THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
919 
Painting Old Buildings. 
I have bought a farm with all old build¬ 
ings. House looks as if it had not been 
painted for many years, barn has never 
been painted. I wish to paint house 
plain white and barn plain red. I am 
going to mix my own paint using white 
lead and linseed oil for house and Vene¬ 
tian red and linseed oil for barn. IIow 
much turpentine should I put in each gal¬ 
lon of this paint? Is there anything I 
can put on these old buildings for first 
coat as a filler that will be cheaper and 
yet as good as the paint? m. s. a. 
Central Square, N. Y. 
For the barn better use dry Venetian 
red mixed with linseed oil and one-half 
pint Japan drier for each gallon of oil 
used; no turpentine. For the house, first 
coat, mix this proportion: 100 pounds 
white lead, 25 pounds bolted whiting, one 
pint Japan drier, six gallons linseed oil; 
if the house is very dry ijse more oil. 
Second coat, mix 100 pounds white lead, 
•‘1gallons linseed oil, one-half gallon 
turpentine, one pint Japan drier. The 
amount of oil to be used depends largely 
upon the quality of the lead (use the 
best, it is the cheapest). All outside 
paints should be mixed at least one week 
before using, stirring once a day. This 
gives the lead and other like ingredients 
a chance to absorb more oil before using, 
and you will find that paint will spread 
better, cover more surface, and wear 
longer. n. 
A Water-power Problem. 
Could you give me information as to 
what power I could get from a water mo¬ 
tor or overshot wheel? The water is de¬ 
livered to the motor through a one-inch 
pipe a distance of 200 feet and a fall of 
14 feet Please also give the power that 
would be developed if 1^-incli pipe were 
used. I am not looking for much power, 
hut thought I might be able to get one- 
eighth horse power or a little more. I 
might have water for a two-inch pipe at 
some times, but not all the time. 
Ashburnliam, Mass. e. d. g. 
To find the horse power that a stream 
is capable of developing it is necessary to 
know the amount of water discharged per 
unit of time and the distance through 
which it falls, or the “head” as it is 
called. The discharge is often measured 
in cubic feet per minute. As a cubic foot 
of water weighs nearly 62.5 pounds, mul¬ 
tiplying the number of cubic feet discharg¬ 
ed by this number will give the approxi¬ 
mate weight of water delivered per min¬ 
ute. If this product is then multiplied by j 
the “head” in feet we will have the foot 
pounds of work that the stream is capa¬ 
ble of doing in one minute. As 33.000 
foot pounds done in one minute are equal 
to a horse power it follows that dividing 
this product by 33,000 will give the theo¬ 
retical horse power of the stream Due 
to friction in the pipes, inefficient wheels, 
etc., the actual horse power developed is 
far below this. This is especially true of 
small installations. E. D. G. fails to give 
the amount of water available. If, as I 
am led to think, there is only the quantity 
of water available that would flow 
through a 1%-inch orifice under no “head” 
he would get practically no power, as the 
flow would be very much lessened by the 
long length of pipe mentioned. Practically 
all of the power developed by the falling 
water would be required to force it 
through the pipe r. h. s. 
Farm Sanitation. 
How is the best way to fix a water- 
closet on level ground? We had a box or 
side walls of boards set in ground and the 
closet set over it. The men said it was 
too much trouble to move the closet and 
dig out the box. Then we put it on level 
ground and made box to be removed from 
back. They say now it has to be cleaned 
too often and more odor is attached to it. 
Plainfield, N. J. b. f. 
The essential things to be considered in 
building a privy are that it should be so 
placed that surface, or underground, 
water cannot drain from it into a well; 
that it should be fly-tiglit, so that flies 
cannot carry filth and disease germs from 
it into the house, and that it should not 
be offensive to the eye or nose. One or 
more of these conditions are violated by 
the vast majority of rural privies. If it is 
not desired to use a vault, I know of no 
better construction than a water-tight 
plank box beneath the seat, so made that 
a horse may be hitched to it and the con¬ 
tents drawn to a field for burial once or 
twice a year. If of sufficient size, the box 
need not be frequently emptied, and some 
dry dust or loam sprinkled over its con¬ 
tents from time to time will act as an ab¬ 
sorbent of liquids and odors. A vault of 
concrete or brick may be so constructed 
that it will be easy to clean out from the 
rear, and road dust or dry loam should 
also be used in it to keep the contents 
from being offensive. It is not difficult, 
either, to make the vault or compart¬ 
ment in which a movable box is placed ab¬ 
solutely fly-tight. In the rural South, 
whore the climate is such that outdoor 
privies seem to be in almost universal 
use, and where they apparently are not 
given even the scant attention accorded 
to them in the North, it has been recom¬ 
mended that a movable privy be built 
over a hole in the ground and that when 
nearly full this hole be filled with earth 
and the privy moved to another site. This 
plan would not be impracticable on some 
Northern farms m. b. d. 
Tile Chimney Lining 
I notice in your issue of June 12, “F. 
A. P.” desires to construct a concrete 
chimney. I have never had any experi¬ 
ence with concrete for chimneys, hut have 
known in all other concrete construction 
that it is liable to contract and crack 
open. I am influenced to write to rec¬ 
ommend a style of chimney which should 
be entirely satisfactory, unless there is a 
reason to desire a concrete chimney, 
which cannot be understood without ex¬ 
planation. The pottery people now make 
an excellent lining which, by placing 
brick and mortar outside, answers the 
purpose admirably. These tile are con¬ 
structed so that there are no openings for 
fire or sparks to pass through, which is 
one of the greatest advantages of a chim¬ 
ney. Architects prescribe this lining 
here, and there is a city ordinance com¬ 
pelling its Use. J. HENRY RINES. 
Maine 
Mending Celluloid. 
I note, on page <S05, A. P. S. writes 
to ask if there is any way of mending 
celluloid. A perfect mend can be made 
by making a cement of celluloid dis¬ 
solved in alcohol or ether. Ether is bet¬ 
ter as it dissolves the celluloid more com¬ 
pletely. A few strips of celluloid about 
an inch long and half an inch wide, dis¬ 
solved in about two ounces of ether or 
alcohol, will make enough cement to last 
a long time. When applying, the edges 
to be joined must be perfectly clean, then 
apply the cement and hold the two pieces 
firmly together for a minute or so. 
Within two hours, the joint is absolutely 
welded and, if done neatly cannot be seen. 
Vineland, N. J. j. a. 
On page SOS is the inquiry of A. S. 
P. in regard to mending celluloid. By 
making a few experiments I found that 
spirits of camphor make a very good ad- 
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proved by dissolving strips or fine shav¬ 
ings of celluloid in the camphor. I have 
tried ordinary glue with no success, but 
have done considerable mending with tin* 
prepared camphor or the ordinary spirits of 
camphor. It takes quite a little practice to 
use the camphor successfully as it evapor¬ 
ates so very quickly, but once a person ac¬ 
quires a little skill he can make a mend 
that will resist boiling water and will 
be as strong as new. I have mended 
ladies’ barrettes and side combs, wind¬ 
shields, and various articles of thin sheet 
celluloid, and have made up heavier ar¬ 
ticles by cementing together a series of 
thin sheet celluloid. 
To prevent the article from warping, 
care must be taken to make the seam 
quickly and smoothly. The camphor 
cannot be spread over the surface before 
applying the patch. Lay the work on a 
board or bench and start at one end of 
the seam, applying a few drops of cam¬ 
phor in the seam. Spread the camphor 
by pressing the seam together quickly 
and firmly. An effective way is to press 
between two rollers. A clothes wringer 
works nicely for small work. It requires 
but a very few minutes to dry. A flat 
surface such as wind-shields for auto¬ 
mobiles may be prevented from warping 
by placing in hot water a few minutes 
and then pressing between two hard flat 
surfaces for about 24 hours. o. t. r. 
Ohio. 
“O, MOTHER,” cried Edith, “I found a 
little flea on kitty, and I caught it!" 
“What did you do with it?” asked her 
mother. “Why, I put it back on kitty 
again, of course. It was her flea.”— 
Lippineott’s Magazine. 
Goodyear Fortified Tires 
Cost Users $5,000,000 Less 
This year's price reduction—made February 
1st was due to lower cost of materials and our 
larger output. It will save Goodyear users, judged 
by current output, about five million dollars this 
year. And that, remember, was our third reduc¬ 
tion in two years. The three total 45 per cent. 
We cite these facts before we tell you of some 
added factory costs. 
Goodyear Extras Cost Us $1,635,000 
Goodyear Fortified Tires embody many extras. 
That’ s why we call them Fortified. 
Five of those extras are costly features found.in 
no other tire. The rest are quality extras which 
few makers employ. 
If t we omitted them all, we could save on this 
year’s probable output $1,635,000. We could 
add that much to our profits. Yet Goodyear tires 
would appear to be just as good as now. 
Users Would Pay 
If we did that, Goodyear users would lose in 
tire wear many million dol¬ 
lars. For every extra we 
employ adds mileage and 
saves trouble. 
There would be more 
rim-cuts, more blowouts, 
more loose treads. The 
This Year’s Additions 
This year’s improvements—just our latest ad¬ 
ditions— will cost us $500,000 this year. All 
to give you extra wear. And we shall spend 
$100,000 on research this year to find more im¬ 
provements for next year. 
Go 
re 
would be less rubber, less 
fabric. 
Yet five of those extras 
are used by Goodyear alone, 
and the rest are used by few. 
OD/ YEAR 
KRON, OHIO 
Fortified Tires 
{ Rim-Cuts —by our No-Rim-Cut feature. 
Blowouts—by our “On-Air” cure. 
Loose Treads— by many rubber rivets. 
Insecurity— by 126 braided piano wires. 
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thick All-Weather tread. 
Think of these things—you who buy tires 
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THE GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY, AKRON, OHIO 
Makers of Goodyear “Tire Saver” Accessories; also Goodyear “Wing” Carriage Tires and Other Types 
