1910 . 
481 
'XJtdiC RURAL iJiEiW-VOjRICICitf 
PUBLIC MEN AND PARCELS POST. 
The Smallest Proposition Yet. 
I send you Senator Burrows’s great 
effort in behalf of parcels post. I think 
such an effort on his part will surely 
carry him back to the Senate from this 
State of Michigan; may be some other 
Senator will enlarge on his effort. I 
send to you for any comments you may 
make: i. h. f. 
Michigan. 
Amendment intended (o be proposed by 
Mr. Burrows to the bill (H. It. 21419) 
making appropriations . for the service of 
the I’ostoflice Department for the fiscal 
year ending June 30, 1911. and for other 
purposes, viz.: .Insert the following : 
Provided further. That the Postmaster- 
General, for the purpose of ascertaining 
the practicability of establishing a local 
parcels post system on the rural delivery 
routes throughout the United States, be. 
and ho is hereby, authorized and directed 
to experiment, and report to Congress not 
later than January 1, 1911. the result of 
such experiment, by establishing a local 
parcels post system in two counties in the 
United States for packages originating on 
the rural delivery routes in said two coun¬ 
ties, for delivery by rural carriers to pa¬ 
trons thereof, at such rates and under such 
regulations as bo may prescribe: Provided, 
further. That nothing herein contained shall 
be taken as authorizing the acceptance or 
delivery at the special rates of postage so 
prescribed of any parcel offered by any 
person acting as agent or representative, 
upon commission or otherwise, for any per¬ 
son or company *not resident on such rural 
delivery routes: And provided further , 
That only such parcels shall be received 
for delivery at -the special rates of postage 
so prescribed as are offered by bona fide 
merchants or dealers whose regular places 
of easiness are on rural delivery routes 
covered by this act, in the ordinary and 
regular course of their business, and by 
residents on such routes in their individual 
capacity; and the sum of five thousand 
dollars, or so much thereof as may be 
necessary, be, and the same is hereby, ap¬ 
propriated, out of any money in the Treas¬ 
ury not otherwise appropriated, for the 
purpose of carrying out these provisions. 
This is valuable as showing how 
small a sop our public men think they 
can use to satisfy the people. There 
are 2,905 counties or their equivalents 
in the United States. There is no 
more important question for country 
people than improved postal facilities, 
and yet Senator Burrows is actually 
willing to try an “experiment” with tivo 
whole counties! Let us make this ex¬ 
periment complete and select one coun¬ 
ty in Porto Rico and the other in 
Alaska! 
A Letter to Senator Depew. 
We think it no more than fair in this 
connection to give herewith the exact copy 
of a letter sent to Senator Depew by one 
of bis constituents, and we have no doubt 
that this will also receive “earnest atten¬ 
tion” on the part of the Senator: 
“lion. Chauncey M. Depew, 
“Washington, D. C. 
“Dear Sir—I have received a copy of 
your speech issued under date of December 
20, 1909. We are already familiar with 
facts and figures relating to the country’s 
prosperity, conveyed, long ago. to us 'in 
periodicals the carrying of which is al¬ 
leged .to cause such a large deficit in pos¬ 
tal accounts. This franked matter could 
better be dispensed with than they, and 
thus considerable economy could be ac¬ 
complished. 
“The felicitations you extend ‘Uncle 
Sam’ suggest that the stockholders in the 
express companies can with even more 
complacency fold their hands over capa¬ 
cious waistcoats after contemplating the 
luscious melons which have been cut and 
the generous slices have been duly ab¬ 
sorbed. ‘Uncle Sam’ has furnished the 
soil and a good share of the cultivation, 
and is supposed to smile benignly when 
the melon patch is harvested. But bis 
brow is beginning to wrinkle with an omi¬ 
nous frown. Had we a parcels post, a 
portion at least of the nourishment which 
went into the melon patch would have 
gone to reduce that postal deficit. Postal 
savings banks will be another good thing, 
unless emasculated by treacherous 
friends (?). 
“Your reference to the ‘insurgents’ as 
contributing voluminously to the tariff de¬ 
bate, suggests the old adage about the still 
sow. But there are many good Republi¬ 
cans, even in New York State, who so 
far have said little. They, however, are 
going a lot. of thinking, and an under¬ 
current of discontent and wrath is gather¬ 
ing force and volume. When the votes are 
cast next Pall it may be found tlmt all 
the insurgents are not west of the 80th 
parallel. The situation at Albany increases 
the disgust, and I wonder just what you 
meant when, in a recent speech, you said 
that the people of- the State would be 
satisfied with the outcome. This letter is 
not intended to be disrespectful, but as a 
life-long Republican I think it is time that 
our representatives awoke to the fact that 
the ‘hoi polloi’ are yearly becoming more 
of a factor to be reckoned with, and that 
party discipline and party slogans are los¬ 
ing their power for coercion or creating 
enthusiasm. n. h. ayehs.” 
Worms of Horses. 
. you give me a remedy for worms 
in horses? n. b. v. 
West Virginia. 
Mix together equal parts of dried sul- 
p1 1 ate of iron, salt, flowers of sulphur and 
powdered gentian root and of this mix one 
tablespoonful in the horse’s feed night and 
morning for a week; then skip 10 days 
and repeat. Omit the iron if for a mare 
in foal. The medicine kills the worms, and 
they are therefore not seen in the manure. 
A. s. A. 
Warbles. 
Would you advise me what remedy to 
use for a cow troubled with worms on 
her back? They are in lumps under the 
skin and about one-half inch long. f. b. 
New York. 
Squeeze out and destroy each “ripe” 
warble grub. The destruction is important, 
as the grub if left on the ground will bur¬ 
row into it and after a time emerge a 
full-fledged fly to carry on its mischievous 
work. A nut key twit over the bunch in 
which the grub is found and pressed down 
hard usually proves an effective means of 
causing its expulsion. Turpentine injected 
into tin; .warble tumor will kill the grub; 
or a slight application of mercurial oint¬ 
ment .will do the same thing. But the 
squeezing-out method is best, as it loaves 
ao foreign body behind to fester and decay. 
a. s. A. 
Indigestion. 
I have a horse 10 or 17 years old, that 
seems to be weak. His appetite is good, 
but be passes whole grains of corn. He 
is fed one quart, of oats, one quart of bran, 
five ears of corn, and a little hay three 
times a day. He also seems to be short 
winded. I have tried to feed fodder in 
place of bay, but be will not eat it. I’lease 
tell me what you think is the matter and 
suggest a remedy. f. w. h. 
Vermont. 
The horse's teeth are in such bad con¬ 
dition that he cannot properly masticate 
his food. ‘Have .the teeth attended to by 
a veterinary dentist. Stop feeding corn 
and continue oats, bran and hay. That 
should suffice as food. If his coat is long 
and rough, have it clipped at once. No 
medicine should be needed: but short- 
winded condition is indicative of “heaves” 
and that is an incurable disease, a. s. a. 
Emaciated Cow. 
I have a young cow that has not been 
doing well for nearly a year. She finally 
became so she would not eat well, and a 
large lump began to show at angle of 
lower jaw. Local veterinary says she has 
lumpy jaw and advised giving’one dram 
iodide of potash night and morning. She 
is very thin and run down. Do vou think 
it will pay to try to cure her? Is the 
disease contagious to other cattle? Will 
the disease or the medicine given make any 
difference about using the milk? v. c. s. 
Ohio. 
liOse no time in having the 'cow tested 
with tuberculin, as tuberculosis very likely 
is the cause of the emaciation, and also of 
the enlargement mentioned. If the disease 
is there, the milk will be quite unfit for 
use, and our readers in all such cases 
should employ the test to make sure that 
the milk is not dangerous. If it is not 
tuberculosis, but actinomycosis (lumpy 
jaw) there is a bare possibility of curing 
the malady by local operation and Internal 
use of iodide of potash; but the cow is 
too thin to make the treatment profitable, 
and the milk will .wholly dry up if enough 
of the iodide is used to cure the disease. 
Actinomycosis is not contagious to cattle, 
rightly speaking, but indirectly may prove 
so. a. s. A. 
3 FABT S 3VI2 .TT? Jir.z5.S5 
A Business Producer 
Is illustrated above. The cry Oif the present time 
Is for a more sanitary handling of milk and dairy 
products. The milkman who is alive to his own 
interest is adopting modern methods of dellvery- 
lng and using a sanitary high-grade wagon. The 
PARSONS*' LOW-DOWN” .MILK WAGON 
Is the most sanitary outfit on the market. It is 
designed for cans or bottles. Also special outfits 
for carrying milk on Ice. 
It WILL PRODUCE BUSINESS FOB 
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sells for $ 2.00 complete, with leather sheath, 
straight or curved handle. It’s made of the 
same quality of razor steel as the C. A. C. 
Axe, and will cut hard, dry or green wood, 
knots and all, small or big game, bones and all 
and still hold its edge. 
If your dealer doesn't sell it, send us $ 2.00 and his 
name and we’ll send yon the hutehet prepaid. Specify 
weight (VA to ‘i l 4 pounds) and 
length of handle (10 to 21 in.) Wo 
make it in regular and wedge 
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Ail styles, weights and spacings. 
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It involves far less'labor than 
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Any desired separator informa¬ 
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26-inch; 18 3-4e for 31-inch; 22c 
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Farm Fence. 60-inch Poultry 
Fence 33c. Sold or 30 days 
trial. 80 rod spool Ideal Barb 
Wire $1.55 Catalogue free. 
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Box 230 WIUNCIE, IND. 
Chickens, Hogs, Sheep, 
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Cheap as Wood. 
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Indispensable on every farm; 
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‘New Modern’ 
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-$5 to $10 per acre 
I! Sanitary Steel Stalls 
Wood or Steel Stanchions (chain or 
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Carriers, Watering Basins, etc. 
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1909-1910 MODEL 
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