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The RURAL NEW-YORKER 
VIKING—The Separator 
Preferred by Women 
The Viking separ¬ 
ator is the woman's 
choice. 
In designing this 
machine the manu¬ 
facturers not only 
have in mind the 
attainment of per. 
feet.skimming; but 
ease of operation; 
simplicity in con¬ 
struction and me¬ 
chanical excellence. 
It is easy to clean 
and keep sanitary. 
Built the correct 
height for comfort¬ 
able operation. 
There is no leaning 
over to turn the 
crank. 
Swedish Separator Company 
SO 7 So. Wells St.. Chicago 
THIS SIGN SELLS 
PRODUCE AT FRONT DOOR 
A QUICKER. MORE PROFITABLE 
W AY TO CASH YOUR BUTTER. EGGS, 
POTATOES, ETC. Tells what yon 
have lor sale—what you want to buy. 
Works lor you every 
J WEST-VIEW- FARM 
rOR-Sfttt j WANTED 
kJ.C. feller-prop. 
Every farm needs one. 
ITSELF QUICKLY, 
buyers to your gate. 
hour of 
daylight. 
NEAT 
Kef loots 
Thrift 
Inau res 
passerby 
your 
p roducts 
are sani 
tary and 
fresh. 
Get this 
bulletin 
board 
NOW. 
PAYS FOR 
Brings city 
Eliminates 
end trios to town with perishable produce. 
BUILDS REGULAR PATRONS FOR GARDEN 
AND DAIRY PRODUCTS. Earns big profit for 
Saves time of marketing to city dealers 
w rite for free circular and testimonials from users* 
WANTED: FARM AGENTS — 
Its easy—every farmer wants one. Show the sign 
ana the sale is made. Write or wire county territory. 
THE FARM BULLETIN COMPANY 
43 Detroit Street LAGRANGE. IND. 
Its Light (Draft (2 horses) 
Makes Easier Handling 
FTEMPCLIMAV 
--Spreade r— * 
Nomore clumsy, heavy hauling—Use the Kemp- 
Climax “Easy-pull” Spreader. Repays its cost 
with first hundred loads spread. Indestructible 
cylinder with self-sharpening teeth shred into 
wide strips and spread evenly—quickly — all 
barnyard manure, lime, ashes, fertilizer, etc. 
Write for catalog and prices. Ask for “ Saving 
and Application of Manure,” by the inventor of 
the Spreader. 
Dealers :— Write lor attractive propositio 
M <fl f" 72 ol cattle, 8»O0 
laying liens, mules, horses, 
tools, and one of the best farms in the state, i 
6ilos, 1100 tons capacity, barns, hen houses, incubators, 
brooders, best equipped farm I ever saw. Cost estate 
890,000 will sell to a quick buyer for $10,000 only 
826,000 cash. Write for photographs and good descrip¬ 
tions. January eggs sold for over $1800—A money 
maker. IIAI.l.’S FARM AGENCY 
Owego Tioga Co., N. Y. 
Agents 
Wanted 
Active, reliable, on salary, to 
take subscriptions for Rural 
New-Yorker in Ohio. Prefer 
men who have horse or auto. 
address 
J. C. MULIIOLLAND 
74 North Champion Avenue 
Columbus, Ohio 
OR 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
333 W. 30th St., New York City 
All Sorts 
Immigrants from Europe 
Will you give me some information 
about immigration from Germany ? I am 
married to a citizen of this country, and 
have a brother in Germany whom I would 
like to have come over to stay with us on 
the farm. Is it possible for him to come 
over if we send him the fare? J. R. K. 
Maryland. 
told “a thing or two” by the women be¬ 
fore this campaign is over. 
The cartoon shown on this page,, taken 
from the New York Tribune, tells the 
story in a humorous way. The Republi¬ 
can elephant and the Democratic donkey 
are only too glad to rush downstairs to 
welcome the new voter. Should the un¬ 
Any intended immigrant must obtain a 
passport from his government. This must 
establish his identity and naturally any 
such passport must be vised by an Amer¬ 
ican consul before transportation can he 
obtained. Your friend or relative must 
organized farmer knock at the door word 
would come down: “Tell him to wipe 
his feet and wait till we come down.” 
They feci pretty sure that the farmer will 
obey orders, just as he always has done 
before. This “new woman,” however, is 
Reproduced from N. Y. Tribune 
The Popular “Miss Voter ” 
obtain such papers on the other side. 
When he gets here he will be subject to 
the alien laws, and the inspectors will de¬ 
cide his case. He will have to show that 
he will not become a public burden, either 
through lack of funds or some physical 
weakness or deformity. He will have to 
show that he is not a vicious character or 
opposed to the government, and each case 
will be considered by itself. You can help 
by sending an affidavit and other evidence 
of your responsibility to the Commis¬ 
sioner of Immigration at the port where 
the man is to enter the country. You 
must give the name of the alien, the name 
of the ship and the date of the expected 
arrival. Get some capable lawyer to ma'e 
a proper affidavit for you and send it 
ahead of the ship’s arrival, and if you 
can prove your relationship and that 
there is need of the man, he will probably 
be admitted if be is neither blind nor deaf 
nor crippled, and has no infectious disease. 
Miss Voter Is Popular 
Many women are being worked into 
positions by ■ hieing them on town or 
country boards by the political managers. 
Both parties seem to be making strong 
bid for woman’s vote—thinking that, like 
men, women will consider it a compliment 
to hold office. One of our New York 
readers puts it this way: 
The little local political boss insisted 
upon putting my wife upon the county 
committee of the Republican party the 
other day, though she hasn’t the slightest 
interest in politics, and votes only be¬ 
cause she feels it is her duty to do so 
now. Maybe they think they can con¬ 
trol her in that way. or feel that perhaps 
I won’t be. so wayward in my political 
affiliations if my wife belongs to the 
machine. Very likely they can control 
me in that way, but if they think they 
can boss my wife, I can tell them a thing 
or two. 
We think the politicians will surely be 
something different. Most men with 
wives and daughters know that there are 
times when they must at least appear 
very polite if they are to receive any 
favors. Hence the Elephant and the 
Donkey—as family men—are falling over 
themselves to greet the stranger. 
A Poor Country School 
I write to you for an opinion of my 
position or problem. I am an office man, 
42 years of age, and up to a year ago 
owned a small suburban plot and home in 
New Jersey; have worked the grounds 
about the house in m.v spare hours, and 
figure my income at $40 a week at the 
office. Family, wife and four children. 
16. 13, 11 and 5. About a year ago I 
bought a 146-acre farm in the Hudson 
Valley with the intention of working it. 
because I enjoy outdoor work and love 
nature, and thought I would like this life 
go much more than office work. I moved 
my furnishings up there and my family, 
to" find out how they would fare, and 
whether they would care enough for it 
after spending a year up there*, before I 
would join them and give up my present 
position. The farm needs implements, 
tools and stock. Instead of finding good 
schooling for my children I find a teacher 
who has taken two examinations for 
teaching, and in each instance failed to 
pass, and on account of sickness and one 
thing or another, with no substitute, the 
school has been closed six weeks. At the 
examinations, the latter part of January, 
the questions sent by the board at Albany 
seemed to be far beyond what they had 
taken up during the term, and the result 
was marks of 20 to 30, whereas they al¬ 
ways managed to pass with marks of 70 
or over at schools they attended pre¬ 
viously. This condition of affairs has me 
at my wits’ end. Would it be better to 
give up my idea of the farm and get back 
to suburban limits, or take a chance on 
educational facilities becoming better? 
to. 
This is a bard situation, which we can 
fully appreciate. Unless the children can 
have fair schooling, country life loses 
much of its advantage. We cannot advise 
personally in such a case. We think the 
April 24, 1920 
country schools will improve, and if you 
can get the neighbors and patrons inter¬ 
ested. a better teacher can be obtained. 
Your hope in that district lies in getting 
the people together for school improve¬ 
ment. 
Living with the “Old Folks” 
Several mouths ago we printed a note 
from a woman who spoko of the relations 
between parents and one or more of the 
children who remain at home and care 
for the “old folks.” We have found that 
there are many sides to this question, and 
no single statement that we have yet 
received seems to cover all the Case. We 
print the following as a sample of these 
family problems. Surely every phase of 
human existence may be found in the 
family life of our readers: 
Aren’t some of you going to tell us how 
to make the old folks understand, as 
“Anxious” requested? I came home dur¬ 
ing au illness, and am still here. Wish¬ 
ing to help all he could, my husband 
worked days, nights and Sundays, with 
the result my father let one man go, also 
the gardener, who did odd jobs. I am 
doing the washing and cleaning as well 
as the regular work now. and an aunt 
has joined the family. Mother told me 
right out that she was sending the laun¬ 
dry and cleaning money to my brother, 
who is single and earning $200 a month. 
My brother-in-law is a high-salaried man 
and father and mother are proud of them, 
but can’t see why we can’t save on $100 
a month. My husband is paying his 
board here, just as he did at first. My 
parents’ standard of living is unusually 
high, and my husband gets less than any 
man employed. I receive nothing. No, 
I don’t want a will in my favor, but why 
cau’t they pay us for what we really do, 
so we can save more? Mother is well- 
to-do in her own right, my father a fine 
place, auntie well-to-do, etc.. How can 
we make them understand without hurt¬ 
ing their feelings? MRS. M. T. 
Bald Heads and Insanity 
Do bald people ever become insane? 
Many years ago au insane asylum burned 
near St. Joseph, Mo. I was there after 
‘.he fire, and saw many of the male in¬ 
mates in a large inelosnre, and, although 
it was Winter, with much snow on the 
ground, none of them had their heads cov¬ 
ered. I asked a man in charge if they 
all lost their hats. He said no. I said: 
“They are all bare-headed, and I should 
think they would get cold in their heads.” 
lie laughed, and asked if I ever knew 
of au insane person having a cold in his 
head? He said one reason they are in¬ 
sane is that there is too much heat in 
their heads. Everyone had thick hair, 
clipped tight to the head. I saw a large 
number of insane men at au asylum in 
•St. Louis. They all had thick hair, 
clipped 1 tight also. All the people that 
I have known to go insane had plenty 
of hair on their heads. m.l. pond. 
Few assurances could give the writer 
greater comfort than that bald people 
never become insane, and this sop to his 
vanity would become a greater solace 
each year as the possibility of mental 
disturbance, under that assumption, de¬ 
creases. I cannot confirm the statements 
of that Missouri physician from my own 
knowledge, aud I suspect that he was 
trying to excuse his own laxitly in fail¬ 
ing to provide proper head covering for 
his wards. 
When you stop to think of it, did you 
ever know an insane person who was 
bow-legged? But, if you never did. 
wouldn’t that, indicate that your oppor¬ 
tunities for observation had been limited, 
rather than that legs out of plumb kept 
the mind from becoming so? In my own 
case, I should feel that it did. and I 
possess the spirit, of this St. Joseph phy¬ 
sician’s own State when similarly unrea¬ 
sonable statements are made; I need to 
be shown. 
No, tin* causes of insanity are. for the 
most party, pretty well understood, and 
they are not to be sought for in the realms 
of superstition aud ignorance. They are 
usually tangible causes that greater 
knowledge and care will permit us _ to 
avoid. One of the chief, if not the chief, 
of these, the use of alcoholic liquors, is. 
we hope, well on its way to extinction, 
and another potent cause, venereal dis¬ 
ease, is now being brought to the atten¬ 
tion of the public in a way that promises 
much for its ultimate control. This is 
not saying that a definite cause for men¬ 
tal disturbance can always be found; we 
have not progressed that far in our 
knowledge of the brain and its functions, 
but. we have come a long way from the 
time when possession by evil spirits had 
to be invoked to account for mental irre¬ 
sponsibility. M. B. D. 
“Little Bobby shows great determina¬ 
tion.” said the boy’s mother. “Yes. 
queried the proud papa. “Yes, he spent 
the whole day making soap bubbles anu 
trying to pin one to the wall.”— Mel¬ 
bourne Australasian. 
Sue : “Well, supposing she did throw 
you over because you lost your money - 
there are as good fish in the sea as .ever 
came out of it.” He : “I know, hut. that s 
poor consolation for a fellow who has 
lost his bait.”—Melbourne Leader. 
