MOORE’S  RURAL  HEW-YORRER. 
“PROGRESS  and  IMPROVEMENT.” 
MOORE'S  RURAL  NEW-YORKER, 
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SATURDAY,  JUNE  8,  1876. 
LOSS  AND  GAIN. 
The  story  is  tokl  of  two  Yankee  Yjoys 
who  were  so  6har)>  at  triuling  tliat  when 
for  Home  cause  tJicy  w'ere  slint  np  in  a 
room  together,  they  tratlotl  jack  kuivt'B 
nuti],  on  inveHtigation,  it  wan  fomid  that 
each  had  made  fifty  cents  and  had  liie 
original  knife  bcKidc.  That  may  be  eallcd 
fancy  financiering;  UBuallj’^  there  is  no 
gain  without  some  loss.  'Wnicn  we  hear 
of  men  mailing  fortunes  by  Wall  street 
spceiilatiouB,  we  are  likely  to  anspoct  that 
Bomobody  bus  lout ;  fuid  thiiH  it  goes  the 
world  over — gain  and  lows,  Iohb  and  gain. 
At  })reBeut  the  <‘ry  of  “  hard  timeH,” 
“depression  of  busiuoss,”  “  want  of  oon- 
fidcuco,”  ib  hoard  all  over  the  country, 
and  meroantile  failures  are  of  couHtant 
oocuiTcnce.  Many  who  a  few  years  ago 
thought  themselves  in  quite  comfortaldc 
circumstances,  ana  now  nnablo  to  pay  their 
debts  and  the  list  of  insolvents  is  constant¬ 
ly  growing  larger.  But  the  real  iiroperty 
in  the  country  is  constiuitly  increaHing. 
There  is  more  txi-day  than  ovej’  before  ; 
why  then,  this  depression  ?  Simply  be¬ 
cause  of  the  inevitable,  law  that  makes  in 
every  country  as  it  grows  older — the  rich 
rii’her  and  the  poor  iioorcr  ;  comiiarative- 
ly  at  least,  if  not  in  fact. 
Wc  will  not  uudertiike  to  look  for  the 
basis  of  Uiis  law  ;  too  many  have  tried 
tliat  and  failed  to  find  it,  to  encourage  ns 
iu  undertaking  it ;  but  we  are  no  less  cer¬ 
tain  tliat  wo  see  all  around  us  the  little 
property  of  the  poor  rauu  wasting  away 
only  to  swell  the  purses  of  the  rich.  Let 
us  see  if  wc  can  iUnstrate  A  friend  who 
had  by  e.cunouiy  saved  $l,0b0,  was  ad¬ 
vised  some  throe  years  ago  to  build  a 
house  in  a.  location  where  the  jirospcct  of 
a  speedy  rise  of  jirojierty  was  tiattering. 
His  .‘giil,fK)0  paid  for  a  hd,  and  $6,000  were 
bon'owed  with  which  to  build  a  liouse, 
which  was  secured  by  mortgage  on  the 
Avholc.  This  mortgage  became  duo  last 
month.  The  piTipcrty  had  “  shrunk” — or 
dejjreciuted  in  value — so  much  that  the 
mortgagee  did  not  con.sider  it  good  securi¬ 
ty  for  his  money  and  demanded  payment. 
The  liouse  was  sold  for  $7,500,  leaving  for 
the  oAvnier,  after  paying  the  mortgage, 
$1,1500  instead  of  $1,000.  Here  was  a  loss 
of  $2,.500  to  him.  But  who  lias  gained  ? 
Why,  the  capitalist.  He  has  no  more 
dollars  to  be  sure,  Vmt  with  those  dollars 
he  can  hiiy  iu4  much  as  t.hnic  years  ago  he 
could  have  done  with  $8,500. 
A  man  who  tliree  years  ago  invent/oried 
his  jirojierty  (mostly  iu  real  estate)  at 
$250,000,  was  n'cently  complaiuiug  that 
he  hail  lost  by  dcprceintioii  in  two  years, 
$50,000,  and  was  pleading  poverty  bitter¬ 
ly.  “But,”  said  a  neighbor,  “have  you 
not  as  much  iu  land  and  buildings  as  be¬ 
fore?”  Yes;  but  T  could  nut  sell  it  for 
more  than  $200,000.”  “  Well,  admit  it. 
Could  you  not  with  $200,000,  buy  the 
saiiio  amount  of  jiropci  ty  elsewhere  as  you 
held  before  V”  “  Yes  ;  but  my  rents  have 
fallcu  off  20  per  cent.”  “  Well,  with  tlic 
rents  you  receive  iu  a  given  time,  can  you 
not  biuld  another  store  as  readily  as  when 
you  were  getting  more?”  “  Certainly.” 
“  Then  yon  are  no  jKMiivr  but  richer  when 
compared  with  those  who  liave  lost  the 
whole  of  the  little  they  possessed.” 
He  who  owes  a  thousand  dollars  to-day 
must  jiart  with  more  of  his  jirojicrty  to 
pay  it  than  lie  would  have  been  obliged  bi 
do  three  years  ago.  The  Creditor  is  the 
gainer  and  the  Debtor  is  the  loser.  The 
Scripture  is  fulfilled  which  saitli,  “Unto 
him  who  hath  shall  bo  gi\eu  and  from  him 
who  hath  uut  shall  be  taken  away  even 
that  which  he  hath.” 
]\Ioral — out  of  Debt. 
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RURAL  EDUOATION. 
Has  not  education  much  to  do  with  the 
discontent  of  people  in  general?  While 
not  attempting  U)  answer  this  question,  it 
may  be  \vell  to  look  at  some  of  the  various 
phases  of  society  and  see  if  a  solution  of 
what  is  sometimes  considered  a  mystcrj’ 
cannot  be  discovered.  W c  are,  as  a  whole, 
an  ambitious  people,  striring  to  obtain 
objects  and  iiositions,  wliicb  arc  for  too 
frequently  beyond  our  reach,  luid  failures, 
luring  corresponding  disappointments  ami 
unhappiness.  This  pc.'^euiiurity  of  Ameri¬ 
cans,  is  not  confined  to  those  engaged  in 
any  pai'ticuhu’  line  of  triule  or  jirofession, 
nor  is  it  more  appment  among  the  rich 
tliaii  the  poor,  but  it  pervaAes  all  classes 
of  soci<jty, — scarcely  an  individual  who  is 
not  seekuig  something  which  ho  does  not 
possess,  but  would  obtain  tlirough  the  aid 
of  wealth  or  otlier  means. 
Now  ambition  is  a  lauduhle  attrilmte  in 
a  pei'son  or  jioojde,  but  evou  this  may  be 
onqiloycd  for  base  ]iurj)08es.  Men  and 
women  may  strive  for  that  wliieli  will 
work  their  ruin,  as  well  as  that  T\hich 
brings  honoi-s  and  hajipiness,  but  it  is 
only  those  who  are  horn  with  giKid  com¬ 
mon  sense,  or  Imve  had  tlie  deficiency 
made  good  by  proiier  eiluontion,  who  are 
qualified  to  obtain  the  greatest  amount  of 
pleasure  from  their  oivu  immeih'ate  sur¬ 
roundings  wliutevcr  they  may  be.  A  man 
may  toil  for  a  dollar  jier  day,  and  enjoy 
more  of  this  worlil,  and  be  far  happier  aiul 
greater  than  a  kiug  siUTOimdcd  by  wealth 
ami  Uiousauds  of  cringing  vassals,  for 
tnie  greatness,  orcnimcity  to  enjoy,  conies 
not  from  position  or  wealth,  altlioiigh  liulh 
of  these  if  properly  directed,  contribute 
largely  tow’iirds  the  jiosscssors  hiippiness. 
It  is  this  mistaken  idwi  of  ivliat  consti¬ 
tutes  greatness,  nobility,  and  exalted  hu¬ 
man  nature,  wliieh  makes  so  many  of  our 
rural  population  discontented  with  their 
lot,  as  well  as  envious  of  tlio  suiiposed 
happiness  and  prosiierity  of  the  residents 
of  cUiOB,  but  luiseiy  is  no  respeetor  of  jio- 
sition  or  locality,  and  IDie  parasitic  plants 
or  insects,  it  seeks  nourishment  wherever 
it  can  bo  found.  IiOaWug  the  residents 
of  cities  and  villages  to  thcniselves,  we 
have  a  word  to  say  to  our  riu’iil  reader, 
residing  in  the  country  -who  arc  farmers, 
or  iu  some  way  cultivate  the  eartli  fc»r  a 
livelihood,  for  it  is  from  such  as  tlioso  that 
the  most  frequent  luid  bitter  complaiuts 
come  of  discontiuit  and  hardships.  Now 
wc  hold  that  of  all  places  where  a  man  or 
woman  should  be  able  to  enjoy  life  in  the 
fullest  sense  of  the  term,  tiie  country 
lunks  first  ami  foremost,  but  it  must  be 
ailmitted,  that  a  person  who  can  see  no 
beauty,  uud  takes  no  interest  in  natural 
ubjticts  as  they  are  found  outside  of  city 
limit**,  vitII  be  veiy  likely  to  flud  the 
coimtiy  botli  di-eaiy  iiud  uniuteresting. 
All  these  lugubrious  phases  of  rurid  life 
Ijowever,  will  disai)pear  before  a  judicious 
system  of  education,  one  which  points 
out  the  way  for  reaching  the  highest 
lilanes  of  intellectual  training  and  enjfy-  ; 
raent.  Tlie  iirinciiile  objer-i.ion,  which 
doubtless  would  1>c  urged  against  a  higher 
Htiindard  and  more  thorough  edncaiioii  is 
the  want  of  ncec.ssary  meiuis  and  leisure 
for  its  attainment,  but  this  may  be  dis-  , 
posed  of  wiili  the  old  adage  of  “  where  j 
there  is  a  will  there  is  ii  way,”  Itesidi's 
some  of  the  hraiiehes  now  taught  in  our  i 
common  as  well  as  high  w^liools  might  be 
laid  aside  for  others  which  are  far  more  ; 
useful. 
Natural  liistorj’  in  its  various  branchos 
must  becfime  the  leailiug  feature  iu  the 
education  of  our  rural  popiilatiou  cro  they 
become  liigldy  prospiirous,  financially  and 
siwially.  The  farmers’  sons  ami  daugh-  i 
ters  must  each  pursue  siilne  line  of  study 
which  shall  carry  them  dcNqicr  into  the  i 
mysfi'ric's  of  nature  than  their  parents  | 
liiivo  ever  gone  or  thought  of  going,  : 
thereby  fiiuling  a  pleasant  ami  jirofitable 
pastime  and  a  never-ending  source  of  eii-  | 
joymeiit.  Jt  matters  very  litth*  wliat  ob-  ; 
ject  they  may  select  for  study  aiumals, 
tniiieruls  or  |»iant«,  each  one  of  wliicli  will 
furuisli  mom  iniitc‘rinl  than  can  be  iiiv<;.s-  i 
tigated  in  a  lifetime,  and  these  arc  always 
at  liaiid  when  (h>sired. 
We  will  suppose  for  insbince,  that  one 
child  takes  up  the  stuily  of  Colcoptf  ra 
(beetles),  another  of  Lrpidojift^ra  (butter- 
t^iesaiid  iiioths),  auother  of  Dipb  ro  (two- 
winged  Hies),  and  so  on  through  the  dif 
I’erent  orders  of  J'hltomology  ;  ea<^h  would 
find  enough  work,  and  the  results  could 
scarcely  fail  hi  bring  contentincnt  ami 
fame,  if  not  great  wenJth.  I'lie  same  may 
b(‘  said  of  the  study  of  plants,  birds,  min¬ 
erals,  shells,  as  well  as  the  larger  aiiiuials. 
Thousuiids  of  men  have  bred  and  raised 
horses  all  IJieir  lives  without  knowing  luiy- 
thing  of  the  anatomy  of  the  animal  or  the 
structure  and  growth  of  hairs  on  liis  liidi*. 
H  tlie  fanm'i-  keeps  sheep,  let  liirii  ciicoar- 
iige  his  sons  tu  Icaru  all  that  lliere  is  to  lie 
kiiuwu  about  this  iisdnl  animal,  ev<ai  to 
the  final  disjiositiou  of  the  fieece  and  tlie 
why  and  wherefore  of  the  difference  in 
value  of  the  various  iiualities. 
“He  don’t  know  tjeaiis,”  is  an  epithet 
often  bestowed  upon  persons  supposed  to 
be  very  ignorant. ;  but  the  man  wlio  docs 
know  beans  in  the  fullest  smiso  of  the 
term  is  yet  b)  be  born,  mid  he  who  at¬ 
tempts  to  <‘ven  collect  the  various  kuowi 
upecies  and  varieties,  will  find  he  has  no 
\ea.»y  task,  ami  this,  when  accomplished, 
would  be  but  the  tirst  stejj  iu  luiowiug 
much  about  beans. 
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RURAL  NOTES  AND  QUERIES. 
Oiiis<‘ng  (YiltHrtL — The  Chinese 
have  long  ascribed  e.xtraordinaiy  virtues 
to  the  I’oot  of  Ginseng,  it  being  cwmsidered 
almost  a  sovereign  remedy  for  various 
diseases,  ft  is  fouiul  growing  wild  in 
the  immutains  of  Cliiiicso  Tartary  from 
whence  the  Chinese  formerly  olitaineil 
their  Ginseng,  but  the  constant  drain  iqi- 
on  thosii  regions  liMi  exhausted  tlie  sup¬ 
ply,  and  fur  many  years  America  has  been 
the  only  country  from  wliich  this  root 
could  lie  procuied,  but  the  wild  plants 
are  becoming  scarce  while  tlie  demand 
does  not  abate.  Here  is  a  chiinco  for  our 
horticulturists  to  introduce  a  new  source 
of  revenue  by  cultivating  thi.s  jilant  ex¬ 
tensively.  J  t  has  been  grown  in  botanic 
gardens  for  the  iiast  century  or  luori*, 
heiicc  there  can  lie  no  question  about  its 
succeeding  under  cultivation. 
- - — 
OlcninargariiK*,  or  what  may  be 
called  “Jmitatiou  Butter,”  which  has 
been  manufactureil  quite  exteusively  of 
late  years,  is  likely  to  become  uupopuhir 
and  force  the  LegisLiiures  ctf  the  iliffereut 
Htutes  to  pass  sD-iiigent  laws  against  adul¬ 
teration  of  all  kiuds.  The  I’ruduce  Ex¬ 
change  of  Baltimore  have  taken  the  matkT 
iu  hand  and  exact  a  promise  from  each 
member  that  they  will  not  sell  Oleomar¬ 
garine  or  uUicr  adulleratioiiH  of  bul.ter. 
Wo  must  go  still  further  ill  this  matter  of 
adulteration,  and  enact  the  English  laws 
governing  all  articles  manuffu-tured  for 
domestic  use,  compcllirigllic  manufacturer 
to  put  on  labels  giving  the  exact  emnposi- 
tion  of  each.  Tliis  might  interfere  with 
tlie  iirotits  of  nmnufucturers  of  adulterated 
spices,  but  the  purchaser  >\oiiid  be  the 
gainer. 
— - - 
Anioricaii  Silver  iu  Cauatla. — 
Our  iieighliors  across  the  line  in  Cauada, 
are  determined  to  drive  all  tlie  United 
States  silver  coins  out  of  their  Dominions, 
aud  to  this  oad  the  merchiuits  aud  traders 
generally  arc  refusing  to  take  or  circulate 
I  it.  In  liome  instances  the  merchants  bind 
'tliemselves  under  a  penalty  of  $.50;  tb^ 
take  no  American  silver  excejit  at  the' 
foikrtring  raU-s  of  discount,  llirec-cent' 
Rifver  c««D  at  two  cents,  five  cent  at  four,, 
ten  at  eight,  twenty  at  sixteen,  and  at  this* 
rate  up  to  the  dollar.  Tliis  action  of  our 
ncighliors  is  ttfA  the  kind  of  reciprocity 
that  is  likely  to  improve  trade  bof,ween 
the  two  countries  and  engender  kindly 
feeling. 
—  - - 
RURAL  BREVITIES. 
rcAM’T  oil,  wliich  WiiK  firntnualR  in  tho  Simth 
(Ini  iiig  Die  wiir.  I*  said  bo  taking  Dm  plly'e  ot 
alnioinl  aii<l  olive  oil.  'J’lieri!  |k  room  for  tlda  new 
imlii.'itry  to  be  greatly  cxtondoii. 
Tiir,  Florida  AgiienHmiHt  brocdly  hiiitu  that 
liiilf  the  peoiilo  of  that  Htato  are  in  ti  ara  over  two 
big  onion*  niised  by  a  lady  near  R.anf<ntl.  Tho' 
«nid  oniouH  weighed'  togeOier  throe  jiirwaU  and 
at!  veil  ounce*. 
Tiik  lIonaekcopcr'H  Companion  i»  tho  muii'i  of' 
a  new  eight-imgcd  monthly,  )inbli*hod  by  M.  V. 
/llciiMiUHON.  .340  Fulton  8t.,  Urooklyii,  N.  Y.  Ab¬ 
ilin  anbacriptioii  lu  ico  in  only  fifty  centa  fn-r  year, 
it  will  doubtlc"*  have  an  extensive  circtUation. 
(hsT.  of  our  exi’liangeH  thiiik*  “  hard,  homy 
hand*,  embrowned  by  the  *un  and  rotighencd  by 
'  labor,  are  inorn  tmnorable  than  whito  onos,” 
wliich  may  be  all  very  true  niidtfr  certain  cireum- 
hl.Tiiec*.  blit,  much  depend*  upon  tho  man  to  whom 
they  belong. 
Ir  farmera  have  occasion  to  anspect  that  Diair 
dog*  have  boon  worry  ing  Hhoop.  they  have  omjr' 
to  give  them  an  emetic  to  got  at  tho  bottom  of 
'  tho  iitTiur.  ITie  wool  swnfib'ted  with  the  meat' 
i  imd  blood  will  bo  very  likrfy  in  mucIi  caaos  to 
come  to  light. 
Tnr.  London  Saturday  Review  wtarted  a 
project  for  a  novel  siH  iedy  to  be  orKimir.cd  for 
Die  purpoHc  of  wtoeking  miinhubitcd  iaJ.ir.ds  with 
piga  and  nihblt.*,  ao  that  bhij) wrecked  HuiVirKwho 
1111)1111-11  to  reach  them  may  Had  an  ahimd.meo  of 
food  awaiDiig  them. 
I  r  i*  reporU-d  that  Rome  kiini  of  a  dise.iKC  fifrs- 
hrokou  out  m  Die  Btrawhi  rry  tieldR  of  Soutbei-^J 
llluioi*  which,  from  proKcnt  appearniiceH,  will 
m  arly,  if  not  wholly,  dostroy  tho  croji.  Oan  an.y 
of  onr  renders  give  n*  any  facta  in  rclatioii  to 
this  Bup|M)Hod-to-hc  new  lUrieaso  ? 
Hwine  with  solid  hoof*,  like  thoRO  of  Uw horse, 
have  long  been  known  lunoiig  tho  Mcxioat.o  but 
for  Kome  reason.  Du*  breed  ha*  not  roceiveiBany 
atteiitioii  from  thoRO  wlio  make  the  brooding' 
hog*  u  Kpedally.  Would  not  Rpoeiineii*  of  thesa* 
'  «w  ine  bo  worth  exhibiting  at  our  great  Centeu- 
nial  Show  ? 
Oi.n  furniture!  <tt  antiquo  pattern  is  at  nrosent 
highly  irri/M.  and  their  i*  much  scnrclmig  in 
garrot*  and  okl  lumber  room*  for  grandmother's 
or  graudfather’H  ai'ln-chair.  AmoricaiiB  a*  a  peo¬ 
ple  have  but  little  rovtJ-enco  for  heirloorriH,  but 
om-  Centennial  Stiow  may  be  Dw  means  of  making 
them  tilSc  a  look  backward. 
The  Chin c*o  are  giving  the  Californian*  cor> 
sidorable  trouble,  or,  at  loaat,  the  latter  arc' 
tronhling  thoiui’.elvo*  a  great  deal  abolil  the  Clii- 
ne*e,  ■which  umonnta  to  tho  kivuio  thlns-  There 
are  many  iieraonsintbo  JiaHka  u  Htato*  wtviWtmld' 
glmllv  trade  off  Du-ii’  jirosent  liol))  fiTT  Dio 
lloatlioii  Cliiiiee  and  givc*oiiiothing  to  boot. 
TunKisii  clover  1*  reerumwivk'd  by  a  West¬ 
ern  apiiiriun  a*  an  excellent  [ilard  for  bee  paatur- 
,ago.  Wo  concliido,  from  the  de  *criiJtiofJ  ho  give.*, 
tliat  it  is  nothing  more  than  llic  mnniKm  Hwoet 
or  Tree  rlover,  alhn^  vftltl'b  hiia  bo- 
eojiie  naturalized  over  Dm  greater  |*)ilioii  of  tho 
older  Htato*.  To  call  tlii*  old  plant  Tutkish  clo¬ 
ver,  would  doiibtlort*  load  iininy  peraoiih  tk  think 
it  Romething  new,  and  give  somebody  a  cl.^ucoto 
uoU  tho  Hced  at  ati  advaiiood  luico. 
We  are  lu  Die  focoipt  of  an  anonymou*  lol’**9if 
wliich,  from  the  handwiiting  and  post-mark,  w  V 
Hhonld  thiiil!  wa*  (Torn  June.*  of  Dinghamtoii, 
did  we  not  know  that  Dm  wmlliy  goutlcmaii  was 
just  now  busily  engaged  iu  oi  ovfiig  to  his  brother 
ilraiiger*  Dint  thou  cattle,  liorni.'s  and  farin  ma¬ 
chinery  and  outbnildirigB  sliould  all  Im  weighed 
twice  a  dav.  and  that  his  uli  CiU'-t  aro  the  only  ones 
to  u*c  for 'that  jtiUixiHe.  'i’hen.  too,  Dm  extrenio 
modesty  of  the  oiiistlc  is  so  like  him.  “  Jones  !" 
the  1  ictroit  I'rcc  iVen*  man  would  say  to  you, 
“iuui!  Yum:  Yum!” 
5Ve  have  before  us  an  llJustiated  iramphlot 
from  lIussEi.i.A-  Co.,  MasBillon,  Olno,  \vhr>mann- 
factnre  the  well-known  “  Muasillon  ^  Tlu-esher. 
It  is  a  moMt  Bcdnctivo  little  book,  replob!  with 
liicturcs,  that  wc  can  easily  believe  will  sjrpeal' 
diiect  to  tho  minc^  of  tho»o  who  arc  interestori 
in  the  subject.  Tim  trvo  aecouipimying  tho  il- 
Jnsti'utioiiK  is  solid  “  niachhie  talk,"  and  those 
who  wiMh  to  post  DicniNolyCk  cw  the.  mibjcct  will 
Hcai'cely  find  mforniation  in  a  naore.  compact  and 
readable  shiqu!.  K.  A  Co.  Lave  bemi  in  thft  busi- 
ne«s  since  1842,  whicli  i«  an  earndsti  that  thisy 
iiave  jirofltcd  by  the  experience  of  a  •♦ai'ciT  siV 
long  and  succossfiil. 
Tun  Firat  Med.al  at  tho  Centonnial  wii.s  f*iSien‘ 
by  Mr,  II.  G.  Hotcukiss  the  great  Oil  of  Pepiifi*-" 
niuit  man,  and  Oiis  is  how  lie  got  it.  Visiting’ 
(he  Ueiitoimial  witJi  some  of  hi*  Now  I'ork  City 
biiRinesH  friends,  he  stepimd  up  to  one  of  tho 
pcriintlelio  Rcgar  vendors  und  asked  for  segars 
"two  for  a  quarter"  as  only  ho  C4in  ask.  He 
handed  tho  merchant  a  Hilver  half  dollar  in  ex¬ 
change  for  wliich  ho  receiveil  two  “rankapee” 
segars  and  whut  lie  supposed  to  be  a  silver 
quartor  until  some  lime  afliTward*  when  one  of 
lii»  friends  diacovcrcid  hi*  *ilvt<r  qm-irter  to  be 
one  of  tliose  w'orDdoss  Coutenuial  medals  bo 
cotunion  outside  Dio  ground*.  This  is  how 
Hotchkiss  got  tho  first  mwlal  at  the  Centennial. 
BUSINESS  NOTICES. 
The  “Fhoriiix  brand  I’uro  White  lycnrt,” 
made  by  ISckstein,  Uills  &  Co.,  is  the  most  econom- 
ioal  paint  you  can  use.  Kvci-y  keR  warranted. 
