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The RURAL NEW-YORKER 
September 18 , 1920 
PUBLISHER’S DESK 
All letters to Publisher’s Desk depart¬ 
ment must be signed with writer’s full 
name and address given. Many inquiries 
are answered by mail instead of printing 
inquiry and answer, lienee unsigned let¬ 
ters receive no consideration. 
I am enclosing you an advertisement 
of the Miracle Motor Gas advertised by 
Charles A. Butler & Co.. Toledo, Ohio. 
I would like to know whether or not the 
. produce will save gasoline, as claimed in 
the advertisement. J. P. F. 
New York. 
The National Vigilance Committee of 
the Associated Advertising Clubs of the 
World has just issued a bulletin covering 
all this class of “gasoline, economizers.” 
The bulletin names nine advertisers in 
this line, and states that the product is 
simply colored moth balls. The chemical 
analysis of the product shows that these 
economizers have no effect whatever on 
gasoline efficiency, while the advertisers 
invariably claim it will save 15 to 100 
per cent on gasoline, and that the prepa¬ 
rations eliminate carbon troubles and all 
that sort of “guff.” 
The voucher at hand in payment for 
claim which you had entered for me 
against the American Railway Express 
Company. This claim was adjusted in 
just about one month after I had entered 
it with you. I am more than pleased 
that you were able to secure an adjust¬ 
ment in this very short time. This surely 
speaks volumes for you. showing that you 
have the interests of the producer at 
heart. I wish to thank you many fold 
for your interest in my behalf. J. H. G. 
Pennsylvania. 
We do not want to take all the credit 
for this prompt adjustment by the ex¬ 
press company. The claim was a clear 
one for non-delivery of a shipment, and 
the subscriber had all the necessary 
papers. He sent us the express receipt, 
bill for the loss, letter from the con- 
-signee stating the eggs had not been de¬ 
livered, and a definite explanation of his 
claim. The express company often has a 
claim equally as well supported by the 
same kind of documents, but they take 
over a year to adjust, and we are glad 
at least one claim agent realizes the in¬ 
justice such delays are to shippers and 
looks after their interest by paying the 
claim promptly. We wish all of them 
were as considerate. There is no reason 
why a claim should not be paid within 
60 days. 
Will you give me information in regard 
to the Parenta Automobile Company of 
Buffalo, N. Y .? Would it be a safe in¬ 
vestment? H. N. E. 
Pennsylvania. 
Have you any w T ay of finding out the 
standing of the Southern Motor Manu¬ 
facturing Association, Ltd., of Houston, 
Texas? They are selling some stock here, 
and their proposition looks very good. I 
would appreciate any information about 
the men running it. w. N. H. 
Mississippi. 
The above inquiries are typical of the 
stock-selling schemes in which country 
people are solicited to put their money. 
Neither concern has any standing, and if 
either has manufactured cars we have 
never heard of them. In view of the fact 
that the stocks of well-established auto¬ 
mobile concerns, already paying substan¬ 
tial dividends, and with large production 
of popular cars, can be bought much be¬ 
low par, what chance is there for a new 
company depending upon raising capital 
in this way to become established on a 
satisfactory basis? Assuming that the 
promoters are sincere, and not merely 
get-rich-quick artists, there is not one 
chance in a thousand under present con¬ 
ditions in the trade. It is well for those 
solicited to part with their money on 
automobile projects to remember the 
Emerson and Pandolfo swindles. 
T trust your attorney will be able to 
o^lect the judgment against H. W. 
Whiting, Vermont Maple Sugar and 
Syrup Company, Washington Market, 
New York. Of course something is bet¬ 
ter than nothing, and we shall be willing 
to pay any necessary charges. He owes 
me $110.40. I trust that the matter may 
soon be settled. R. c. w. 
New York. 
Our attorney was unable to collect the 
judgment, as Whiting had disappeared. 
Information was that he “was in Ver¬ 
mont making maple syrup,” and would 
not return until Fall. This is not the 
season for making syrup and is about as 
reliable as Whiting’s reputation. In the 
meantime he has given up the stand he 
occupied in the West Washington Mar¬ 
ket, and prospects are slim for a settle¬ 
ment. Readers will do well to make a 
note of the name and address of II. W. 
Whiting and the Vermont Maple Sugar 
and Syrup Company, as he may appear 
in some new location. We have had 
complaints for many years, and he has 
used various addresses. 
What do you think of the enclosed cir¬ 
culars of Glass Casket Corporation, 
Altoona. Pa.? w. R. P. 
New York. 
There have been a number of invest¬ 
ment schemes based on glass caskets dur¬ 
ing the past 10 years. Apparently as 
soon as one of these “lost hopes” disap¬ 
pears from view another appears. There 
is no demand or market for a glass cas¬ 
ket. Public sentiment is not educated to 
the use of them, and it is questionable 
whether they ever will come into use. 
But this situation doesn’t phase an en¬ 
thusiastic stock salesman. Those who 
have invested in the previous glass casket 
enterprises have lost their money. Those 
who do not want to meet with a similar 
fate we advise to steer clear of this in¬ 
vestment scheme. 
The enclosed advertisement of Kinsella 
Company, Chicago, I think I cut from 
The R. N.-Y. last December. I sent 
these people $2 and received a box of 
tablets which I fed to my poultry with 
gi’eat care and according to directions. 
Following and during this treatment the 
hens laid less and less eggs in number; In 
fact, I got almost no eggs at all. As I 
was not satisfied with results, I wrote 
them, asking for my money, but they 
ignore all letters. I know the amount is 
small, but I think they should be exposed 
as frauds in your good paper. L. E. c. 
New York. 
The subscriber is mistaken, as Thh R. 
N.-Y. is one paper that has refused all 
this poultry “dope” advertising. We 
doubt if there is any connection between 
the feeding of these tablets and the hens 
ceasing to lay. Our reports show these 
preparations do not affect the product of 
a flock of hens one way or another. The 
season is near at hand again when these 
preparations will be advertised in publi¬ 
cations more interested in the advertising 
revenue than the welfare of their readers. 
L. F. C. will have to charge the $2 up to 
this class of papers. 
Hemorrhage; Feather-picking; Feeding 
1. I have been losing quite a few lay¬ 
ing hens from their bleeding to death. 
They either bleed to death from straining 
in laying or from other chickens picking 
them. It does not appear to be on ac¬ 
count of an overfat condition. Do you 
know of any other cause, and is there any 
ti'eatment? 2. With my small chicks I 
have had trouble with feather picking. 
Last year it was toe-picking, but this year 
it is feather-picking. I have been feeding 
them a good balanced ration and plenty 
of beef scrap, and while they have been 
out on the gi’ound, the yards have not 
been large ; it may be due to not having 
larger space. What is the best treatment 
for these chickens that are picked? If 
they are not treated they are promptly 
eaten up by the other chickens. I only 
have White Leghorn stock. I understand 
that a hen consumes yearly from 70 to 85 
lbs. of feed. I would like to know about 
what quantity of feed should be given a 
flock of 500 young chicks about eight 
weeks old. M. E. J. 
New Jersey. 
1. Laying fowls sometimes suffer from 
protrusion of the oviduct, and the red 
mass may attract the attention of the 
other fowls and bring about the killing of 
the sufferer at the hands, or rather at 
the beaks, of its fellows. I know of no 
remedy other than to promptly remove 
any hen giving evidence of trouble in lay¬ 
ing, though flocks having ample range are 
less likely to suffer from these troubles 
than those that are confined and heavily 
fed. 
2. Small chicks also acquire these can¬ 
nibalistic traits more readily if they are 
too closely confined, and the best method 
of prevention is to give them more ground 
over which to roam. Close confinement, 
either to brooder houses or small runs, is 
productive of many ills that may be 
avoided if greater range may be had. A 
wounded chick should be removed from 
the flock as soon as discovered and kept 
by itself until healed. 
3. I cannot tell you how much a flock 
of 500 eight-weeks-old chicks should eat, 
further than to say that they should have 
all that they want. My own practice is 
to keep grain and dry mash before them 
all the time and to give them all the range 
that the premises will allow. If a moist 
mash in addition is fed once or twice 
daily, more rapid growth will be promot¬ 
ed, but at the expense of greater risk of 
bowel troubles. M. b. d. 
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around, Old Father Time 
throws stones at your barn. 
Every stone he throws, hits it 
fairly and squarely every¬ 
where. First thing you know, 
you’ll find a rotten board 
where some of his stones have 
hit. Then you’ll wake up to 
the fact, that everywdiere the 
building shows Time’s wear 
and tear. 
When you think what barns 
cost to build these days, it 
makes a cold chill run up your 
back. Happily for you, how¬ 
ever, you can protect your 
barn from the biggest stones 
the old man wants to throw. 
A film of Lowe Brothers’ 
Paint, less than one one-hun¬ 
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do it. All paint will give some 
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The Yardstick of Roofing Value. 
What is it? It’s the cost per 
square foot per year of service 
I T doesn’t pay to gamble with roofings. 
You won’t gamble if you buy Bird’s 
Neponset Paroid for that new roof of 
yours. For more than 20 years it has 
proved its worth. If your dealer cannot 
supply you right out of his stock, we will 
ship you direct. 
BIRD & SON, inc. (Established 1795) East Walpole, Mass. 
