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TShe RURAL NEW-YORKER 
Simple Science 
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certain point where the structure 
changes. When you scratch off the 
metal, some of the energy you use ap¬ 
pears as heat, and if you scratch so 
fast that the heat cannot got away, 
it wdll increase to the loss of temper 
point, whatever that may he for that 
piece of metal, and no matter what is 
doing the scratching. A slow stone, 
especially with water on it, gives the 
heat of “friction” a chance to get away 
about as fast as it Is produced, so 
that the only temper lost is that of the 
small boy who turns it on a Saturday 
when the fishing is good. A high-speed 
stone. coai"se or fine, will burn the edge, 
at least, and perhaps fai’ther bach, if 
the worker does not do the job just 
right; in a machine shop the workers 
know how to use their tools. Water 
will cool an cmei'y wheel as w'ell as a 
grindstone, but some emery wheels which 
are made to be used dry have a w.ater 
soluble binder. They are also made to 
be run wet. and carborundum stones are 
usually baked and can be run wet or 
dry. It is largely a matter of learning 
how to use the rapid stones; the old- 
fashioned “grinstun” is safe except as 
above noted. F. n. f. 
Rhubarb Cooked in Galvanized Vessel 
T boiled apple-rhubarb marmalade in a 
galvanized pail, and on washing it noted 
that it was blackened as far as the fruit 
reached, and below were some_ bright 
spots. Is the marmalade all right? 
Great Notch, N. .T. R. w. 
Probably, as zinc salts are not very 
poisonous. Still, there is no telling how 
much zinc came off. so perhaps you may 
better not run any risk. F. P. C. 
Freezing of Water Under Pressure 
Is thei-e any danger of freezing the 
water in a taiik three-quarters full, the 
rest air under 00 pounds? T. T.. 
Oyster Bay, N. Y. 
Yes, it will freeze about as soon as 
any like water, for. although pressure 
does lower tlie freezing point, it is not 
enough to signify. F. n. C. 
•Qualities of Cocoa; Nuxated Iron 
1. What are the hygienic and food 
properties of cocoa? Does it have an 
injurious element, as tea and coffee 
have? 2. How much of the claims made 
for nuxated iron is true? Is the benefit 
lasting, or does it cease when the 
medicine is discontinued? J. D. W. 
Daytona, Fla. 
1. Cocoa is the roasted and ground 
seed from the fruit of the cocoa tree, 
which you have likely seen growing, as 
it does well only a little farther south. 
After it is roasted and ground, more or 
less of the oil is pressed mit. so it can¬ 
not to told without examination exactly 
what the food value of any given sample 
is. In general, there Is from 10 to 40 
per cent of cocoa butter, which is an 
easily digested fat, from 15 to 25 or more 
per wnt of cocoa starch, according to the 
amount of oil pressed out, some vege¬ 
table protein and some vegetable 
fiber, which has no rood value. The 
starch is a little harder ^ to cook than 
some starches, and there is where some 
fail in preparing it. Cocoa should be 
well cooked in water before adding the 
milk if there is reason to think the 
starch in it is not digesting well. With 
most people, however, it makes little 
difference, and five minutes’ boil is 
enough. There is an alkaloid, called the- 
ol)romine. somewhat like that in tea. but 
not as complex, and usually con.sidered 
harmless in the quantities anyone would 
get in drinking cocoa, or chocolate, which 
is cocoa prepared with added sugar and 
sometimes added starch. 
2. As to the advertised remedy you 
mention, it is our rule not to comment 
on these things. If anyone’s condition 
is such as to need such a medicine as 
this claims to be. it will be far safer 
to consult a reliable physician. You 
may draw what conclusion you wish 
from the fact that the “New York City 
physician and medical author” quoted in 
the advertisement is not listed in the 
New York Telephone Directory. 
F. D. C. 
Bottling Spring Water 
I have several never-failing springs 
on my farm, which is 10 miles from a 
large city. Friends say that the water 
could be bottled and sold there. Could 
1 do it and what do I have to do to 
complv with the pure food law? E. M. 
New York. 
If your water is really free from 
germs, and you bottle in sterile bottles, 
label it exactly what it is. making no 
claims not justified by facts, you have 
no furthei- concern with the food law. 
The protection of the spring with a 
s4ied. a bottling house, bottle-washing 
and sterilizing hou.se, etc., are details 
which will cost little. But the market¬ 
ing is another matter. The chances are 
there are good springs much nearer the 
city, your haul is rather long, even for 
a motor truck, if you fiteight, thqre 
must be a city office. “Bushiug” such a 
product, getting people interested, etc., 
is distinctly a city man’s job, if you 
can find an honest one who will not 
want all the money, you will be lucky. 
Just now you will find it almost im¬ 
possible to get a stock of the large bot¬ 
tles used, and the price is high, but 
things may change by next Spring, and 
you cannot get well started before then. 
The most important thing is a complete 
examination of the water and the region 
around the springs, not a complete 
chemical analysis, which is very expen¬ 
sive, but a fair analysis, made several 
times during the year, so that you may 
know if the water changes, and how, 
and a good survey of the probable 
sources of the water. Some waters have 
the unpleasant trick of sedimenting 
after a few days, harmless, but nasty 
looking, and the public does not un¬ 
derstand. Others get a “flat” taste on 
standing, which no cooling will cure. 
Better get in touch with an hone.st 
chemist in the nearby city nad i)ay 
him a reasonable fee for an opinion, 
F. P. c.. 
Legal Questions 
Deed of Gift to Insolvent Son 
A father who wishes to divide up his 
estate among his children finds that the 
one is insolvent, and that there are 
judgments entered of record which he is 
unable to satisfy. Could this sou’s 
share be placed in the son’s wife’s name 
until the sou’s affains could be cleared 
up through bankruptcy proceedings, with 
perfect safety, and could the wife give 
the husband a power of attorney so 
that in fact the property would belong 
to him, and he would be in a position to 
do with it whatever he pleased? If this 
could not he done, is there some other 
wa.v in which the same results could be 
accomplished, or would it first be neces¬ 
sary to go ahead with the bankruptcy 
proceedings? n. A. B. 
There appears to be no rea.son why 
the son's share should not be put in his 
wife’s name and care until such time as 
he wishes to assume control. This is a 
gift from the father to his son. and the 
father doe.s not wish to give it to the 
son’s creditors. There is no reason why 
he should, and there is nothing improper 
in bestowing the gift upon the son’s 
wife, but if the son’s creditors are not 
to touch it. it must, indeed, be given to 
the wife with a reliance on her willing¬ 
ness to hand it over to the son at such 
time as he wishes. She may then give 
him such a power of attorney as any 
wife may give her hu.sband—as broad 
as the State laws allow'. Before this 
transaction is consummated it would 
be well for you to speak to a local at¬ 
torney, who knows w'ell the laws of your 
State. It w'ould be just as well to start 
bankruptcy proceedings as’ soon as pos¬ 
sible, and get the old debts cleared up. 
Distribution of Estate 
Will you let me know the laws in 
Connecticut regarding the di.sposition of 
a husband’s and also of a wife’s property 
dying intestate, (a) having no children, 
and (b) having children. In each case 
they have immediate families, that is 
brothers and sisters. Would the prop¬ 
erty be subject to an inheritance tax? 
Connecticut. iNQUinKB. 
If married since April 20, 1877, to the 
husband or wife, one-third absolutely of 
all the property of the intestate, real and 
personal, and (a) if there be no chil¬ 
dren, all of the estate absolutely to the 
extent of $2,000 and one-half absolutely 
of the remainder of the estate. The bal¬ 
ance of the estate is distributed equally 
to the parents of the intestate; if none, 
then to the brothers and sisters of the 
intestate of the whole blood, then of the 
half blood and so on; (b) the residue 
after one-third to the surviving spouse in 
equal shares among the children and the 
legal representatives of any who may be 
dead. 
“What ai-e you doing with that string 
on your finger?” asked a city auctioneer 
of his able but occasionally absent-minded 
partner. “Oh, the* wife put it there,” he 
explained, “so that I shouldn’t forget 
to post a letter for her.” “And did you 
post the letter?” asked his partner. “No,” 
he replied;’“she forgot to give it to me.” 
—^Melbourne Australasian, 
When the Test Comes 
Men Wish They Had a Mitchell 
Any car seems strong enough under 
easy-road conditions. But there come 
times which mean a breakdown without 
Mitchell over-strength. 
Many cars will yield good service for 
a year or two. But a car to last a life¬ 
time must have wonderful endurance. 
That is why we doubled our margins 
of safety. Three years ago we adopted 
the standard of 100 per cent over¬ 
strength. 
It meant much added cost. All safety 
parts are now vastly oversize. Important 
parts are built of Chrome-Vanadium. And 
440 parts are built of toughened steel. 
Two Mitchells that we know of 
have run over 200,000 miles each. That is 
40 years of ordinary service. And repair 
cost has been reduced about 75 per cent. 
Worth Double Price 
The evidence is that this over-strength 
makes a car worth double price. That 
is, it saves its price in longer life, in up¬ 
keep and repairs. 
So, if this over-strength meant added 
cost, it would be wise to pay it. But 
it doesn’t. Both s’izes of the IMitchell 
Six sell far below other cars of like size 
and class. 
Beside this, the Mitchell offers many 
extra values. It has 31 features—like a; 
power tire pump—which nearly all cars 
omit. It has shock-absorbing rear springs 
which have never yet been broken. 
It has long-enduring finish, fixed by 
heat. It has extra-grade leather which 
lasts. It combines in one model all the 
new attractions we found in 257 show; 
cars. 
The Secret Is This. 
The secret of these extra values lies 
in wonderful factory efficiency. This 
model plant AvaS built and equipped by 
John W. Bate, the efficiency expert. 
Every building, every machine was de¬ 
signed to produce this car at the lowest 
labor cost. 
The entire car—chassis and body—is 
now built under Bate methods here. The 
saving amounts to millions of dollars 
annually. Under no other conditions 
could cars like these be built at Mitchell 
prices. 
The demand for Mitchells has grown 
four-fold since these standards were 
adopted. Go see what they mean to a 
car owner. Some dealer near you has 
our latest models now. If you do not 
know him, ask us for his name. 
MITCHELL MOTORS COMPANY, Inc, 
Racine, Wis. U. S. A. 
$1525 
TWO SIZES 
$1250 
TV/Tii'/'lioll —^ roomy 7-passenger Six, 
with 127-inch wheelbase and 
a highly developed 48-horsepower motor. 
Tliree-Passcnger Roadster, $1490 
Club Roadster, $1,560 
Sedan, $3876 — cabriolet, $1960 
Coupe, $8135—Club Sedan, $8185 
Also Town Car and Limousine. 
Mitchell Junior 7e^gl?"s^ron 
similar lines, with 120-inch wheelbase and a 
40-horsepower motor. >4-inch smaller bore. 
Club Roadster, $1880 
Sedan, $1950—Coupe, $1830 
All Prices f. o. b. Racing 
