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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
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A POTATO WITHIN A POTATO. 
The picture shown at Fig. 004, page 683, 
sent us by L. B. Avery, Lenawee Co., 
Mich., represents a potato growing up out 
of another, without roots, stem or leaves. 
Its oddity of appearance is well shown in 
the engraving._ 
TALKS WITH A LAWYER. 
A Note and Its Indorser. 
In the case of a bank note indorser, how 
long a time is he held for its payment? 
Must, he he notified when it becomes due, or 
mist I wait till there is a failure to make 
payment when due? Or is it necessary to 
notify under any circumstances? If neces¬ 
sary, must it be done by mail or otherwise? 
Palermo, N. Y. a. f. h. 
By the term “bank note” we assume is 
meant a promissory note payable at a given 
bank. If the note is payable on a fixed 
date it must be presented at the bank named 
on that date, and payment demanded. It 
payable on demand, it must be so present' 
ed, and the demand of payment made with¬ 
in a reasonable time. What is a reason¬ 
able time depends upon the circumstances 
of each case. The safest rule is to present 
the note immediately. If payment is re¬ 
fused so that the note is dishonored, notice 
of its dishonor must be given to the in¬ 
dorser. This may be done by mailing the 
note to the indorser, or delivering it at his 
residence or place of business. The notice 
should for safety be given immediately 
upon the dishonor of the note. It may, 
however, where the holder of the note and 
the indorser reside in the same place, be 
given at the plage of business of the in¬ 
dorser at any time before the close of 
business hours on the date following the 
dishonor of the note, or at the residence 
of the indorser before the usual hours of 
rest on the day following. If sent by mail, 
the parties residing at the same place, it 
should be mailed in time to reach the in¬ 
dorser in usual course on the following 
day. When the holder and indorser reside 
in different places, the notice must be de¬ 
posited in the post office in time to go by 
mail the day following the dishonor of the 
note, or if there be no mail at a conven¬ 
ient hour on that day, by the next niail 
thereafter; if given other than through 
the post office, then it must be given within 
the time that the notice would have been 
received by mail in due course if it had 
been deposited in the post office as last 
above set forth. Unless the note is pre¬ 
sented and payment demanded, and notice 
of its dishonor given, as above set forth, 
the indorser will be discharged of liabil¬ 
ity. The law is extremely technical, and 
must be followed exactly. The best course 
is to deposit the note in the holder’s bank- 
before maturity, with instructions to col¬ 
lect it, giving the bank the address of the 
indorser. If a mistake is then made re¬ 
sulting in the discharge of the indorser, 
the collecting bank will be responsible. 
BUILDING AN ICEHOUSE. 
, A r . J., Cuba, Mo .—I wish to build an Ice¬ 
house this Fall for family use, and would like 
advice as to its construction. I expect to 
build it 12x12 feet on inside, and have plenty 
of charcoal dust to (ill in with on walls and 
elsewhere. Will you give me explicit direc¬ 
tions how to build and how to provide ventila¬ 
tion on top and drainage on-bottom? 
A ns. —One hesitates to give detailed di¬ 
rections for building a house for ice, as 
they are made to vary so much as to ma¬ 
terial and expense. For a good, substan¬ 
tial house, which would be in the nature 
of a permanent improvement to a place, I 
would proceed as follows: Make a tight 
foundation of brick or stone and lay 3x8 
inch sills upon it flatways. For the super¬ 
structure use 2x8 studding of the desired 
length, which in this case would be about 
12 feet. The outer shell or wall of the 
house I would finish in the same way as 
for an ordinary dwelling. First nail on 
sheathing boards, then building paper, cov¬ 
ering the same with good weather board¬ 
ing. The more care that is taken with this 
outer covering the better will the house 
save ice. The inner wall may be boarded 
up as tightly as practicable and the eight- 
inch space is then filled with the charcoal, 
which is most excellent materia] for the 
purpose. A tight floor some inches above 
the ground is the best to lay the ice on. 
in no case should ice be laid upon the 
earth floor, as its warmth will soon eat up 
the ice above. But in this case I would 
make a floor in this way: Grade the earth 
bottom to slope slightly to one point, and 
cover with stones of about two or three 
inches, drain and to a depth of six inches 
over this bottom put a layer ot charcoal 
several inches in thickness, and directly on 
this the ice. At the lowest point fix a 
drainage pipe as shown in the diagram. 
Arranged in this way water will always 
close the pipe against the entrance of 
warm air. Air from below should be care¬ 
fully guarded against, as it has a tendency 
to work upward and damage the stored ice. 
The roof should be constructed in the 
same manner as are the sides, excepting 
that shingles or other roofing material 
takes the place of weatherboarding and the 
protected space need not be over six 
inches. An icehouse does not need much 
ventilation. I could never see the logic 
of taking special care to construct a build¬ 
ing which has for its object to prevent the 
equalization of the temperature without 
and the temperature within, and then cut¬ 
ting large holes in the walls which must 
have just the reverse effect. To prevent 
too great a stagnation of the air, however, 
I would make apertures of about 10 square 
inches in the gables just under the apex 
of. the roof, l'he door of an icehouse 
should begin about four feet from the 
ground and extend nearly to the top of 
the building. Within the outer door, which 
should be in two sections, there should be 
a double course of boards with the space 
filled with the charcoal or sawdust. These 
boards are removed as the ice is taken out. 
I have never known of charcoal being used 
in constructing ordinary icehouses. For 
filling the space between the walls nothing 
could be better, but for filling around and 
above the ice, which should be one foot 
in thickness, I would prefer sawdust or 
straw as being easier to handle in remov¬ 
ing the ice. Ice in storage should be 
looked after occasionally when the weather 
becomes warm in the Spring. The settling 
of the protecting material in contact with 
the ice should be made good by adding 
more of the material. Make a practice of 
opening the house in the early morning, 
when the air is cool. You should build so 
as to have a bF.ck of ice not less than 12 
feet square; consequently the house, on 
the outside, will be about 15 feet. 
GRANT DAVIS. 
Starting Grass on Low Ground. 
M. IF. K., Milford, Mass .—I have just pur¬ 
chased eight, acres of interval land, one-half 
at present bearing common Meadow grass, the 
other half originally bore excellent Herd's 
grass aud Ued-top, but has been neglected 
seriously for several years, and is now cov¬ 
ered with weeds, Witch grass, etc. The 
meadow land is heavy, but not very wet. A 
small brook passes through it; drainage here 
would be difficult, the land being very nearly 
level. Ilow can I, with the least .expense, 
bring all of tflis land into Herd's grass and 
Ued-top in the .quickest time? 
Ans. —We would dig open ditches it 
possible, and when the land is plowed 
throw the furrows to the center so as to 
make a gradual slope to the ditches. The 
large open ditches on level land will often 
drain the surface so that in a dry season 
the soil can be well fitted. We would 
burn the weeds and coarse grass off. On 
general principles this is bad practice, as 
this organic matter ought to go into the 
soil, but we judge that this land is natu¬ 
rally rich in humus. When dry enough 
to work, plow and fit the land, using at 
least 1,000 pounds of lime per acre, and 
seed to Timothy and Red-top. We should 
sow rye with the grass on such land, and 
cut it early in the Spring for hay.. You 
can. however, use the grass alone if you 
prefer. After the first year you must use 
fertilizer freely. The lime on such soil 
will, we think, start the first crop. 
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“a square deal.” See guarantee, page 8. 
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To introduce in any locality, we make the 
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written guarantee. If It does not do all we say It will, 
your money will be refunded. This guarantee Is not a 
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results obtained by feeding Dr. Hess Stock Food, we ask aud ex¬ 
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DR. HESS STOCK FOOD 
was formulated by Dr. Hess (M.D., D.V.S.), who Is a physician, a veterinary surgeon and a 
stock feeder of long experience. The prescription was used by him In his private practice with 
great success before the food was placed upon the market. Hence our faith la this preparation is 
based, not upon theory, but experience. It is not a condimental food, but a scientific slock tonic 
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bedding and feeding places once a week with Instant Louse Killer, and if you have any loss from disease, 
this positive written guarantee says that your money will bo refunded. 
' Except in Canada 
tnd extreme 
West and South. 
per pound in 100 lb. sacks, 25 lb. pall $1 
Smaller quantities a little higher. Small dose 
Remember that from the 1st to the 10th of each month, Dr. Hess will furnish veterinary advice and pre¬ 
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