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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
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OLD QUESTION ABOUT LIME. 
C. E. S., East Meredith, N. Y .—A man 
wishes to sell raw limestone, ground fine, 
saying that the burned lime eats up the 
humus in the soil. I did not suppose that 
after lime was thoroughly airvlaked it 
would burn to any extent. The carbonic 
acid gas, I expect, is in the raw ground 
limestone. Is the lime in this raw state 
as quickly available as when burned? 
Ans. —You will find this matter dis¬ 
cussed on page 186. The burnt lime is 
understood to be lime burned in a kiln 
and then air-slaked. This lime is more 
active than the ground limestone. \ on 
must use about two tons of the lime¬ 
stone to get the results from one ton 
of burnt lime. We do not personally 
believe there is great danger on ordi¬ 
nary soils from “burning up the humus.” 
Buying lime is very largely a matter 
of the cost of a pound of actual lime 
including freight and handling. When 
you buy ground limestone vou get but 
56 pounds of actual lime in a pure 
sample. The balance is mostly carbonic 
acid, which is driven away when lime is 
burned. It does not pay to pay freight 
for long distance on this extra weight. 
We think when the thing is all figured 
out that the use of ground limestone 
will be pretty much limited to places 
where the haul is short and the lime 
crusher nearby. 
REDEMPTION OF PAPER MONEY. 
A. R., New York.— We frequently read 
here and there of cases where money has 
been destroyed in one way and another, 
and on affidavit from the owner that it 
was thus destroyed, other money has been 
furnished to make good the loss. In one 
case, for example, it is reported to us that 
a farmer in Texas had a bunch of money 
in his pocket. This was taken out of his 
pocket by a calf and swallowed. The calf 
was killed, the wad of paper recovered and 
sent to Washington with an affidavit.’ on 
the strength of which new money was 
furnished. 
Ans. —The Assistant Treasurer of the 
United States informs us that cases of 
the killing of animals to recover paper 
money, afterward sent to the Treasury 
and redeemed, have really occurred. 
Under the Treasury rules mutilated 
paper money not less than three-fifths 
of the original size are redeemed at one- 
half the face value. For badly mutil¬ 
ated'money the following rule holds: 
Fragments less than three-fifths are re¬ 
deemed at the face value of the whole note 
when accompanied by an affidavit of the 
owner or other person having knowledge of 
the facts that the missing portions have 
been totally destroyed. The affidavit must 
state the cause and manner of the mutila¬ 
tion. and must be subscribed and sworn to 
before an officer qualified to administer 
oaths, who must affix his official seal 
thereto, and the character of the affiant 
must be certified to be good by such officer 
or some one having an official seal. Sig¬ 
natures by mark (x) must be witnessed by 
two persons who can write, and who must 
give their places of residence. The Treas¬ 
urer will exercise such discretion Tinder this 
regulation as may seem to him needful to 
protect the United States from fraud. Frag¬ 
ments not redeemable are returned. Blank 
forms for affidavits are not furnished. The 
Department can not make reimbursement 
for currency totally destroyed. 
Thus where money is destroyed by 
burning or in such way as to destroy all 
its identty there would be no recovery. 
Cellar Walls that Leak. 
I have a cellar which I had built on a 
low piece of ground, size 48x24, walls 12 
Inches thick and bottom 12 to 13 inches 
thick. After cellar was finished I found 
that it leaks on several places on the side¬ 
walk, about one foot from floor, and it also 
seems to come in between the sidewalk and 
bottom. The contractor did not tamp the 
cement but just filled it in. and then after 
leaving sidewalk stand about six weeks 
until he finished the house he put in the 
floor. I had him put on extra inch smooth 
coat mixed two to one. one part cement 
and two parts sand, but the sidewalk I did 
not have smooth coated. The floor does 
not seem to leak : it leaks a little around 
the chimney, but the main leaks seem to be 
between the floor and sidewalk. Will yon 
advise me whether I could have this fixed? 
One contractor told me he thought it could 
be fixed by starting with one inch of 
cement mixed one part cement and two 
parts sand, or one part of each, and smooth- 
coat the sidewalk and level all corners and 
run the cement out over the floor about two 
feet. w. s. 
New Jersey. 
If you knew the location was wet you 
should have looked over that contractor’s 
work personally, and had the work done 
in a manner that would have given satis¬ 
faction. Your walls are undoubtedly too 
porous to keep the water out, and I doubt 
if you can make it waterproof now by 
working from the inside. If you were try¬ 
ing to keep the water in your theory would 
be all right, as the pressure would be re¬ 
versed, but you want to keep the water 
out. and the work should be done from the 
outside. Is there any drain underneath the 
sidewalls? If there is no drain under the 
walls with a good outlet it is guesswork if 
you can ever patch it up satisfactorily, but 
if it is properly drained I think it is surface 
water that works down on outside of walls 
until finally the pressure becomes so great, 
and as the walls are of faulty construction 
the water is forced through. If that is a 
true guess I would dig a good deep drain 
outside the walls, giving the ditch a good 
grade that will bring the water all to one 
point, then lead it away and you should 
have no more trouble. w. a. b. 
THE FARM STORAGE PROBLEM. 
The subject of storage facilities for po¬ 
tatoes and apples hits a tender spot here. 
After experience in a small way with keep¬ 
ing potatoes over Winter and finding out 
what it means to keep the wind and cold 
from coming through during the high winds 
and sometimes at the same time low tem¬ 
perature for a short time, I would not again 
consider building a cellar above ground in 
this section, leaving the walls exposed, ex¬ 
cepting on one side, and that toward the 
east or northeast. During the six years 
we have been up here on the hill we have 
only twice had strong, cold winds from the 
northeast, but the south wind, which is 
generally considered warm, Is the "peeler'’ 
here, and the bitterest of all the bitter 
winds we have, when after a cold spell 
the wind changes south. As a general 
thing there is less protection from it, and 
it causes more suffering than any other 
direction. For flat, low country, cellars 
might not be advisable, but where one has 
a side hill or a chance to get into the 
ground out of the wind for the cold sec¬ 
tions, it would seem to me far safer than 
depending on air spaces and exposed walls. 
I had in mind a spot In a hollow, which 
could be dug out, walled up, and the dirt 
banked up to the walls, on all sides ex¬ 
cepting the east, and at the end, partition 
off a room, which could be used for many 
purposes and heated, if necessary during 
cold weather, if wanted for work requir¬ 
ing it. I do not like the plan of try¬ 
ing to make the roof itself frost proof, or 
trying to make that so it would be fire¬ 
proof, which would be expensive all round. 
It would seem far better to put a fireproof 
floor overhead of concrete, or less expen¬ 
sive and answering for a small, inexpen¬ 
sive structure, would be a plank floor cov¬ 
ered over with dust or dry dirt, which 
would not rot the plank in many a long 
day, and the dry earth is a good fireproof¬ 
ing and not a bad non-conductor. With 
a concrete floor, the upper story could be 
used for many purposes and where built in 
a hollow, one could drive directly into 
the second story. To be able to drive in 
and through the storage room in unloading 
would necessitate more openings for doors 
and would rather drive in. unload and 
back out, in putting in the crop. I over¬ 
looked the subject of light and ventilation. 
An opening in the floor above and small 
openings that can be tightly closed in dif¬ 
ferent parts of the cellar will draw in fresh 
air at times, and the windows can be small, 
and also banked in Winter, and work 
done inside with a light. 
ISAAC C. ROGERS. 
Livingston Co., N. Y. 
Never mind the weather! 
Your plants under Sunlight Double 
Glass Sash will not mind it. 
Between the two layers of glass in 
the Sunlight Double Glass Sash is an 
air space Ys of an inch thick. 
Above the glass is winter weather- 
zero, perhaps. B elow the glass is warm 
earth and plants growing like May. 
The secret of it all is the air space. Being a non-con¬ 
ductor, it will not let the cold in or the heat out. It 
makes the sash complete, doing away with the need of 
boards and mats. It weighs nothing and cannot be seen, 
but a raging blizzard cannot penetrate it. The plants 
grow steadily and right and are ready on time. 
You can have Sunlight Double Glass Sash for your 
beds far cheaper than the old- 
style sash with heavy extra 
covers. And you will clear 
double the money. 
Write to us, now. Wewillsend 
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If you want Prof. Massey’s 
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Write your name plainly. 
Sunlight Double Glass Sash Co. 
924 East Broadway Louisville, Ky. 
Every Rotten Post 
that must bo replaced entails an expense greater than 
setting a new line of posts. The cost of replacing is post 
plus labor and expense incidental to a disturbance of the 
balance of the fence. This can BE PREVENTED through 
the proper treatment of butts of posts with Avenarius 
Carbolineum. Painting 8-foot butts two coats cost no 
more than 2 cents for each. Circular 58 tells all about 
the proper preservative treatment of posts. It’s free 
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CARBOLINEUM WOOD PRESERVING CO. 
181 Franklin Street, New York, N. Y. 
We are STILL MAKING and SELLING 
Rubberhide Boots 
They are better than ever. The increased demand 
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Kesolable by any cobbler. Ask your dealer or write , 
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RUBBERHIDE COMPANY 
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1-in . Round Edged Pine, 
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BOX BOARDS 
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SAYLES’ BLEACHERIES, 
SAYLESVILLE, R. I. 
The heating-jury decides 
A general store - keeper 
puts in a radiator heating 
outfit. Out go two stoves 
from the store, one from 
lawyer’s office (second 
floor front), one from the 
sitting room of his home 
over the store. Ezra, 
Josiah, Reuben and Mark 
gather around store ra¬ 
diator. Says Josiah:‘'Hank 
is getting all-fired stylish 
with.his new-fangled heat¬ 
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sensible,” explains Henry. 
“I put in an outfit of 
because I could not afford to keep 
all those stoves burning so much fuel; 
too much work taking up coal and 
toting down ashes—and mighty little 
comfort. Besides ’twas rather hard 
on the women-folks—all the time 
sweeping and cleaning up coal-dust and ashes. Now I do all heating from one fire 
down cellar; no more lugging coal and ashes up and down, save the women the litter 
and work, get more rental for the office—and the whole establishment is ‘warm as a 
pepper-pod. ’ My IDEAL Boiler burns cheap soft coal, 
and I’ll come nigh to heating all rooms on what I used to 
burn in the store alone. 
“AMERICAN Radiators are real handy: turn the heat 
off or on as you like; no repairs; no blacking; and my 
store is free from ash-dust and gases—my goods don’t get 
grimy and tarnished. Best investment I’ve ever made. 
I reckon I’ll save enough to pay the cost in a few years.” 
“I snum!” says Ezra, “Hank is sensible!” “Yes,” chimes in Josiah, 
“when Hank shows us the way, it's high time we all looked after 
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Radiators 
Boilers 
A No. 1121 IDEAL Boiler and 
310 ft. of 38-in. AMERICAN Radi¬ 
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were used to heat this cottage. 
At this price the goods can be 
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