  walk  right  into  the  kitchen  and  pick  them  off  the  table." 
THIS  IS  “BEAUTY” 
Bent  to  little  Miss  Evelyne  Russell  of  Arkansas. 
Evelyne  writes:  "I  have  just  received  my  darling 
pony  ‘Beauty.’  and  I  could  never  tell  you  how  proud  I 
am  of  her.  1  know  i  am  the  happiest  child  in  the  county. 
"Papa  went  to  meet  the  early  train,  but  she  did  not  come, 
so  mama  and  I  went  to  meet  the  next  train.  The  express 
man  commenced  to  lmlloo  and  tell  rne  the  pony  sure  had 
come.  I  could  hardly  wait  for  t.h©  train  to  stop. 
“I  think  she  is  the  dearest  little  pony  iu  the  world.  She 
seems  to  be  well  satisfied  in  her  new  home  and  we  are  all  so 
proud  of  her." 
342  Children  Have  Earned  Ponies 
If  You  Want  One — Write  Quickly 
342  boys  and  girls  already  have  been  made  happy  with  one 
of  these  darling  little  Shetland  Ponies,  each  with  Buggy, 
Harness,  Saddle,  and  Bridle  —  sent  prepaid  —  an  outfit 
worth  S200.  Who  is  the  next  Boy  or  Girl  to  have  one1? 
Speak  quickly,  children,  or  have  your  parents  write  for  you. 
We  want  to  award  100  more  —  but,  they  won’t  last  long. 
All  you  have  to  do  to  have  a  chance  for  one  of  these  beau¬ 
tiful  Shetland  Ponies  is  to  Send  your  name  and  address, 
and  we  will  enroll  you  in  our  new  Pony  Club.  Every  child 
has  an  equal  chance,  no  matter  where  you  live. 
Write  Us  a  post  card  or  letter  quickly.  Just  say:  "Send 
me  pictures  of  thn  next  ponies  you  are  going  to  award 
ns  prizes  and  names  of  your  342  Lucky  Pony  Winners, 
and  tell  me  how  to  get  a  Pony  of  my  own.  ’  Address. 
To  Parents 
Have  you  a  boy  or  girl  from  0  to  12  years  old? 
If  you  have,  why  not  let  the  child  try  for  one 
of  these  ponies?  What  a  wonderful  playmate  a  Shetland 
makes  for  a  child — bo  gentle,  so  well-mannered,  so  lovable 
iu  disposition,  so  quick  to  learn.  There  is  nothing  that  will 
develop  in  the  child  traits  of  kindness,  appreciation  and  self- 
reliance  so  rnuTr  as  to  own  a  Shetland  Pony. 
W©  make  it  easy  for  your  child  to  earn  one— a  little  work, 
a  hich  is  mostly  play  ;  a  little  perseverance,  which  is  a  splen¬ 
did  tiling  for  your  child  to  develop — and  the  pony  is  won. 
Many  a  child  today  is  riding  his  own  Pony  whose  parents 
thought  he  could  never  win.  Besides,  we  give  cash  or 
other  prizes  to  all  who  do  not  earn  a  Pouy. 
Send  for  lull  particular;-!  and  then  decide. 
The  Farmer’s  Wife  Pony  Club,  594  Webb  Bldg.,  St.  Paul,  Minn. 
Sent  to  George  Edwin  Adams  of  New  York.  "Dolly"  is  a  beautiful  THIS  IS 
black  and  white  pony.  _  George  writes:  "I  drive  my  “DOLLY” 
pony  to  school  which  is  in  town  and  .fbout  lj-a  miles 
away.  I  take  her  grain  with  rue  and  at  _ 
r  noon  when  I  go  in  the  barn  to  teed  ~ 
.  (  her  she  always  asks  for  it. 
\\  "All  my  little  friends  think  she  - 
S  \  is  just  fine  and  would  like  her  , 
V_  '  f„_  _ _  _ >>  /'I 
Jor  their  very  own.’ 
