1909. 
the rural new-vorkeh 
<57 
CARRYING TIMBER. 
I think the answer to question asked by 
It d. P. Batavia, N. Y„ on page 989, is 
incorrect. This question involves' the prin¬ 
ciple of levers, and the one man lifting 
alone at the end of the timber must be 
twice as far from the center of weight, 
if the timber is of uniform size, as we 
assume it is, as the two men lifting on 
the handspike. As the one man is 15 feet 
from the center of weight the two men 
must be 7% feet, or 7Yi feet from the 
end of the timber. it. c. H. 
The exact rule for carrying timber in 
this way is to place the handspike just 
one-sixth of the length of the timber from 
the end. In the case of a stick 30 feet 
long it should be placed five feet from the 
end. J. it. H. 
Maine. 
WIIAT DO WE KNOW ABOUT 
TUBERCULOSIS ? 
For some unexplained reason, there seems 
to be a “let-up" in this matter of a whole¬ 
sale denunciation of milk, and its great 
office as the vehicle in the dissemination 
of not only tuberculosis, but many other 
human ills as well. The general charge 
that tuberculosis is of bovine origin and 
so communicated to man, seems to have 
half of its terrors mitigated. Xo great 
authority now claims more than the danger 
of tuberculous milk conveying disease 
other than in the form of intestinal dis¬ 
orders, which may take on the form of 
Intestinal tuberculosis, and this is almost 
exclusively found among infants, being in 
adults practically unknown. It is now 
being shown that the air of a city is in¬ 
fected a hundred times over, with a greater 
crop of disease germs, than would be pos¬ 
sible to find in a cup of milk. The talk 
about the disease-laden air of stables! 
What about the germ-laden air of the city, 
an air at times foggy with the dust of the 
streets, made up of street sweepings, germs, 
microbes, bacilli, etc., filling eyes, mouth, 
nose and ears, sifting on to the fruits, vege¬ 
tables and “eatables" exposed from one end 
of town to the other, into houses and shops, 
until one wishes for wings to mount two 
miles up into the air! The assertion that 
the disease of cities was the gift of the 
country is greatly stilled nowadays. It is 
found that the city is the great breeding 
ground of disease, and every kind—and is 
never free, so it is easy to see that the 
everyday conditions of a city are far more 
deadly than any possibility of any country 
milk that could be offered for consumption. 
It is being ascertained that milk may leave I 
the farm pure, even sterile, .and by the 
usual means of transportation, rehandling | 
in the city milk depots, retailing vans, and 
the usual methods of caus, pans, dippers, 
and cupboards, become very much germ- I 
laden; it has absorbed many things, and 
many others have fallen into it, in which v l 
they find a usually perfect culture in which 
to multiply. Even bad country milk be¬ 
fore it gets into the final consumer’s 
mouth, has been greatly increased by new 
Iriends who have got on at the many way 
stations, and doubled the number of the 
enemies of health. A peculiarity of germ 
life in milk is its readiness to colonize in 
actual germ cities. A tuberculosis germ 
never colonizes! However many there 
might be in a quart of milk, they are al¬ 
ways individuals. They never form groups, 
nor will there ever be any more of them. 
This diminishes the danger of this class of 
bacilli to an infinitesimal degree. A strange 
thing about the intestinal troubles of small | 
children is that this disease is not confined 
to children who are fed cow’s milk, it 
attacks all babies, however fed for that 
matter. Such cases traced (o cow’s milk as 
the cause, are exceedingly small. Dr. 
Woods Hutchinson says, “That the known 
cases are not above one-half of one per 
cent. The real sources are transit and 
home filth bacteria, germs, bad contact, 
old rotten milk already in the milk uten¬ 
sils. Old and actually filthy milk, are 
generally the real cause of the infant death 
rate, instead of the cow. Where tulier- 
eulosis bacilli are found in milk, they are 
traceable to human origin, and careless¬ 
ness.” All of which is very interesting 
coming as it does from such unchallenged 
authority. 
All this is not in any way an excuse for 
a farmer to allow tuberculosis to remain 
in his herd. It is a case of health among 
the bovlnes without menace. The farmer 
should know that his cows are healthy, for 
he cannot expect profitable results at the 
pail, and an occasional death of a cow is a 
very serious matter. Just how he shall 
trace out these diseased cows is a matter 
in dispute. Some of the ways are in the 
“best-yet" class, but none is a sure de¬ 
tective. The best one we have balks at the 
wrong lime, and passes as sound a great 
share of the cows in the last third of the 
disease, and detects too quickly cases that 
may be classed as in the “recovered 
stage," or so trifling, as to be no menace 
tor periods only to be guessed at. No 
doctor would sanction for an instant, the 
testing of humans with tuberculin ; its use 
is declared dangerous, as it “aggravates 
existing tubercles,” yet it is not sup¬ 
posed to be dangerous to innoculate a cow 
with tuberculin when “they say,’ “Human 
and bovine tuberculosis are communicable 
as between man and bovine.” On the other 
hand. Dr. Law, of Cornell, the greatest of 
authorities, in a recent letter says. “Tuber¬ 
culin testing should always be supple¬ 
mented by physical examination, and mi¬ 
croscopic and inoculation demonstrations, 
without which tuberculin is liable to mis¬ 
lead.” I am writing this last to inquire 
this: If only one-half of one per cent of 
pulmonary and intestinal tuberculosis is 
traceable to milk, and the majority of these 
cases are trace abb' to contamination of the 
milk by human carelessness, and testing 
cows for tuberculosis is such a delicate and 
painstaking operation, and needs such 
scientific confirmation, wo ask who is then 
competent to administer tlie test, and not 
lie sort of “King Herod among the inno¬ 
cents.” Briefly this, before we go on with 
the wholesale slaughter of cows as a “rem¬ 
edy” (?) for the plague, would there not 
better be a general investigation along the 
whole line, both on the actual ravages 
of disease as traceable to the cow, and then 
our remedies for the cow and who may 
and who cannot apply them. We will no 
doubt come nearer to what we desire, than 
to go ou our present “wild" course. 
JOHN GOULD. 
WANT TO KNOW. 
A Concrete Drain. 
Could I lay a concrete drain as cheaply 
as I could tile? It is only a short dis¬ 
tance. I thought I could lay flat stones 
on the bottom of the drain and make a 
concrete side, putting flat stones on the 
top again, as I am in a very stony country. 
K. B. 
R. N.-Y.—This is a new one to us. Has 
anyone ever tried it? 
Farm Cold Storage House.—I should 
like suggestion for a cheap farm cold 
storage plant for Fall and Winter apples, 
capable of holding 200 barrels and de¬ 
pending upon ventilation for cold, though 
perhaps supplementing this with a brine or 
ice system for use in very warm weather. 
I have a good local market, and with 
facilities for storage I could do well re¬ 
tailing my apples during the Winter. I 
have thought of putting a cellar under my 
barn, but do not know how to arrange the 
veutilation. p. t. 
Southern Michigan. , 
When you write advertisers mention Tiie 
R- N.-Y. and you’ll get a quick reply and 
“a square deal.” See guarantee page 10. 
No Lame Horses 
_ If You Will Use 
Tuttle s 
Elixir 
Don’t neglect the tamo or 
blemished leg. Or don't give 
up because other things have 
failed. When you stop to think tlmt there are hun¬ 
dreds of thousands of horses that have been made 
sound and are kept sound, kept at their hard work 
day in and day out—thanks to Tuttle's Elixir—then 
you will realize that it s time you tried it too. Let 
us prove to you that it cures: 
Curb, Splints, Spavin Lameness, King- 
Bone, Knotted Cords, Cockle Joints, 
Sprains. Bony Growths, Swellings, Shoe 
Bolls and Founder, Distemper and Colic 
It never fails to locate lameness, and the thou¬ 
sands who have tried it will tell you that it makes 
the finest leg and body Wash they ever used. 
Send for the proofs. Wo want you to know also 
of the remarkable curative powers of Tuttle’s 
Worm Powders, Tuttle’s Condition Powders and 
Tuttle’s Hoof Ointment. Ask your dealer for 
Tuttle's Elixir and other remedies'. If not there we 
will ship to you hy express. Don't experiment. Get 
Tuttle’s and he sure. 
pprr “Veterinary Experience.” a 100-page 
* book of most valuable information to 
every horse owner. It will enable you to be your 
own veterinary. Write for It today. 
TUTTLE’S ELIXIR CO. 
30 Beverly St., Boston, Mass. 
DOES 
TWO 
ONE MAN 
WORK OF 
With Iron Age Riding Culii- 
vntors. You can do it easier and 
better, because they are built ou 
fines that make this possible. 
Hoes are under perfect control, 
Can regulate depth and 
keep hoes desired dis¬ 
tance from growiug 
plants. More ad¬ 
vantages in our 
IRON AGE 
Book.11*« 
FREE. 
Plrot or fixed 
wheel, wheels 
high or low 
Our Bed-Rock Factory Price 
On this Split Hickory Buggy 
Saves You $26.50 
Made to Your Order 
I F people really knew what a big money-saving 
we olfer on our factory-to-liome plan, our 
factories would lie so over-crowded with 
orders that we would not be able to meet the 
demand. 
Just get our prices first—that’s all. 
Just let us prove to you in cold, hard figures 
just how much we can save you in money—how 
much we can add to your satisfaction—by 
making a genuine Split Hickory Buggy to 
your order, shipping direct from factory at 
factory prices, and granting you 30 days’ Free 
Road Test. 
One cash dollar spent with us has almost 
the value of two dollars at your dealer’s. 
Of course, he may give you a few months’ time, but look at the awful 
interest you pay for the accommodation—$26.50. 
\V e make to order over 125 styles of Split Hickory Vehicles—in¬ 
cluding all styles of 1 op Buggies, Automobile Seat Two-in-One Buggies, 
handsome runabouts with fancy seats, regular seats and automobile 
seats, Phaetons, Carriages, Surreys, Spring Wagons and Harness. 
Remember, we sell to you direct—at factory prices—no jobber, 
wholesaler or retailer receives unearned profits out of your buggy 
money. 
The Split Hickory Special shown below made to your order for $26.50 
less than the dealer’s price for anything like the value. 
100,000 satisfied owners have bought vehicles our way. Every 
buggy sold ou 30 days’ Free Road Test aud 2 years’ guarantee. 
Send for our Big Free New Catalog, showing 
More Vehicle Styles than 10 Big Warerooms 
Note;— Celebrated Sheldon Genuine French Joint Automobile Springs used on all 
Split Hickory Vehicles making them positively the easiest riding buggies on the market. 
The handsomest, most complete, buggy book ever published. Describes our complete 
line at prices that represent the greatest buggy values ever offered. Send for the hook 
today. \\ e pay the postage. J ust write ou a postal, "Send the book along." Address— 
//. C. Phelps, President 
H. C. Phelpt, Prea. 
The Ohio Carriage 
Manufacturing Co. 
Makers of Split Hickory Vehicles 
Station 290 Columbus, O. 
30-Day Free 
Road Test 
2 Years 
Guar¬ 
antee 
$ 26-50 
Cash 
Elkhart Buggies 
are the best made, best grade aud easiest riding 
buggies on earth for the money. 
FOR THIRTY-SIX YEARS 
we have been selling direct and are 
The Largest Manufacturers in the World 
selling to the consumer exclusively. 
We ship for examination ami approval, guar¬ 
anteeing safe delivery, and also to save you 
money. If you are not satisfied as to style, 
quality and price you are nothing out. ~ 
May We Send You Our 
Large Catalogue? 
Elkhart Carriage & Harness Mfg. Co. 
Elkhart, - - - - Indiana 
SAVE HALF Your « 
Paint Bills 
By using INGERSOLL PAINT —proved 
best by 66 years’ use. It will please you. 
Only Paint endorsed by the ‘‘Grange.” 
Made in all colors,—for all purposes. 
DELIVERED FREE. 
From the Mill Direct to You at Factory Prices, 
INGERSOLL PAINT BOOK —FREE 
Tel Is all about Paint and Painting for Durability. 
Uow to avoid trouble aud expense caused |»v paints 
fading, chalking and peeling. Valuable information 
ItVoW°°t —---P P-P- 1 * ( ’ olor Caid “. Writ. me. DO 
FUMA 
99 kills Prairie Dogs 
Woodchucks, Gophers, 
and Grain Insects. 
“The wheels of the gods 
grind slow but exceed¬ 
ingly small.” So the weevil, but you can stop their 
^ith “Fuma Carbon Bisulphide are doing. 
EDWARD R. TAYLOR, Penn Yan, N. Y. 
I can lave you money. 
0. W. Ingersoll, 246 Plymouth St., Brooklyn, N.Y. 
STUMP PULLERS 
Warranted the most practical machine made. One man 
ean lift ‘20 tons. Made in styles, 10 sizes. Screw, Cable 
and Hand Power. We manufacture a Tile lHtehtr and best 
PflRM U AD1/EQTER ever made. Cuts t wo rows with <*ne 
U U m II n H R i lO I L ll horse. A wanted. Write for cat. 
H. Lu BENNETT Sc CO., Box 16, Westerville, O. 
