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When the doctor is ten 
or twenty miles away, it’s 
a mighty comforting feel¬ 
ing to know you’ve got a 
jar of Musterole handy in 
the house. 
For first aid in many ill¬ 
nesses—for relief from colds, 
congestions,achesand pains 
—Musterole is uncommonly 
effective. 
It is better than a mustard 
plaster—gives quicker re¬ 
lief, and there’s no fuss, 
muss or blister. 
Just rub a little of this clean, 
white ointment on the aching or 
congested spot. Almost instantly 
you feel a pleasant warm tingle, 
then in a moment or two a sooth¬ 
ing, delightful coolness; but way 
down deep underneath the cool¬ 
ness, good old Musterole gener¬ 
ates a peculiar heat which dis¬ 
perses congestion and sends the 
pain away. 
Musterole Is made with oil cf 
mustard and a few home simples. 
Try it for coughs, colds (it often 
prevents pneumonia), bronchitis, 
sore throat, croup, stiff neck, 
neuralgia, headache, rheumatism, 
lumbago, pains and aches of the 
back, sore or strained muscles, 
and chilblains. 
Many doctors and nurses recommend it. 
30c and 60c jars; hospital size $2.SO. 
The Musterole Co., Cleveland, Ohio 
BETTER THAN A MUSTARD PLASTER 
Why not save money? 
3 1 lbs. of Best Ol fin 
4 Combination 
(Ground Only) 
PARCEL POST FREE WITHIN 300 MILES 
7 o combat the high cost of 
coffee we have combined the 
finest coffee grown with health¬ 
giving roasted cereals and the 
highest grade chicory. 
The flavor is delicious ! 
MONEY BACK IF NOT SATISFIED 
VAN DYK 
51 BARCLAY ST., NEW YORK CITY 
Branch Stores Everywher®. 
Dye That Skirt, 
Coat or Blouse 
“Diamond Dyes” Make Old, Shabby, 
Faded Apparel Just Like New. 
Don’t worry about perfect results. Use 
“Diamond Dyes,” guaranteed to give a 
new, rich, fadeless color to any fabric, 
whether wool, silk, linen, cotton or mixed 
goods,—dresses, blouses, stockings, skirts, 
children’s coats, draperies,—everything! 
A Direction Book is in package. 
To match any material, have dealer 
show you “Diamond Dye ” Color Card. 
GARDENING FOR WOMEN 
TWELVE WEEKS’ COURSE (APRIL 6-JUNE 26) 
i!}.r N L ,.ORI c Ui: ruR E. VEGETABLE GAR¬ 
DENING. FRUIT GROWING. POULTRY. 
BEES and allied subjects. 
SUMMER COURSE. Aug. 2nd—Aug. 28ih 
WRITE FOR CIRCULAR 
SCHOOL OF HORTICULTURE, AMBLER, PA. 
(18 Miles From Philadelphia) 
ELIZABETH LEIGHTON LEE. Director 
Vie RURAL. NEW-YORKER 
Coffee from Old Shoes 
A reader in Massachusetts sent us the 
following advertisement, taken from a 
local paper, as indicating something new 
in food production : 
“CASH paid for second-hand clothes. 
hoots and shoes; hoots and shoes must 
he worn hy healthy people only, as they • 
are (/round into coffee; old carpets and 
mats for sale, four nice cloaks and sacks 
| and a lot of women’s clothes. Jack screws 
| to let, all sizes.” 
We never heard of that before. Coffee 
made of old shoes certainly should be 
soul-inspiring. We have tasted some 
samples of railroad coffee that really did 
seem to tan the throat and stomach. 
Drinking the ground shoe leather worn 
by healthy persons might be good for those 
who are called “kickers” by nature, but 
it is going a long way from the reputed 
origin of coffee as given in Johnston’s 
“Chemistry of Common Life”: 
In antique days a poor dervish, who 
lived in a valley of Arabia Felix, ob¬ 
served a strange hilarity in his goats on 
their return home every evening. To 
find out the cause of this he watched 
them during the day. and observed that 
they eagerly devoured the blossoms and 
fruit of a tree which hitherto he had dis¬ 
regarded. 
lie tried the effect of this food on him¬ 
self. and was thrown into such a state 
of exultation that his neighbors accused 
him of having drunk of the forbidden 
wine. 
But he revealed to them his discovery, 
and they at once agreed that Allah had 
sent the coffee plant to the faithful as a 
substitute for the wine. 
In order to learn more about this re¬ 
markable business we wrote the adver¬ 
tiser who calls for the shoes and received 
this very uaive reply. 
The best of the shoes are sold to the 
shoemakers to be repaired for wear. The 
poorest are cut up for patches. The 
coffee part was a joke. 
Thus it was only a shrewd advertising 
scheme. Probably there are a good many 
people who would sell shoes for coffee¬ 
making when they would not think of 
saving them for cobbling. We see, how¬ 
ever, where the old shoes go! 
Women and Overalls 
During the years The It. N.-Y. has 
been in our home there have been many 
problems discussed in its pages, but as 
yet I have not seen this subject on the 
floor, viz., the women and overalls. I 
would like, through your paces, to get the 
opinions of our fellow-readers on this 
question. Personally, I am for them 
strongly .and have been a user of women’s 
overalls for over six years steady. I 
don’t know what I would do without 
them. The freedom from skirts “slop¬ 
ping” around one’s legs makes all work 
so much easier. In the chicken-house, 
in the garden and for housework they are 
really invaluable. They are especially 
practical and warm in Winter, and also 
in a lighter weight, cool for Summer work. 
As all farm women have many chores to 
do outside the housework, think what a 
boon to have on a garment where perfect 
freedom of movement is possible. And 
they save washing, too ! 
Of course, many people have very firm 
prejudices against a woman wearing 
“pants,” as I have felt during the years 
I have used them. The world couldn't 
get along without criticism, so why let 
that stop us from trying a new "labor- 
saving device”? Now that I have stated 
my experience with overalls for women, 
let somebody speak up and tell their ex¬ 
periences, too, and air their opinions. 
G. A. E. E. 
There we. have the argument for the 
affirmative stated dearly and from experi¬ 
ence. We had a short discussion of this 
several years ago. If women are to do 
outside work, let them dress for it as they 
please. Can anyone put up a practical 
argument against overalls? 
— 
Curing a Gun-shy Dog 
On page 500 It. B. S. wants a cure for 
gun-shy dog. I have had several young 
dogs that were mishandled when puppies, 
and gun-shy. I take a strong cord 20 
feet in length, tie one end to dog’s col¬ 
lar. the other end to myself, (’boosing 
an open road in the woods, pull up and 
shoot; nay no attention to the dog un¬ 
til he has stopped struggling, then pet 
and let him smell the shell just shot. 
Walk on and repeat until you have used 
as many shells as you can afford; 25 is 
niv limit. If the shells are loaded at 
home as black powder blanks the cost 
is nominal. A .22 calibre fired at feed¬ 
ing time will accustom him to the re¬ 
port at a time when he does not care 
to leave. o. E. rounds. 
New York. 
“So you really think your memory is 
improving under treatment. You remem¬ 
ber tilings now. then?” “Well, not ex¬ 
actly, but I have progressed so far that 
I can frequently remember that I have 
forgotten something if I could only re¬ 
member what it is.”—Credit Lost 
tiSgs: 
It makes no difference 
what fuel you bum 
The patented non-clinker grate and 
the scientifically designed flues of the 
New-Idea Pipeless Furnace will burn 
with the greatest efficiency hard or 
soft coal, coke, wood or gas. The 
hot-blast frameless feed door sup¬ 
plies a stream of hot air which plays 
over the surface of the fire and burns 
the rich gases and smoke that are usu¬ 
ally lost up the chimney. This New- 
Idea construction makes possible the 
greatest economy in heating. This 
means saving money for you. 
NEW-IDEA 
Pipeless Furnace 
“The one you’ve heard so much about ” 
The big gas and dust-tight register al¬ 
lows only clean, dustless warm air to 
pass up into the house, keeping every 
room comfortable whatever the outside 
temperature. 
The big water pan keeps the air moist 
and healthful, just as a lake tempers 
the summer sun. 
There are many advantages 
There are so many advantages of the New-Idea 
construction you should send for catalog and 
learn about them before making your decision. 
Ask our dealer to show you the binding money- 
back written guarantee that goes with every New- 
Idea. Everything is down in black and white. 
You take no one’s word—no risk. You could 
not have a stronger assurance of satisfaction. 
\\ rite for catalog and name of dealer in your 
neighborhood. Do it now and don’t deprive 
yourself longer of the comforts of heating econo¬ 
my the New-Idea will bring to your home. 
Expert advice on your heating Droblems, free. 
UTICA HEATER COMPANY 
Box No. 50 Utica, N.Y. 
.Also Manufacturers of " Superior'' 
Warm Air Furnaces and Imperial'' 
Steam and Hot Water Boilers 
How much do you earn? 
Make more money in your spare time sel¬ 
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your neighborhood. You can easily turn 
idle hours into dollars while helping your 
neighbors lo have more comfortable homes, 
lye offer exclusive territory to the right 
men. IVrite us for full details of our propo¬ 
sition to agents. 
Excellent proposition for the right 
kind of hardware dealers, im¬ 
plement dealers, etc., etc. 
New-Idea dealers are"making 
good" everywhere. 
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